Top 10 Home Improvement Blogs to Do it Yourself or Hire a Contractor

Spring is just around the corner and soon it will be time to start those home improvement projects. Many do-it-your-selfers will turn to the internet for how-tos. For those looking for informative, well organized home improvement blogs, look for home improvement blogs that offer the following:

The top 10 home improvement blogs give summaries on their home page with clickable headlines for more detail. They also have a Categories list somewhere on their page that is easy to spot. Under the Categories list, each category with be listed with a clickable headlines. A good place to put categories for home improvement is on a side bar.

The top 10 home improvement blogs have high-quality photos of before and after remodels. They may also offer high-quality videos.

The top 10 home improvement blogs provide links to other high-quality home improvement sites.

The top 10 home improvement blogs show tools that make remodeling easier. They also offer advice on using those tools.

Top 10 Home Improvement Blogs For 2011:

Apartment Therapy -- Their motto--Saving the World, One Room at a Time. Although I am a homeowner, not an apartment dweller, I love, love, love this site because it offers so many tips on how to recycle and resalvage, plus making use of every space.

My Home Redux--The trials and successes in remodelling and decorating her house. Julie Lohmeier is a working mom with 3 kids and two dogs. Her hope with this blog is to show that women - single, working moms, or married - can do much of this themselves. No need to be intimidated. It's not that hard if you leave the brute labor stuff to the guys. And most things require finesse, creativity, and some hard work but not brute labor. In the course of this, she's worked full time, had children, and become a veritable football mom. But she learned how to do most things on her own and know more than most anyone at Home Depot and enough to speak intelligently to any contractor. You can too!

HomeGain Blog - Daily commentaries by a unique collection of real estate agents, brokers, and industry professionals. A few bloggers at HomeGain also post real estate data, HomeGain news and polls. Comments on other blogs are welcome.

Post Green Homes -These are not your average American homes. Their focus is not on more bedrooms, more bathrooms or more square feet. They do not try to mimic the past.They do not aim for mass appeal. They are homes for people who want something different, something more responsible, something better. Trying to build homes for those people who are no longer interested in the race for more stuff and a bigger place to store it. Trying to build homes for the many, many lifestyles that don't mesh with the majority of homes being built. Every home should be energy efficient, healthy and well designed. Size isn't everything. Quality can be affordable.

SLS Contruction Blog - Professional construction company gives advice, tips on remodeling. Some great before and after pictures.

One Project Closer -- Every project moves us One Project Closer to the perfect home, or community, or life. That's what this site is abouttips, advice, experiences, products, reviews, giveaways, finances, how-tos, tools and more that help build better homes, communities, and lives.

Thrifty Decor Chick - This blog offers a lot of, as it says, thrifty ways to improve your home. This blog is a member of the True Value Blog Squad.

BuildDirect -- I love the clean, uncluttered look of this blog, plus it well organized, informative, great photos.

The Handy Guys Podcast -- What a great idea to offer home remodeling advice as a podcast. That way when you are out and about shopping for home improvement tools and need some tips on what to buy, you can simply look this site up on your I-pod.

Best of Remodeling Blog This blog shows lots of high quality photos AND has some very innovative houses that people around the world live in.

Homespot HQ -- HomeSpot HQ helps homeowners protect their investment in their homes. With this free online tool, you can plan and research projects, schedule routine maintenance, and keep a journal of facts and history about your home.

There are thousands and thousands of home remodeling blogs. I like these because of the many great, high-quality photos, the brief synopsis provided, and the clean, uncluttered look. Plus, they have good advice, tips, and links to many resources.