3 Must Read DIY Home Improvement Blogs

Home improvement can be addicting, especially when you actually own a home. After all, you want your humble abode to be absolutely perfect so you can show it off to friends, families, and neighbors. Or, sometimes home improvement is just inevitable thanks to things like weather, leaky pipes, and old houses.

Regardless of the reasoning, home improvement and design blogs have taken the internet by storm. Everyday more and more people are either chronicling their home improvement endeavors, or publishing DIY projects for anyone looking for cost effective ways to improve their home.

Must Read DIY Home Improvement Blog #1: Design Sponge

Design Sponge was started in August 2004 by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney. Since then the website has graced a following of 65,000 visitors daily for its helpful DIY project guides, design tips, before and after furniture and home makeovers, product reviews, videos, podcasts, home tours, and gift guides. Additionally, Design Sponge covers student, national, and international design shows. In 2008 it was named "Martha Stewart Living for the Millenials" by the New York Times. If you are looking for beautiful and unique ideas for your home, Design Sponge is the place to go.

Must Read DIY Home Improvement Blog #2: Apartment Therapy

The Apartment Therapy mission is clearly stated on the webpage, "helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized, and healthy by connecting them with a wealth of resources, ideas, and communities online." And boy, do they deliver. The Apartment Therapy blog is full of helpful resources whether it is cleaning your entire house in 30 days, setting up a home office, or upgrading furniture. Apartment Therapy also posts events and contests so their readers can partake in some of the fun.

Must Read DIY Home Improvement Blog #3: Young House Love

There is nothing quite like being young and in love. There is also nothing quite like reading the blog of a young enthusiastic couple remodeling a 54 year old house. Young House Love began as a young couple's journey in remodeling their first home; then somewhere along the line they began helping other people do the same. Now they have a column in Better Home and Better Garden's Do It Yourself Magazine and have made appearances on HGTV and CNN. So whether you need to refinish your cabinets or upgrade your living space, you can find great guides at Young House Love.

Remodeling doesn't have to be expensive and overwhelming. On the contrary, improving your home can actually be fun and cost effective; you just have to know where to find great resources.

Sources:

Design Sponge

Apartment Therapy

Young House Love