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Are you looking for something different and exciting for your new room design? Confused about the many interior design styles? Will it be a rustic, earthy toned Western decor...a tropical decor with palm trees, sea breezes and coconuts...or will it be clean, minimal Japanese interior design? Country home decorating isn't the only style around, there are over 15 interior design styles and counting to choose from and many choices are available online.

Western decor is by far the most popular of the interior design styles. Decorating styles are a reflection of your personal tastes and is the secret to creating the home of your dreams.

Take one of our many online style quizzes, educate yourself through our online articles, next determine your budget. By exploring a country home decorating theme such as Western decor, we can apply principles of design learned to other styles. Don't know what a country or rustic decor entails or means? Any decorating style is a combination of color and textures, furniture, fabric, lighting and accessories. For example, for color you would start with earthy tones such as reds and oranges, southwestern patterns for fabric, lighting and artwork may have a Western decor theme with horse, cowboy or animal images. There are also many variations on a theme, so to narrow it down, amazing photo galleries are also at your fingertips, after all "pictures speak a thousand words". Quality interior design magazines can be ordered online to help you focus on which of the decorating styles will suit your personality.

So, take one of our many quizzes to determine your interior design style. And if you are truly a cowboy at heart, pick a country home decorating theme such as a Western decor and you can get started right away, without the need for a professional designer.