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Find Your Style at Ikea Business

11-19-08 ikea style finder.jpgEven if you're not looking to decorate your own store, the Ikea Business website has some helpful tools. We had a lot of fun with the Style Finder, which asks you questions to figure out exactly what type of interior design style works for you...

 
 

We were "modern rustic", which despite sounding like any oxymoron is exactly how we consider our style to be. The test even breaks down your score by three categories, showing what percentage of your style is "modern", "Scandinavian", and "country". A really great tool if you need help solidifying your look.

Take the test here.

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Mine was Scandinavian-Country.

Swing your pardners, husker-du.

posted by Melinda on November 19th 2008 at 1:12pm
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Apparently, I'm 100% country. Yee-haw.

posted by amt230 on November 19th 2008 at 1:16pm
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Modern Zen. I largely agree, although I'm calling my look "global contemporary" since the zen part is only a dream! (It requires lack of clutter -- I'm working on it, but I really LIKE the stuff causing the clutter, so it's a problem.)

posted by SherryBinNH on November 19th 2008 at 1:18pm
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Mine was modern natural.
40% modern.
40% Scandinavian.
20% country.

posted by Greige on November 19th 2008 at 1:19pm
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Griege, we're like two peas in a pod then. I got the same scores exactly... Now we'll have to see how many others get the same score to see if Ikea is swaying folks in this direction. :-)

posted by baltimorerowhouse on November 19th 2008 at 1:24pm
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Greige and bltimorerowhouse, I had the same scores as well for modern natural. Interesting.

posted by Signe on November 19th 2008 at 1:33pm
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I'm modern urban which sounds about right.

80% modern
0% Scandinavian
20% country

But country? Really?

posted by reef1 on November 19th 2008 at 1:45pm
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100% Scandinavian Original...I think that just means I worked at IKEA for way too long!

posted by Enamorada on November 19th 2008 at 1:52pm
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Country Antique - 20% Scandinavian 80% Country

That is so dead on. I truly do hate the chill of Modern design.

posted by chottomotto on November 19th 2008 at 1:52pm
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Country Antique.

80% country, 20% modern.

I like classic styles, what can I say.

posted by Nesagwa on November 19th 2008 at 1:55pm
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I'm Scandinavian Original.
20% Modern
80% Scandinavian
0% Country

The only flaw is that I didn't like half of the things I chose. Didn't like the chairs, didn't like the lamps... I just think Ikea isn't really my "style" to begin with.

posted by sparkle on November 19th 2008 at 2:00pm
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Kinda off topic. I love that bench in the picture. Does anyone know where that's from?

posted by souk1501 on November 19th 2008 at 2:01pm
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Scandinavian Minimalist! (60% Scand., 20% Modern, 20% Country.)

Which is spot-on actually — I am in fact Scandinavian (100% :)), and very much a minimalist.

posted by gryt on November 19th 2008 at 2:15pm
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Scandinavian minimalist here!

posted by delikatissen on November 19th 2008 at 2:15pm
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I got Scandinavian Urban

60% Scandinavian
40% Modern
0% Country

posted by suzy8track on November 19th 2008 at 2:15pm
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the bench is ikea.

posted by sflily on November 19th 2008 at 2:28pm
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I'm "Modern Romantic." Sounds like a 1980's band!

posted by hejiranyc on November 19th 2008 at 2:33pm
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Huh. I got "modern original"

40% Modern
20% Scandinavian
40% Country

Which is about right. I like the modern look, but in the end I'll go for cozy and soft.

posted by cola on November 19th 2008 at 3:08pm
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Hmmm... not sure if that bench is from Ikea (not on their website), but here is something very comparable at Urban Outfitters:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=15137870&parentid=A_FURN_FURNITURE&sortProperties=&navCount=204&navAction=poppushpush&color=

posted by hejiranyc on November 19th 2008 at 3:10pm
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I got Modern Balance..which too is crazy accurate.

60% Modern
40% Scandinavian
0% Country

As for the part of the karlstad series: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90118415

posted by Jose A on November 19th 2008 at 5:14pm
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Scandinavian modern minimalist, heavy on the modern.

posted by Sydney on November 19th 2008 at 5:34pm
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I also want that bench, and cannot find it on the Ikea website anywhere.

posted by jennifer in sf on November 19th 2008 at 5:39pm
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"I also want that bench, and cannot find it on the Ikea website anywhere."

That's because it was discontinued in the US a couple years ago.

posted by bepsf on November 19th 2008 at 7:48pm
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Modern minimalist.

80% modern
20% Scandinavian

I can buy that.

posted by sunspot42 on November 19th 2008 at 10:47pm
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Scandinavian Zen. 20% modern, 40% country, 40% scandinavian

posted by Trumystique on November 19th 2008 at 11:54pm
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Scandinavian Urban.
20% Modern
60% Scandinavian
20% Country

But I don't know how fair this is in my case. I wasn't too crazy for any of the pattern options, or chairs or lamps.

posted by idiotdogbrain on November 20th 2008 at 1:02am
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Scandinavian Balanced - 80% Scandinavian, 20% modern. Which is about what I thought I'd get :)

posted by ryttu3k on November 20th 2008 at 1:48am
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"I also want that bench, and cannot find it on the Ikea website anywhere."

That's because it was discontinued in the US a couple years ago.


The footstool is still available though:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S89840353

Scandinavian Industrial:

20% Modern
60% Scandinavian
20% Country

posted by f.in.eur on November 20th 2008 at 3:58am
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ooohh I'm Urban Scandinavian... who knew?

posted by appleton on November 20th 2008 at 4:01am
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the bench i think was ikea's karlanda sofa range. now replaced with karlastad...
told you i worked there too long!

posted by Enamorada on November 21st 2008 at 1:35pm
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