Family Life Articles
September / October 2005

FAMILY LIFE

What is your Interior Style?

by Shelah Kaufman

1. Which colors do you prefer for a living room or bedroom?

   1. Off white, black, sienna brown and beige.

   2.  Hunter green, cranberry red, ivory and gold.

   3. Colonial blue, barn red, yellow.

   4.  Lavender, white, blue.

   5. Celadon, aloe blue, blush.

2. What object are you most likely to bring home from an auction?

   1. Mayan pottery.

   2. Georgian-style Pembroke table.

   3. Hitchcock chair.

   4. White wicker peacock chair.

   5. Chinese screen.

3. What type of rug or carpeting do you prefer?

   1. Sisal rug.

   2. Oriental rug.

   3. Antique rag rug.

   4. Moroccan prayer rug.

   5. Wall-to-wall carpeting.

4. You send your friends an invitation. They can expect:

   1. Salads and grilled fish on the patio.

   2. A five-course sit down dinner.

   3. Roasted chicken and corn on the cob in the kitchen.

   4. Champagne, lobster and pate by candlelight.

   5. An impromptu smorgasbord.

5. Your favorite fabrics include:

   1. Hand-loomed ethnic textiles.

   2. Silk brocades.

   3. Floral mini-prints. 

   4. French toiles.

   5. Tone-on-tone damasks.

6. In your living room, the ideal sofa would be:

   1. Leather modular sofa.

   2. Chesterfield sofa.

   3. Your Grandmother’s settee.

   4. Regency chaise lounge.

   5. A high-backed cushion sofa.

7. Your bedroom is not complete without:

   1. A computer.

   2. An English writing desk.

   3. An antique basket for your knitting.

   4. A fireplace.

   5. A glass and lacquer cabinet for your collectibles.

8. What you'd most like in your dining room is:

   1. A Brazilwood table with sculpted base.

   2. A mahogany sideboard.

   3. A pine hutch.

   4. Silver candelabras.

   5.  Chinese Chippendale chairs.

9. I love windows treated with:

   1. Scrims to filter the light.

   2. Velvet draperies with deep swags and fringe.

   3. Painted shutters.

   4. Sheer panels to catch the breeze.

   5. Roman shades.

10. The perfect wallpapers for my living room? I'd choose:

    1. A textured brushstroke pattern.

    2. A tone-on-tone architectural stripe with an acanthus leaf border.

    3. Faux wainscoting and cats paw print with Americana pictorial border.

    4. A faded floral with a companion print on the ceiling.

    5. Faux marble in soft pastel.

Tally your results. If your answers contained:

10-6 As

Your Decorating Personality is Contemporary
You are Contemporary. You love clean lines and an uncluttered environment. You believe that form should follow function.

10-6 Bs

Your Decorating Personality is Traditional
You’re a Traditionalist, an unabashed Anglophile, who knows and loves antiques. Monticello would be your dream house.

10-6 Cs

Your Decorating
Personality is Country
You prefer Country. A farm house with a swing on the front porch is your ideal. You love antiques, but yours have a homespun, hand-crafted look.

10-6 Ds or if no more than 5 of any

Your Decorating
Personality is Eclectic
Your style is Eclectic. You like traditional design elements, but insist they be updated for today’s living. For you, comfort and elegance must go together.

10-6 Es

Your Decorating
Personality is Eclectic
Your style is Eclectic. You like traditional design elements, but insist they be updated for today’s living. For you, comfort and elegance must go together.

Although this major question has been answered, many will still need professional advice, guidance or services. Please call Ciel Interiors for a consultation and to have Bliss….Realized in your home.  

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