What is Your Decorating Style?

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Quiz Questions

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What do you value in your home?
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  Uniqueness, personality, and history
- B.
  Consistency, familiarity, and order
- C.
  Warmth, hospitality, and tradition
- D.
  Comfort, the outdoors, and relaxation
- E.
  Style, energy, and openness
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What colors are you drawn to?
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  Neutrals—white, gray, beige, tan
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  Natural, earthy tones–light greens, light blues, white, beige
- C.
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  Deep, rich tones—navy, burgundy, emerald green
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  Eclectic—purple, lavender, gold, fuchsia, aqua
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  Bold, bright, energetic—red, pink, orange, blue
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What are some of your favorite patterns?
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  Graphic prints, stripes, oversized geometric, animal print
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  Stripes, whimsical prints, ombré patterns
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  Stripes, damask, toile
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  Gingham, floral, ticking
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  Embroidered fabric, vintage patterns, heirloom prints
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How do you accessorize?
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  Antique china, brass candlesticks, collectibles
- B.
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  DIY frames, reclaimed baskets, mismatched dishes
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  Natural wood pieces, baskets, driftwood
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  Family photos, heirloom pieces, repurposed architectural elements
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  Unique statement pieces, pops of color, bold artwork
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What are your favorite textures and materials?
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  White wood paneling, natural fibers, sea glass, stones, reclaimed wood
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  Galvanized metal, linen, chippy wood, baskets, burlap
- C.
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  Porcelain, polished wood, plush rugs or textiles
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  Glass, mirrored pieces, fur, acrylic, mixed-metal finishes
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  Mix of reclaimed wood, unusual finishes, painted patinas, upholstered pieces
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What shapes or lines are you drawn to?
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  Clean lines, sleek shapes, precise details
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  Straight lines, simple shapes, imperfect details
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  Architectural pieces, intricate patterns
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  Organic lines, shapes, nature-inspired details
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  Curved lines, intricate details, symmetry, classic detailing
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I would never, ever decorate with…
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  A prescribed room model
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  Distressed, chippy items
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  Leopard print or faux black fur
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  Driftwood and sea glass
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  Heavy, plush fabrics or acrylic furniture
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The perfect rug for my home would be…
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  Jute
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  Oriental
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  Geometric
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  Vintage
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  Sea grass
9.
You’re hosting a dinner. What’s on the table?
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  Blue-and-white dishes, driftwood, blue glass vases
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  Fresh greenery, milk jug vases, fresh produce, white dishes
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  Two patterns of Grandma’s china, a vintage toolbox filled with flowers, cutting board chargers
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  Bold, patterned dishes; colorful, narrow-stemmed vases; metallic chargers
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  Mercury glass candlesticks, wedding china, linen napkins with a classic ring
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What’s your go-to chair?
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  Rattan armchair
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  Tufted wingback
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  Leather chair with metal accents
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  Upholstered chair with mismatched ottoman
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  Adirondack chair
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What kind of artwork are you drawn to?
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  Landscapes
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  Botanicals
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  Vintage signs
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  Macramé
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  Bold abstracts
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What one item would you have to buy at a yard sale?
- A.
  Pop art
- B.
  Antique hutch
- C.
  Antique milk can
- D.
  Wicker dining set
- E.
  Eclectic lamp in your favorite color

