I was just browsing through some of the pictures on our newest blog, RemodelingTherapy.com, and this one made me stop and think for a minute…

Of course my first thought was just how nice, comfortable, and relaxing of a space this is. It just looks like the kind of room you want to curl-up in and just sit for awhile.

I’ll be honest and tell you that my next thought wasn’t quite as positive. I was having visions of the long-term impact of real life on floors with gaps so large. Don’t try this at home unless you have one of those vacuum cleaners that will pick up a bowling ball.

But the thing that really made me stare for awhile was the authenticity of this look. It’s not easy for most people to pull-off. I’ll give you the secret…

Mess Up On Purpose!

I’ve built rooms like this and one of the biggest challenges, yet most important requirements, is to get the carpenters to go against their training.

Take a look at the roof framing in this example, which I’m under the assumption is all for show. See how it’s not evenly spaced? That’s important to the look, and it’s hard to get a good carpenter to do that!

Another example is the beam to the top right of the picture. It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on there, but I can tell that some pretty big gaps in the woodwork are showing.

To a professional contractor or carpenter, that’s kind of a no-no! You have to force this kind of thing.

If you’re a novice DIY’er some of these goofs might happen naturally. If you’re looking for an authentic shabby-chic or rustic-not kind of look, let them be. And if you’re hiring a pro…

Tell them you won’t pay-up unless they mess-up!

See more pictures of beautiful white spaces at this post on RemodelingTherapy.com

Kim and I have recently started a new site all about remodeling and design ideas and pictures. This article was inspired by one of the images Kim found for the new blog – you can find it here: Beautiful Workspaces {Dreamy Desks}.

This photo is one of those that I could write ten posts about. Just for fun, let me point out a couple of cool ideas here before getting into the real subject matter of this post. Starting in the foreground and working back:

• Old fashioned crystal door hardware… hot!
• Using mounted accessories such as a coat hook and a thoothbrush holder on a desk… smart!
• Painting or wallpapering the inside of that desk an accent color… sexy!
• Check out that door… it’s a good old fashioned Dutch Door… proof of mad skills!

But none of that is the real thing I want to look at. Let’s take a look at the beadboard wainscot and topping molding, which could be called a picture molding, a chair rail (not so much), a cap rail, or any other make-it-up-so-you-like-the-sound name.

How High Should Beadboard Go Up A Wall?

First, there are two answers. One applys to the low version, which is much more common. That’s the one where you see wainscot go up the wall about 1/3 and be capped by a proper chair rail.

I answered that question in detail at Remodeling Guy Answers (where you’re encouraged to ask your own questions)… here is the link: http://www.remodelingguy.net/answers/?p=61

Second, is when the beadboard paneling is covering a much larger portion of the wall and only leaving a small section of smooth wall surface showing at the top. This is what’s seen in this picture. The same tool applies to both options.

The Golden Ratio

I’ll refrain from a lengthy diatribe about the Golden Ratio and all the ways it proves that life was designed by a Master Architect. If you want to believe in mindless evolution of life and the world we see, be my guest, just don’t look too hard at the science which proves otherwise.

The Golden Ratio is a naturally occuring mathematical formula that essentially dictates what looks right to most people. You can start learning about it at Wikipedia if you’re so inclined.

But if you want to know how high to run your paneling up the wall, you can use the Golden Ratio as a guide. Here are the exact numbers using the Golden Ratio Calculator:

Wall Height —- Low Wall Wainscot —- High Wall Wainscot

96″ —- 37″ —- 59″

120″ —- 46″ —- 74″

Adjust To Taste

Here’s the thing… there are no exact right answers. If you apply the Golden Ratio as a guide it can help you, but as a steadfast rule it might steer you wrong.

What if your walls are 12′ tall, should your chair rail be over 4′ high? No. It would look ridiculous. I usually won’t take a chair rail above 42″ no matter how tall the wall is.

Another example is the photo above which looks like an 8′ tall room. (I figure that based on the roof overhang visible outside) The paneling goes higher than 59″, but not by much. It looks to me that it’s about 64″ above the floor. (you can assume that the door is 80″)

Like I said, it’s a guide. I hope it’s useful for you. I’d love to hear your thoughts on how high chair rail or wainscot paneling should go. I’ve been running a survey on this monumental question for awhile now and I could use more input!

