Me and Pinterest have been hot and heavy lately. I’ve needed my space here and there and I’m sure she’s felt neglected, but I’ve never stayed away long. And in case you’re wondering, yes Pinterest is my lesbian lover. I mean, come on now, it HAS to be female. Nothing that hot and trendy and helpful could ever be male!
But, alas, I have met someone else. Allow me to introduce you to Houzz.
If you asked him he would tell you that he is “the easiest way for people to get the design inspiration, project advice, product information and professional reviews they need to help turn ideas into reality.” and he’s right! He will never be able to replace Pinterest. She satisfies all my needs. But when it comes down to it, he’s giving me what I need right now. He’s sexy, simple, uncomplicated. Mostly I love his style options. I can find exactly what I want with only pushing a few buttons. With Pinterest I have to finesse her and you never know what you’re going to find, which most often is a good thing because it’s generally better than what you were looking for in the first place. But with Houzz when I know what I want and I want it now, he’s my guy!!
Like today for instance, I picked out this table for our kitchen and I want to get ideas of what decor would look good with it.
Cameron Fixed Dining Table Photo by Potterybarn
I went to Houzz clicked on the Kitchen tab and then Eat In Kitchens and typed in the term “farm house” and I found a ton of awesome photos! I was able to save the ones I liked to an ideabook (below). Ideabooks are like pin boards.
I’m in love, for the time being anyways. I know I could have searched something similar on Pinterest and come up with some great photos, but then I would have found a tutorial for how to make these flower pots and then I would have started searching for what kind of plants to put in these pots and before I knew it, it would be 2AM and I would be pinning awesome spring clothing ideas!
On a somewhat related note. We have been in Atlanta for almost a year now!!!! I can’t believe it. Time has moved so fast! That means our lease is almost up. So it’s time to tinkle or get off the potty! We are either going to buy the house we are in or find another one to buy. We have been nomads too long!!! I kind of hope we stay here. I love our home and I just don’t think I can paint over another nursery. It was so hard painting over Noah’s. Seriously though, that navy blue wall was a bitch to paint over. And! We just finished Bryce’s! He’s only been using it for almost 5 months now! Those little sheep deserve to hang around for at least a couple more years! I guess we will just have to wait and see.
I’ve actually never been sucked in by the Pinterest crack (I know, it’s shocking!), but you’ve made Houzz look interesting to me.
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Good for you! You’re probably way more productive than the rest of us!
if you are redecorating Houzz is awesome. But I should warn you, it will affect your sleep and your budget. Thanks for stopping by!!
I’ve never heard of this site before, but I do love pinterest! Maybe I’ll need to check it out…tho I’m not sure if I need another distraction! Visiting from SITS! Congrats on being featured
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Definitely have to take a look into and thanks for sharing this here. Again Happy SITS Day and happy to be following you now!!
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That sounds quite handy. I’m definitely going to have to check it out. Even though the last thing I need is another website to distract me at work : )
You will love this site and yea it will affect your productivity
Happy SITS day, Tracy!!
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Houzz has always been my go-to. You can look through my history of Houzz pictures and see traces of them throughout our home and coasthouse. Use Pinterest, but have never used it as well as Houzz.
I too am a houzzer! I love that place. Seriously amazing inspiration.
Love your blog, very cute, and honest!
Stopping by from SITS! Cheers!
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Congratulations on your SITS day. I hope it’s a fabulous day for you. I love your header.
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Oh God, I cannot take on another social media site!! But you make it sound so appealing! EEK! Stopping by from SITS to wish you a happy SITS day!
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LOL I know what you mean! I have spent the last couple of days recording a million 6 second videos!! Thank you Vine!
gah! the last thing I need is a new addiction!
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I can’t figure out Pinterest cause I’m too busy trying to crack Twitter! Hope to join you on Pinterest on of these years and then I’ll really never get anything done! Happy SITS Day!
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Thanks for the tip on this new website! I haven’t joined the Pinterest phenom yet, so I’ll definitely look into Houzz first. I see you are a fellow Atlantan(whoops, is that how you say it?). My honey and I have been here for about a year in a half, and we love it. Found you via SITS!
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Hi Tracy! I just discovered Houzz last week, my friend told me about it, and let me agree with you, it’s awesome! I already found a picture that inspired me to finally redo my kitchen cabinets…I’m going to do a post on that later this week I think:) Anyway, thanks for the entertaining post. And Happy SITS day!
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Yeah another fellow Houzzer
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If you like Houzz, you should check out projectdecor.com. I’m the community manager over there, full disclosure, but it’s awesome fun.
I will definitely check it out!
Happy SITS Day! I love the look of those kitchens. So pretty.
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Congrats on your SITS Day! I like your outlook
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Hi Tracy!
I love your Blog!! You really handle and balance it all so well. Love the post today on Pinterest and this new Houzz which I have never heard about before and going to check out today.
Will keep reading, it is all so interesting!! Will subscribe too.
Jeanine
Tracy I forgot to say:
Happy SITS DAY in the last comment!
Jeanine
I LOVE Houzz!! It is so hard to keep up with all the social media outlets, and as much as I love Pinterest I too have been found more often than not clicking through Houzz rather than Pinterest. However, Pinterest is probably a lot more budge friendly. :/
Happy SITS day to you!
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I completely agree
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Congrats on being featured on SITS. Hope you enjoy your day
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Happy SITS! I will have to check out that site–love the new kitchen table!
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Happy SITS day! I love your writing style, so witty and fun.
I too just discovered Houzz and had the same feelings!
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Ohhh… I think I’m going to have to check out Houzz. Of course, the last thing I need is another time suck that’s just like Pinterest!
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Happy Sits Day and thanks for the Houzz suggestions I’m totally going to check it out!
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I’ve never heard of Houzz, I’m definitely going to check it out. We are moving into a new house this summer, so I’ll be looking for decorating ideas. I love the name of your blog and have enjoyed reading through your posts. There are definitely moments (more than a few!) that I feel uncoordinated and scatterbrained! I look forward to following your blog! Happy SITS Day!
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1. Happy SITS Day.
2. I cannot go on that website. We just moved and I can’t do it, even though it calls to me. I loves it!
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LOL! I completely understand. It drains me of money and sleep. That’s a dangerous combination! Thanks for stopping by!
Looks interesting!
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Hey Hey GA girl! I’m born and raised here but Air hug all the same. I’m glad you like it there in ATL. I visit often from Macon. Sorry so late coming over…busy day! HAPPY SITS DAY! I hope you enjoyed the comment love. I can’t say that I’ve been able to get into Pinterest. I tried, but it didnt do anything for me. Maybe when I finally decide to hang some pictures, have a baby, cook or something:). Thanks for sharing the info, I’ve bookmarked it in the back of my mind when I get more domesticated. Love the banner btw!
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