See a great home design idea? Clip it and keep it!
Here's a handy tactic for helping get exactly the right look in your home building or remodeling project. Before starting work, most homeowners spend some time looking at magazines, websites, and friends' houses, gathering ideas for furniture, features and colors. When you come across an idea you like – clip it out! You can even shoot a cameraphone picture of something that catches your eye. Toss these clippings and images into a folder. Showing this folder to a designer or contractor can really help them better match the image you have in your mind for your own home.

