Top 10 Home Design & Shelter Blogs
Homes can be like clothes: You have to try a lot on before you find the one you want to buy. These blogs are filled with ideas on home design and decorating, and can help make your new (or new-to-you) digs a lot more livable and fun.
[photo by emily
gilbert]
Sure, you bought an Akurum wall cabinet from IKEA that thousands of others did--but they didn't cut ventilation holes in it, install a fan, and turn it into an exceptionally good-looking router-and-phone-service hub. This blog has plenty of similarly accessible plans for customizing your off-the-shelf Scandinavian furniture.
Green living through the lenses of architecture and engineering. Not so much about homes as they are but homes (and other structures) as they ought to be: lower impact, more efficient, more creative.
The choosing and decorating of rented apartments and houses, including practical considerations such as roommate issues, urban gardening, how to light the apartment you have and how to handle the drug dealer in the place next door.
Mid-century Modern renovation and interiors, nicely geared toward doing things on a budget. Finds the circa-1965 lilac bathroom tiles that you haven't found yet, then tops them off with a nice inexpensive bathroom sconce that fairly screams "Camelot."
Ideas for building exteriors and interiors, with an emphasis on modern buildings. Also covers topics such as 17 cool teen-room ideas, 15 inspiration photos of living-room storage organization, and 13 luxury-bathroom design ideas.
World architecture that's modern--but interior design that's all over the map. Ranges from creating shelves whose pillars are children's wooden blocks to installing an iPad on your kitchen cabinets.
How others are (extensively) re-doing their kitchens, with a focus on what celebrities are doing with their cooking and eating spaces. Inspiration from remodels currently under way for Lance Armstrong, Oprah Winfrey and others.
Modern architecture and interior design in the country and the city. Emphasizes lighting, furniture and superb photography.
Ecologically friendly homes and interiors. Explores European "earth houses" that are partly buried for insulation; Australian homes made from salvaged materials; and how to make the best use of those tall ceilings (hint: don't fear the ladder).
Architect Jack Barnes and wife and co-conspirator Stephanie
write an accessible blog about home design and remodeling from their
base in Portland, Oregon. Photos of Jack's works-in-progress highlight
the idea that good architecture is doable.
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