؟What's your style

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؟What's your style

The most important thing about decorating isn't really about decorating at all. It's about creating a home that reflects who you are. This is the place where you feel nurtured, relaxed and "at home." Forget the rules, forget "good taste," just don't forget who you are.
The following quiz was created in a spirit of fun and is not to be taken too seriously. If none of the answers are exactly right, pick the one that comes the closest.

1. Your eccentric great-aunt Matilda gives you a birthday present. She offers you a week's stay at one of her vacation homes, and she will pay all expenses and travel costs. You choose:
a. The charming cottage on the coast of Maine
b. The pied-a-terre in Paris
c. The penthouse in Manhattan

2. Your favorite spot to read is:
a. A windowseat covered with squishy pillows, overlooking the garden
b. An antique wing chair with a cup of tea close at hand
c. A classic leather and steel chaise with the lights of the city twinkling below

3. Your best friend is getting married. You invite the happy couple and a few other close friends to your home for a celebration dinner. You set the table with:
a. Your collection of unmatched old silverware and a vintage tablecloth
b. Your grandmother's gold-edged porcelain china and Battenburg lace napkins
c. Sleek stainless flatware and pure white china on a gleaming glass table

4. When you visit an art museum, your favorite pieces are:
a. American folk-art
b. English or French landscapes
c. Modern art and photography

5. You are most likely to get flowers:
a. By picking wildflowers from the side of the road
b. From your garden
c. From the florist

6. Colors that you love are:
a. Soft colors from nature
b. Rich jewel tones
c. Tone-on-tone neutrals

7. You might see yourself collecting:
a. Vintage toys
b. Antique pitchers
c. Sea glass

8. The pet of your dreams is a:
a. Golden Retriever
b. Himalayan cat
c. Saltwater aquarium

9. You and your friends want to get together for a monthly activity, but everyone doesn't agree. Your choice is:
a. A pottery class
b. A chamber music concert series
c. An independent film series

10. Your idea of a fun day of shopping is:
a. Flea markets and craft fairs
b. Antique stores and art auctions
c. Designer boutiques

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؟How did you score

Great! All the answers are correct! And don't worry, no matter what basic style suits you, you can incorporate anything you love when decorating your home. In fact, every decorating style, from Art Deco to Victorian, can fit into one of a few basic categories.

Mostly a's: Country Casual
You like to surround yourself in relaxed comfort. You prefer to put your feet up and snuggle into your furniture. You are a sensualist and care that you and your loved ones feel good in your home. Fabrics to choose will include denims, plaids and flannels. Mixed patterns will appeal to you more than a more matched formal look. Look for easy-care upholstery fabrics, natural, quiet floor coverings, and a touch of whimsy in your accessories.

Mostly b's: Traditional
Your tastes tend to be more formal and refined. You find beauty in things that are finely crafted. Your home is likely to include a gracious blend of antiques and quality reproductions with an air of gentility and grace. You may choose from such classic styles as period French, Chippendale, or Queen Anne. Even Oriental touches can be included in your decorating style. Matched fabrics fit a formal look. You may also like to choose fabrics with a bit of sheen, such as silk, damask, and glazed chintz. Your colors are rich and mellow. Symmetry and balance appeal to your sense of order. Your accessories often include loving mementos of your past.

Mostly c's: Contemporary and Refined
You are aware of the world of design and appreciate the elegance of simplicity. Your style is sleek, minimal, sophisticated. You have the ability to carefully edit your surroundings so that each element is balanced and serene. You are aware of the impact of color on your decorating and use it deliberately, boldly and with flair. Trim, unadorned shades, blinds and shutters look great in your home. Or you can use loosely draped free-form curtains to soften the edges. Smooth textures like lacquer, glass, mirrors and polished wood work in this style. You choose your accessories with an eye for distinctive lines and for integrity of form and function.

