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Organizational Personality Quiz: Average Jane


my motto on organization: things don't necessarily have to be spotless or in their correct place to be organized. a menage of mail on the counter, a crumpled martha stewart magazine here, a stack of plates and cups waiting to be put away there, a vase of flowers perched atop my husband's mountain of textbooks...they aren't necessarily in their respective places, but to me, it means home.

today I found out that I am most comfortable in a home that is moderately organized.

 "You are organized but not obsessive. You may have moments when you feel overwhelmed by the number of fingerprints on the light switches, but those moments pass quickly. The trick for you is to reserve one day a week for cleaning and de—cluttering — unless there is a Law & Order or Design Star marathon on, of course.

While you don't enjoy clutter, you need to be aware that it can sneak up on you. The best way to combat the encroachment of disorder is to employ a casual system, focusing on the clutter hot spots: closets, pantries and desk drawers. You like to live in a space where you can put your feet up and relax, but where you can also be confident that the next time you open your closet doors, objects won't fall on your head."

 Find out your organizational personality by taking this 2-part quiz from hgtv.
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Apartment Therapy: When In Rome

Sorry for the bad quality pictures, but screen shots of the Netflix instant showing of When In Rome were the best shots I could get. Just thought I'd share the fact that I loved how Kristen Bells' character Beth's apartment was decorated. Neutral tones but with bright pops of color, like the royal blue artwork in the dining room pictured below and the sage green couch. I also love the space-saving white dresser in the entry way. Loving it so much I want to put it in my apartment.
 
 


Incidentally, aren't Beth's outfits in the movie so awesome? She's about my height, so I'll be bookmarking her wardrobe ideas for sure.
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Another Interior Design Quiz


Have you ever been to HomeGoods? I love that store~though I've only been there a couple times. It's better than Ross in the way that the entire store is dedicated to the home. The prices are decent, too. HomeGoods sends me emails weekly, and this week's caught my eye: a design quiz! I liked this quiz better than this one, because the outcome made more sense to me! I am an "Elegant Classic."

HomeGoods StyleScope - I'm an Elegant Classic
Anelieze, you are an Elegant Classic.
You have a refined sensibility with an appreciation for history and tradition in your furniture and your rooms. You value beauty, things that are well crafted, and family heirlooms. You are visually sensitive and understand how symmetry and a formal layout give order to a room, and hence your home is refined and calming. You are not taken in by the trends of the moment. You go for things with a timeless appeal, and appreciate old-fashioned virtues like manners and handwritten notes and making a home that is welcoming for others.
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.
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It's amazing what a little paint could do

These are the "before" pictures

A few years ago, I embarked on a little bout of "DIY design" to spruce up my own room & my bathroom at my parent's house, which I then shared with my three brothers & one sister. I tore down the wood panels from one of the walls in my room {tricky business because the glue wouldn't come off easily} and painted my room a Lovely Lavender. Really, that was the name of the paint. I loved it. I also painted our bathroom a neutral shade of grayish-brown called "Anne."

Well, being young and very lazy, I never went back and covered all those "hiccups" where the paint had splotched all over the ceiling..I'm one for instant gratification, okay, and I didn't want to spend the neck-breaking hour or two it would have taken me paint the ceiling. That was about 2004...so, I was over at my parent's house at the beginning of June this year and the bathroom I had painted long ago had undergone a bit of a remodel and the paint was all messed up. My dad hinted that he would like the bathroom repainted, perhaps for Father's day? Okay, I said, I'll do it. When? I had no idea. It had already been 5 years since I had painted it the first time. I had hopes it would be done by the end of the year.

Thankfully, I had July 3rd off work so I traipsed over to Home Depot and bought some good 'ol Behr ceiling paint. The whole job took me only like 3 hours to do, including the touch-ups I did to the old paint job. I haven't taken a picture of the finished project, but it does look pretty good, if I do say so myself. A little paint can go a long way.
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My Interior Design Style

What is your decorating style? Let the interior designer in you find out by taking this quiz!

Found on http://www.sproost.com via http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/02/quiz-find-your-decorating-style.html

My styles:

43% Cottage Chic
29% Modern Elegance
28% French Eclectic

It's typical that my styles would be pretty much an even mix of a few styles~I'm quite picky about styles. I am mostly inclined to classic & clean-lines, but like every designer, I am drawn to ornamental, flowery patterns now and then.


Cottage Chic
Who says that cottages can't be modern and chic? Who says that they have to be floral and cheesy? Not you! You love the carefree spirit that the cottage interior inspires, but you are also serious about your appreciation for modern art and hip treasures. You love old and new alike, and love to highlight them all to expose the uniqueness of each. What better way to show off these treasures than with a light background?

Modern Elegance
Variety is the spice of life! And nowhere is this truer than in the design of your home. You may love contemporary, but wish it wasn't quite so cold and austere, or perhaps you're drawn to traditional rooms but you'd like to create a less cluttered and busy space. Transitional Style is here to marry those apparent contradicting designs.
And guess what? It's the contradictions that make the mix of contemporary and traditional so successful. The result is an elegant room that appeals to young and old alike. A sofa with modern lines blends seamlessly with a pair of traditional chairs. New fabrics work so well on antique pieces. It turns out that modern art looks even more exciting above a collection of traditional pieces. The room feels simple and sophisticated, elegant and hip.

French Eclectic
Parlez-vous français? Even if the answer is no, you can confidently say your home does! French Eclectic somehow manages to be both formal and casual, classy and unassuming at the same time. You like your spaces to feel inviting from the moment you (or your guest) opens the front door and this feeling should continue even after you've entered your most formal room.
Even though there are French antiques here and gold details there, the rustic country elements provide a balance and warmth that seems to say, "come in, relax and stay a while." Your love of antiques leads you to flea markets, garage sales and hours of eBay hunting.
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