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Divine design: From style-starved loft to welcoming oasis
Candice Olson of HGTV’s “Divine Design” injects personality into a lackluster space.
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After: Defined task areas, displays of the owner's art and luxe fabrics and furnishings helped create a welcoming space where she could unpack her suitcase at the end of a very long trip and unwind.
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The problem
Cold, airy loft lacked charm and evidence of owner’s personality.
The solution
To organize the space while making it fashionable and cozy.
How it happened
• Sectioned area into zones for dining, living and working.
• Designed oversize cabinets with open backs to complement the
soaring ceiling, exposed brick walls.
• Added armless paisley sofa that functions as seating bench at
the table.
• Furnished living area with exotic area rug, bergere chair and
contemporary L-shaped sectional.
• Painted only nonbrick wall behind sectional soft blue with vinyl transfer quotes in metallic tones.
• Cordoned off office area with 9-foot-long wood console table.
• Hung metallic chain screen from a ceiling track.
• Put up drapery panels, wooden blinds with blackout linings to
control light.
• Installed halogen track light 18 inches below ceiling to avoid ductwork.
• Accessorized with photos, artifacts from owner’s African travels.
Best trick
One part of the sectional hides a pullout, inflatable mattress for the homeowner’s frequent visitors.
Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service. Interior decorator Candice Olson hosts “Divine Design,” which appears at 8 p.m. Thursdays and at 9:30 p.m. Saturdays.
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Divine!
Candice is a hoot on television and her designs are phenomenal, injecting both a simplistic Scandinavian flair with an eye towards lasting … read more and lush materials and furnishings. She is the divine designer!
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