House Message Boards

Introducing the My First Garage Forums!

The more time I spend on-line, looking at remodeling blogs, house repair websites, and decorators, the more I realize that it would be very cool if there was a singular place on-line for all these people to share ideas.  I’ve got about 100 or so of the best blogs in my Google Reader, and a bunch more listed in the sidebar (let me know if you want me to add your blog – BTW).  Sometimes I get confused and have a hard time finding a picture, or an article, or some source of inspiration.

So for the past few day’s I’ve put my usual house to-do list on hold and added a brand new section to this website.  It’s the Forums, and you can get to it by clicking on the tab at the top, or the button on the left, or by entering this into your browser:

http://www.myfirstgarage.com/forums/

Since we just launched today, there aren’t a lot of categories, but I’m counting on you to sign up, introduce yourself (and your blog), and ask/answer a question or two.  As the place grows, I’ll create new categories based on popular topics and trends.

Right now some of the more popular sections are

• Identify this (where you post a picture and ask where an item came from)
• Favorite Sources of Inspiration (tell us about your favorite blogs) – visible after your register
• Tips, Tricks, Techniques (where you can share how you got the job done)

The MFG forums are different from every other message board out there because we don’t charge members a fee (and never will), I’m not affiliated with any company so I’m not trying to sell you anything,  and I’m a pretty easy-going guy so almost any topic is OK (except for some completely inappropriate stuff).

So I wish you all a happy 2010, and look forward to connecting with you on the My First Garage Message Boards.