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Design Inspiration

Comprehensive Home Improvement and Building Needs At Home Expo - HomeExpo.com is the largest independent online directory for home improvement and building related websites. The most comprehensive online resource for your remodeling or redecorating needs.

Homeownernet.com - Offers a wide variety of useful information about home remodeling, construction, maintenance, safety, lawn and garden care, interior design, furnishings, real estate, mortgages, home and garden shows, do-it yourself projects and much more.
Cheryl Draa Interior Designs - is a full-service interior design practice and retail home accessories/gift store in Marietta, Georgia and serving the Metro Atlanta area. We offer in-home consultations in all phases of residential design.
Building Design Directory - This directory was created by information taken from a series of formal notebooks used for recording meeting minutes produced by Arundel Jones Associates LLP. The notebooks are provided free of charge to top specifiers in the industry.

Design Addict - Forbes Magazine states, "Top-notch resources related to modern and postmodern design, with designer and manufacturer index, virtual exhibitions, interviews with designers, collector forums, news and an events calendar. Boasts extensive links, which include an international array of online design magazines, museums and the most comprehensive list of dealers on the Web."
Fabric - Interior Design - Home and Interior Decorating - Fabric Store
 Interior Design Center and Online Fabric Super Store where you can find all your interior design, home decorating and interior decorating needs, plus expert service.
Interior Design Collective - Worldwide Guide for resources, education, and latest news in Interior Design.
Create and Decorate Magazine - Create & Decorate® magazine guides its readers in making creative projects and focuses on bringing them together to decorate the home. Let us be your source for creative inspiration — from flea market shopping and vintage crafting to seasonal decorating ideas and an assortment of primitives.
Home and Garden Decorating and Interior Design Resources - Designing Online. Find the best interior decorating and designing online solutions. Our resource directories and helpful guides place your dream designs just a few clicks away.
Home Decor Exchange - Find everything you need to decorate and improve your home and garden. We have quality resources, a shopping marketplace, articles, decorating pictures, decorating advice, free projects, and much more.
Home and Garden Makeover Articles and Sources - Great site for resource materials, articles and ideas.
Adrienne Chinn Interior Design - Adrienne Chinn Design Company Limited brings high quality original interior design to the residential and commercial marketplaces. Good articles on interior design.
Home and Garden Television - Expert resources, projects, education, and latest news in home interiors.
Interior Decorating Ideas - The leader in home decorating ideas, tips for decorating your home, interior decoration & products.
Interior Decorating, Home Decorating & Home Decor - Interior decorating ideas, tips, tricks, and advice for decorating your home. Interior decorating advice, how-to articles, & home decor store with furniture, bedding, area rugs, window treatments, curtains, lighting & lamps, wallpaper, artwork, accessories, and how-to decorate books.

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Villa Paradiso Home - Inspired by the casual elegance of a Tuscan country villa and the bold extravagant decor of a Venetian palazzo, Villa Paradiso Home lets you add a touch of Italy to your home. We feature exquisite Venetian crystal chandeliers, hand-painted ceramics, dupioni silk fabrics, handcrafted one of a kind Italian furniture pieces, decorating tips and much more! Also, enjoy our information on visiting or renting a villa in Italy.

Italian Style Decor for Your Home - Features Italian home decor accessories in the Tuscan style. Find Italian ceramics, wall decor, Tuscan kitchen, accent furniture and more.

DenverFabrics.com - Fabric for fashion, dancewear, costumes, rug hooking, crafts and home decor. Many silk, wool and linen designer fabrics. Prices often at or below wholesale fabric pricing. Also sewing notions, trims, books and patterns at discount.

ArcadianLighting.com - Discount table lamps, floor lamps, lighting fixtures ceiling lights, landscape lighting, pendant light fixtures and more! Free shipping via UPS Ground.

