Get Started with Houzz

whether you're remodeling, decorating or just dreaming about your future house, there's a lot you can do on houzz.

browse through the featured ideabooks on the home page to see what's new. click on space and style options on the left and browse through thousands of professionally designed spaces. for example: click on "traditional" and then on "living rooms" to get ideas for designing a traditional living room.

you can collect design ideas in ideabooks. While browsing, click on the "add to ideabook" button below each photo to add it to an ideabook. You can then choose which ideabook to put this photo in and add public or private comments for that photo.

send design ideas to friends or to your designer and see what they think! you can send a single photo or a complete ideabook. when viewing a photo or an ideabook, simply click on the 'email to a friend' link.

browse through spaces designed by professionals in your metro area and find the ones you like. simply click on your metro area on the left. you can also narrow the results by style (modern, traditional, etc.) or by space (bathroom, bedroom, etc.). when viewing a photo, the contact information for the designer will be displayed on the left.

image tags help you see what elements, such as a chair, a sofa, or a structural element, are in the photos you like. when you see a photo marked as 'tagged', open it and move your mouse to discover green circles on the tagged elements. place the mouse over the green circle and you'll see more details.

recognize a piece of furniture or any other element in a photo? you can tag it and help yourself and others find where they can get it. when you're viewing a photo, click on the "tag an item" link below the photo and then click on the element you would like to tag. enter the name of the element, any details about it (such as price) and a link to where it can be purchased.

if you have photos of spaces that you love, upload them to houzz. click on the "upload photos" link on the top, enter the name of the space and select the images to upload from your computer.

get the "add to houzz" browser button and start adding photos from any web site (as long as you have the rights to upload them- please check that web site's terms of use). To get the button, click on the "browser button" link on the top and follow the instructions for adding the button to your browser's toolbar. After you added the button, open any web page that has photos you like and click on the "add to houzz" button on your browser toolbar.