Let's celebrate what Domino was with one of the fun ideas the magazine taught us — how to define your style in words. Is your style Eclecticly exotic? Maybe it's Dramatic noir? Or perhaps you prefer Sentimentally sweet, like cotton candy? Tell us how you describe your home's personality.
In the first chapter of Domino: The Book of Decorating, the editors ask us to define our style:
"Gather all the threads you've identified, and try to attach words to them. Don't worry about settling on one term; people tend to have a style that's mostly this with a little bit of that: kind of bohemian plus a dash of classic, mostly Dorothy Draper with a dollop of Sid Vicious."
We hear a lot of people describe their style as "eclectic and modern" or "traditional plus contemporary" — break out of the box, we say! Try new words!
As I examine which pieces and patterns and colors I'm drawn to in home décor stores and catalogues, I realize that I'm consistently attracted to brown textiles with white patterns, like the below sheet set from Crate & Barrel, or contemporary-shaped furniture with a fun cut-out pattern, like the Morocco headboard from West Elm. I would add color to the duo with autumn orange and cobalt blue pillows.
I'm calling my style "neutral patterned interest." How do you define your style?
(Images: Elle Decor, Simon Upton; Metropolitan Home, Nathan Kirkman)
© 2009 Apartment Therapy
"Asian Flea Market Room and Board"
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How fun!
I think I'm Nostalgic Scandanavian Curiousities
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Mine: Sculptural Bohemian with a dash of Rustic Modern
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THIS time around...whimsical vintage...?
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Color Happy Industrial Comfy
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Bohemian Dowager in a Gay Disco with Julia Child
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Cheap chic
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"Bohemian Dowager in a Gay Disco with Julia Child"
tikitixa, you win! (and I want to see pictures.)
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This is fun :) Moody Neoclassical Menswear
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As for me, this is a curious exercise. What phrase to describe a place that is colorful and ultra-quirky, with lots of nods to contemporary pop-culture geekery but also nods to 60s & 70s modern, but only on a super tight budget?
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Mod/Mid Century with a Wink ;)
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Live-In Library
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Maldives Water Bungalow Casual
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Modern steampunk restoration meets Yo Gabba Gabba...
also dying to see trikitixa's (ROFL!)
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Vintage casual with a dash of dog hair.
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Conadee, do you buy your accents at San Diego Comic Convention? ;^)
I guess mine could be "40-year-old virgin mancave meets Ikea showroom meets mad scientists lab."
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Sleek bohemian cottage.
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Pretentious whimsy.
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Colorful, romantic minimalism.
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Humble hollywood regency.
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"Superannuated hippie."
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modern with a southern accent, but maybe southern with a modern sensibility. not sure yet.
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Midcentury kitsch meets 21st century geek.
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literary, fresh, and feminine antique whimsy with woodblocked floral print
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thank you for commenting everyone! keep it up, i love how creative these responses are. - lindsey
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BohoEclectic...
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Winter white mixed with Floridian palm tree paradise.
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btoddster- HA! i must admit i own many things which could have been purchased at a comic con. but weren't! ( i have to hold on to some of my cool points) but your style sounds awesome!
"you know how i know your gay?.. cuz you like asia."-FYOV
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Mod-Martha Stewart with femmie flair.
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Urban farmhouse
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financier fashionistas' stark-a-licious deco dreampad
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Warm and whimsical post-war casita.
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Ideally, my style would be something like "bright Modern whimsy plus Craftsman solidity, on the cheap"
Right now, it's "dorm room."
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Just sayin'....these were great...and some hilarious!!!!!
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I think I am a Modern Romantic.
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