What style is your house?
Eight quick questions about your home's roof, facade, and materials will identify your architectural style — and tell you exactly how to decorate it for Christmas.
Ready to identify your house style?
Eight questions about your home's exterior. About 90 seconds. You'll get a clear identification plus a Christmas decorating guide tailored to your style.
- Ranch
- Two-Story Colonial
- Cape Cod
- Craftsman Bungalow
- Victorian
- Tudor Revival
- Mid-Century Modern
- Modern Farmhouse
Why does house style matter for Christmas decor?
Most Christmas decorating advice is generic — "hang a wreath, string some lights" — but the same decorations look great on one house and forgettable on another based on the architecture. A wreath that flatters a Cape Cod gets lost on a Craftsman. Lights that pop on a colonial look chaotic on a ranch. Inflatables that work in a modern suburb violate a Victorian.
Your home's architectural style was designed in a specific visual context. Christmas decor that respects that context — scale, symmetry, palette, ornament level — looks intentional. Decor that fights it never quite works.
This quiz identifies your style in eight quick questions. Each result links to a decorating guide built specifically for that architecture, with ideas, common mistakes, and a sensible starting setup.