Emily Henderson Style Quiz - Emily Henderson

You tend to like furniture with decorative curves, rather than streamlined straighter styles:

You love to fill your bookshelf with lots of objects, books, and accessories:

The first thing you do when you get home from work is:

Pour yourself a warm cup of tea and curl up under your hand-knit white throw by the fireplace while you catch up on your favorite street-style bloggers.
Hang your Helmut Lang coat neatly in the coat closet, place your keys and sunglasses inside your entry console, and turn up the eclectic jazz music on your Bang Olufsen sound system.
Home? You're more likely to peruse the newest art gallery opening before meeting up with friends for a late-night cocktail.
Take your shoes off, light a few candles, and wind down by meditating.
Put on your house slippers, pour yourself a whiskey on the rocks, and catch up on the latest in the New York Times.
Hang your vintage bike on your wall hook and continue accessorizing your reclaimed wood bookshelf with your latest flea market finds.

This object caught your eye at the flea market.

A party at your place might look like this:

Lots of friends and family over to pour back a few glasses of vodka and enjoy an array of desserts before moving on to the newest disco-tech.
A few guests to enjoy a sampling of skillfully cooked concoctions by your friend who just opened up a nouveau cuisine restaurant.
Some friends enjoying light appetizers while taking in a new art piece that you’ve been working on.
Only the finest fresh sushi skillfully arranged on bamboo platters complete with jasmine green tea shots.
A cocktail party with fine liquor, cigars, and plenty of dapper men and women.
Opening your loft doors to anyone as long as they bring beer to the party while your DJ friend spins.

Your favorite seat in the house would have to be:

Your wishbone chair that you inherited from your grandmother. Ever since you tossed a fur throw on it, it has become your happy place.
Sitting in your sun-soaked dining nook—the morning light still hits it just right through the large floor-to-ceiling glass windows and it warms the space perfectly.
Your black Le Corbusier leather chair. You’ve had it forever and you could never get sick of its sleek lines.
Your teak lounger outside in your courtyard—the perfect place to watch the koi as they swim around in the pond.
Your Charles Eames lounge chair and ottoman after a long day of work at the office. It’s the perfect place to kick off your shoes and enjoy a good book.
Your vintage architect’s bar stool. Whenever you sit there you can’t help but think about all the different people who have loved it throughout the years.

You love shopping here for your home:

Which two colors would you want to live with for the rest of your life?

The item most likely to sit pretty on your bookshelf is:

You’d rather live in this city:

Your favorite thing to do before you go to bed is to:

Dressing up for you looks a little like:

A simple A-line dress—with pockets for function, obviously.
Something structured, classic, and memorable.
A piece that doesn’t call too much attention to itself: fitted, simple, and modest.
Anything linen—comfortable, organic, soft, and flowy.
Something iconic and sexy, and maybe adorned with a vintage brooch that says come on over and chat.
You’re not one for dressing up, but you always look cool: skinny jeans, a gray T-shirt, and a vintage cognac moto jacket.

Your ideal ride is a:

You can’t get enough of this textile:

Your Saturday morning routine looks a little like this:

You would die to live on this movie set:

At the flea market, you’re probably eyeing this type of object:

The plant most likely to grow in your living room is:

You’re likely to re-cover your favorite armchair in this fabric:

You could live by this quote:

“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort,” said Jane Austen.
As Allen Ginsberg once advised: “Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”
“I want to rock and roll all night, and party every day,” as Gene Simmons would have us do.
Marilyn Monroe put it best: “Fear is stupid. So are regrets.”
Like David Bowie, you believe, “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.”
“One is born with good taste. It’s very hard to acquire. You can acquire the patina of taste,” as noted by the one and only Diana Vreeland.

You’re ready to start a new collection. You start stocking up on:

A collection of oil paintings—all landscapes of quiet countrysides.
Antique Turkish and Moroccan textiles that remind you of your trip abroad.
Vintage wicker and rattan baskets and accessories—you love the natural color and textures they bring to your room.
Luxe Lucite accessories or vintage fur—you find them irresistible.
Fun brass objects that bring a little bling home.
Antique plates and teapots—you’re always on the search for more of your grandmother’s wedding pattern.

Long day at work. You order this at the bar:

Nothing fancy—Jack on the rocks should do it.
A Mai Tai, or whatever comes with an umbrella so you can pretend you’re far, far away.
Make it a Harvey Wallbanger (you’re always a sucker for a throwback drink).
Martini, of course. You know exactly how to order it: extra dry and a little dirty.
Oh, why not? Sex on the beach would be fun to try.
Always a glass of their best merlot.

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