~RG

There are a few things in home design that just totally rock my world, and this is one of them. Reclaimed or salvaged wood is one of those rare items that can achieve perfection on multiple fronts at the same time.

• First and foremost, it’s flat out beautiful
• Second, it’s about as green as you can get. 100% making use of something otherwise to be wasted.
• Third, it’s wood – which means you can do just about anything imaginable with it!

I’ve scoured the web for some images, links, and ideas related to reclaimed wood and I’ve got them here for you to enjoy.

Reclaimed Wood Beams

Salvaged wood can make for some really incredible open beam ceilings. The room above, which is featured at the website of a company that sells reclaimed wood, is undeniably beautiful.

A close look reveals original notches done by barn builders long ago along with years of impossible to fake wear and tear. Question: Is it too much?

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This kitchen, from countryliving.com, shows the opposite extreme. In this case they’ve either only used one beam, or spaced them widely.

I totally love the way the same barnwood beams are used in both the structure and in the cabinets. This is great design, planning, and attention to detail. Check out how carefully the original mortises (those square holes you see) are positioned to be visible in the island legs. The old wood with a granite counter just looks so cool! (gotta love those stools too!)

Without getting too far off track, let me point out something that might help anyone doing a room addition for the kitchen. Take a close look at this picture. As you can see, this is a real kitchen. It’s not an outdoor kitchen or a porch kitchen, it’s the main kitchen.

Now look at the wall where the door to the next room is. That wall is complete with windows, an exterior door, a porch light, the whole bit. This is either a really well executed “faux outside wall” or this is a kitchen addition designed to leave original exterior wall components in-place. I think it looks cool!

Reclaimed Wood Flooring

Which do you think is better? Really rustic, like in the picture below:

or

Smooth and finished, like this…

or

A cross between the two, like this…

Personally, I love the last one!

I’m starting to realize this post could go on forever! Reclaimed wood is used beautifully in doors, siding, furniture, and more!

To see some awesome etsy finds in reclaimed wood, check out Decorating with Reclaimed Wood on EverythingEtsy.com

It’s no secret that I’m never the first kid on the block to like the newest look in shoe-laces. The same thing applies to paint colors and fancy embroidery on my butt.

But it’s okay because these trends take awhile to really catch-on. Take the practice of painting your window sashes or window trim black, for example. It’s not “new” per se, but I’m not alone in really starting to think it looks great.

Here are a few pictures that might get you revved-up for a little bit of black paint action.

Black Trim and Sunflowers – The Perfect Mix

Give me a break! This is awesome! I’d like to give that disembodied hand on that rockin’ pedestal a high five!

The trim here is a high gloss black with a very shiny, piano-like, sheen. But don’t let that scare you. If you look closely, you can see the imperfections in the wood from here, and you’re pretty far away! The point is that you might hear this from your painter (or the little voice in your head if that’s you):

If you want high-gloss paint, especially black, you’re going to need major surface prep.

Don’t believe it. At least not too much. You certainly will see more imperfections with a glossy black trim paint than you would with a flat white, but that doesn’t mean you should shy away from it. It doesn’t have to be perfect!

Before moving on from this picture, check out a couple more strokes of awesomeness in this room.

• Board and Batten Paneling – the walls in this studio are the perfect compliment to the black trim, both in color and in style. To see and learn more about board-and-batten, see this post.
• What’s with the Floors? - I can’t tell if this is a really fancy floor, such as a special concrete finish or a terrazzo, or if this is a very inexpensive floor done with painted plywood. I guess that’s the point! In any case, it looks great! Don’t you think?

Why Yellow Roses? Nothing to Be Sorry for Here!

I’m sure that black windows look good without yellow flowers in the room, but the last two pictures show that they certainly don’t hurt!

This room looks great and, like the room above, it’s very much helped-out by having awesome windows to begin with. I love the light pattern on these windows (known as a “3-over-3″ pattern)

Interestingly, this room also has a smooth white floor. This one is definitely painted.

What if You’re Normal?

It’s okay. Most of us don’t have dedicated studios with solid blocks of wood the size of a djembe, or a city apartment with walls of glass and the freedom to have white shiny floors. We are gloriously normal(ish) and have to keep our decor in the realm of semi-reality.

No worries, black is still in for you!

This kitchen combines black painted window sashes (on normal size windows) with white trim and white marble wall tile (in a running-bond pattern). A little bit of hot pizzazz is thrown in with the glossy black shelves. Love those.

