Discover your style with Sproost

I came across this site while surfing blogs. Sorry I can’t remember from whom. As soon as I find it I will edit and give that person credit where credit is due. It’s really an interesting site. They show you a bunch of photos and you select if you like, don’t like, love hate or if it’s ok. The trick is each time I check out the site they show me different photos. It’s not very consistent. Anyway..., you take their test and it tells you what your style is. Well, this only confirms what I already thought. While they call it Wine Country Style it has also been called Tuscan, Old World or even Mediterranean style.

I guess one can even say I have a European style because I also like many of the different French Styles.

My style was broken down into three categories:

• 67% wine country
• 17% classical
• 16% Traditional

Will check out the site and I copied what it said about Wine county style.
http://www.sproost.com/

Wine Country Style

Tuscan sun, here we come! The Wine Country Style reflects the feelings evoked by the seaside regions of Europe such as the South of France, Spain, Italy and Greece. The style manages to be both refined and casual, such that you can mix beautiful antiques with more rustic wrought iron or wood and the result is both sophisticated and cozy. Furniture is large and comfortable, colors are bright and cheery, and regardless of the color palette the spaces almost always feel warm. You can easily translate the style into the perfect family environment but you can just as easily emphasize the more formal pieces and make your room the perfect adult getaway.

Materials

To those with a Wine Country sense of style, texture is very important because of how it imitates the surrounding landscape. Walls are often made of plaster or stucco, or faux finishes that emulate these textures. Rough-hewn or wrought iron is very common in tables, chairs, lamps and accessories. Natural pine is also common, although darker stained woods are more popular. The wood pieces (chairs, tables, armoires) are large in scale and each piece has a good sense of presence in the room. Mosaic tiles are very popular for flooring as well as accents on tabletops and other furniture.

Colors
When it comes to color, Wine Country Style literally attempts to mimic the landscape of the regions. Earthy tones such as yellow, orange and red highlight the golden hillsides and beautiful sunsets. Blues, lavenders and greens mimic the fields and countryside in springtime. Focusing on the blues and whites imitates the seaside and white sandy beaches.

Here are a few photos of Wine Country Style (A.K.A. Tuscan)

Source Photos:

1, 3, 6 & 7 Southern Living Magazine; Photo 2 Fine Interiors Magazine; Photo 4 & 5 HGTV

And here is a photo each of  Traditional & Classical style.

Sourse of both photos Southern Living Magazine