that was my very impression, just poking around to get the gist, but not happy so far...

I keep ending up in really old threads! The related stories listed on the right should be more current.

Junco - I don't find the stories to the right very related, in a smart way: hostas?!

I can't find anything. This sucks.

i agree that it is pretty terrible!

Its so stark , not easy on the eyes.

Agree. Don't like it! Very stark. Miss the old GW. :(

what happened to the pretty flowers in the background on the sides of the threads?

I really agree about how stark it is to look at. Hurts my eyes, and it feels so unfriendly.

I feel like I just woke up in someone else's bed and need to get back home quick before my husband finds out :) I feel Houzz is an infomercial for professionals, which is fine - nice of them to share their photos so we can be inspired, but if you ask them how they did something or where to get it, they say "call me" or "I don't know, the client picked it out". It lacks the sharing and caring that was the foundation of GW. It seems a clash of cultures imho.