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Best place for home decor/furnishing ideas?

Vestra
Vestra Posts: 856 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
I was wondering where the best place for tips on home decor and furnishing a home is? I have just bought my first property and I am absolutely clueless as to what looks good and is practical.

Is there a forum or website with inspiration or best to just look through department stores? I also tried some magazine style website but found the decor a bit unrealistic for my budget.

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  • dizzybee
    dizzybee Posts: 1,424 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    hi, take a look at houzz,this was recommended by mse,you can upload pictures of room and people offer ideas.

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  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Another vote for Houzz.com. It has its own search engine. You can type in key terms you're looking for eg 'Red bathrooms' and it brings up loads of images that other people have uploaded.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • Auntie-Dolly
    Auntie-Dolly Posts: 1,008 Forumite
    pinterest and housetohome have lots of ideas.
  • Dan-1987
    Dan-1987 Posts: 65 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Pinterest for sure,great for collecting ideas
  • adandem
    adandem Posts: 3,592 Forumite
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    Houzz and Pinterest, it's also worth looking in places like Next or Laura Ashley (depending on your style) just to get an idea on putting collection together then getting cheaper alternatives.
    I also use Clark and Clark fabric site to get ideas.
  • Lucy07
    Lucy07 Posts: 13 Forumite
    Pinterest for sure! I get soft furnishings from next and have recently taken up to getting a headboard from decur.co.uk. Worth a look x
  • Horseygirl123
    Horseygirl123 Posts: 301 Forumite
    I just type whatever it is I am interested in, eg bathroom ideas, in the search bar, then click on images.
  • laurathree
    laurathree Posts: 121 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Another vote for pinterest - I have also just bought my first property and it's not only fun (its basically scrap booking without the mess) but it's already been super useful. There's a lot of diy/ practical tips.

    Also, shout out to Ikea Hackers - great ideas for budget personalised furniture.
    Museum worker who'd rather be in the garden.
  • Vestra
    Vestra Posts: 856 Forumite
    Thanks for the suggestions. I have also now been looking on airbnb.com, not sure if that's a strange one but it seems to give me the sort of look/feel I'm looking for - more homely sometimes than the likes of houzz!
  • tizzle6560
    tizzle6560 Posts: 354 Forumite
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    I cannot recommend the site monoqi enough. They source products from all over the world and have great homeware and kitchen stuff.
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