Here's the test. Unfortunately, it's not a A,B,or C kind of test. You must think about your style and what fits you. It's certainly not as easy sometimes as one would think!

Here is a link that might be useful: Sweeby Test

I found the Sweeby test challenging...Because I wanted my kitchen to fit so many things! I would've liked to to point me toward something, too, but really, if the kitchen is truly fitting 'me,' it can't fit someone else's set category. Bear with it. Work it through, maybe a few times several days apart. It will help you narrow down what you want and don't want, and I think Sweeby's aim was to help you be able to say things like, "That is a really pretty tile, but it doesn't not fit the particular vision I'm after." It may help you rule out more things than it points you to, but that's helpful, too.

Along with that test, look at a million kitchens until you see commonalities that appeal to you. What do you want to see...How do you want the space to make you feel...when you walk in first thing in the morning, when you admire it all cleaned up in the evening, as you sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, or as you're working creating meals or treats for your family? Try to put yourself into the kitchen in different times and situations, and see what look will make your heart sing. :-)

Recently on another thread, we discussed whether the Sweeby test needs another question or two, dealing with what kind of political or activist position your kitchen is intended to address. For example, will this be a recycler/composter kitchen? One using locally sourced components? Or, as with mine, one aimed at gardening and "made from scratch" meals? Or, I suppose, a "damn the torpedoes, I'm spending whatever I want and am consuming, consuming, consuming."

Now, see, the gardening and making things from scratch topic would be very helpful :)

Lavender,

Ethan Allen has a style quiz that you can take. I did it and the results pretty acurately pinpointed my 'style'. Now whether I follow through is another thing altogether. lol

It's one of those test where you select A or B and then at the end it gives you a summary.

Give it a try and post back here what you came up with.

Pepper

Here is a link that might be useful: Ethan Allen Style Quiz

Pepper- Thanks for the link. It was fun taking the quiz. I took it three times, because the pictures were different each time. The funny thing....first result was glamour with villa runner up, the second result was estate with villa runner up, and the last result was country house with villa runner up.

They are all traditional categories with slightly different emphasis... but always with villa as the runner up. Maybe I'm really villa! LOL