Today I took the HomeGoods StyleScope Quiz to find out what style makes me smile :-) in hopes that it will help me navigate through the design world as I prepare to redo my Master Bathroom over the coming months...as I can afford it. We've already replaced the toilets in two of our bathrooms. More on that later.
So according to HomeGoods, I am "Earthy Casual." I was surprisingly happy with the label. According to them, this is what Earthy Casual people are like:
You're interested in creating a welcoming home where people feel comfortable and happiness flourishes. You appreciate the warmth and individuality of natural materials and handcrafted things and are inspired by colors and forms from nature. You love mixing up different textures and are sensitive to the tactile qualities of objects. Your style is grounded and solid, not flighty or frilly. And you are never taken in by the trend of the moment.
You value serenity. While there are probably a lot of interesting things in your home, they are joined by your taste or a certain palette that keeps them in harmony. You appreciate the beauty in simple forms. Whether fancy or plain, you appreciate things that are well made and function as well as they look. You also have a strong respect for the environment and craftsmanship. You care about how things are made, and how they are used.
According to HomeGoods, my biggest design challenge is organizing my front entrance...ok I'll get right on that. I also need to focus on "my happy place," which is outdoors. That will be a lot easier to do once all the snow is gone from our backyard! I do like our backyard though. It has a nice size deck, a few feeders so we can watch the birdies, a postage stamp size lot of grass, grapevines, and some flowers. I would like to paint the fence this year. I'll have to investigate how that will work with my neighbour...what happens if my paint drips onto his side of the fence as I'm painting?! Do I have to clean it up? I certainly wouldn't want HIS paint dripping onto my side so I suppose I should show him that same courtesy. We also have to buy new patio furniture this year. I used to have a set but I left them with the house I sold in Kingston since at that time I was moving into a condo. I'm trying convince Dan to let me sell the BBQ since I am a vegetarian and haven't used it in 2 years but he continues to convince me every time I breach the subject that we need it. At the very least we need a new cover.
Here are a few good books on backyard decorating that I've found:
So on the list of things to save up for to decorate my happy place are:
paint
furniture
BBQ cover
lighting
lawn mower (again something I got rid of when I moved into the condo but need again now that I have a yard...I used to have an acre lot = riding lawn mower. Then I moved into the condo = no lawn. Now I have a postage stamp sized lawn = perfect!)
oh and I really want a bird bath this year!
Here are a couple I like. The bowl that attaches to the deck railing is my favorite.
That's a good chunk of coin for all those things before summer. Eek! I should start keeping my eye open for backyard things on freecycle as well.
Maybe the bathroom remodel will have to wait since HomeGoods assures me my "happy place" is outside and not soaking away luxuriously in my new and improved Master Bath.