Quiz Outcomes

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Traditional
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Traditional style is a lot like its name—full of tradition. It’s all about antiques that may or may not have come over on the Mayflower and thick, plush rugs and blue-and-white china and crisp white moldings and beautiful artwork that looks as if it was handed down from your great-great-great-grandmother. It’s classic. It’s timeless. Walking through the halls of a home decorated with traditional style, you might see a beautiful hand-carved mantel surrounded by antique chairs reupholstered in a tiny check print and fluffed with beautiful damask pillows. Or the patina of a timeworn hutch filled with blue-and-white china next to boxwood topiaries. If you love décor that doesn’t change its mind every year; if you think antiques should be collected, not painted; if you love classic fabrics and texture and colors, this is the style for you. While traditional might be the style that speaks most to you, there's an entire world of options out there for you to explore! The DIY Style Finder was created to define certain styles to help you on your decorating journey. The book is designed to find what works for YOU. Start decorating with traditional design as your foundation. Then, select different design elements from the other styles—transitional, coastal, contemporary, and farmhouse—that work together to create a look that is uniquely you. Come join the journey. Step into the pages of this book. Together we’ll decorate and plan and design and find a style that is unique and creative and special and original and distinctive and one-of-a-kind and extraordinary. Just like you!
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Farmhouse
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Farmhouse style is all about celebrating the chippy, the worn, the distressed, and every barn door that has ever gone before. If you were to walk through a house decorated in farmhouse style, you might see a chicken coop used as a coffee table and topped with baskets filled with books and magazines. Or a giant, galvanized windmill hanging over a chippy wood mantel styled with hand-turned candlesticks and barn wood signs. Farmhouse style is for everyone who has ever seen chicken coops or winding country roads or hay bales or the faded red wood on a barn and fallen in love. If you love vintage, if you have ever bought a quilt at a yard sale just to rescue it for future projects, if you think all furniture looks better with a little character and some milk paint, then this is the style for you. While farmhouse might be the style that speaks most to you, there's an entire world of options out there for you to explore! The DIY Style Finder was created to define certain styles to help you on your decorating journey. The book is designed to find what works for YOU. Start decorating with farmhouse design as your foundation. Then, select different design elements from the other styles—transitional, coastal, contemporary, and traditional—that work together to create a look that is uniquely you. Come join the journey. Step into the pages of this book. Together we’ll decorate and plan and design and find a style that is unique and creative and special and original and distinctive and one-of-a-kind and extraordinary. Just like you!
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Transitional
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Transitional style is all about celebrating the unique. The eclectic. The innovative. The one of a kind. Walking through the rooms of a transitional style home, you might see a wall of family heirlooms hung over a farmhouse hutch with brilliant brass hardware. Or a vintage kilim rug tucked under an antique sideboard topped with a collection of milk glass vases. Or a driftwood wreath hung on a set of antique windows next to a colorfully painted thrift store find. Transitional style is for the fearless, for the bold, for the individual carving his or her own decorating path. If you aren’t really a rule follower, if you march to the beat of your own decorating drum, if you like your farmhouse pillow on a bright orange chair, then this is the style for you. While transitional might be the style that speaks most to you, there's an entire world of options out there for you to explore! The DIY Style Finder was created to define certain styles to help you on your decorating journey. The book is designed to find what works for YOU. Start decorating with transitional design as your foundation. Then, select different design elements from the other styles—traditional, coastal, contemporary, and farmhouse—that work together to create a look that is uniquely you. Come join the journey. Step into the pages of this book. Together we’ll decorate and plan and design and find a style that is unique and creative and special and original and distinctive and one-of-a-kind and extraordinary. Just like you!
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Contemporary
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Contemporary style brings the fun and the joy to design. It’s all about sparkling glass tabletops and chairs you can see through and clever graphic designs and leopard print chair covers. If you visit a home decorated with contemporary style, you might see classic architecture mixed with bright colors and graphic textiles and brass fixtures. Or you may see rooms with brilliantly colored upholstered pieces next to mirrored glass end tables topped with clean-lined frames filled with brightly patterned artwork. Contemporary is for all the trendsetters who decorate with abandon and fill their homes with laughter. If you love bright colors, if you are all about a navy and orange and hot pink patterned rug, if you think design should make your heart laugh out loud, then contemporary is the style for you. While contemporary might be the style that speaks most to you, there's an entire world of options out there for you to explore! The DIY Style Finder was created to define certain styles to help you on your decorating journey. The book is designed to find what works for YOU. Start decorating with contemporary design as your foundation. Then, select different design elements from the other styles—transitional, coastal, traditional, and farmhouse—that work together to create a look that is uniquely you. Come join the journey. Step into the pages of this book. Together we’ll decorate and plan and design and find a style that is unique and creative and special and original and distinctive and one-of-a-kind and extraordinary. Just like you!
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Coastal
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Coastal style is a feeling of simplicity mixed with sea breezes and sunshine. It’s fresh. It’s welcoming. It’s the joy of a long summer day spent with the wind at your back and the sun on your face. If you enter a home decorated with coastal style, you might see fresh textiles, such as stripes and polka dots juxtaposed with natural fibers. Or see white linen sheets tucked into a painted wood bed next to an inlaid dresser that is topped with a string of seashells. Coastal is for everyone who has ever written love letters in the sand or stood on a beach and watched the waves crash on the shore or hung sheets out to dry in the summer sun. If you love natural elements, if you think shells should double as decorations, if you believe watermelon should be a main course, and if you love sunbeams dancing across wide pine planks—then coastal is the style for you. While coastal might be the style that speaks most to you, there's an entire world of options out there for you to explore! The DIY Style Finder was created to define certain styles to help you on your decorating journey. The book is designed to find what works for YOU. Start decorating with coastal design as your foundation. Then, select different design elements from the other styles—transitional, traditional, contemporary, and farmhouse—that work together to create a look that is uniquely you. Come join the journey. Step into the pages of this book. Together we’ll decorate and plan and design and find a style that is unique and creative and special and original and distinctive and one-of-a-kind and extraordinary. Just like you!