What is your ideal interior style?

You’re ready to move into your new home, and the choices are endless. Identify your dream decor with this quiz

Lydia Shu

1. Which colours would you decorate with?
(a) Beige, yellow, powder blue, light wood
(b) Dark wood, metal grey, beige, leather brown
(c) Warm colours, bohemian and traditional prints
(d) White, grey, off-white and black

2. Which best describes your ideal bedroom dresser?
(a) A classic piece in a solid colour
(b) A sturdy chest of drawers in mahogany or another rich wood
(c) My grandmother’s antique from the early 1900s
(d) A simple dresser in white or grey with clean cut lines

3. What would hang on your living room walls?
(a) A bright pop print or flower painting would be pleasant to look at
(b) A moody painting in a wooden frame
(c) That printed tapestry I picked up in Morocco
(d) A simple, medium-sized abstract painting in a classy frame

4. What flowers would dress your coffee table?
(a) Anything bright coloured
(b) Fallen branches and twigs
(c) I don’t mind – all flowers look good
(d) Yellow roses

5. What are your go-to shoes?
(a) Sneakers
(b) Timberland boots
(c) Leather loafers
(d) Black flats

6. What is your ideal living space?
(a) Ranch style bungalow
(b) Courtyard house
(c) French Chateau
(d) Art deco apartment

7. How would you describe yourself?
(a) Easygoing and fun, I prioritise comfort
(b) Practical yet rugged, I prefer function over form and love a bit of DIY
(c) Artistic hoarder, I like objects that tell stories
(d) Neat freak, I like to declutter and keep things tidy

8. What is your ideal vacation?
(a) Relaxing on a beach, pina colada in hand
(b) Chilling with friends in a gastropub in New York city
(c) A cultural experience, mingling with locals
(d) Going on a hike and meditating in the Alps

Results

■ Mostly (a)s: Happy Modern

You like clean lines and low-profile modern pieces but also enjoy jazzing them up with a dose of fun. You gravitate towards colour, patterns and playful details grounded in classic shapes that give the vibe of a happy home.

■ Mostly (b)s: Industrial

You like things functional and simple, yet you revel in the rough – you like rustic, worn-in and comfortable. Neutrals, metals, glass, brick and leather sit well with you.

■ Mostly (c)s: Eclectic

You like mixing it up – what is most important to you is not coherence, but whether your living space tells a story (or two). You love collecting oddities and working with interesting details and textures.

■ Mostly (d)s: Minimalist

You like a fuss-free environment and believe in paring life down to the key fundamentals. You keep your house simple, with clean lines and shapes, minimal and natural colours, basic furniture and lots of space.