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vintage modern. 'nuff said.

eclectic..

Because I've been out of work and just got a new job? Oh, wait, maybe that's NOT a good reason (and I'm an architect).

don't be afraid of color!

all over the place.

very eclectic. A bit of vintage, a bit traditional, a little bohemian.

Space-deprived and Colorlful: some Sense of Style. (Not by choice, though, it's a rental.)

a mix of old and new...comfy enough to sit but not to get sloppy.

much needed thanks

Hey, this is interesting. I am lacking in both color and style right now. Boy, this book would come in handy.

Funky modern!!!!

modern minimalist junky eclectic

my style at home is keeping it simple -- a place that feels live-in and smells like home-cooked meals and not glade plug-ins.

I like to think of my style as midcentury modern/cozy.

Modern with a splash of eclectic

funky Modern

Cluttered but eclectic but modern. Neo-clutterclectic. But I'm hoping to fix this.

family-friendly modern/vintage

Luxury-Liner Modern meets Hollywood Regency.

clean spare and warm, with quirky artwork.

Oh wonderful. I'd love a copy of this.

MOLD-Modern & old. BAM!

Simple with influences from my travels.

Still trying to figure that out...

New England meets Santa Monica

Smart but cozy

i need new coffee-table books to inspire spring design ideas!

Modern with a splash of Hollywood Regency

El Pollo Loco.

quirk classic: eclectic hand-me-downs mixed in with the mid-century modern gem and unassuming ikea or target find. (truth be told, and i hate to admit it, but like so many of your other avid readers. birds of like feather....?)

Everything under the sun.

Colorful & comfy!

PreFab, Barn, shipping container, venice beach, pudget sound, sustainable, eco friendly, recycled, energy independent.

wood and steel. and gray. and awesome.

hmm, used and bargain

Low-profile or minimalistic, neutral colors, and functional bargain!

Making use of what's around me, and arranging it in an interesting way! With lots of color.

comfort. comfort. comfort. calm.

Vintage-modern with lots of toddler toys scattered about.

My own personal sense of home style would be contemporary/modern yet comfortable; clean but not sterile; and classic with a twinge of traditional.

Functionality should drive personal style. Nothing is more painful than living in someone else dream house, like a picture perfect living space on the cover of Dwell.

vintage modern with a little bit of nerd infused.

clean lines, playful, and comfortable.

Arts & Crafts (the Morris/Stickley kind, not the popsicle-sticks-and-glitter kind).

My style used to be Hollywood Regency but I am turning towards to more ethnical like Morrocan

right now i'm surviving collected dormroom crap, but i'm working towards a black and white eclectic modern

MIES MIES VEN DER ROOHEE!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Ujve7PuWk

wanna-be modern thrift store? organic eclectic? is confused a style? I need this book to help me figure it out!!!

A place of contentment and relaxation with a vintage look

clean and simple.

Current style is starving student chic.

Exactly starving student chick and everything else with it, how about "hounted by credit card bill" :)))

Simple, with punches of color.

Shabby mod.

simple, modern, colorful, awesome!

Comfy, eclectic!

Simple and easy going..

Uh, uh... that's why I want this book!
I think I like a simple organic, elegant and clean look but I somehow end up with cluttered, messy and chaotic.

Bohemian-Eco-Vintage 30s&40s (but on the cheap!)

Cluttery but aspiring to be warm contemporary with a mid-century tilt.

Every item with a story, warmth and comfort. Meaning and function.

my sense of style is "champagne taste on a beer budget".

retro, mid-century modern, diner, industrial, girly, flea market

two art students learning to mingle minimalism with eclectic personalities

Modern, simple and comfortably chic.

Eclectic, budget...pretty much just a mix of individual pieces that I like and not so much a planned out decor

natural and comfortable

Words to describe my style? That's sort of hard. Cosy, natural and modern with an artistic and musical streak.

Bohemian Modern.... I love spaces that don't look too contrived or planned..... My style is defintely souful and relaxed with a modern edge

Global eclectic . Or vibrant colors and patterns and cool stuff from around the world.

minimalist modern, but with punches of style to keep it warm and personal. color base is white with shades of greige and splashes of paprika.

Modern and comfort, what a great combination.

Re-used items and garage sale finds. I only let myself bring something home if I absolutely love it- this allows me to form a subconscious style that works.

