Online interior design

remodelista.com
From wooden slats attached to the ceiling of artist Tracy Emin's house to old-fashioned wooden skirt hangers used to frame posters, this is a great site for inspiration.

icreatived.com
The architecture and interiors sections of this browsable blog are worth a trawl.

wowhaus.co.uk
A feast of designer homes for sale. The 1950s modernist house from Ferris Bueller's Day Off , designed by James Speyer and David Haid, is asking $1.295 million (about €940,000); and a listed Venetian Gothic-style water tower that featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs is asking £4.75 million (about €5.7 million).

airbnb.com
Holidaymakers use this database to find a place to stay for a fraction of hotel prices. Design mavens use it to source ideas.

gapinteriors.com
Picture library used by glossy interiors publications. Browse the imagery here before you see it printed in your favourite title.

1stdibs.com
Find furniture, fine art and fashion from the creators of the world's finest works. Celebrity fans include Tom Ford, Diane Von Furstenberg and Louise Kennedy.

architonic.com
Chronicles trends in design, architecture, materials and product innovation.

houzz.com
This site has a database of more than a million pictures, so you can find the right visual for your builder, tiler, joiner, architect or interior designer, and can save your finds to an ideas book.

dezeen.com
Sign up for a daily or weekly newsletter covering concept architecture and design from around the world.

design-milk.com
Tempting titbits that include beautiful staircases and sound absorbing wall panels that let you create geometrical patterns.

irisharchitectureawards.ie
Every inspiring residential and commercial winner of the annual Irish Architecture Awards since 1991.

elledecor.com
The best of all the international editions of Elle Decor includes house shoots and celebrity homes, as well as practical design advice in its Renovate and Remodel section.

housetohome.co.uk
House to Home is a portal for IPC Media's suite of interiors publications from Living Etc to Ideal Home .

dwell.com
Inspiring renovations include the Spanish home of artist/ designer Jaimie Hayon, as well as small-space living and storage ideas.

• Photomeasures Marks photos with measurements that can then be sent to your builder or architect or exported to the media gallery. Free, IOS and Android.
• Sunseeker Tells you the orientation of a room and will map out the path of sun rays showing the natural light and sunshine. $6.99 iPad and iPhone
• Ihandy A spirit level on your phone. Free IOS and Android