Agree with Elara, and with those two especially; it really helps to broaden your perspective that way, I often find completely new ways to look at the ingame houses or furniture afterwards! Seeing the creative usage of items in unexpected ways, or a house with a completely different layout and vibe from what you're used to can really get your creative juices flowingElara_Northwind wrote: »Visit other peoples houses, or get a group together and do a house tour. So much inspiration can be had from looking at what others have created!
Have a walk around and look at buildings already in the game, there may be aspects of a building that already exists that you like, but things you would want to change about it!