Hopeful with a big dash of broke!

modern eclectic

Its all about comfort....simple,clean modern lines with lots of color.

French Rococo

Modern eclectic, modern furniture with vintage accessories, white with splashes of colour!

eclectic Modern

'60s modern with soothing colors. And a collection of cowboy boots.

still struggling to find our personal style, but we'll get there.

cozy and feminine

Just starting to come together...

eclectic modern asian

organic industrial salvage chic =)

Eclectic, elegant lodge

comfortable minimalist with a playful twist.

clean, white forms set against brightly colored backgrounds, injected with a healthy dose of humor

i love to switch things up...move things around. that way it always "feels" new to me.

A mix of parental hand-me-downs and my first big out-of-college purchases.

Eclecticism.

I keep my place calm with soft colors -mostly grey - a respite from the crazy world!

one-room schoolhouse

competently-assembled IKEA modern

Teeny tiny NYC apartment meets lots and lots of books - but with flair!

eclectic

Our style is comfortable, colourful, modern, and uncluttered. In other words, we're clones of everyone else here, it seems.

3 words: colorful, comfortable, organized

scandinavian modern meets pack rat

I guess 'kitschy & cozy' is probably the best way to describe my style. Such as it is. I don't have a good unifying theme, but things I pick out tend to work together.

Lots of color, light and little things here and there that make you smile when you look at them.

Eclectic gothic modern : )

These days I like a combination of rustic and modern... it changes though.

Keep around only what I love and reuse items whenever possible

vintage eclectic

Tiny space, earthy feel.

Clean and uncluttered with a touch of vintage to warm things up.

Light and energetic!

My apartment is a work in progress, I basically messed up and bought a bunch of furniture at once from furniture row. I was able to furnish the whole place for around 4 grand. Now I'm slowly replacing everything with stuff I love. I'm just afraid my style will change and I'll end up wanting new stuff again, which gets very expensive for a 22 year old. Currently I plan on getting the MASH studios media shelf and the Modernica Case Study bed next month. Then I'll save some more and go for the Cross or Noguchi table. I would like to end up with Cozy Modern.

Traditional Travelor

Comfortable & organized...

Keep it simple and clean

Hmmm, I don't have much style, which is why I come here so I can get ideas, but I love calm and serene.

lots of color and organized clutter.

minimal preppy meets vintage farmhouse

Cottage and comfy.

Mix of mid century modern & Arts and Crafts

lived in with warm colors.

neo-victorian with a mix of brights and neutrals

warms colors, clean and simple

It would help me with my boring home

Whimsical, but minimal, and I love old, metal industrial things!

Comfy, comfy, comfy. I love having my space look like you could flop down in it and nap.

calm, modern.

vintage furniture modern art

comfy mid century modern with a pinch of dada and a dash of cyberpunk thrown in to keep it real.

Eclectic, too much so.

Uniquely insane yet civil.

Simple, clean, modern.

i wish my life had more color. i wish i knew how to use the colors. i need to be brave, i guess.

Fun, organized, and comfortable.

A colorful balance with a hint of quirk. He's traditional, I'm modern. He's conservative, I like surprises. Finding the middle ground in our shared spaces is essential.

Comfortable-Asian-Modern.

Hmm... it's still evolving!

comfortable modern bachelor

craigslist recycled eclectic bargains!

very eclectic and colorful

Beachy/Mid-Century/Hollywood... in Brooklyn!

minimal modern furniture combined with persian rugs

playful scandinavian vintage modern

borderline-maximalist minimalist...thriftstore-vintage-geeky.
This was harder than I thought! :)

My personal style is definitely influenced by each particular space. I love the idea of settling down for good, but I also love the opportunity to put together a new look. Recently, I had a super bohemian look with colorful textiles from all over the world - the place was so sunny that if I hadn't covered the walls, I would have been blinded. The place I'm in now isn't quite so bright,so I've left the walls bare except for one small painting and have a very muted palette of green, brown/gold and black. I can see myself having fun with a mid-century or glam look, and I would like to have something rustic as well. Whatever the style, it needs to be cohesive and site specific.

Whimsical and Chic. with a little edge!!

slowly emerging from kid and pet friendly decor to the grown up stuff

simple and unique. i always prefer less to more!

Art-filled, versatile, open

If there's no echo, then you have to much stuff.

Thrifty and laid back.

Modern yet cluttered.

Modern with contrasting and pops of color.

