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Top 5 Websites for Remodeling Information, Inspiration & Ideas

Thinking about your next home remodeling project? These are the five websites we recommend most for information, inspiration, and ideas. Our full list is online at our “Remodeling Talk Blog.” Bookmark that page as your starting point and check out our recommendations. Then join the discussion (with your neighbors in the user comments section) and tell us about your favorites, including any we may not know about.

1. Houzz.com

Need visual inspiration? The Wall Street Journal calls this site a “digital look book for interior-decorating ideas”. Start by selecting a category like kitchens, then a style like Mediterranean. You can even use Dallas as a selection filter. Then scroll through the photos and add them to your personal “Ideabook.” Have some fun filling your Ideabook with both style and product inspiration, and then share it with us in our design studio. It’s a great way to participate in the artistry of remodeling and make your home uniquely yours. You’ll also find plenty of great articles and interactive discussions on this site.

2. Letsrenovate.com

There are plenty of great tools on this site including forms, estimators, step-by-step guides, and tips on what to consider in different phases of remodeling. We especially love the project estimator. Just click on “Steps” and “Run Project Estimator.” The site will walk you through your options for any type of project you choose and give you a fair ballpark estimate for what that project should cost.

3. HGTVremodels.com

You’ve seen HGTV, but their website is just as good. The remodels section has tons of inspirational photos for your next project, as well as tips, guides, and references. Scroll down on the home page for some strategies on remodeling kitchens and bathrooms. What we love about this site is the intuitive interface. Everything is organized by sections of the home, and then by subsections. You’ll find navigation easy, and the polished, colorful look of the site is, well…a lot like HGTV!

4. Remodeling.hw.net

This site is for industry insiders, but we think it gives consumers an invaluable perspective on the issues and topics that are trending among industry professionals. There’s also some great information we recommend reading on tax credits and green building. While you’re there, check out the blogs for some useful perspectives from builders, and see the section on new products that can be used in your home.

5. Remodelista.com lakewood

This clever international blog site features lots of quality writing on content areas you can sort by topic, products, and rooms in the home. Entertain yourself and expand your creative horizons by learning about architecture, DIY, and sustainable design. Enjoy the crisp photography and interact with readers all over the world in the discussion threads.

May 9

The Emerald Isle Neighborhood Association delivers the petition to city council. The Dallas Arboretum announces it has asked the city not to mow at Winfrey Point: “Over the past couple of weeks, the Arboretum has heard the opinions of its friends and neighbors and recognizes any plans to temporarily park at Winfrey Point have resulted in serious misunderstandings that need to be addressed. We are committed to being a good neighbor and steward to the citizens of East Dallas, the metroplex and all of North Texas.”

“Would it be accurate to say the Arboretum has been ‘Komened’?” —LEE

GIBSON

“This is a start on damage control, assuming the damage can be controlled.” —GAY

HOPKINS

“We need more transparency in government. If both the city and the arboretum had been more forthcoming on their plans, there would still have been opposition, but it would not have caused the uproar that it did.” —BW

“Hopefully the bad press from this will make it so no permanent structures are erected over the prairie. But then again when has the city ever really cared what the citizens of Dallas actually want over what the ruling class wants? … This is what the elite thinks they can get away with, plebeians be damned.This is our East Dallas and our lake. We have to fight for it.”

—MICHAEL MOSTELLER

READ MORE, share your opinion and stay updated on this issue at lakewood.advocatemag.com/ winfreypoint.