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Old 07-13-2009, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Central Mississippi
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David Bromstad is my absolute favorite, but I do love Vern too.
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Old 07-16-2009, 07:59 AM
 
Location: Sudcaroland
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As many people said before: Candice or Vern.
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Old 07-16-2009, 06:34 PM
 
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Candice Olson.

Her designs are gorgeous and really well thought out. I like how she's willing to change the architecture and how she ALWAYS addresses lighting. (That seems to make such a difference!) Sometimes her rooms seem a little busy to me -- layers and layers of design -- but at the same time, I appreciate how everything always has a finished look. And I love all the texture she uses: glass, wood, tile, metal, mirrors, crystals, stone, fabric, embossed wallpaper, etc.

I also like Karen McAloon from the HGTV show Design Remix. I like how she takes what you already have in your room (or elsewhere in your house) and rearranges and repurposes it. I also think that she does a great job of identifying your personal style, based on your possessions, and then uses that as the springboard for her design. While Candice's rooms are always gorgeous, they have a sort of sameness of style to them. She has a certain aesthetic, and her designs seem to match her aesthetic. Whereas I think Karen McAloon tries to design from the homeowner's aesthetic. Her designs provide a nice mix of the familiar (because she uses the homeowner's stuff) and the fresh (because she provides a finished design that the rooms were previously lacking).

For a lifestyle like mine, Candice is the fantasy and Karen is the reality.
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Old 07-24-2015, 09:17 AM
 
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I prefer Candice Olsen!!! My best choice!
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Old 07-24-2015, 11:30 AM
 
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I think that was the same "designer" that glued straw to the walls of a living room -- in a home with two toddlers.
Are you sure that wasn't Hillary? She had dark hair also, and did awful things on trading spaces.
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Old 07-24-2015, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Denver CO
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funny reading the names from 2009. Most of them aren't even on HGTV any more!
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Old 07-24-2015, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Denver CO
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Are you sure that wasn't Hillary? She had dark hair also, and did awful things on trading spaces.
Hildi. Not Hillary from Love It or List It.
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Old 07-24-2015, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
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Monica Pedersen because she is tall.
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Old 07-24-2015, 10:00 PM
 
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Hildi. Not Hillary from Love It or List It.
Yes that's right! It has been a while
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Old 07-25-2015, 05:24 AM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Are you sure that wasn't Hillary? She had dark hair also, and did awful things on trading spaces.
That was Hildy. That straw wall was truly awful.
I miss Trading Spaces. It was fun to watch.

My favorite designer now is Joanna Gaines, from Fixer Upper.
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