Ten Improvement Blogs You Must Subscribe To

Starting a home improvement project can be a daunting process, finding inspiration, researching processes, looking for suppliers all takes time. If you aren’t a wiz on the internet then maybe you’ll never get started! So if you’re looking for tips, ideas or inspiration, here are a few great home improvement blogs that you should add to your favourite RSS reader.

Remodelaholic
http://www.remodelaholic.com/

This blog is run by a young couple that love DIY.  The blog covers everything from quick-and-easy room renovations to more complex projects that involve creating things from scratch.

Young House Love
http://www.younghouselove.com/

Follow a young couple, Sherry and John, as they do up their old home and document their experiences along the way.  Sherry and John were DIY novices when they started the blog in 2007.  They’re still updating the blog today, and it’s inspirational to see how far they have come.

Funky Junk Interiors
http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

If you’re intrigued by the concept of up-cycling then you will love this blog.  Funky Junk Interiors is a true visual feast and is regularly updated with inspirational photographs of junk and cast-away items that have been up-cycled into useful, vintage-cool decorations and storage items.

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The Handyguys Podcast
http://www.handyguyspodcast.com/

Would you like to learn how to re-wire a network cable, choose a good snow blower, or repair your water heater? You’ll learn all this and more thanks to the video tutorials on the Handy Guys Podcast.

House Tweaking
http://www.housetweaking.com/

Dana and her “Handy Hubby” gave up their high-paid day jobs and left their city home in favour of a run-down 1950s ranch. The House Tweaking blog follows the young couple as they work on their quest to turn the ranch into the home of their dreams.

The Nester
http://www.thenester.com/

Where most DIY and interior design blogs focus on aspirational posts, The Nester takes a different approach.  The tag line says it all “It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Beatiful”.  The nester is full of practical, creative decorating ideas that will actually survive an encounter with you, your kids and your boisterous dog.  From game-day food and snack ideas to thrifty festive decorations, there’s plenty of real life based inspiration on this blog.

Inhabitat
http://inhabitat.com/

Inhabitat is a blog about green living and design, covering everything from ways to cut your energy usage to sustainable furniture and green technology.

Tree Hugger
http://www.treehugger.com/

Tree Hugger is another green blog.  This one focuses more on the high-tech side of green living, but the Design and Living sections are well worth a look. If minimalist living, green beauty, and high-tech gadgets are your thing, this blog is well worth a look.

Door 16
http://www.doorsixteen.com/

Follow Anna as she renovates her Victorian house.  In between tiling her kitchen and trying to decide how she wants her living room to look, Anna posts about fashion, food, and the amazing interior designs that she’s stumbled upon while looking for inspiration for her on-going projects.

It’s Great to Be Home
http://itsgreattobehome.net/

If you think that trying to decorate one home is difficult, imagine what it’s like for professional home flippers!  It’s Great to Be Home tells the story of Liz, a “serial home improver”.  Liz posts photographs, diagrams and diaries explaining the work she is doing on each property.  It’s amazing to watch the projects evolve. She is currently working on her 6th home flipping project.