Emily Henderson I'm Not . . .

Because Emily Henderson is fabulous!  Have you heard of her?  She won Design Star on HGTV and now has her own show called "Secrets From a Stylist" in which she merges the styles of couples.  She is so creative in the way she identifies each individual's style by having each person pick out what objects he or she is attracted to.  She then gives each style a clever personalized name like "Mantique," for a man who likes antique.  After she identifies the man's style and the woman's style, she combines the two by incorporating elements of each to create a new combined style, like "Hollywood Country Club."  Brilliant!  It helps for her show that she is adorable and never gets ruffled, even when her couple doesn't like the style at first.

Secrets From a Stylist

But, though Emily Henderson I am not, I do love interior decorating.  I love thinking of eventually owning my own home some day with Mr. Mancakes, and I love the idea of decorating the entire home with beautiful things that I love that I have some emotional connection to.  I love perusing the pages of Elle Decor and Traditional Home.  In fact, my lovely mother recently got me a subscription to Traditional Home and I am thrilled!  All of this being said however, I still do not even know how to define my own style - how can I ever combine my style with Mr. Mancakes' style if I don't even know my own style!  I always have the problem of liking too many things . . . combining too many styles all at the same time until everything is all mashed together like a big mess.

You see, I love bright colors, a la Lilly Pulitzer (who by the way, has recently introduced a Home Collection with Garnet Hill) . . .

Then, I also like East Coast prep All-American like the new Tommy Hilfiger collection or JCrew . . .

Then there are Nautical themes . . .

And, oh, who can forget Kate Spade?  LOVE the Kate Spade . . . I call it smart chic.

And last, probably the farthest style-wise from the others, I love French and English country and romance . . .

Am I a little girl lost?  (Well, age-wise, definitely not.  But metaphorically speaking, maybe.)  How could I possibly combine so many styles and be happy with the result?  And I haven't even asked Mancakes what he thinks yet!

I decided to go for guidance to HGTV's find your style quiz.  After looking at many pictures and clicking on the pictures that appealed to me most, the quiz told me my style is "Romantic":

Your style is Romantic

Elegant yet relaxing. Luxurious fabrics, soft colors, fresh florals. Appeals to all the senses and sets a warm mood. My home has Romantic style.

What?!  That's it?  I mean, granted, I agree that I like what is listed in the description as "romantic," but how do you mesh everything that I described above into romantic?  *Sigh.*  Emily, if you are reading this, come save me!

I guess when the times comes, I will just have to learn through trial and error, with some moments of defiance from Mancakes.  He has already told me he hates French country and loves all things rustic.

And, of course, Senor Fussybutt will probably eat everything anyway . . .

Until next time . . .

XOXO,
Ladycakes