Find Your Design Style
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Hello there! I'm Erika Ward, Owner and Principal Designer of Erika Ward Interiors. It's my greatest pleasure to inspire you to live well, to live in style, and to extinguish the myth that style and budget are mutually exclusive. Read more about my design philosophy and my work at http://www.blulabelbungalow.com
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How do you define your style? This is a question I ask every client, and I often get suprising answers. Most clients identify a particular style as their favorite, but their current interior says otherwise. Others give me a puzzled look and return the question to me, "What do you think is my style?" There are a number of ways to pinpoint your personal style, one easy way is to browse through images saved in your Houzz ideabooks.
Since I began writing for Houzz, I've directed potential clients to the site to create ideabooks that display their design aesthetic. I review them, find common threads throughout their chosen images and quickly move forward in designing a space they will love. What's your design style? Take a look at these 8 white rooms to find out.
Since I began writing for Houzz, I've directed potential clients to the site to create ideabooks that display their design aesthetic. I review them, find common threads throughout their chosen images and quickly move forward in designing a space they will love. What's your design style? Take a look at these 8 white rooms to find out.
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Casual: Wash and wear not only appeals to your fashion aesthetic, it is also symbolic of how you live in your space. Easy-care fabrics drape your windows and furniture, keeping the maintenance of your home fuss-free and fabulous.
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by Aviad Bar-Ness
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| Cool: Creating a home that is youthful and unpretentious is important to you. Sturdy furnishings with a hint of an industrial vibe make your space just as suitable for a teen hangout or Saturday morning coffee with your girlfriends. |
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| Contemporary: Always on the cutting edge of design, you lean toward the best the market has to offer, from Calacatta marble waterfall countertops to the timeless trend of mid-century furnishings — updated in a polished white finish of course. |
by Dreamy Whites
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Country: Sweet nostalgia runs rampant in your home with items both familiar and unfamiliar to your past. You have an appreciation for time-worn objects and find beauty even in its decay.
| Coastal: The peace of the sea makes itself at home in each room of your house. Your interiors pay homage to the deep blue waters, its inhabitants, the general locale, and worry-free living. |
| Colonial: Steeped in tradition, you maintain the original history of your home even if it means replacing a missing crystal doorknob with one you found at an antique salvage yard. Elements such as a farmhouse sink and cup pulls on cabinetry makes your home feel time-honored and authentic. |
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by Filmore Clark
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| Clean: Stylish simplicity is the focus when decorating your home. Only the necessary essentials find a place under your roof, but it doesn't mean that they are void of form and artistic interest. |
by Safari Fusion
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Cultural: You have an appreciation of worldly travel and foreign customs. Whether you collect items from your personal travels or from those of someone else, your treasured possessions find a prominent place in your home.
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Which of these photos fits your style best? Tell us below!
More photos just for you: Click your user name at the top of the page and scroll to "Recommended Photos."
Ideabook published on May 12, 2011.
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Thanks for this! The white palette makes it really easy to see the distinct styles.
What a great idea to show only white rooms so we can define our style easier.
Describing this style has always stymied me. I would LOVE to have a name or description for it.
Now we need a similar ideabook to help us figure out our colours, and we'll be all set... can I add an entire ideabook to my Houzz bookmarkthingies the way we save individual photos? I can't figure out how, but this ideabook would work best saved as a whole...
THANK YOU!!
Either way, really loved the idea book. Thanks Erica!
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With maybe one splash of contemporary, edgy art to surprise.
The clean style? I'm just hoping I can keep the counters clean ;-}