The mix of colors in the mixer, brightly colored bowls, and the cool green glass bottles really makes this a great space.

Check out another “normal space” below:

Hey, if this isn’t “normal” to you, why not? Let’s get it done! The difficulty doesn’t match the awesomeness! You can do this.

A few key points of this space:

• The windows are actually a dark wood, which really look great against the white ceramic tile (not marble in this case).
• The island has a beautiful carrerra marble top. No plumbing in the island makes this much easier to add if you don’t have one already. (I’ve always wanted my own island)
• The lighting in this kitchen RAWKS! I just love the black fixtures against the wall that is completely covered in tile. Can I get an amen?
• Don’t try that crown molding your first time out if you’re DIY. That’s serious stuff at least 7″ wide.
• These windows are trimmed with an apron and a wood sill, which really adds to the look.

A Forum Thread with more info:

If you want to read more about black windows and doors, check out this forum post at iVillage GardenWeb.

While I don’t think I’ll ever give-in to the Ed Hardy-esque look in back-pocket embroidery, I think I’m sold on black windows, doors, and trim.

How about you?

Hunting for some early morning inspiration to go with my steaming coffee and my Red Hot Chili Peppers background track, I went on the prowl for some cool barnboard walls pictures.

I was nonplussed, until I saw this:

While most of the pictures I found were wall-to-wall barnboard, which was just way too much of a good thing, this headboard idea pretty much nailed it! So to speak.

I love the contrast of a decent amount of rustic wood used in the headboard and bed frame, which is a cool platform deal, up against the clean white walls and trim.

The more I look at it, the more I dig the way this bed is pushed-up in a little niche by itself. Seems like a really great use of space in bedroom design.

I count about 14 or 15 boards, so this isn’t something you’ll do with just a few planks of cool old wood. You’ll need a decent stash.

Distressing New Wood To Create Old Barnboard

Ok, so you can’t actually create “old barnboard” unless you build a barn and pull-up a chair.

But if you want to get the look and you can’t find any wood, there are ways to get the look. The most important factor, IMHO, is a weather-beaten look to the wood, which usually means you want to wear down some of the grain, but not all of it evenly.

Option 1: Sandblaster

You may not have a sandblaster laying around. You can probably rent one, or you can buy a cheap one at Amazon – Sandblasters on Amazon

Sandblasters are fun for all sorts of things and they’re easy to operate, so don’t dismiss this too quickly.

All you need is some medium density wood with a decently visible grain. Southern Yellow Pine is great for this, but any wood that’s not hard as oak but shows some grain.

The two colors in the wood grain are of different hardness, so when you sandblast it, one wears down faster than the other.

The bottom line is just start hitting it with the sandblaster, adjust your pressure (or how close to it you hold the gun) and you’ll have awesome barnboard in about five minutes!

Option 2: Pressure Washer

You might get a similar result with a pressure washer, but it often won’t work as well on new wood. If you have some old wood that just doesn’t have that look yet, you can try a pressure washer to see if you can get some variation in the height of the grain.

Finishing

It’s fun finishing something like this. All you really have to do is take some paint in your choice of color and wipe it on with a rag, let it sit a minute, then wipe it back off.

The varying density of the grain, which is exactly what made the sandblasting work, will cause the paint to soak-in/adhere more along some grain lines than others.

Voila – Barnboard.

A word of caution… This won’t work as well on all woods that look like the picture above. It’s really important that there be a discernable difference in hardness between the two colors of the grain. You can use a pen or nail or something to press into the grain to gauge this. If it’s all hard, the sandblaster won’t have the same effect, though it will still create a cool look.

I found this picture at the cool blog Loft & Cottage

Here’s the truth: You deserve the home of your dreams.

You do. I’m totally serious and I’m talking to you. No if’s, and’s, or but’s about it.

Write this on a little index card: “I live in the house of my dreams.” and read that out loud every day, like ten times in a row. I don’t care if anyone thinks your crazy, even you.

The important thing isn’t that you’re sane, it’s that you live in a rockin’ abode. This will get you there. You just can’t quit doing it. Eventually you’ll make it true even if it’s not even close today. I’m telling you the truth.

Soon, you will start to feel a little motivated. RUN with it. Start doing something to make it happen. Like now. Maybe a little paint?

