1. Desire to Inspire

One Canadian lady and one Australian woman have combined forces and interior design passions to form, DesiretoInspire.net. This wonderful blog shares inspiring interior design. It really is the most consistently inspiring stuff I’ve seen.

2. Alkemie

Karen Olivia from California in the US writes blog, Alkemie and brings homes & interiors gems at the peak of chic to her readers’ attention.

2. Creature Comforts

With a motto to provide ‘design and inspiration for all creatures great and small’, editor Ez celebrates the details of design. My favourite posts are the simple collection of images in ‘Inspiration Daily’.

4. The Scoop

The blog for shop, Orange Beautiful, this site is a mix of interior, graphic and, generally, interesting design work.

5. Urban Grace Interiors

I’ve chosen this one for all the fantastic photography on here. Have a look for yourself.

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Aimed at women of all ages – including your mum and your nan – The App Show series will be broadcast on a weekly basis, offering assistance through the barrage of apps on offer.

Founder of LadyGeek, Belinda Parmar, told Witch Tech, “Research has shown more women bought smartphones than men in the last six months.

“In a Top Gear-style programme, we’re bringing technology to women. From the finding out the pollen count to choosing the right wine for a meal, our App Show aims to help women choose one or two apps that make a difference to their lives.”

Each episode will showcase the latest and greatest apps for the leading smartphone brands, following YouGov Sixth Sense research. Last month, Lady Geek and YouGov Sixth Sense released the first of a series of surveys aiming to discover what Britain’s smartphone users are downloading. The survey found women’s favourite apps were for social networking and, more surprisingly, six of the apps in the women’s top 20 were games.

“What our research highlights is that women are becoming engaged and getting excited about the app world and what it can do for them,” says Belinda, “Everyone seems to think it’s a young, bored male who spends hours on his iPhone. The reality is, that in the future, it will be as likely, if not more likely, to be your mum, sister and grandma. And contrary to received wisdom, women are not looking for horoscope apps- women are using apps for gaming, shopping on ebay, getting their Twitter fix and messaging their friends.”

But what is Belinda’s favourite app? While a fan of apps like Spotify or Twitify, her current favourite app is Sit or Squat. And to find out more, you’ll have to watch the first App Show below.

Don’t forget to follow @LadyGeekTV on Twitter or join the Facebook group to keep updated with the latest must-know-about apps. The show will be hosted at Lady Geek TV or YouTube you can download videos directly from the Ovi Store.

The Lady Geek team are also keen to hear from you. They’ll be giving weekly prizes to participating audience members, including the latest Nokia smartphones such as the X6 and the E72 in white.

Got a favourite app? Let Witch Tech know. Drop us an email.