Hardwood Flooring -- Bruce, Harris-Tarkett, Robbins, Hartco - Online sales of higher quality hardwood flooring brands, with bamboo and cork, too.

America's Furniture Store - Furnitureofamerica.com - Quality brand name furniture at some of the best possible prices, with in-home delivery and setup. Call for pricing and for further information.

Elegant Linens of Park City - Purveyors of style and comfort. We feature luxury linens for bed, bath, and table. Designers include Peacock Alley, Dea, La Signoria, and Libeco-Lagae. A touch and feel site. 

Luxury Bedding by DefiningElegance.com - Transform the look and feel of your bedroom with our selection of fine linens, duvet covers, comforters, sheets, throws, and pillows.

Persian Rug Imports - Extensive selection of Persian rugs from Tabriz ,Kashan ,Mashad ,Bidjar ,Isfahan ,Heriz and rug pads with online ordering.

Fireplace mantels & Fireplace surrounds - Fireplace mantels fireplace surrounds and fireplace designs from Siteworks, Inc. at www.chateaustone.com fireplace mantels and fireplace surrounds for your beautiful home and hearth.

Martha M. House Victorian & French Furniture - Victorian & French Furniture Reproductions and Accessories since 1954. Online Store. Catalog Available. Shipping World-wide. Step back in time with "Southern Heirlooms®" from Martha McLendon House.

Custom window treatments from Blinds Express - Featuring Hunter Douglas, Levolor, Comfortex,and Kirsch. All major Brands are sold here! Custom window treatments.

Moroccan Imports from Ameerah Imports - Atlanta-based store offering Moroccan arts, crafts, paintings, jewelry, couscoussiers, spices and clothes.

Thermostats:  Honeywell Programmable Thermostats -For a full line or quality Honeywell thermostat controls.

Custom Blinds, shades and window treatments at Decorating Depot - The best prices on the internet for custom blinds, shades and other window treatments.

Save on area rugs by buying online. - Huge selection of area rugs and free shipping.

Shop for country home furnishings: Bedding, Table Lamps, Sconces, Rustic Lighting and Cabin Decor - Wonderful selection of chandeliers, patio furniture, cabin decor, tiffany lamps and rustic furniture online at CountryCritter.com

Church chairs, banquet chairs, office chairs and more. - Mill Brook Industries offers the ultimate in selection and price.

Custom Leather Furniture - Best quality custom made modern furniture leather sofa directly from manufacturer. Custom your own color and leather. Modern, classic or contemporary living options. Come and see our sofas.

Bar Stools - G. Smith & Company - Online furniture store with collections of bar stools, bar room furniture, wet bars, kitchen carts, home accents. We also have dining chairs and dining room furniture.

Water Filters - Offers a full line of water filters, reverse osmosis systems and water treatment products.

Just Blinds - Wood, Faux Wood, Mini & Vertical Window Blinds. Pleated, Cellular, & Roller Window Shades. Unbelievable Low Prices! Free Samples. Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Designer & Contemporary Furniture - Furnishing a life less ordinary. Distinctive, stylish contemporary decor delivered to your door. Beautifully crafted, truly original accessories.

Italian Style Decor For Your Home from Tuscan Decor - Features Italian home decor accessories in the Tuscan style. Find Italian ceramics, wall decor, Tuscan kitchen, accent furniture and more.

Copper & Stone Kitchen Sinks, Bathroom Sinks and Bath Tubs - Hand crafted, one-of-a-kind copper and stone kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks, vessel sinks and bath tubs to dramatically set your home apart from the ordinary!

Quality Home and Garden products by Koehler Home Decor - Find home decor accents, outdoor garden decor, gifts and collectibles. Pay just $6.50 for ground shipping or get free shipping on orders of $75 or more.

Ceiling Medallions - Best selection of high quality ceiling medallion products, tools, supplies, ideas and assistance so you can create the perfect ceiling.

Venetian Blinds - Online sales of quality aluminum and wooden venetian blinds for home improvement solutions.

