Home & Garden, Homebuilding, Decorating & Home Repair Magazines

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Are you looking for some new decorating ideas? Are you trying to find pictures of houses to show your builder or your client? Are you having trouble visualizing the cabinets in that new kitchen addition you are planning? Do you want to see the latest trends in landscape design? Well, you may want to try looking through some of the publications listed on this page to get ideas for your own project.

Home and garden magazines can be terrific resources for homeowners and builders alike. They contain pictures and descriptions of projects that other people have completed and which might serve as inspiration for your next project. And, don't overlook the fact that some of the articles will help you identify specific details that you do NOT want to incorporate into your decorating scheme or building plan. Learning from what others have done - before you build - is much less expensive than learning by trial and error.

Whether you are searching for "how-to" information, house plans, design ideas, construction tips, landscaping and gardening pictures, expert advice, or help with your home improvement, decorating or repair projects, you are almost certain to find a magazine that will meet your needs.

• August Home Publishing Company - Founded in 1979 with the first issue of Woodsmith magazine, August Home now also publishes ShopNotes, Garden Gate, Cuisine, and Workbench, which is the only one of the five magazines that accepts advertisements.
  • Subscribe to Workbench Magazine

• Better Homes and Gardens Online - A very large Web site with information about the magazine, the television show, gardening, crafts, food, recipes and a nice kids section.
  • Subscribe to Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

• Electronic House Online - offers information about home automation, residential lighting, security, home theater, energy management, and telecommunications.
  • Subscribe to Electronic House Magazine
  • Subscribe to Home Automation Magazine

• Environmental Building News - a newsletter about environmentally sustainable design and construction, energy efficiency, water conservation, recycled-content materials, indoor air quality issues, and waste reduction. Their Green Building Checklist contains about 3 dozen ideas for building green.

• Home - one of over 200 special interest publications produced by Hachette Filipacchi Magazines worldwide, including Car and Driver, Road and Track, Elle, and many other special interest publications.
  • Subscribe to Elle Décor Magazine
  • Subscribe to Home Magazine
  • Subscribe to Metropolitan Home Magazine

• Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine - This self-build UK based magazine showcases renovations, extensions and new custom home projects. If you are new to homebuilding, be sure to check out The Beginner's Guide to Creating your Dream Home for some useful tips.

• Home Buyer Publications - This company publishes three magazines dealing with home building. Log Home Living and Timber Frame Homes are pretty self explanatory. Building Systems deals with all types of building components, packaged systems, and modular home construction.
  • Subscribe to Log Home Living Magazine
  • Subscribe to Timber Frame Homes Magazine

• Home Power - This publication features articles, file downloads, products, events, and other information related to solar power, wind power, and other renewable sources of energy, which can be produced at home. At the time of this writing, their entire magazine can be downloaded for free.

• Horticulture Online - The online version of Horticulture magazine, this site features articles from current and back issues, as well as, a large collection of gardening resources.
  • Subscribe to Horticulture Magazine

• The Journal of Light Construction - A builder to builder publication that addresses business and technical information for builders and remodelers "to help you improve quality and profits".
  • Subscribe to The Journal of Light Construction

• Popular Mechanics - this online version of the popular printed periodical has a lot of good information related to home repair and improvement.
  • Subscribe to Popular Mechanics Magazine

• Stereophile - this site is the online home of the "oldest and largest-circulation magazine reviewing high-end components." They review hi-fi equipment from the viewpoint of the actual user.
  • Subscribe to Stereophile Magazine
  • Subscribe to Stereophile's Guide to Home Theatre

• Taunton Press - Publishers of several excellent magazines, including Fine Homebuilding, which offers information about all aspects of home building and residential construction. It is written by people who actually build houses for a living. In addition to the following titles, Taunton Press also publishes home building books and construction videos.
  • Subscribe to Fine Homebuilding Magazine
  • Subscribe to Inspired House Magazine
  • Subscribe to Fine Cooking Magazine
  • Subscribe to Fine Gardening Magazine
  • Subscribe to Fine Woodworking Magazine
  • Subscribe to Threads magazine

• This Old House Online - here is where you will find information about the television series and the companion magazine. BTW, if you are looking for Norm Abram, here is the online version of the New Yankee Workshop.
  • Order a subscription to This Old House magazine