I love HomeGoods. The garden bunny and birdcage on top of the bookcase in my banner came from HomeGoods. And I wrote about them here when I got these storage baskets for under our coffee table; here when I reorganized my bookcases; here when I prettied up our TV area; and here when I created a little vignette on our kitchen counter. So let's see how close their quiz came to defining my decorating style...
Donna, you are a Country Eclectic
You have wide-ranging interests and influences and therefore appreciate a mix of styles, periods, and objects. You would never use a matching suite of furniture or could stand a home that seemed cookie-cutter.
Well, that's true... After all, I did pair this old, ornate mirror with a very modern CD cubby...
But you love the breezy, layered look of wonderfully personal beach houses...
I have to admit, this vintage beachy seagull painting definitely 'spoke to me'...
... and the happy florals of English cottages.
Well, this vintage floral cottage mother's motto is one of my favorites! So far they've got me pegged.
Bringing the outdoors in makes you happy...
That's so true... I use bird garden statues and a basket of lavender (from HomeGoods) on top of the TV in the family room...
And Patience, who used to live in the garden, was moved into the house perrmanently last year...
a little chintz or ruffle or weathered furniture,
Patience sometimes sits on this rusted garden table.... yes, I do love weathered furniture...
...urns filled with tennis rackets, colored glasses filled with cut flowers, vintage-looking, mixed tea cups, and all things that give a sense of a happy, simple life.
Yes, cut flowers in colored glass makes my heart go pitter pat...
You value comfort. Your home is a warm and open friendly place...
I try...
and you feel happiest when everyone is cared for and relaxed in your space.
Spotty can vouch for that!
Elements like pillows
Very true... I can't resist big, plump pillows (from Marshalls) on the couch...
...or the windowseat.
throws,
I do love using throws on my wing chairs... lightweight throws for summer...
... and vintage chenille throws for winter.
overstuffed furniture, and good lighting set the mood
Is anything more inviting than an overstuffed chair paired with a "free by the curb" reading lamp? Okay, Mary Higgins Clark, I'm ready for your next book!
You may also enjoy layering different fabrics or mixing patterns to create a cozy effect.
I love layering... solid white paired with this vintage robin's egg blue tablecloth...
...or maybe a quilt (from TJ Maxx) layered over a white tablecloth...
Click here if you'd like to take the HomeGoods Stylescope quiz created by Deborah Needleman, editor-in-chief of Domino magazine. The results of my quiz perfectly matched my decorating style, Country Eclectic... So what's your style?
COMMENT RESPONSE: Patience, my lady planter, was purchased a couple of years ago from The Christmas Tree Shop. She was a dark brown/bronze color and I sponge painted her light grey to look more like a cement planter. Ironically, that same year (after purchasing Patience) I saw very similar planters at HomeGoods!!!!!
Donna