Log Furniture For Your Home - Offers quality log furniture including beds, dining room furniture, tables, bunk beds, nightstands, and sofas.

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Skilled Crafts

Women In Woodworking - Plans, tips, techniques, and hundreds of woodworking links.

One-stop home improvement, home and garden, hardware, DIY, plumbing, electrical and paint supply shop. - Gillroys.com got it when you need it.

Specialists in high-end restoration hardware- Architectural Ironmongery - Mail order and retail company. Extensive range of period door and window ironmongery, security, bathroom and electrical fittings.

Direct Door Hardware - Door Hardware, door Knobs, locksets, deadbolts, lever handles, and bathroom hardware at direct pricing! Beautiful knobs for doors at excellent pricing make an incredible value for your new home.

Kitchen Faucets - Faucets for reverse osmosis and water filtration systems. Best selection of designer colors and finishes available.

Cabinet Hardware Direct - High quality cabinet knobs and pulls, in solid brass, lead crystal, wrought steel, porcelain, bronze, pewter, and more.

Rockler Woodworking Catalog - The finest woodworking catalog online today.

Arizona Specialty Woodcrafts - Your woodworking resource on the web - specializing in handcrafted boxes plus tools, lumber, hardware, plans, kits, furniture, crafts and woodcraft supplies.

Wood Restoration - We offer a wide range of wood care products, including wood restoration, cleaning and feeding and chip and hole repair.

Renovator's Supply - Restoration hardware, plumbing, and lighting -Online store and catalog from a manufacturer of over 12,000 items for residential, commercial and real estate development projects.

KnobDepot.com - KnobDepot.com brings quality decorative kitchen cabinet knobs and pulls to you at discount pricing with free shipping. Selling quality Kitchen Cabinet Hardware since 2003 at the lowest prices; guaranteed!

Mantels Direct - MantelsDirect.com offers the most extensive selection of high quality fireplace mantels you will find. Our experienced team of customer service professionals is available to assist you.

Wrought Iron Furniture and Iron Accents - Discover decorating with a wrought iron flair. We've assembled a complete wrought iron furniture collection to satisfy your every need.

Designer Doors and Architectural Hardware - Your direct source for exceptional doors and fine architectural hardware.

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Artists

Victoria Larsen Home Decor Stencils - Raised plaster stencils and ornate wall molds for ceilings.

Art of Texturing - A comprehensive guide to help you produce decorative textures to your interior walls and ceilings.

Unique, affordable stencils from Stencilkingdom - We are a UK company based in Warwickshire, near Stratford upon Avon, designing and manufacturing our own stencils. We are actively developing new ideas and are open to suggestions from our customers. Our bespoke design and resizing service is for both businesses and individuals, with small runs our specialty. All of our stencils are precision cut from tough flexible Mylar.

Hand-painted canvas murals from AllKidsMurals - Custom hand-painted canvas murals that you and your child will love. Your mural can be hung like wallpaper and taken down to be saved and passed down through the family.

Decorating Stencils from Buckingham Stencils - Start decorating. Home wall stenciling, stencil crafts, decorative paint design stenciling, projection stenciling.

Little Monkey Murals Art - Craft Search Directory.com - Step-by-step guide on how to design, decorate and paint murals.

Fresco Painting Society - TrueFresco.Org

One-Stop Shopping for all your Faux Finishing Needs! - Learn the techniques of faux finishing from award winning finishers.

SGallery - Photorealistic Oil Paintings & Art NewsOver 350 exclusive paintings in photorealistic, realistic and impressionistic styles. ART catalogue, purchase & sale of paintings, painting lessons. N. Coditsa is a European realistic painter born in Moldova. His poetic landscapes have become a part of personal collections in many countries.

