Determining Your Style

One of the easiest ways for someone to decide what they do like is by first deciding what they don't like.  It's a simple solution, as a designer, to bring magazine clippings of rooms to a meeting and circle, cross out, highlight and take notes on the picture based off of the comments made by the client. That unfortunate attention on the negative can usually result in an understanding of the client's style, if that has not already been determined.

Below I will post pictures of sitting rooms, all completed well, in my opinion, but each in a very different style.  For those of you in the process of decorating or redecorating a home, consider this my free consultation with you.  You can take notes on aspects and details that you find appealing and "live-able" and also on those parts that seem completely out of touch with your needs and wants. By that process of elimination, your style should be determined.

Be honest with yourself in this little quiz.  Some styles are more popular than other right now, some photograph better than others, but when you are choosing the look of your home it is important to choose something that will seem timeless and perfect to you. Let's begin.

Thanks, Apartment Diet, for this beautiful industrial-rustic space.

Cozy and French, via Pretty Little Things For Home

Tailored, yet eclectic, via House Beautiful

Soothing and airy, via House Beautiful

Thanks, My Little Apartment. You showcased a modern glam room with a hint of natural elements

Traditional with - I say African - they say tropical influences. Thanks, Traditional Home

A Danish cottage beauty thanks to NY Times

The "No-One Really Lives Here" living room, via Traditional Home

Sleek and Modern, thanks to Home-Designing

And this is hardly the beginning. There is Moroccan, Contemporary, Shabby Chic, Tuscan, Bohemian, Mission Style, and many more. But I'll stop here before anyone gets too overwhelmed. So, did you find something you like?