Are you living in the suburbs but miss the city life? Smooth, popular furniture, bright colours married with neutrals, geometrical designs, and polished finishes can bring a touch of the town to your home. Inject a sense of old Big Apple for a classic touch, or incorporate penthouse apartment design into a suburban home to bring yourself closer to the city.

If you got raised in the country, perhaps you'd enjoy adding rustic features to your city home. A method to do that's to add detail through select finishes like bead board, textured pieces, or pastoral accessories. Soft whites, browns, reds, pale green, yellows, and florals can bring a French country vibe to your city dwelling.

Perhaps you would like to add a touch of little classic style to your home. Redress your fireplace with a turn of the century stone mantel, add an antique candelabrum to the room, scatter rugs with rich accents and add timeless accessory pieces to your tables, walls, and shelves"the opportunities are unlimited.

Take the green grass, blue sky, and a peacock-inspired motif with polished, cylindrical and wavy accents in our feature photograph. Are you able to see the repetition of design played out on the rug, pillows, and accent fixtures? Note the peacock sitting on the chest and how the "eye" of his feather is in the composition of the rug's pattern.

Decorators can build upon a favorite element or exciting feature in your living space. Do you have a specific piece that provokes you? How would you define your style? Seaside living, Western european proficiency, country charm, eclectic, Cape Cod, antique? What draws you in? If you aren't sure what your style is, our expert internal design staff is equipped with the most relevant questions to bring out your character and style in your house.