Agora Gallery - Contemporary fine art gallery with locations in the SoHo and Chelsea art districts of New York City. Art consulting services to private and corporate collectors. Exhibiting painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and mixed medias. Artist portfolios are reviewed. Has been sponsoring the SoHo - Chelsea International Art Competition since 1984.

Angelica Di Chiara-Hardin - This web gallery features Artwork by Angelica Di Chiara-Hardin, a Professional Artist who sells her Artwork in Galleries, Shows, and through private Commissions. Her work includes traditional and contemporary art work in Acrylics, Oils , Color Pencils as well as a special line of Tile Murals.

Lazenby's Decorative Arts Studio, Inc.  - One of Alabama's premier decorative arts studios, specializing in fine faux finishes, textures, and Italian, Venetian and American Clay plasters.

Artisan Clay Interiors - Experienced American Clay installers and painters for South Carolina and coastal Georgia.

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Atlanta New Home Builder - Touchstone Homes -Touchstone Homes has been developing and building in some of Atlanta's finest communities since 1994.

Home Designs- Consulting, design, AutoCAD drafting, custom house plans, house plan changes, second opinions, dream house plans, accessible houses. Nationwide. For owners and builders. Author "House Construction Design Standards;" "Adaptable Bathrooms;" and "How-To Design Curved Stairs, in 2D."

House Plans by Korel Home Designs - We have hundreds of up to date beautiful house plans of the luxury home designs you are looking for. We sell stock house plans and floor plans, perform revisions and can custom design your home from your dream home wish list.

Monte Hewett Homes - As your Atlanta new home builder, we provide everything you are looking in new homes: luxury features, custom designs, environmentally friendly construction, and quality craftsmanship. As a certified professional homebuilder since 1988, our EarthCraft quality standards and customer service are industry recognized.

St. George Utah Real Estate - Helping buyers and sellers in beautiful southern Utah.

House Plans & Garage Plans - Designconnection.com has over 2000 house plans and over 70 garage plans to choose from.

Moving Supply - Buy moving boxes and packing supply online, save money and get FREE, fast delivery!

House Plans Connection has your home plans & garage plans - House Plans Connection has your home plans & garage plans description. Find your dream home plan or garage plan from our quality designers.

House Plans  Find your dream home by choosing from thousands of innovative house plans! From cottages to executive homes, we offer plans designed by the Nation's leading Designers and Architects, compiled into a user friendly, on-line collection!

Post and Beam House Designs  - Using only the finest cedar wood from British Columbia, Raise a Roof offers post and beam homes that have been engineered in Canada. These post and beam homes are great as a primary or secondary home.

The House Designers  - America's 2500 best selling plans direct from the Designers who created them.

Home Plan-it -  -Our goal is to help you make your house a spectacular home.

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Quality irrigation, landscape lighting and water features. -- Stout Irrigation and Landscape Lighting Systems provides complete design, repair and installation for irrigation, landscape lighting and water features. Quality and service of the highest standard.

Anglian Conservatories - Anglian conservatories of PVC, aluminum, and hardwood. Made to measure conservatories for Surrey, Sussex, Hants, Kent and surrounding area in the UK.

SolarLightStore - SolarLightStore.com is the premier retailer of solar lights in the world. You'll find the widest selection of solar lights at the lowest prices.

Discount Pool Depot - Discount Pool Depot are suppliers of above ground swimming pools at wholesale prices. Discount swimming pool supplies including above-ground pool covers and discount pool chemicals.

Seaside Hammocks - Seaside Hammocks is the home of the world's most comfortable hammocks. Our mission at Seaside is to elevate relaxation to a fine art and a source of spiritual renewal. We do this by being a source for the world's most comfortable hammocks.

Cupolas - The most complete guide for all your  cupolas.

Outdoor Patio Furniture & Outdoor Umbrellas - BackyardCity.com has many styles of outdoor patio furniture, umbrellas and more for your backyard deck or outdoor patio at great prices.

