Candice Olson Furniture Designs 2011 Gallery

Candice's signature style is one she describes as "a fusion of traditional form, scale and proportions, with the clean, crisp, simplistic beauty of modern design.”

Candice Olson, a leading designer in the United States and Canada, began her career in commercial and residential design after graduating from the School of Interior Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Candice received accolades and media attention for her distinctive and exceptional work before moving her design career to television. In fact, earlier in her career, the New York Times identified her as “one to watch.”

Candice’s foray into TV began when a Canadian station profiled one of her award-winning design projects. Her unique approach to residential design and engaging personality led to a weekly stint as a design contributor to the show. Today, Candice can be seen as the host and designer on HGTV’s Divine Design and as a judge on HGTV Design Star. She has been featured on the Today show, Live! With Regis and Kelly, The View and The Oprah Winfrey Show. In addition, Candice writes a syndicated biweekly newspaper column that runs in more than 400 U.S. newspapers.

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Unique Origami Table Design from Martin Pitonak

Entitled the Origami Coffee table, this stylish glass top table is finished by Martin Pitonak. Take an inspiration from traditional Japanese art of paper folding; this modern table is an ideal complement for your apartment, condominium or private home. This small table is presented in simple look with modern design that is perfect to upgrade your home décor. The table is based with two chrome standoffs triangle, origami shaped and medium brown plywood structure while the top is made of glass. Pair this contemporary coffee table with your existing furniture to bring a new atmosphere, visit Etobic for more info. VIA

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Fireplace Decorating Design Ideas 2011 From Candice Olson

Natural Beauty

A soaring stone fireplace is an impressive and rustic focal point in this living room. To reduce the scale of the stone and add interest, a long mirror is placed above the mantel. Candice also uses the fireplace as a jumping off point for the room's palette, by selecting the hues of sage, stone, taupe and caramel from the fireplace stones.

Raise It Up

A sleek stainless steel gas fireplace is installed at the perfect height to enjoy from anywhere in the space. Surrounded by a beautiful stone facade, the fireplace is the perfect combination of contemporary and natural.

Illusion of Grandeur

Paint the wall over the mantel the same color as the surround to give a fireplace more presence in a room. When a fireplace is flush with the floor, place a beautiful screen in front to provide ambience and safety.

Striking Focal Point

Floor-to-ceiling glass and marble mosaic tiles in brown, gold, cream and grey tones are a spectacular setting for an elevated gas fireplace. The contemporary focal point adds both visual and physical warmth to the room.

Classic Centerpiece

Sophisticated moldings are combined with a marble-tiled surround for a traditional fireplace. To allow the space to be a conversational area as well as a space to watch television, Candice hides a television behind a piece of remote-controlled artwork so it's out of sight when not in use.

Pure Luxury

A simply elegant fireplace surround is painted cream to offset the dark wallpaper in the dining room. Raised off the floor, the visual warmth of the fireplace can be enjoyed from each seat around the table. The fireplace is also flanked with mirrored panels that add depth and dimension, as well as reflect light into the room.

Contemporary and Streamlined

The show-stopping feature wall is a modern arrangement that boasts a long, linear gas fireplace and a massive surround of grey and white marble mosaic tiles. Not only is it eye-catching, but it brings much-needed warmth into the space. The fireplace is flanked with a custom-built cabinetry unit that holds a big-screen television, media equipment, books and some display items.

Crowning Jewel

A true glam centerpiece of the room — the fireplace surround is covered with silver dollar-sized stainless steel tiles and above the mantel is a glittering ebony quartz.

Cozy Gathering Spot

The fireplace, which features a wood mantel and is clad in a beautiful circular glass tiles, anchors the room. Traditional beadboard panels above the fireplace add texture.

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Dining Table Shapes

Which shape do you prefer?

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Dining Table Shapes

Rectangular Dining Tables
Rectangular dining tables are maybe the most common. A rectangle is possibly the best shape for a dining table because most dining rooms are also rectangular. Also, it is a good shape for seating more than four people.

A rectangular dining table also lets you seat a greater number of people, especially if it comes with an extra leaf for extending the length should you need to seat additional guests at your table.

Ideally the table should be 36” to 42” across. Narrow rectangles can work in a narrow room, but if the table is any narrower than 36” you may find it difficult to fit place settings on both sides and also have enough room for food on the table. If you have to have a narrow table, you might want to consider placing the food on a sideboard, so that guests could help themselves before sitting down.

Square Dining Tables
Square shaped rooms look best with a square dining table. Square dining tables are also a good solution if you don’t have a large group to seat most of the time. A square table that can be expanded with leaves is good for the times you need to seat more guests around your table.

A benefit to having square tables is that they provide intimacy and a satisfying solution to seating a small number of people. It can be off-putting to have large rectangular tables when only two or three people are going to be present most of the time. That arrangement can feel makeshift and cold.

Two square tables can be grouped together to create a larger rectangular seating arrangement for special occasions.

Round Dining Tables
Another possibility for a square shaped or smaller dining room is a round dining table, which is also possibly the best shape for small gatherings. Every one can see everyone else and it just seems to provide a cozier and more intimate setting.

A round table is not ideal for larger gatherings, as a large round table simply means that while you can see others, you still seem far away, and may have to shout across the table to be heard. Besides, most dining rooms are not large enough to accommodate very large round dining tables.

If you do prefer a round table over a rectangular one but you need to seat a larger number of people from time to time, consider getting a round table with an extension leaf. That way you could use your round table most of the time but extend it when you have company over.

Oval Dining Table
An oval dining table is very similar to a rectangular one in almost all its attributes. Visually, it seems to occupy less room than a rectangle because of rounded corners.

Use an oval table when you have a narrower or smaller room, but need to seat more people.

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Modern Bedroom Furniture Design 2011

The bedroom is a place in your home where they expect to find the best form of relaxation and comfort possible. This is where you can get all important sleep and needed some rest after a long day of tedious work. Whenever you feel being alone and away from all forms of noise and distraction, always thinking about staying in your modern bedroom. There is no denying that this is the bedroom design of the home you love most.Seeking for furniture for your bed to make it look appealing and pleasing to your eyes? Of course, in picking contemporary furniture for your modern bed, your taste should reflect into it, this is when modern bed comes into the picture.

If you are looking for quality bedroom furniture then you should go for contemporary brown bedroom furniture. By choosing such furniture can add luster and shine to your bedroom that will make really attractive. We all know that there are many modern styles available in the market. All you have to do is to do a little research for your contemporary bedroom furniture and make a choice about it.

Usually modern beds are made of a platform and they are lowered. So, for those who moves a lot during their sleep, platform modern beds will surely give you safety from falling into your bed. This is usually made for those who had been falling from their bed. A big size is much better so you can have a lot of space to move whenever you are sleeping.Modern beds design will surely give your bedroom a modern look and more fashionable. It will give your bedroom design a lot of options to make it look elegance, because modern bed can be easily matched with different decorations and design that you want for your contemporary bedroom.

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