Sarah Susanka's books, especially, not so big remodeling

Go to the library. That way you don't have to invest any money unless it is a book or magazine you want to buy. I took out so much stuff the librarians noticed and asked about my projects.

Oh yes, I spend lots of time (and money...darn late fees ;)) at the library.

My local library is small, though, and I usually request things from other branches. Which is why I'm looking for specific resources people have found helpful.

My library system has several of Susanka's books, but not "not so big remodeling", unfortunately.

You can look at other of Susanka's books. The concepts repeat in her many books. You can get a feel for her design concepts and think about your entire living space before you under take a project. Good luck.

I purchased a lot of the bhg special kitchen and bath magazines you see at the supermarket. Also checked out alot of finehomebuilding magazines at the library. To me finehomebuilding would be worth buying it needed. We got an important idea from one.

As my DH would say "don't you get your best ideas from gardenweb?"