top design sites.

by Allison on January 21, 2010 in cleaning and organizing, Home, home_design · 34 comments

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My panel at Alt was about how to find the best design blogs on the web, a tricky prospect at best. The panel consisted of me Petit Elefant, Nicole Balch of Making it Lovely, Jaime Derringer of Design Milk, and Karey Mackin of Mackin Ink. A fabulous panel of rockin’ women.

We came up with a seriously hefty list of our picks for the best design blogs out there in the following categories:

1} Do Not Miss
2} Everyday Reads
3} Next Big Thing
4} Reader Favorites

Here’s how it went down.

Do Not Miss Design Blogs:

Contemporist
Little Green Notebook
Door Sixteen
New York Magazine
The Independent

Everyday Reads:

Today and Tomorrow
MoCo LoCo
NOTCOT
Design Klub
Fresh Nest Design
Housemartin
Design Is Mine
How About Orange
The Scoop
Chez Larsson
BLACK. WHITE. YELLOW.
ish + chi
Creature Comforts
Daily Poetics
Stash Studios
Pour Porter
Mrs. Lilien

Next Big Thing:

Booooooom
IS*LY
On Hand Modern
The Diversion Project

Reader Favorites:

Design Boom
Core77
Dezeen
I Suwannee
Young House Love
Brooklyn Limestone
Decor8

Whew. I know we didn’t catch them all, it was hard to even narrow it down to this list, there are just too many talented design bloggers out there! Consider this a jumping off place to start looking around for your new favorite design blogs.

Have fun browsing!

Article by Allison Czarnecki

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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{ 34 comments }

1 Kristy January 21, 2010 at 3:38 pm: What about SwissMiss? That is my all time favorite – surprising it didn't make your list.
2 erin January 21, 2010 at 3:44 pm: Thanks for the list! Just what I need–more design blogs to look at!!
3 jules @ The Diversion Project January 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm: Yowser – that little bit of news has just blown me away!!
yep, really – don't even think i can string a few sensible words together
thanks so much for posting about this, it's really made my day in a mega huge way!
jules
4 Merry Poet January 21, 2010 at 3:55 pm: Thank goodness for NetNewsWire so I can manage all these new found goodies!
Thanks for the post. I love adding great new finds to my everyday life!
5 RAENOVATE January 21, 2010 at 4:03 pm: I predict that raenovate will also be the Next Big Thing!
http://www.raenovate.com/
6 RAENOVATE January 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm: PS. That was supposed to sound hopeful and optimistic. Have a great time at Alt Summit, I really hope to make it next year!
7 HunDuddle Hussy January 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm: just jumpin around. i think ur adorable! thanks for the great read!
8 WithStyle January 21, 2010 at 4:44 pm: Thanks for the great list! I'm always looking for more (new) inspiration.
9 Deb January 21, 2010 at 5:14 pm: This is great! Thanks for sharing~
10 natty. January 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm: More stuff to add to my Google Reader! Thanks for sharing.
11 Debra January 21, 2010 at 8:03 pm: A difficult task indeed.
Great list. Thanks!
12 Erin January 21, 2010 at 8:36 pm: great more blogs to read. i already read several on your list. i agree about IS*LY, she is awesome.
13 Carly January 21, 2010 at 8:45 pm: The early bird session at Alt Summit today was great! You guys did a really nice job. Thank you so much for posting this list!
14 Jessica January 21, 2010 at 8:59 pm: I am completely honored to be on this list…thank you! I wish I was there with everyone…
Jessica @ {Black.White.Yellow.}
15 Viv January 21, 2010 at 9:52 pm: Oh wow.. I'm honoured too to be included. I almost fainted when I found out
Thank you! Wish I could be there!!
16 Mrs. Limestone January 22, 2010 at 5:36 am: Oh wow – Im so honored to be included in that list. Thanks for sharing it.
17 jean/NOTCOT January 22, 2010 at 6:46 am: awesome line up ~ great panel! Super flattered to be included!!!
18 Jenny at LGN January 22, 2010 at 7:45 am: Thanks so much for the mention! I feel so flattered!!
I'm sad that I missed going to Alt this year. It was just bad timing with the new baby, etc.
I hope the rest of the conference is wonderful!!
jenny
lgn
19 Anna at D16 January 22, 2010 at 8:17 am: Um, wow!! I'm beyond honored to be included on your "do not miss" list!!
Seriously, I'm kind of speechless. Thank you.
20 PourPorter January 22, 2010 at 9:10 am: Thanks muchly!
21 vanessa January 22, 2010 at 7:29 pm: uh vey
Great
Now my google reader is going to be even crazier
love your list
22 Angie January 22, 2010 at 10:57 pm: Thanks Allison! My RSS feed is now overflowing. Yeah!
23 a pina colada January 22, 2010 at 11:34 pm: Loved meeting you at ALT! You did a fabulous job speaking and I love this list! Thanks for the great ideas.
24 Benita January 23, 2010 at 8:56 am: Wow, thank you!
What an awesome surprise!
25 Shekinah January 23, 2010 at 6:08 pm: Love your blog and I think you might like mine too! Please check it out… its all things beauty and fashion!
26 Christina January 24, 2010 at 11:42 am: thanks – this is a really good list! I have been meaning to comment a thank you for days and every time I get totally lost in the links!
27 Jyl Johnson Pattee January 24, 2010 at 2:41 pm: Fab idea to post all these links. Your panel was amazing and a perfect start to the wonderful Alt Design Summit that has been added to my list of not-to-miss conferences.
Thanks for hanging til the wee hours of the morning. Looking forward to a February of partying… next time, with dancing!
28 Mrs. Lilien January 25, 2010 at 8:25 am: I'm all hot n' honored!
Doubly delighted to be included amongst a list of such decadent designers!
cheers to you all + to good things!
xx
Mrs. Lilien
29 Jaime January 25, 2010 at 10:39 am: Thank you so much for including Designklub! Sounds like it was a great event.
Best, Jaime
30 Anonymous January 25, 2010 at 10:42 am: …and what…no one's fawning over Get Togetha?
http://www.gettogethablog.com
Diversity in voices is always nice….
31 carolina postcard January 25, 2010 at 11:35 am: Now I have an excuse to procrastinate and look at blogs all day. Thanks, this is going to be fun!
32 Kristy@life-simplicitas January 25, 2010 at 12:37 pm: What a great list of tasteful, modern blogs. Thanks for compiling it!
Kristy
http://life-simplicitas.blogspot.com/
33 Megan January 26, 2010 at 5:19 pm: Thank you. I will be keeping busy for a while now.
34 Rachel@oneprettything.com January 31, 2010 at 2:04 pm: Yay- thanks so much for this list! I'm off to check out the new-to-me blogs.