Candice Olson

In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.

I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.

Look for inspiration in books, magazines, and even other people's homes - then be brave and take a chance with a room in your home.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the smallest thing. Like I could be leaning over the sink to brush my teeth in a weird way and it happens.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.