Top 10 best online sources of renovation inspiration
Want to renovate but not sure what look you want? Here are ten of our favourite sources of renovation inspiration and ideas from New Zealand and around the world.
10. Houzz (USA)
www.houzz.com
PROS:
Design inspiration
High quality photos
Home improvement tips
CONS:
American tastes are not necessarily the same as New Zealand tastes
9. HGTV Remodel (USA)
www.hgtv.com/remodel
PROS:
Specialises in renovation
Design trends and examples
Tutorials
CONS:
American tastes are not necessarily the same as New Zealand tastes
8. Remodelista (USA)
www.remodelista.com
PROS:
Clean, elegant presentation
Specialises in renovation
CONS:
Many of the products can’t be sourced in New Zealand
7. Design Milk Interiors(USA)
www.designmilk.com
PROS:
Clean, elegant presentation
Brilliant design examples
CONS:
Can be a bit artsy
Covers architecture and a wide range of other topics as well as renovation
6. Dezeen (USA)
www.dezeen.com
PROS:
Very cool design magazine
Leading edge design examples
CONS:
As for Designmilk
May be too ‘bleeding edge’ for many tastes
5. Zillow Digs (worldwide)
www.zillow.com/digs/
PROS:
Loads of ideas
Provides style, cost and colour tags to make choosing simpler
CONS:
Designed for and by the real estate industry
4. Trends Renovation (NZ)
trendsideas.com/search/Renovation
Has been New Zealand’s leading source of home inspiration forever
CONS:
Busy and difficult to navigate
3. Homestyle (NZ)
www.homestyle.co.nz
PROS:
New Zealand styles and inspirations
High quality photos
Direct links to galleries and articles
CONS:
Busy, confusing layout
Can be hard to navigate
2. NZ House and Garden (NZ)
nzhouseandgarden.co.nz/category/rooms
PROS:
The classic NZ resource for everything home and garden, with recipes and travel thrown in for good measure
Beautiful layout and galleries
CONS:
Used to be a bit conservative in its approach but seems to be coming up to speed now
And the top site for renovations ideas - coming in at number 1 is......
1. Pzazz Building (NZ)
pzazz.co.nz
PROS:
A great NZ resource portraying completed projects as well as designs to spark your imagination
Beautiful layout and galleries
CONS:
Website still in development, soon to be completed
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