Top 10 contractors to follow on Instagram

Get inspired by following the best of the best. Whether you’re looking for a small project you can do yourself or you just want to be see the pros at work, there’s a contractor on Instagram with a feed you should follow.

Here are 10 contractors with some of the most follow-worthy Instagram feeds.

1. Best weekend-project ideas: Craig Newton, CRN Construction @crnconstruction

Based in Long Beach, Calif., CRN Construction specializes in door and window installation, kitchen and bath renovation, interior trim and more. Its Instagram feed is chock full of great ideas, like the effect of a bright door on a traditional building and weekend projects such as “pocket doggie doors,” which let you close off a room for Fido without using those unattractive baby gates.

2. Best step-by-step shots: Lane Cooper, Cooper Design Builders @cooperdesignbuilder​s

This Portland, Ore., firm is a full-service contracting company, and it documents its projects beautifully on its Instagram feed. Follow along as Cooper Design Builders see a project through to completion, from the dreary “before” shots to the construction phase to the shining “after” pic, plus fun shots of employees’ four-legged coworker, Luna.

3. Best modern/contemporary remodeling photos: Euro Design Corp. @eurodesigncorp

If modern remodels are more your style, this Miami contractor is one to follow. Standout images from Euro Design Corp. include “floating” shelving for TVs, bright white kitchens and bathrooms and checkerboard-pattern​ed cabinets. Go drool over it all.

4. Most “Pinterest-worthy” photos (pictured above): Marilynn Allain-Taylor and Allison Allain, the Property Sisters @thepropertysisters

The Property Sisters are a design and build firm in Southern California specializing in property renovation, design, market prep and furnishing makeovers. Some particularly creative projects featured on their Instagram feed are a wall made of wooden pallets for an office, the design of a white powder room in a Spanish bungalow and their Ikea Billy bookcase hack.

5. Most inspirational: Habitat for Humanity @habitatforhumanity

Habitat for Humanity’s feed just might inspire you to join its mission: creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Recent photos include a shot of devastated Tacloban, where Habitat will be helping with housing needs. And in honor of the holiday season, there’s an image of the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, which @habitatforhumanity says “will be donated to Habitat, and its lumber will be used to build a home.”

6. Best pool shots: John Negri and Cameron McCausland, Minke Pools @minkepools

These Melbourne, Australia-based pool contractors construct a small number of pools each year that incorporate architectural details, and they love a complicated construction challenge. On the company’s Instagram feed, it documents its projects, including the moment when a new four-sided perimeter overflow pool is about to “spill” for the first time, something that requires precision to the millimeter.

7. Best urban space remodels: Gennaro Brooks-Church, Eco Brooklyn Inc. @ecobrooklyn

Eco Brooklyn specializes in remodeling Manhattan and Brooklyn brownstones through “green” materials and eco-friendly construction practices. Follow along as the team completes all sorts of urban projects, including turning a shipping container into a home with a rooftop garden using salvaged materials.

8. Best in upcycling: Dan Phillips, Phoenix Commotion @phoenixcommotion

Dan Phillips is a “trash architect” who is remaking houses and gardens in some strange-yet-beautifu​l ways by repurposing unusual materials. He also insists that homeowners be involved in their projects, giving them the skills and know-how to pitch in. Be sure to check out the recently completed solarium roof and shots of Phillips teaching his crew how to use power tools.

9. Best international green building: Juan Casillas, LabMX @juancasillas

This Mexico-based firm offers environmental education workshops and constructs eco-friendly structures throughout Mexico. But you don’t need to be able to read Spanish to appreciate Casillas’ photos of the company’s projects, like a straw bale school house, and his beautiful images of life in Mexico, including street art, scorpions and the intricate wooden floor of the Church of Santa Prisca.

10. Most exciting Instagram rookie: Kate Walker, Kate Walker Design @katewalker_design

Kate Walker consults on projects from the ultra-modern to the heritage-preserving,​ sourcing the perfect tile and stone for the job. We’re eagerly awaiting more of the Instagram newcomer’s magazine-worthy shots of herringbone tile backsplashes and travertine-tiled pools.

Source: MSN Real Estate