The Importance of Giving Your Style A Name & A Quiz To Help You Do That!

Whenever interior designers or design enthusiasts share their style, it’s usually a combination of answers – modern traditional, english cottage meets California casual, industrial and contemporary, eclectic and farmhouse…you get the picture.

It’s actually pretty rare to see a home that exclusively represents only one style, but rather a tasteful mix of 2 or 3. That’s what makes our styles and homes so unique…and that’s also what makes it so difficult to pinpoint what our personal preferences actually are.

I think most people fall into one of 5 camps –

1. You have no clue what your interior style is and you don’t know where to begin.

2. You have a general idea of what you like, but putting a name to your style would help give you direction.

3. You have a list as long as a CVS receipt with styles you love and you don’t know how to narrow it down.

4. You’ve given up trying to name your style because it shifts into something new every year.

5. You know your style and you know how to incorporate it into your home. Congrats you are blessed! 🙂

Which statement do you resonate with the most?

I think I most often fall into camp #2 because I know what I like when I see it, but not everything I love works for my home. This year I gave my home’s style a new name – rustic meets California casual. As soon as I gave my style a name that fit the architecture of my home, things started to click. I had a sense of direction for our home that made the most sense of any style that I’ve claimed to have in the past. And now when I’m planning an update for our home or purchasing furniture, I ask myself, “Does this fit the architecture of our home? Does this fall into a rustic, cabin, or California Casual style?” 9 times out of 10 my answer makes the decision for me!

Defining your style provides so much clarity and I know how difficult it is to do that. SO! I pulled out the very first quiz I created way back in 2018 and gave it a complete overhaul with the 9 most common styles we see today. My new quiz helps narrow down, refine, and define your interior design style. This is for anyone who answered 1, 2, 3, or 4 above! And best of all, my quiz takes into account that your unique style doesn’t fit into just one mold. Ready for some clarity? Take the quiz below!

What’d you get? I’d love to hear!

SOURCES & LINKS FROM QUIZ

If you’re looking for image sources or the designers I featured in this quiz, you’re in the right place!

• Question #1: Living Rooms – A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I

• Question #3: Sofas – A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I

• Question #5: Dining Rooms – A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I

• Question #7: Kitchens – A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I