Interior decoration blunders of varying magnitude happen with all of us. More so, if we overtly trust our imagination and aesthetic taste, and decide against hiring a professional. Often, you think about giving your home an instant makeover by changing the paint color or flooring. With your imagination leading you on, you invest in expensive flooring, hoping to change the look of your home. The appearance of your home indeed changes, but not quite in a way you anticipated! Your new flooring completely looks out of place in your home. How you wish, you could simply 'undo' your move! Well, with an online interior designing tool, you can do just that! Not only can you change the colors of your walls and flooring, but also arrange your furniture in every possible way! Sounds interesting, right? So, what exactly are the features of this tool and how can you design a room online, using it? Let us find out.
Software Features
Virtual interior designing software is a boon to all the homeowners who are planning a major home improvement project in near future. The main purpose of this software is to demonstrate the effects of various interior aspects on your room, when you actually implement them. Take for instance a painting job. When you visit a paint shop you are provided with a catalog of shades available for the particular paint brand. Since, the catalog only shows small strips of colors, it is very difficult to get an idea about how the paint would actually look on your walls. Moreover, if you wish to combine certain colors, then you cannot preview the actual combination. Thus, you largely have to depend upon your imagination. Same goes for other interior decorating aspects such as flooring, furniture, lighting and accessories.
This is where a virtual designing software comes into picture. The various tools and functions of this software allow you to experiment with the various interior aspects of your home. Thus, you can choose a plan that best suits your taste. Some websites even provide an option of buying the interior from them, so that there is almost no difference between the plan you previewed and the one you actually implement.
Designing Your Own Room Online
- Go to any website such as Design My Room, Better Homes and Gardens or Abode Home, which provide free online designing tools. You may have to surf through these sites to choose one that bests suits your individual requirements.
- Some sites offer you an option of buying interiors from their sites, while some help you to customize the room as per your own room. Some sites may provide an option of entering the dimensions of your real room.
- Choose the style of room (bedroom, bathroom, living room, etc.) and double click on floor plan.
- Select the door, window frames, fixtures and position them as per your room.
- Select and insert various interior tools by dragging and positioning them on your plan.
- Experiment with lighting, flooring, arrangement of your furniture, until you achieve a desired look.
- Save your project and take a printout.
- You may be required to register at the website by entering your email address, so that you can access your work in the future.
