Using Online Tools to Decorate Your Home

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    • header.jpgThere are few things that I consider myself an expert in, but finding
    great home goods online is one of them. I’ve spent the last 6 years
    building a design blog based entirely upon the idea that great design is
    right is just a mouse click away from your front door. Whether you’re
    looking to shop, decorate, or renovate, the internet has got you covered
    these days. There are sites to help you build online inspiration and
    mood boards, apps for you phone to help you match paint colors, and
    entire websites dedicated to coming up with color palettes that fit your
    mood.

    Today I’m going to break down my top 10, and hope that you’ll share some of your favorites as well- because if there’s one thing I always have more room to learn about it’s great home resources online.

    I’m going to start with web resources first, then I’ll move to your phone:

    my deco image.png1. My Deco:
    Any designer will tell you that creating a moodboard (an area where you collect images that will inspire your new room/home design) is a great way to start a home redecoration project. Some people like to do these in-person with a cork board and pins, but if you’re like me and collect images online, you’ll want to look into a site like My Deco. Though it’s still in its beta phase, My Deco lets you design a 3d room or create an online moodboard (among other features) that will help you get started with your room’s new look. If you’re feeling stuck you can also browse the site’s gallery of room designs for inspiration.

    *Better Homes and Gardens’ Arrange a Room application also lets you arrange rooms to replicate your home.

    Grace Bonney
    Grace Bonney
    Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer Grace Bonney. Launched in August of 2004, Design*Sponge features store and product reviews, sale and contest announcements, new designer profiles, trend forecasting and store/studio tours. In addition, Design*Sponge features a unique section dedicated to covering student design, national and international design shows. The site is updated constantly throughout the day (with an average of 6-10 posts a day) and attracts a core group of devoted readers. Design*Sponge currently has over 60,000 daily readers.

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    • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 jane davila

      Another cool iPhone app is PaintSwatches. It has paint swatch libraries from 6 different manufacturers and lets you create a color palette for each room or project. You choose the color swatches, drag them into the project and add notes. You can email the paint numbers to yourself directly from the app.

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406336961 Priynka

        Thank you so much for this post. I have been in the dark on how one creates a viutarl pinboard. I love Pinterest, but doesn’t look like you can create a board to post on a blog there. I will try your suggested site. Thanks!

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406334369 Fabian

      I can agree that Elegance of the Hedgehog rules, but honestly Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is so much more fun to read.Like Harry Potter vs Husserl.*Having so much fun chacting up with your blog now that I have a computer*

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