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Clockwise from top left: Vern Yip, Heather Armstrong, Carter Oosterhouse and Candice Olson. Photos: HGTV.
HGTV kindly invited us to their Wine & Design event at the Top of the Rock this Wednesday, where we, well, sipped wine and talked design. But what did you expect? We also cornered four of our favorite HGTV stars to find out which of the night's themes they preferred.
Candice Olson of HGTV Design Star and Divine Design
I think good wine is better. Because good wine can inspire good design. Really! People always ask me where my inspiration comes from and it's usually from a glass of gooood Merlot at 11 at night.
Vern Yip of HGTV Design Star and HGTV Urban Oasis
For me, it's all about the good Diet Coke -- it has to be the right year, the right slice of lime... it's awesome, is it not? My best ideas have emanated from Diet Coke. I went off it for awhile but now I'm back with a vengeance!
Carter Oosterhouse of Carter Can
I would have to say a little bit of both -- and I'll tell you why. I've actually just started a winery -- just 20 acres and white wine for now, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio. But I also come from a design background, my family is all contractors and interior designers. So I'm really stuck in the middle.
Heather Armstrong, HGTV Mommy Blogger
Ooh, good wine. Because good wine can make even bad design seem good. See, bad wine, that's bad. But real bad design, that will mess. up. your. life. Good design is like your favorite song, it gives you chills and automatically puts you in a good mood.
Can't you tell -- these guys are just as good in person as they are on TV! (And don't they all look great with fellow ShelterPop-er Jaimie from Design Milk?) But we're dying to know what you, dear readers, think about all this. Weigh in in the comments!
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