Minimalist, with bursts of color to liven it up a bit.

simple, clean, and cozy

clean, edited, simple in a nutshell

vintage. classic. handmade.

Modern, playful and minimalist meets three cats for insane dust bunny action.

Bright, happy, eclectic, slightly retro mod.

Comfy, recycled, funky. We love finding furniture that has a new purpose or that well-built and beautiful but new to us.

artsy, eclectic, lots of light

Rustic modern. Relaxed. Simple.

antique mixed with modern mixed with class contemp mess

Definitely eclectic--with art-paintings, pottery and glass everywhere. It's all held together through a color scheme.

A mix of country, shabby chic, and simple.

Our tiny apartment is a combo of his and mine (mostly mine, I'll admit) and I would love to create something that is totally ours. This book seems like a great starting point.

I like a nice warn neutral look. I have done accents with an Old World Italian theme.

It's hard to refer to the smouldering ruble left over from two divorces as having "style."

Eclectic, colorful, with wonderful Indian and Oriental notes

Country Cottage is the look I love. Since my favorite daughter-in-law bought and furnished our home for us, my decorating desires are limited to small touches.

this would be the ultimate birthday gift for myself. 10/21 is the day.

eclectic late 60' early 70's - hence the hunter orange kitchen cabinets with gold glitter in the flooring....

Modern with touches of rough ethnic thrown in.

My style is definitely classic.

Right now my house is still country-ish, the way the old owner left it. I like modern, but not so much that it looks cold.

My style is classic modern eclectic!

Modern but spare and (unfortunately) somewhat bare...

I like a simple, not fussy decor.

Mine is bohemian chic.

country cottage

Modern Baroque.

contemporary chic

I add the bohemian chic to my bf's browns. ;-)

but if you ask him, "brown is colorful!"

Its all about comfort

mis matched is nice

I love warm and comfy with a fire going and friends laughing..comfy on the couch with soft blankets..

Accessible welcoming Eastlake Victorian.

it's modern/dull - that's a style, right?

Does the lived in look qualify?

It is eclectic.

Mine is mixed vintage with modern

My style is really a mish-mash of whatever I find that appeals to me.

My stile is vintage/industrial.

Eclectic

We don't have any particular style or theme.

My style is retro

El Pollo Loco

little owls discretely watching from random spots.

mix it up, neutral with splashes of color

This book looks so neat

grad student functional: lots of storage, comfort, and workspace

restrained and undefined. Woo.

clean lines, eclectic, calm

Minimalistic, vintage, comfortable with a dash of bohemian chic.

Rustic, country. I live in a log cabin, can't really mix styles there.

Mostly traditional with a few modern touches. I guess that makes it eclectic.

Clean crisp but comfortable

I'm a mix of traditional and modern, but I do love my clean lines!

Uncluttered, open, and zen is my goal. Right now, it is Victorian, dark, and stuffy.

My living room is furnished in hand-me-downs from relatives. But if I had my choice, it would be filled with lots of wicker and yellow floral prints!

I like the old law libary look but with deeper colors on the walls.

There is no sense of stylehere, unfortunately; I need help.

Really nice enter me

Italian or French Romantic is my goal but right now it is an eclectic mix of older American fom thrift stores. garrettsambo@aol.com

casual a mix of everything

hand me downs....whatever has come to us by fate and not by purchase....but we make it work!

clutterly sheik :)

Color is nice but don't choose a dark or loud color.

Chaos rules is my style! Thanks for the contest!

missed-matched furniture and a lot of clutter!

I have no sense of style. Help!

a limited sense of style here

mix match furniture.. need help...

I would like to build my home (be it a rented apartment or a purchased house or a nest on wheels) as efficient as any sea vessel. I'm as efficient as I can be in my current rented apartment. It's more about function than form for me--I'm Louie Sullivan's dream minimalist/modernist.

natural/industrial- vintage/modern

Traditional/classic :)

Pottery Barn with a touch of Shabby Chic on a budget .

French Provincial Style.

My sense of style is clueless. Boy do I need these books!

My sense of style is organic modern - earth tones, wood, textured fabrics, and art I inherited,made or scavenged over the years.

Colorful & comfy!

I tend to favor classic styles with an emphasis on comfort. Clean lines, sleek designs (no flowers or lace), and cool, intense colors.

I would describe my style as shabby chic.

Craigslist chic