If you’re adding to your home with additions or extensions, or just need to update its interior look and feel, getting inspiration has never been easier.
There are countless websites offering inspiration, but we’ve done the hard work for you and put together this list of the 7 Best Home Design Inspiration Sites.
1) Houzz
Houzz is amazing, with over 5 million lush images that you can browse and sort by room, style, budget and more. Originally US-only, there’s now an Australian site, for local design inspiration.
2) The Design Files
Another Australian site, The Design Files is a blog-style site that profiles ‘real’ homes as opposed to the ‘fantasy’ $20-million + homes that are out of reach of most people. If your style is a little more quirky, artistic or retro, you’ll love this site.
3) Remodelista
A beautifully-designed international site, Remodelista calls itself a ‘sourcebook for considered living’. It’s full of great ideas and gorgeous photography and will keep you in the loop with international interior design trends.
4) Complete Home
An Australian site produced by Universal Magazines, publishers of Home Design, Home Renovation, Grand Designs Australia, Top Homes, Australian Period Style and many more magazines, it’s chock full of quality articles and photography with an extensive section on renovations, extensions and additions.
5) Interiors Addict
With the tag line ‘Style without the snobbery’, Interiors Addict is a site for Aussies looking for achievable home design ideas. With plenty of local photography, expert tips and links to where you can buy products locally, it’s a very handy resource.
6) Freshome
Leaning towards the upper-end of the design market, Freshome is an international design site featuring stunning interior design and photography.
7) Pinterest
The Home Décor page on Pinterest is a veritable feast of inspiration, with a constantly-changing smorgasbord of images across selectable categories.
Where do you get your inspiration?
If you have a favourite site for home design inspiration, let us know in the comments!