Candace Osmond is a writer and former certified interior designer with over a decade of hands-on experience in the industry. She studied interior design at SCAAT in Halifax, has been published in outlets like Homedit and Adorable Home Magazine, and spent years flipping houses alongside her husband before turning her focus to writing full time. These days she channels that same hands-on energy into her family's sprawling rural property, where there's always a new project waiting.
Shopping for a sofa when you have pets is annoying in such a specific way. You’re not just asking, “Is this comfortable?” or “Does this look good in my living…