Ever tried to sum up your interior design personality in a word, or a phrase?
I have – you see, when my husband and I first embarked on our big remodel, my mom thought that it would be a good idea for us to sum up our design styles so that we could find common themes in our preferences. She had each of us pick our favorite thing that we had purchased together, our most-loved wall color, our dream piece of furniture, and several words that would describe how we wanted our home to feel, etc. Then we wrote each of these things on a piece of poster board so that we could compare and contrast our styles. Turns out we weren’t so different after all – I wanted a classic and comfortable home punctuated by pops of color, and my husband’s ideal home was traditional and neutral (without those pesky pops of color).
Once we knew what styles would work for both of us, we were able to create a home that fit both of our tastes perfectly – if you check out our house, you’ll see what I mean.
Of course, you don’t have to create a big poster to find out your interior design style – sometimes all you have to do is take a quick online quiz. I took a few minutes last night to try out a simple design personality quiz, and it turns out that my design personality is “Raffia.” Why it’s called Raffia, I have no idea, but the description was pretty accurate:
And while I prefer truer colors than the ones depicted above, I do love green and that picture is gorgeous – the saffron yellow lamp bases, white sofa and orange-y/coral pillows combined with dark woods and wicker are right up my alley. I guess I’m pretty predictable!
Wanna see how predictable you are? Just click here. Be sure to fill us in on your results!
Image courtesy of Pratt & Lambert.
Just took the quiz – I’m raffia as well! That is interesting…
My personality is “By the Seaside.” I don’t really have anything ocean-y in my home, but they were right on with the colors that I like. Cool quiz!
I’m “Sun-Kissed”. I’m not really into the colors they chose, but it states “Comfortable and casual furnishing reflect their desire to entertain and spend more time at home with their family and friends.” That’s right on :-) Great quiz!!
Oh I love design quizzes! Mine was “mosaic”, which seems to mostly consist of jewel tones. What’s completely uncanny is that the room pictured with it is painted in a dark blue-gray and is an almost identical color to my bedroom! Description:
The mosaic palette consists of plush, rich hues that combine with strong furnishings and accents for an intriguing and comfortable environment. Saturated jewel tones and earth tones are for people who crave a home that reflects their travels and their adventurous and romantic nature. They desire an environment with collections that are reminiscent of other times and cultures.
I was raffia too. I love quizzes like that.
I was raffia too, I think that’s pretty accurate for me.
Ooh what a fun post! I’m going to take the quiz now!