Design Analysis + Enter to Win!

A few weeks ago, I sent my friend, Melissa, a photo of my antler lamp because she wants one for her home. It’s no longer available from where I got it and she wants hers tweaked a bit anyway so she’s trying to find someone who can do a custom job. She emailed be back asking if she could analyze my nightstand. I said sure and forgot about it. She’s currently attending some interior design school in L.A. to add to her other three college degrees so I figured was for an assignment of some sort. Upon arriving home from my trip, I checked my email and received the description of what my nightstand says about me. It’s kind of cool to see, from a design stand point, what my choices say about their owner:

Night stand: Your table is made of dark wood, which shows that you might lean towards modern pieces. It appears sturdy, signifying that you like stability in your life. The large open shelf and open bottom shows that you desire a good amount of physical space in a room and don’t like to feel closed in.

Lamp: You need a convenient light source, which shows you are practical, and you picked an off-beat piece, showing your fun side. You might occasionally take unexpected risks.

Sleep mask: You might have a good amount of natural light in the morning. This could wake you before your desired wake-up time or you might not have a traditional schedule and sleep later then most.

Jar: You might apply lotion or cream before bedtime as a ritual. You could also be slow to put things away.

Alarm clock: The modern shape and color show that you are not traditional. It looks like the battery is out, which tells me that the ticking might have been loud and woke you.

Driftwood: Natural wood elements tell me that you like the outdoors-especially the beach. If you found this item on a trip it also shows that you might be somewhat sentimental.

Dish with necklace and basket: You have a quick spot to put your accessories at the end of the day. It’s possible that you dislike clutter.

Melissa was indeed correct about almost everything.  The “dish” is a little round plaque that a friend bought for me when he went to Jerusalem, I just haven’t found a spot to hang it yet. The “necklace” is actually a rosary. Even though I’m not particularly religious, I like to have it around. The “basket” is where I keep all of my aromatherapy stuff. Also, hidden in the back are my MP3 player and speakers.

Want your nightstand analyzed, too? Melissa has offered, just for my readers, to analyze ONE of your nightstands. Enter to win by sending an email with ”hello beautiful drawing” in the subject line to ciao_bellezza at comcast dot net. Include a photo of your nightstand in jpg format. You may also send a link to a flickr or photobucket photo instead of an attachment. Please also include name, state, and age. Winner will be picked at random on April 1, 2009. You will be notified by email and results posted on my blog.