Research shows that a paint can is the most powerful force, in terms of Wpci rating (wow! per cubic inch), in all of home improvement! It’s like dynamite! Dyn-O-Mite!

Paint Project Inspiration

Glossy Painted Wood Paneling

I picked this picture, from HouseBeautiful.com, to show off the cool use of color, but it’s also a great example of using v-joint material to cover your walls. (post on v-joint paneling here)

If you look at where the natural light is shining in on this painted wall, you’ll see that it’s a semi-gloss paint (possibly even high gloss, but I don’t think so).

The trick to making that work on the wood is one action word: sanding. (followed by tedious cleaning off of all sanding residue.)

It’s worth the effort to achieve this look, but if you don’t have the time or inclination to sand the wood smooth, use flat paint!

Contrasting Walls and Ceilings

I’m so easily distracted… I love the floors in this picture from HousetoHome.co.uk

• and the bench..
• and the steps…

But the use of stark contrasting colors is the “paint project inspiration” I’m showing here. Not everyone wants bright greens and yellows and reds which are so often shown. This photo is proof that you can get beautiful spaces with a wide range of colors.

One trick to pay particular attention to, and it makes all the difference in the whole world here, is that all the trim is painted the wall color. The baseboard and door casing just blends into the walls. Looks cool and makes for a much easier paint job!

Use Accent Colors

This picture, from a post here on RG about kitchen islands, shows a great mix of colors. The blue accent color on the cabinet shows off the woodwork and creates a great focal point at the end of the room. Imagine the same shot with that cabinet white and see what a difference the color makes!

The shot below shows how a nice simple wall color can be soothing and calm, while the use of color in the curtains and bedding makes the whole space pop! It’s often hard to remember things like window treatments, bedding, and pillows when deciding on a wall color. Sometimes those little things can give the splash of color you really need!

Boxes and Boxes of Color

Woot! Oh yeah. This is a hot idea!

Anyone can build a box! (more or less) Buy some plywood and break out those two essential tools, the power-saw and the air nailer, and go to town! (just me, but I would use thicker wood than is shown in the picture)

Painting the inside of these all different colors is brilliant! Just imagine what this can look like arranged and stacked all cool in a room, then loaded with your favorite stuff.

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Dream house, here we come!

If I can help you with any paint questions, or if you’ve got anything you’d like to share in the comments, please do. I love comments.

Ask yourself, of all the kitchens you’ve ever graced with your presence, how many stand out in your memory as flat-out amazing? One, five? None!?

The truth is that even beautiful, well-designed, and expertly crafted kitchens often aren’t outstanding enough to make them permanently memorable. Let’s put a stop to that right now!

Here’s a design tip to help you make your kitchen the one that stands out, etched in the memory of all who cross its threshold.

Add a Splash of Color!

A few examples:

Subtle Outside, Colorful Inside!

I’m a huge fan of glass doors on upper cabinets, even if it’s only on a few of them. This little trick takes that idea to a whole new level!

Add a touch of color to the interior of your upper cabinets and contrast that with a relatively subtle exterior color on the cabinets and you’ve got an inspiring design in the making!

The really exciting thought is how easy it is to change that color, especially if you only do a small section of cabinets.

It’s easy because you really can’t see minor imperfections in the paint inside a cabinet with glass doors and stuff in it. So you have this cool option of switching out your color from time-to-time.

I can see the look on my mother-in-law’s face now. “wasn’t that red last time I was here? I’m losing it…”

Create a Colorful Display

Ok, so let’s be real. There is no way this is going to work for all the cabinets in an actual kitchen in a real house with real people living in it. But that doesn’t mean the idea is bad.

Look at this picture, it’s really just a small section of cabinets, probably in a little piece of wall off to one side of the main kitchen. If you’ve got a space like this, it’s perfect for creating a display.

Think of it as living art! It’s worth doing just for the fun of shopping for the best looking water bottles and cans of beans! Is there a way to work Oreos into this?

Beadboard Blues

So let’s not mince words. Beadboard ROCKS! I’ve used beadboard in every imaginable place in a house and it always looks good. Inside of cabinets, bathroom walls, stairwells, you name it.

One of the most common and great looking places to throw in a little bit of beadboard is the front of an island or high-bar. People do it all the time.

Don’t you want to be different? Aren’t we looking for that one-in-a-million memorable kitchen?

Then add a splash of color! Paint that beadboard front a blue, or a red, or a green. Any color that works for your design. And like the inside of the cabinet above, it’s easy to change.