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Holiday Greeting Cards, Free From 123Greetings.com - Send friends and loved ones good wishes or warm congratulations. Make them feel special by sending a free cute or animated greeting card.

Art-Mine - Wide variety of original fine art for sale. Personalized art consulting services. Mediums include; paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings, mixed media and more. Under the management of Agora Gallery. Established in 1984.

Unique Gift Ideas - Find thousands of unique gift ideas at Initeck.com. We have unique gifts for every occasion.

Party Invitations - Unique party invitations from Inki Design. Each invitation comes with a fridge magnet.

Unique Gifts - Unique Australian Aboriginal Art gifts shipped worldwide. Boomerangs, Didgeridoos and a wide variety of unique Aboriginal Art gifts.

Handworked South African Ceramics from Africa Ceramica - Discover our colorful South African ceramics - sophisticated, bright and modern, yet distinctly rooted in African tradition. Handworked, bold & contemporary featuring unique designs & motifs in vivid colors- they are functional & ideal for use in your home or as a gift. We offer secure on-line shopping.

Ocean Glitter Gifts & Collectibles - Unique nautical, safari, patriotic, African-American gifts & collectibles, figurines, lighthouses, lamps, clocks. Country kitchen, picture frames. Dolphins, ships, roosters. Great gift ideas for him, for her, religious items, candles, plates, & more.

Free Greetings Cards - GooglyGreetings - Free eCards -Send these Free Love Greetings, Birthday E-cards, Friendship  E-cards, Flowers & Gift Cards, Wedding, lovely e-cards to your near and dear ones.

Paisley Creek – Home Decor, Unique Gifts, Bath Products, Kitchen Accessories and More - Shop at Paisley Creek for home decor, jewelry, kitchen accessories, bath products and unique gift ideas for you and your home. We offer secure online shopping, delivery to your doorstep, outstanding service and quality products in one convenient location.

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International

Marrakech hotel - Riad Zinoun is a 1/4 mile from the souks and Marrakech's old square but in the heart of the Old City. We stayed a week and enjoyed the comfort, ease and convenience. Helpful staff who speak English and can arrange tours. Ten ensuite bedrooms. (Can get a little loud during a week when a plaster class is held.) Say hello to Nadira and Saeed for us.

Morocco tour guide Hassan Id Mansour operates out of Marrakech. He does local tours, Sahara camel trips and hiking trips in the Atlas. English-speaking, trustworthy and knowledgable. We met Hassan when we booked the camel trip.

Italian Culture & Language - Your guide to Italy and Italian Culture on the Web. Explore the traditions, heritage, and food which make Italians who they are.

Casavarese Italian Property - Discover the Italian Lakes - Italian property for sale or lease in the Italian Lakes. From classic lakeside villas to rustic village homes, Casavarese will help you find that perfect Italian property in Italy’s beautiful Lake District. Discover the Art, History and Culture of Varese in the Italian lakes.

Lake Garda - La Rocca - A charming inn high above Lake Garda in Bardolino. Highly recommended.

Calligaris Interior Design - Calligaris offers combinations of materials and colors which will suit every moment of your day. Wonderful interactive site.

Italy-USA  - Enjoy the beauty of Italy with these useful links.

Travel Italy and Enjoy The Italian Culture - Il portale dell'italia culturale. The new marketplace for people around the world who are in love with Italy and are looking for the latest in food, design and tourism.

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Other interests

The SheKnows.com Network - Online resources and information for women.

Wedding Invitations - DependablePrinting.com offers a wide variety of all occasion cards, invitations, announcements, gifts and favors including wedding, baby shower, party and more!

Marietta Business List -- Free basic listings in a business search engine.

Designer Wedding Dress - Bride Couture™ offers a secure online shopping experience for high end designer bridal gowns. Up to 75% off retail prices. Unsurpassed quality and detail. Vera Wang, Reem Acra, Amsale and many more.

trueFresco.Org- ArtWorld Link Partner Directory