Home Design Resources

Essential home design resources include digital tools for visualization and inspiration such as Houzz (photos), Pinterest (ideas), and apps like SketchUp and Planner 5D. Leading magazines and blogs, such as Dezeen, ArchDaily, and Architectural Digest, offer inspiration, while professionals utilize software like SmartDraw. 

Top Digital & Planning Tools

• Visualization & Floor Plans: Homestyler, SketchUp, Planner 5D, MagicPlan.
• Inspiration Hubs: Houzz, Pinterest, Instagram.
• Colour & Materials: Benjamin Moore Colour Portfolio, Pantone. 

Design Publications & Blogs

• Architecture & Design: Dezeen, ArchDaily, Designboom, Architizer, Wallpaper.
• Interior Styling: Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, The Design Files, Apartment Therapy. 

Key Design Principles & Rules

• Styling Rule: The “3-5-7 Rule” for arranging decor to create visual balance.
• Composition: The “70/30 Rule” for balancing primary furniture/colour (70%) with accents (30%).
• Layering: Christopher Lowell’s Seven Layers of Design (flooring, paint, lighting, furniture, etc.).
• Fundamentals: The 7 Principles: Balance, Unity, Rhythm, Emphasis, Contrast, Scale/Proportion, and Details. 

Professional & Expert Resources

• Hiring Professionals: The List by House & Garden, Houzz.

Materials:KEDING for stone, wood, and fabric, ABI Interiors