If you’re after renovation, design and decoration ideas for your North Shore property, you might want to bookmark the following:

3Dream – create floor plans and interiors using video-game technology. The results can be saved, printed or emailed. Choose from more than 7500 models for flooring, lights, art and furniture. You can even upload your own fabric swatches.

Floor Planner – create a floor plan using drag-and-drop tools that allow you to add furniture, stairs, and even the kitchen sink. If you wish, you can move trees or shift the entire house a few metres.

Google Sketchup – use this free program to create 3D interiors. Add sample furnishings and choose colours and textures.

Ikea Hackers – a collection of ideas for modifying and re-purposing Ikea products.

Mydeco – design a room in 3D, add furniture – from a database of 3,000,000 products – then enter your creation in a competition.

Pinterest – an ‘interactive pinboard’ for ideas with an ever-expanding choice of themes for lights, lofts, outdoor spaces, furniture and homewares.

Selector Australia – a searchable one-stop shop for new products showcased in publications such as Houses, Kitchens+Bathrooms and Architecture Australia. Endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects.

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