Top 25 Interior Design Resources
The good news for anyone interested in interior design is that there is a wealth of inspirational ideas available online and in magazines. The bad news is that there is so much good stuff out there that it can be hard sometimes to find what you are looking for. To make your life easier, and to point you towards some great websites and magazines you may not have come across before, here are 25 of the very best interior design resources.
In no particular order:
Interior Design Magazine
Aimed at the interior design professional, this monthly magazine focuses on new products, industry news and more.
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Heart Home Online Magazine
A quarterly online publication that celebrates the most unique and the very best in interior design and lifestyle.
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SF Girl by Bay
Edited by Victoria Smith, a San Francisco-based blogger and stylist, this blog features new products and shopping tips, as well as articles on lifestyle and entertainment.
Freshome
Believing a calm and beautiful home is a requisite for happiness, this blog aims to inspire and excite by uncovering the latest and best in contemporary design and architecture.
Bright Bazaar
The much-loved blog of one Mr Bazaar, aka Will Taylor, a self-confessed colour addict with a keen eye for all that glitters, shimmers and shines. Visit Website
Home Designing
Design ideas for the home and interiors with an emphasis on modernist chic and contemporary cool. Visit Website
A simply massive resource. Every image on Pinterest is one that has caught someone’s eye enough that they should want to share it. Be warned: pinning can get addictive. Visit Website
Houzz
Over two million photos of amazing and inspiring interior designs is enough to be getting on with, surely. Visit Website
Grand Designs Magazine
This is the official magazine of the Channel 4 TV series presented by Kevin McCloud – full of great ideas and informative articles. Visit Website
House to Home
The online portal for many of the UK’s leading design monthlies, including Ideal Home, Living etc and Style at Home – a massive resource. Visit Website
C4 Scrapbook
Collating info and useful guides from all of Channel 4’s lifestyle-based TV shows, this website is a great resource for Homes, Style, Money, Travel and more. Visit Website
Home
‘Imagined by UKTV’, this website has plenty of design ideas as well as sections on gardens, DIY and crafts.
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Room Envy
Created by the team behind the 25 Beautiful Homes magazine, this blog features beautiful images ‘must-have’ colour schemes and interior design ideas. Visit Website
Design Seeds
Exploring the world of interior design via the field of colour selection, Jessica’s blog is a great resource for all things related to tones, shades and hues. Visit Website
Home Shopping Spy
Some great shopping finds as well as advice on designer secrets and seasonal buys, led by the style editor of Ideal Home magazine. Visit Website
Desire to Inspire
Written by two committed design junkies. Despite having never met, Canadian Kim and Australian Jo have an affinity for great design and new ideas that fill their collective blog. Visit Website
Design Hunter
This award-winning UK blog focuses on enduring designs and bold new ideas, as well as interesting people and emerging trends. Visit Website
Decor8
Managed by best-selling interiors writer, Holly Becker, and with an enormous social media presence, this blog is dedicated to sharing honest opinions and uncovering great new decorating ideas. Visit Website
The Guardian Life & Style: Interiors
The interiors section of the Guardian’s Lifestyle pages is fully represented online and is regularly updated with the latest news and views, as well as some great galleries, from the world of interior design. Visit Website
Design Milk
Dedicated to new design ideas, emphasising innovation and celebrating inventiveness: Design Milk is a daily dose of all that is stylish and modern. Visit Website
Lonny
This online home decor magazine is published monthly and takes its inspiration from the twin capitals of modern style: London and New York. Visit Website
Life.Style.Etc
From the team at top magazine Living etc. this blog contains great finds that to make design minds ‘flutter’. Visit Website
Design Sponge
With up to eight updates a day, this US-based design blog attracts a huge number of visitors from all over the world, making it an influential voice in the realm of interior design blogs. Visit Website
Apartment Therapy
‘Saving the world, one room at a time’, this enormous website aims to connect people to the information and resources they need to make their home more beautiful. Visit Website
