Your saved rooms have range. There’s a breezy living room with linen everything, a moody bedroom with vintage furniture, and a colorful kitchen that makes a surprisingly good case for pink cabinets.

You love them all. But ask you to describe your decorating style, and suddenly you’ve forgotten every adjective you know.

The good news? You don’t need to choose between “coastal grandmother” and “mid-century enthusiast” before buying a chair. Finding your decorating style starts with noticing what draws you in—and figuring out which parts you’d enjoy coming home to.

Ready to connect the dots? Here are six ways to find a decorating direction that feels like you.

🔸 Give Your Saved Rooms A Second Look

That inspiration board you’ve been adding to for years? Time to put it to work.

Choose eight to ten rooms you love enough to revisit. Be a little picky here. An image that makes you think “interesting” isn’t quite the same as one that makes you want to move in.

Then look for repeats. 🔎 Do you keep saving rooms with dark wood furniture? Oversized artwork? Soft, earthy colors? Maybe the spaces look different at first glance, but everyone has a relaxed sofa and shelves full of books.

Those recurring details tell you more than the style labels attached to the photos.

Try this: ✨ Finish the sentence “I love this room because…” for each image. Get specific. “The curved chair makes the corner feel inviting” is more useful than “It’s pretty.”

🔸 Separate The Room Crush From The Real Thing

Some rooms are wonderful to look at. Others make you want to take off your shoes and settle in.

That all-white living room might be gorgeous, but would you enjoy being surrounded by so little color? You may admire a wall of open shelving while knowing you prefer your belongings behind a closed door.

Neither answer makes your taste less stylish. It helps you understand it.  😌

Look beyond the photograph and imagine spending an ordinary evening there. Where would you sit? Would the room feel comforting, energizing, or a little too formal for your liking?

Try this: ✨ Sort your favorite images into two groups: “Love to look at” and “Would love to live here.” Build your decorating direction around the second group.

🔸 Take A Few Clues From Your Closet

Your wardrobe can offer a surprisingly useful peek at your decorating preferences.

Maybe you reach for cream sweaters, worn denim, and tan leather shoes. That combination could translate into soft neutrals, relaxed fabrics, and warm leather accents. If you love saturated colors and playful prints, a room full of beige may leave you wondering where all the fun went. 👗

Pay attention to texture, too. Do you gravitate toward crisp cotton, soft knits, velvet, or linen? Those preferences can help you choose fabrics you’ll enjoy having around you.

The connection doesn’t have to be literal. Wearing mostly black doesn’t mean you need a black sofa. You might simply appreciate contrast or a more tailored look.

Try this: ✨ Pick three favorite outfits and write down what you like about them. Look for colors, textures, and combinations you could imagine in a room.

🔸 Find Your Three Words

Before you disappear down another rabbit hole of decorating styles, try describing how you want your home to feel. Three words are enough to give you a useful starting point:

• Warm, Relaxed, Collected
• Bright, Playful, Welcoming
• Quiet, Earthy, Simple
• Moody, Layered, Intimate

Choose words that mean something to you. If “cozy” makes you picture a deep sofa, warm lamps, and a place to put your feet up, you already have a few clues about what to look for.

Keep those words handy when making decisions. A sleek glass table might catch your eye, but does it fit the warm, rustic feeling you keep coming back to? It could—the contrast might be lovely. The point is to consider how it fits before bringing it home.

Try this: ✨ Save your three words in your phone alongside a few favorite room images. Use them as a quick reference while browsing.

🔸 Let Your Favorite Pieces Have a Say

Before building a whole new look, take inventory of what you already love. 🪑

It could be an inherited dresser, a colorful print from a trip, or the armchair you’d happily take to every future home. What makes that piece a keeper? Its shape? Its finish? The story attached to it?

Your answer can help guide the room around it. A vintage dresser might suggest warm wood tones and pieces with a little character. A bold artwork could introduce the colors you’ve struggled to choose.

And yes, your favorites can come from different styles. An antique table can sit beautifully beside a contemporary sofa. Look for a connection—a repeated color, similar curves, or complementary materials—to help the mix feel considered.

Try this: ✨ Choose one piece you definitely want to keep. Find two or three inspiration images that show how something similar could work in a room you love.

🔸 Take Your Style for a Test Drive

You don’t have to commit to a whole room to find out whether you like a style direction.

Try a patterned pillow, borrow a lamp from another room, or hang a piece of art in a new spot. If you’re curious about color, test a large paint sample and look at it throughout the day. 🧪

Then give yourself a little time. Does that new pattern make you smile every time you walk past it? Does the warmer color make the room feel more inviting? Or do you keep wishing you’d chosen something quieter?

That reaction is useful information. Small experiments help you understand your preferences before you make bigger purchases.

Try this: ✨ Pick one detail you’ve repeatedly saved and find a simple way to try it at home. Live with it for a week before deciding what comes next.

A Little More You, With Every Choice

Your decorating style will become clearer as you notice what you love, try things out, and make room for the pieces that matter to you. It can change along the way, too. There’s no lifetime contract attached to that striped chair.

For now, start with a handful of favorite rooms and your three words. You don’t need a perfect label to create a home you love, just a few good clues about what feels right to you. 🧡

With Love Laura