10 sites for those who are thinking about repairing
alexander savina
Everyone who started up home repairs, knows how difficult this task is - from searching for an idea to its implementation. Fortunately, now it is easy to find any information about design and decor - from the endless expanses of Pinterest and Instagram to special resources. For those who are not well-known for Apartment Therapy, Design Milk and Inmyroom, we have compiled a few more sites and blogs about repair and design.
Decor8
Decor8 - Holly Becker, an American design blog. Here you can find tips on decor, stories about interesting interiors and designers, mindboards for inspiration, DIY tips, as well as a whole section about the role of color in the interior. A blog suggests a more personal format, so Holly not only describes the trends, but also shares her thoughts about them.
Lonny
Lonny is an online magazine about interior design and decor. There are stories about impressive houses and apartments, tips on decorating and how to decorate a house with your own hands, as well as how to live in a renovated house - for example, "How to buy food as an adult." For those who are not inclined to read and are used to Pinterest, Lonny has a gallery with different interiors.
Enjoy home
Enjoy Home - Russian design studio. The site has not only information about its projects, but also a rather useful blog, where in addition to the standard sections for such blogs there is, for example, a section on movie interiors and useful books for those interested in design. There are practical tips - for example, how to work with bright orange and dark blue colors in the interior. And you can draw inspiration not only in American homes, but also, for example, in an apartment in Chertanovo.
Remodelista
The site dedicated to interior design, which employs an impressive team of editors and authors. Here there are practical guides for those who are starting repairs (unfortunately, so far only about kitchens and bathrooms), and a rubric with the telling name "Steal this look". The editors also recommend repair and design specialists - albeit mainly in Europe and the USA.
Design * Sponge
American blog Grace Bonnie Design * Sponge is more than ten years old - now several editors are working on it. It is dedicated not only to the interior, but also to travel, business and recipes - everything that fits into the concept of "lifestyle". The section on interior design deserves special attention: there is a gallery of interiors, where you can get inspiration, as well as the "DIY" heading with stories about interior alteration. Special attention is paid to the editorial design of premises for people with disabilities.
Apartment 34
Erin Himstra started a blog ten years ago to tell how repairs are going on in her house - that same apartment 34. Since then, Erin managed to move to San Francisco, and her blog has become an independent lifestyle style publication. Erin's blog should be reviewed for inspiration (for convenience, the "Decor" section is divided into headings: bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and so on), as well as ideas for decoration and life hacking - for example, what can replace the usual bedside table and how to use tile in the interior.
Coco kelley
Founder of Coco Kelley, Kassandra Lavalle, also owns the Emerald studio, which is engaged in interior design and event design. The blog should seek advice on how to refresh and improve the existing interior, rather than starting from scratch - for example, how to combine posters with wallpaper with a pattern or use stripes in the interior. Principles of design Lavalle explains with specific examples - so if you want to easily order the "same" lamp or pillow.
House beautiful
Famous repair and interior design magazine - here you can find something that most design blogs lack: for example, recommendations from professionals for the repair of various premises and simple practical advice (how to cope with scratches on a wooden floor, how to fix a leaking faucet, etc.) . Plus a lot of photos of interiors and ideas for inspiration, as well as tips on gardening - the study of materials can take more than one hour.
Ivybush
Ivybush is primarily a catalog of furniture and accessories from various online stores, collected in one section, but not only: there is also a guide on different styles in the interior, and examples of interiors. Perhaps the most useful section is tips on repairs and planning: for example, what you should think about when planning repairs in a Khrushchev (or any small apartment), and what should be considered when combining the kitchen and living room in the same room.
Ikea hackers
We all strive to ensure that the interior of our apartment or house is unique, but in practice it often goes differently - remember how many houses you saw the Billy shelving unit or the Bedinge sofa. IKEA Hackers - a site dedicated to how you can improve furniture from IKEA or use it in new ways: for example, how to modify a display cabinet or make a chandelier from a set of glasses. We are not sure that it is worth experimenting with all purchases from IKEA, but it’s quite possible to adopt a few ideas.
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