Sunday, November 16, 2008

Pretending To Be Candice Olson....

Today I pretended I was the host of Divine Design in my daughter's apartment. As you can see from the before photos, an intervention of the "divine" decorating type was needed! I guess living with me for the past 20 years didn't seem to rub off on her and help was needed!
Before......
And "awe" after......
Such rich yummy chocolate tones with a mix of my favorite color - RED.......
So warm and inviting it seems to be saying come and sit awhile......
Surprisingly most of this stuff came from our local neighborhood home store RONA and of course my favorite.....Home Sense!
I made out on some good deals when supplying this room with its look. Linens and Things is going out of business so I got some of the pillows and the ultrasuede slipcovers from there on sale. The curtains came from Pier 1. All the other pillows, lamp, table, etc. came from Home Sense. I just love turning something ordinary into the extraordinary! Maybe I missed my calling and should have been an interior designer......oh well, until then I will just enjoy decorating for myself and others.

I hope when I make my "surprise" visit back to her apartment that it looks the same as this and the messiness doesn't creep back into this room where it is NOT INVITED!

2 comments:

Anita said...

You did an awesome job! Love the chocolate and red together. To tell you the truth, even though I love the calming blues and creams with the chocolate, I'm having a super-duper hard time getting away from my favorite reds. I feel so drawn to them. Wish you lived closer, I'd have you come do my place!!!

Roxanne said...

Great job, Candice!lol! I bet you had so much fun too! What a beautiful room for the holidays.Be careful. All your friends will be calling for makeovers.

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