Website Houzz, Home Design
When we were gathering ideas for the house we built two years ago, we had folder upon folder of tear sheeets collected from numerous magazines. Unfortunately, a number of those magazines have disappeared, unappreciated by their publishers after years in mailboxes and on newstands. Two of those prized resources were House & Garden and Metropolitan Home. Some were recent newcomers in the magazine field, such as Domino, and a number of them are still sorely missed. Here's a website that might make that search for the perfect room easier. From their website:
Houzz is a place where you can find inspiration, information and moral support from other home design fanatics. Browse photos, get ideas from hundreds of designers from around the world, and save it all in your virtual idea book. It's the online version of cutting pages out of magazines and stuffing them in a folder, which makes it much easier to search, save, and share. You can then find everything from local designers to architects and contractors who can help you make it a reality. Best of all, they'll know exactly what you're trying to do with just one click through your ideabook.So, if you're a fellow home design fanatic, take a look round (it's free), see what you can find and create an ideabook, if you don't have a project right now, we know you're dreaming one up.
And if you're a professional designer, then upload some examples of your work and where people can find you (it's free for you too). And rest assured, on houzz you'll be in good company with other high-end architects, designers and home improvement professionals.
Editor's Note: I immediately posted a picture of a custom pantry that would be a great idea for a rental studio apartment we might have to create within our house to help pay for our mortgage!