Candace Madonna
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Candace (she/her) is currently the Senior Visual Editor for The Spruce Home and Crafts. She was brought on in June 2019 as the team’s first-ever Visual Editor. She has truly enjoyed helping build the brand's visual voice, making contributions to original photography and art direction. As a child, Candace spent hours designing her own magazines, so this is pretty much her dream job. Her nemesis is terrible stock photography, and she has made it her mission to make the site a better place, one original photo at a time.
Experience
In 2007, Candace graduated from The University of Delaware with a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising. It was then she developed a passion for all things home. Her career began as a home department trainee at Bloomingdale's, and later as a home buyer for Gilt Groupe. It was at a now-defunct lifestyle startup that she fully embraced her creative side, eventually becoming their Associate Director of Content.
As Senior Visual Editor, Candace manages a community of freelance photographers who contribute beautiful, original, and on-brand imagery to aid in The Spruce's aesthetic vision and storytelling. Candace oversees and contributes to the creation of all brand editorial visuals, including illustrations.
Candace is a home decor hobbyist, often “practicing” on her very own Brooklyn apartment. She truly enjoys making her best home (maybe a bit too much!) and loves trying out new design styles. A self-proclaimed serial thrifter, she always enjoys the thrill of a good decor find. She’s a published photographer, and you can find her work in several of The Spruce’s print issues.
When Candace isn’t working, she’s busy being a mother to two beautiful rescue cats and also enjoys hosting the occasional trivia night.
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Education
Candace graduated from The University of Delaware with a B.S. in fashion merchandising.
About The Spruce
The Spruce, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a new kind of home website offering practical, real-life tips and inspiration to help you create your best home. The Spruce reaches 32 million people each month. Learn more about us and our editorial process, and our commitment to ensuring we are providing you with the most trustworthy advice by certified experts for your home and garden.