What's in your Houzz?

In the middle of my husband's first renovation at our house.  This renovation should not come as a surprise, as we've been avidly collecting power tools for him over the past year and a half, but the actual removal of our shower was, well let's say, a bit shocking.  For David, it's not his first renovation ever, but for many, many years and the first one with me.  For me - well, it's the first time I've seen something ripped off the wall and sawed into movable pieces.  Reason: Hubby wants a bigger shower, and gosh darn it, a nicer one.  Response: go for it!  There is only a few downsides: my inability to make up my mind and in a surge to make the most cost efficient decision, never seem to make the most satisfying choice, and two, the budget.  Thankfully, this is hubby's project, his sweat and full on launch into projects during retirement!  I am merely the designer and assistant.

So, currently, the shower is the focus - everything else remains intact until that is resolved.  Shower has been removed, shower is now enlarged and being tiled.  Shower heads and decision to go with travertine - done.  Frustration working with travertine - a real and present danger.  Shower doors to be ordered.  Kathryn comes across awesome website to help plan renovations and decorating - damn!  Why do these things happen out of sync for me?

www.houzz.com

Get on it!  A fantastic new website with oodles and oodles of pictures, descriptions, shopping tags, Q&As from designers and enthusiasts alike.  Similar to Pinterest, you can create labelled ideabooks and store all the photos that resonate with you, plus give descriptors of what it is about the visuals that inspire you.  Love the color paint, the vanity or want to know where you can get that fabulous rug?  Look no further: many of the designers have listed a product sheet or simply ask the question.  Genius.  Now, if only I had run across this website in September.  Oh well, I know where to go for the next renovation project!