home decorating style quiz

Do you know your interior design style? Taking a home decorating style quiz is not only a fun distraction, but it can give you some insight into the decorating and design styles you are drawn to. Why is this important? Because defining a personal style for your home will make your overall design look more cohesive, and it can help you understand what furnishings and accessories to purchase for your own home that will work within that style. When you understand your personal preferences, you’ll be able create a home that reflects your personality and feels like YOU. 

home decorating style quiz

There is no perfect style quiz out there, and you shouldn’t be surprised if you get different results from different quizzes. But, they can be a great way to give you a little direction…a place to start if you’re feeling really lost. I took about 15-20 online style quizzes that I found, and compared it to my true style preference, which I happen to already know. It was so much fun to see which quizzes were able to nail my style, and which ones were way off.

In this post, I’m sharing the top 5 decorating style quizzes that mostly guessed my style correctly. These 5 seem to be the most reliable in capturing important aspects of your design style preferences. Just for reference, my baseline style is a blend of Modern Farmhouse and Coastal, and I sometimes swing slightly toward Industrial, California Casual, and even Traditional style. I’m drawn to clean lines, a neutral color palette, natural materials, and a timeless style. OK, let’s see some quizzes!

1. Havenly Style Quiz

Havenly will always have a special place in my heart, since I spent a little time working for them. They have a great interior design quiz, where you select different pictures of rooms that you’re drawn to. I have to say that their results were very close to my overall style preferences. The results said I was mainly Farmhouse, with Coastal, Classic, and Bohemian substyles. I really like the fact that they identify substyles for you, since I happen to have a few!

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At the end of the quiz, you’ll have to give your name and email address to get your quiz results, but you can always unsubscribe down the road. 

>> Take the Havenly Style Quiz <<

2. Pottery Barn Style Finder

We all know Pottery Barn has great style, and they know how to create drool-worthy rooms, so I was interested to see what their quiz would be like. The Pottery Barn quiz shows you different colors, patterns, metals, and even plants to help you determine your style. I took this one twice and came up with two different results: Global and Farmhouse. I can see the Farmhouse, but Global wasn’t quite right. You don’t need to give your name or email for this quiz.

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>> Take the Pottery Barn Style Finder Quiz <<

3. Cristina Cleveland Interior Design Style Quiz

This quiz has been hailed as one of the most accurate style quizzes you can take online, and it’s another one where you’ll have to give your email address at the end for your results. The Cristina Cleveland quiz said my style was “Pottery Studio”, and while it wasn’t exactly a perfect match, it was pretty darned close. I can see where my responses and image preferences would lead to this style result. The best thing about taking this quiz is the comprehensive description of your results, including shopping tips, color palettes, resources, and tons of example images of rooms in your style.

>> Take the Cristina Cleveland Style Quiz <<

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4. Houzz Quiz: What’s Your Decorating Style?

Houzz is a great source for design inspiration and real-life house projects, so it’s not surprising they have a decent home decor style quiz. This quiz is a little different than the others in that you are asked a series of easy questions with multiple choice responses that don’t seem to have a lot to do with design. My favorite had to be the one about my ideal pet…

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The Houzz style quiz pegged me as Coastal style. How they got that from the questions, I’m still not sure.

>> Take the Houzz Decorating Style Quiz <<

5. Designer Society of America Style Quiz

The Designer Society of America is an organization created to support interior designers, so you may not be surprised that their fun quiz is pretty great at pinpointing your specific design style. Their easy interior design style quiz will show you pictures of rooms, furniture, and artwork to help determine your style. They guessed my style as Coastal Chic, and even understood that I wan’t about a beach shack…more like a 5-star coastal getaway. They even gave me suggestions for design magazines I might like, and places to shop!

>> Take the DSA Style Quiz <<

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Not only are these home decorating style quizzes a fun distraction in today’s crazy world, but they might just help you understand your design preferences a little better. Whether you already know your style, and just want to see if the quizzes work for you, or you want to learn more about different design styles to see what you like, go check them out and see what they have to say about you. 

What if you still need more direction? 

Style quizzes can help give you a starting point, and you might see some common themes start to emerge, but what if your results aren’t helpful or all over the place? Is there any hope for finding your decorating style? The answer is YES! 

If you find that you don’t quite relate to any one style, then your own unique style is likely a mix of several different styles. In that case, you’ll need to focus on the key features of the styles you like most (e.g., natural elements, bright colors, sleek lines, etc.), and blend them together to create a style that is unique to you. Check out my helpful post on tips for blending design styles.

Want to dive deeper to discover your decorating style?

My Discover Your Decorating Style online course can help! This course will walk you through the steps to find the design styles that speak to you the most, pull out the key features you love, and then drill down into defining the detailed elements of your style, like the wall colors, furniture lines, window coverings, and decorative accessories. Then, you’ll make a plan for how to incorporate your new style into any room in your home. Not only is this course fun, with its very own style quiz, but you’ll learn invaluable decorating skills. find your home decorating style

Regardless of whether you love one of the established design styles, or have a completely unique decorating style unlike anyone else’s, the key is to take note of the main features of that style, and then bring those features into your room…in everything from the color scheme to the furniture styles to the pillows and accessories. When you can implement a style into your room in a consistent way, not only will it look more cohesive, but it will reflect your personality and feel more like YOU!

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4 Comments

  1. Iโ€™ve run the gamut from contemporary to transitional to mid-century to classic. Proves what Iโ€™ve always known…I gave no idea what my decorating style is, not before and certainly not now.

  2. Most of these quizzes I can’t complete because none of the options they give are acceptable. I really need a none of the above option. There is nothing just about $9!

  3. Hi, I love this article because I got a very useful information by reading your article and it work for me. I think your article enhance the knowledge of every reader like me. I expect more article like this and kindly keep sharing more useful articles like this.

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