Two combined or a little of all three: Eclectic
You know your own tastes and prefer to combine the best of a number of design periods and styles. The eclectic style can be an exciting adventure, discovering the relationship between Art Deco Bakelite furniture knobs and the colors of an antique quilt. You prefer to gently bend the rules a little, enjoying the thrill of making your own statement. If you find that your answers tend, even slightly, toward one of the categories above, though, it is good to keep it in mind. One of the challenges of an eclectic style is creating harmony. As in any good piece of art, understanding the theme is essential. You may find it easier to decorate if you consider yourself eclectic with a contemporary theme, for example.

However you scored, you will enjoy the adventure expressing yourself through your unique decorating style. It is both an expression of your own personality and a gift of beauty to those you love



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Country Casual is the perfect style for those dreaming of escaping the rat race for rural peace. This style has the hallmark of comfortable, welcoming elegance. Dissimilar types of period furniture and unmatched patterns and colors are used with an eye toward balance and proportion. The effect has been called "shabby chic". The Country Casual decorating style gives the impression of fine furniture and fabrics having been collected over time and lived with by generations of ancestors











The Country Casual look is comfortable but not luxurious, pretty but not fussy, familiar but not boring. It is a timeless look and is particularly at home in houses made of brick, timber or stone. Texture and the sense of touch is especially important in the Country Casual style, including cool stone and warm wood, rough baskets and soft wool, velvets and homespun.
Interior colors tend to be complex, not pure. And patterns are mixed with abandon—gingham checks with geometric quilts, floral hooked rugs with Chinese porcelain


Country Casual style is timeless and welcoming with a casual mix of patterns and soft, muted colors

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Traditional style emphasizes proportion, symmetry and restraint. A traditional style home is refined and graceful with a regard to elegant, classical forms
Lights reminiscent of candles are well-suited to the elegance of the traditional decorating style. Traditional fabrics can encompass a wide range of styles, from large-scale chintz to muted stripes. Toile de Jouy is typical of the look, especially in blue and cream. Toile is easy to find today in a range of colors and patterns. It can be used for upholstery, table linens and curtains, although it is best displayed relatively flat in order to show the story which is printed on the fabric. Toile can be easily coordinated with checks, stripes and solid colors.

Framed art is a fundamental of the traditional style, with prints hung symmetrically or balanced with paired accessories. Landscapes and classical architectural drawings are appropriate for traditional living rooms, still lifes and portraits are suitable for the more private areas, like the kitchen and bedrooms.
Relaxing traditional furnishings include low, upholstered armchairs, sometimes with wings, sofas with scrolled ends and chaise longues. Symmetry should be emphasized in the placement of accessories and in the placement of furnishings

A traditional look is light, uncluttered, sophisticated and combines a regard for classicism, color, symmetry and detail.

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Contemporary style is light, bright and airy. This style emphasizes clean lines, tactile fabrics and an uncluttered appearance. Contemporary style emphasizes informality, practicality and is easy-going

Today's contemporary home isn't a minimalist nightmare. Reducing clutter playes a role in the harmony of this decorating style, but it isn't taken to any extreme. A standard contemporary palette will include white walls, fresh colors, natural woods and sensual textiles.





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A contemporary home is a comfortable, pleasurable retreatThere are few absolute rules to a contemporary look. A high tech-style may comprise colored plastics, stainless steel and inflatable furniture. Another contemporary approach might include natural wood, stone, coir and fleece. The fundamentals of this style include simplicity, subtle sophistication, a focus on texture and pared-down furnishings that emphasize space


A contemporary home is a comfortable, pleasurable retreat. Achieving this stylish look requires sticking to clean lines, simple shapes and clear colors

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Eclectic style is defined by an exuberant self-confidence. The eclectic decorator knows what works together by seeing relationships. An eclectic room may be defined by play with color, shape or function. It is a light-hearted style that is never boring




An eclectic decorating style is easiest to define by what it is not. Eclectic style doesn't rigidly adhere to any one major style. It is characterized by a freedom of expression and a vibrant individuality. If you were the kind of child who deliberately colored outside the lines, this is the style for you.

Eclectic style is also great for those individuals who love too much. For example, if you love the richness of Asian and the serenity of contemporary, you may find these two styles combine in a unique way in your personal eclectic decorating style.

An eclectic style is full of the unexpected, with hints of at least two of the other main styles included

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