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25 July 2012

Interior Design Inspiration: Bloggers Reveal Their Favourite Websites

This week Lapicida have partnered up with three top interior design bloggers to find out where the inspired go for inspiration, so you can sit back and give your imagination a creative refresh.


Tina Ramchandani is the author of Life in Sketch. She’s a full-time interior designer based in New York, specialising in high-end residential design. These are Tina’s three favourite sources of inspiration:

1stDibs.com
‘If you aren't a member of 1st Dibs I highly recommend becoming one, and fast! It's a great website that many designers use to find products for clients. It carries everything from furniture to artwork, all of the vendors on the site are high-end and quality is guaranteed. In addition to the fabulous shopping resources, you can find Introspective Magazine, which highlights different designers and destinations each week. That alone is a great source of inspiration for me.’

Architectural Digest
‘I love sitting down with the newest magazines and looking at their featured homes. Magazines like Architectural Digest tend to feature homes with the most current trends. It's easy to spot what's in now and what's to come when you compare a few magazines at once.’

Pinterest
‘Everyone’s talking about this one, but it's a site I use daily. It's really quite addictive. Once you install the Pin It bookmarklet you can start pinning your favorite items. You can follow your favorite designers and see what they are pinning, and what's on their mind now. It's a fabulous resource.’


Micle Mihai
runs Freshome, an interior design and architecture blog that has been sharing great ideas and beautiful images since it was founded in 2007. Here are Micle’s top three design and architecture sites:

Design Milk
‘This is an online blog magazine run by Jaime Derringer. On Design Milk you can find lots of interesting ideas for your home, especially great pieces of furniture and interesting home accessories.’

Dezeen
‘If you love architecture then you'll love the stuff that the guys from Dezeen present, it's a must! They also feature a great range of quirky smaller accessories, even down to the level of crockery and mugs.’

Trendir
‘Trendir is a great source for everybody who is looking for home decor ideas and cool products. It’s also a great blog for discovering new trends.’


Sarah Sarna is a boutique interior designer. Her website, www.sarahsarna.com, brings a taste of the exotic to residential interiors, drawing inspiration from French, Caribbean and Indian motifs. Where does she turn for her ideas?

Pinterest
‘Pinterest, of course! I can't live without the search function: instant inspiration at my fingertips that I can categorize, file, and link to on my blog.’

 Interior Connector
‘This is my favorite source for custom-made furnishings. Each and every item on the site has so much style, all masterfully curated by industry insider, Beth Neuhaus.’

1stDibs Photo Archive
‘We all know and love 1stDibs, but their photo archive is something of a hidden gem. Beautiful interiors shot by the world's best photographers, all searchable by room and style.’


We hope that these design blogs and websites will give some serious food for thought to anyone wanting to redesign their home. There are hundreds of fantastic interior design websites out there, so we hope these top selections will help get the creative juices flowing!

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