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#1 pupa

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 07:06 PM

Do you have a magazine or website that gives you ideas of what to recreate- e.g. House beautiful magazine

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 07:51 PM

Some of the gardening magazines give me ideas. Sometimes the houses in the "background" give me ideas. A lot of times they don't show much of the buildings though. Just driving around sometimes helps also. No special magazine that I can think of though' Sometimes something just pops out when I am leafing throu.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 07:58 PM

Most of my inspiration comes out of my head, from personal experience or imagination (never saw houseboat with ballroom in real life ... lol). I Google for details sometimes.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 08:13 PM

I like to browse through www.houzz.com once in awhile. You can search on that website for a particular thing you want, i.e. chimneys. If you wanted to get some ideas on "chimneys" - different styles, how they fit into the wall, mantels - whatever. You can also file the ones you'd like to come back to.

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 09:45 PM

I get inspired/ started with magazines like Architectural Digest and American Bungalow, or books like Terence Conran's The House Book.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 09:47 PM

Lately I've been looking over the Arthur Rutenberg Homes site, but I also buy the occasional house plans type magazines or online searches.

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 03:31 AM

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Posted 18 June 2012 - 07:39 PM

I use the Flipboard app (free!) on my iPad and you can add all kinds of reading material (also free), including decorating magazines. Some of the scenes are very drool-worthy.
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 06:43 AM

Installed flipboard, any magazines that you recommend?

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Posted 19 June 2012 - 08:12 AM

Installed flipboard, any magazines that you recommend?

I think that's the idea of this thread...
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 08:14 AM

I think that's the idea of this thread...

I think she's asking if there are any recommended magazines available for the flipboard application on the iPad, Holly.
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 09:30 AM

Oops, being technologically retarded, I apologize :blush:
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 02:52 PM

My favorite is Veranda for modern ideas. Most of my other ideas start in my warped little mind....
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Posted 20 June 2012 - 03:51 PM

Installed flipboard, any magazines that you recommend?


I have installed House Beautiful, Wallpaper*, Craft, and Etsy, all of which have been inspirational. I have also installed Weddings (because I am planning mine), and sometimes there are some inspirational photographs.

When you open Flipboard, under Content, if you click on "Living," there's a lot of cool stuff, including "Home," "Lifestyle", "Apartment Therapy", and "Freshome" among others. I am going to download them and check them out, too.
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 10:34 AM

I'm a visual/hands-on person, so I go look at stuff in real life. I want to touch the brick, stone, etc., and take pix I need.
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Posted 22 June 2012 - 07:24 PM

Here are links to some of my favorites.

http://www.archivaldesigns.com/
http://www.homeluxur...Home_Plans5.jpg
http://www.dreamhome...m/interiors.htm

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