My Favorite Blogs for Design Inspiration

Decorating enlivens spaces, invigorates the soul and transforms the energy of rooms to fit a season, mood or style. Whether you have a strong sense of personal style or an eclectic range of tastes, interior design inspiration blogs are a delight for the eyes. Here are a few of my favorite interior design blogs that are great for keeping up with trends and seeing inside model homes. In any form, design inspiration can give you the impetus to redecorate your space and make decorating a lifestyle thing.

A list of interior design blogs wouldn't be complete without mentioning Apartment Therapy. Their features are modern, practical and intensely inspirational. As the name implies, they focus on people who lives in apartments and rented spaces yet manage to create diverse designs that many homeowners would be envious of.

What could be more inspiring than before and afters, tutorials, home tours and lots and lots of pictures! The site's only shortcoming is its immense size, which makes it a little difficult. If you get lost in its pages and regional sub-blogs, you'll only find more inspiration.... Visit Apartment Therapy today.

My favorite features are the budget-living posts, small space tips and before and after.

Decor8 serves up a daily helping of stylish delight. This exceptional blog is accessible, well-written and definitely inspiring. Decor8 was created by expat freelancer Holly Becker, who is from New Hampshire can currently resides in Hannover, Germany. Holly shares home tours, inspiring projects and design products to transform any space.

Her style is modern, comfortable and naturally elegant without seeming overly planned or contrived.

Stop by Decor8 for inspiration today.

Bloesem Living is a collaborative effort between a well-traveled team of two credentialed design lovers.

Sleek and utterly modern, Bloesem showcases a variety of trends, innovative products and inspiring interiors.

Raised in Europe and Africa, the Bloesem design team puts a unique spin on design ideas and trends from around the world.

Discover the Bloesem style today.

With 150,000 subscribers, 75,000 unique visitors a day and countless fans, Design*Sponge is one of the most popular decor blogs on the web.

The site's creator Grace Bonney has a knack for inspiring and create posts that showcases a natural aesthetic style is modern yet not ridged, organized yet not contrived and always eclectically comfortable. With paper design publications dying out a few years ago, Bonney decided that blogs were the future and she needed to go all-in. We're all grateful!

My favorite features are the tutorials and the beautiful photos. Visit Design*Sponge to see what I'm talking about.

Design Addict gathers inspiration for all parts of the world and many eras. This diverse blog puts a truly global perspective on design and art objects. Whether it's a rustic wooden table or a set of sleek bookshelves, Design Addict gathers the best of the best to delight its readers. Soak up inspiration from Design Addict.

Created with a unique West Coast-perspective, SF Girl By Bay provides an eclectic source of inspiration that is modern, Bohemian, rustic and exceptionally at the same time.

Chock full of inspiring photos and interiors, this unique blog is a great resource for anyone developing their own eclectic style.

Get inspired by SF Girl by Bay today.

From modern skyscrapers to interior designs, Dezeen is a design magazine with global reach. This sprawling blog features an immense range of inspirational photos and features on everything from architecture to design objects.

Drop by Dezeen to gather inspiration for your interior.

Established in 1999, DesignBoom is an important publication for aspiring designers, amateurs and established pros. The blog's features span the worlds of art, architecture and design. They are also one of the premier sources for design competitions. Recently, readers helped design a logo for Moleskine Italy as well as the latest Renault vehicle. Visit DesignBoom and get your inspiration on!

I just love the innovative architecture featured on the site, especially the sustainable home designs.

Sweet Paul was first brought to my attention on the Etsy Storque. Whether you're searching for design ideas or a delicious dessert recipe, you'll fine a complete selection of lifestyle ideas on this blog, which is affiliated with the creators Sweet Magazine.

Paul himself, the magazine's creator, is a Scandinavian import, food stylist, prop curator and a real gem. Discover the Sweet Paul style here! Scrumptious!!!

Sweet Paul is great because the owner is actually sweet and because his magazine is full of luscious recipes and fabulous craft tutorials that are simple, beautiful and accessible.

Here are several more of my favorite publications and resources for gathering design inspiration.

Let me know where you find inspiration.