Redfrigerator?

No? Then, how about some blue-ish, aqua-ish awesomeness? Like this:

This kitchen has a bit more than a “splash” of color. It’s more like a gatorade bath after the superbowl win. Too much? I think it would be perfect with a more subtle wall splash tile.

I love the appliances and that’s the idea I’m sharing here. Vintage look appliances like this are available now from a wide range of manufacturers. Some companies, like Big Chill Fridge, have made a name for themselves doing nothing but colorful vintage look appliances.

Not quite as easy to change colors on this one though, so make sure you’re sold out heart and soul before taking the plunge!

Paint The Windows!

If the refrigerator gets to be colorful, then the windows should get the same opportunity. This is non-discriminatory coloration. It doesn’t have to be a crazy bright color, you can go a little more subtle, like this picture:

You know how some guys can’t stay focused when a pretty girl walks by? I have that problem, but with open beams. I forgot what we were talking about…

Oh right, the splash of color in the windows! How creative and fun is that?

You would normally think that this is only possible with wood windows and it’s true that the process is a bit easier with wood. But the truth is that you can buy paint formulated for metal or vinyl at most any home center type store today. So if you have aluminum or vinyl windows, I wouldn’t let it hold you back.

Paint Beams or Soffits

Soffits and support beams the kids who always get picked on. Many a remodeling project has been started with the simple goal of getting rid of that ugly soffit*. Maybe the soffit just needs a little encouragement. Anybody ever think of that? How about a nice new outfit to make it feel better…

I’m telling you what, that looks good. It might not be your personal style, but you have to admit its nice and it pulls off a contemporary look without being stark and unwelcoming.

Not everyone has a steel I-beam in the kitchen, but lots of people have ugly soffits or structural beams wrapped in plaster or drywall.

If that includes you and you’ve been wanting to banish the offending bit of architectural malpractice, maybe this will change your mind.

Color Inspires!

One thing all of these kitchens have in common is that they are inspiring! They serve two purposes. One is the function of a kitchen and all which that entails, the other is the function of invigoration! That’s what makes a space memorable. It makes you feel great to be in.

Give it a try!

The photos for this post can all be found on my Idea Kitchens board on Pinterest, where each can be traced back to it’s original source.

*In this context, the soffit is the solid box that’s built either to lower the upper cabinets down or to conceal ductwork, not to be confused with exterior soffit in your overhang.

I’m not sure which part of my title I should regret more… the part about getting “stoned” or the use of the word “fake”. Both are strict literary faux pas. (faux stone?)

Anyway, here is the photograph that instigated all of this nonsense:

This whole thing is really pretty close to perfect in my book. I love the natural stone wall and I really think the mix of colors in this is flawless. The earth-tone of the stone hits that sweet spot that so many designs reach for. Of course, it would, considering it is actually real stone.

But lest you think that this isn’t possible unless you live in a 500 year old castle, let me show you what can be done with fake, er I mean, “manmade” stone.

I’ve used two brands of concrete based manufactured stone over the years and I’ve been happy with both. The two major players are Eldorado Stone and Cultured Stone.

This material is by Eldorado Stone and is designed especially for covering interior walls.

As you can see, this material really looks natural. The design possibilities with something like this are unlimited.

Any house, ANY house, can include an interior wall that looks like this:

Also from Eldorado Stone, this product was designed for exterior use but is readily adapted to interior awesomeness!

Amazing, isn’t it!

Just don’t try and hang a picture on it. You think plaster walls are a pain for hanging stuff… this may not be real stone, but it is hard as a rock.

Rock On! – RG

These photos and any more awesome stone photos I run across can be found on my boards on Pinterest.

Everybody has a claim to fame. Sometimes they change, and I hope mine does, but here’s what it was back in the old days: I was the guy who could figure out how to add a second floor onto any house, even after other contractors said it couldn’t be done.

There were usually two issues. The first was support and foundation. It was too expensive to augment the existing footings to support a two-story. (I shared the secret solution to that here)

"Winders" Can Make an Impossible Staircase Possible!

The second, sometimes harder to solve, problem was the stairs. Often, the existing house just didn’t have a decent place to put the stairs. Building codes have strict standards on the width of risers and treads.

Riser: The part of a set of stairs that you see facing you when you look at the steps from the ground floor. Often painted, these are the boards that fill the space between each step. “Open Stairs” have no risers, but the code applies as-if one was there.

