Professional Decorating Ideas in the Houzz

Professional Decorating Ideas in the Houzz Ask anyone who has decorated a home or even just one room in a property and they'll tell you: It's tough work. A spokeswoman said 11% of products on Houzz are in this category. Answers included details about product pricing, availability and design tips on things like how to combine black and brown in a room (answer: use throw pillows with both colors). The prospect of getting new customers draws designers to Houzz, where they provide free advice. These are generated by an algorithm and were in line with my taste. I found tags on things ranging from chandeliers to painted walls (a tag on a wall told the name and brand of its paint color). These listings can be filtered by category or location. Whether you are looking for an interior designer or are just looking to find some great decorating ideas, Houzz will help. I looked at the D. If you prefer to limit your Houzz to photos of rooms done by designers in your area, you can filter by location. I followed a few designers and design firms with photos of sample rooms I liked. After following Siemasko Verbridge, I saw all the design firm's activity on the website in a My Houzz section. Unlike Pinterest, which makes everything public, Houzz Ideabooks and the comments people add to photos in their Ideabooks can be kept private, which I liked. I've been using Houzz (a combination of the words "house" and "buzz") on the Web and as an app for the past week, and I've already learned a lot. ) Another Houzz user suggested a $400 alternative from Pottery Barn that looked similar. Other items are easier to buy. com, where you can buy the chair. But she said more manufacturers are starting to sell to both consumers and professional designers. I created several Ideabooks where I saved images of rooms I liked. After any user saves 10 images to an Ideabook, Houzz will commence recommending similar images the user might like. I just might add a wallpapered accent wall in my living room if I ever find some free time. I felt most engaged in the site when I used Houzz. Metro area and found thousands of nearby designers. Many products used in these designer rooms cost thousands of dollars, but discussions about rooms may help people get ideas for lower-priced alternatives. I really liked the look of Ochre's Arctic Pear Chandelier, but by reading the discussion surrounding it, I found out that it cost around $5,300. Next month, the site will launch Houzz Lightbox, which automatically starts a slide-show mode for scrolling through photos faster. One source of frustration with Houzz was that certain products I thought about buying, like wallpaper from Schumacher Professional Decorating Ideas in the Houzz Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 04/04/2012