Candice Olson Quotes

Chandeliers are marvels of drop-dead showiness, the jewellery of architecture.

Lighting is a good way to change the look of a place without spending much.

Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.

For me, life is not about gold taps and marble all over the place.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

Decadence is wonderful.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

The product of extraordinary wealth allied to a taste for the sumptuous.

The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood.

I represent luxury, and that's what I love.

On the soft bed of luxury many kingdoms have expired.

I saw such personal wealth there that were I to describe it, the people of Persia would never believe it. I could discover no end or limit to their wealth, and I never saw such ease and comfort anywhere

The love of Luxury grows by what it feeds upon.

More is more and less is a bore.

I like extravagance. Letters which give the postman a stiff back to carry, books which overflow from their covers, sexuality which bursts the thermometers.

People don't want to hear about me having leather walls or gold toilets.

Life is all about seating and lighting.

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

I've been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties.

When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.

I absolutely loathe luxury. It is the one thing I cannot stand.

To me, lighting really sets the mood for a room. A 40 watt bulb in a cheap lamp is the same as a 40 watt bulb in an expensive one.

I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.

I'm the kind of person who would have liked to have lived at the Plaza. I love crystal chandeliers and gold leaf, velvets and mirrors, Oriental rugs and marble.