Tread: You guessed it, the part of the stair you tread upon. The step.

The code is kind of complicated so that it can cover all sorts of circumstances, but a classic stair configuration is a 7/11 stair. 7″ risers and 11″ treads. In my neck of the woods, the rule-of-thumb was this “two risers and one tread should add-up to between 24 and 25 inches”

This staircase has open risers. It looks great, but is too steep and too narrow for most building codes.

Width requirements are also an issue. The one that can stump even brilliant designers sometimes (or so I’ve heard) is the headroom requirement. I still remember my shock and fear after the stairs were installed on one job and, as I descended them, I looked straight ahead at a huge beam. I barely cleared it. A guy an inch taller would hit his head on the way down. (time for the beam relocation plan)

So what’s the secret? Unfortunately there isn’t really one secret. The design of the second floor structure is the key, but one of the tricks I learned to use frequently was “The Winder”.

Winder Steps Shorten Overall Staircase Length

There are often times when you want the bottom of the stairs and the top of the stairs to be in different directions. This is usually accomplished by having a lower section of stairs that climb to a landing, then having an upper section that climbs to the second floor.

These winders would meet many codes, but some (like Florida) wouldn't allow the winders steps to come to a point.

Sometimes there is a full 180 degree turn at the landing, but the most common configuration is a 90 degree turn at the landing. This requires a smaller landing and allows the stairs to live in a corner.

Winders are steps that are “in” the landing. More accurately, they are in the place where the landing would be if you had one.

The advantage is that you gain “rise” in a space that otherwise would remain at one level. This shortens the overall staircase length and can greatly increase design flexibility. Like big time.

Check Codes For Minimum Tread Depth

This is a typical winder installation in lieu of a landing.

One of the dangers in designing stairs with winders is that in some building code jurisdictions (I work in Florida and this is the case here), there is a minimum depth a winder can be. So you can’t install a pie-shaped or triangular step that runs all the way to a point in the corner, you have to design it so that the narrowest portion of the winder is at least the minimum. I think it is 5″ here, counting the nosing. (the nosing is the part of the stair tread that sticks out past the riser below, often rounded, and is included in the measurement of a tread)

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There you have it! On the off chance your weekend includes designing a staircase in a tight spot, you’re all set.

In any case, I hope you enjoyed the pictures!

- RG

The pictures for this post were found in a few places:

Raise your hand if your home remodeling plans have taken longer than you expected. Plans to build a new home? Plans to redecorate? Now take a look around the room. Almost every hand in the room is up, a few of you with both hands up, and one lady trying to hold a foot up too, she must have planned on all three. The few without hands up have trust funds. Ignore them.

It’s been a tough time for lots of people and it’s taken longer than anyone expected. I actually remember hearing a news report that said it “could be early 2009 before we see a full recovery in the US economy”. Hah! Even funnier, I didn’t buy it. That was like ten months away at the time. Surely things would be normal before that. Hah, hah.

So here’s what happens. Most people keep the excitement alive for a little while. They tough it out. They keep thinking about that remodel or new house and they keep picking colors and browsing catalogs for the perfect lamp. Right? But that only “naturally” lasts so long in most folks. It starts to fade a little over time.

We’ve all heard the phrase “Out of sight, out of mind.” True, right? You know what else is true? The reverse. This is something we all know works, and it works both ways. So what about “In sight, in mind.”, or even cooler but just as real, “In mind, in sight.” That’s my favorite because it reminds me that when I focus on something persistently, it usually appears. It’s just a matter of time.

So I say all that to say this: Keep your remodeling inspiration alive! Keep those pictures in your mind. Tear them out of magazines, print them from websites on good photo paper and pin them on a wall. Go look at model homes and browse furniture showrooms.

And while you’re online, check out all the cool posts here on RemodelingGuy.net! Here are ten more places where I find inspiration jet fuel with just a click!

• TheInspiredRoom.com
• TheNester.com
• CoastalLiving.com
• HouseBeautiful.com
• Sunset.com
• Pinterest.com (me…just learning) (Kim…professional pinner)
• SouthernLiving.com
• Google Images (search for your term or a site, like this)
• BHG.com
• HousetoHome.co.uk

This is all part of the remodeling process anyway… see my post about getting “Hooked on Magazines“.

Have fun!

- Tim