Unleash Your Inner Interior Decorating Alter-Ego
Red or green; what color should you paint the dining room? What will that bedroom furniture look like in the bedroom? How much flooring should you order? Making decorating decisions at times can be daunting. The good news is there are several home decorating apps that can help you plan, measure, renovate and decorate. Here are 6 great home decorating apps that we found to help you with your decorating and styling needs.
Adobe Kuler – This is a free app for Apple users. Adobe Kuler app is an exciting and easy way to capture all things that inspire you to create color combinations to use and share. Just point your iPad or iPhone camera at something that appeals to you and Kuler will instantly create a color palette. Especially useful when your looking at model homes and you find a room color palette that you would like to implement. Once you have created your assortment of color palettes, save, sync and share your themes for assimilation in your projects. Rating ★★★★★
SwatchMatic – This is Android color palette app works in a similar way to the Adobe Kuler app and is also free to download. Snap an image of an inspiring room, flower, artist painting or anything that strikes your fancy. Mix and share with friends and family. Rating ★★★★☆
MagicPlan – A free app available on both Apple and Android. Take pictures of different rooms and this app will measure your rooms and draw your floor plans. In addition, you can add objects, annotations, and attributes to create an interior diagram of your home. Rating ★★★★☆
Homestyler Interior Design – A fantastic free app for both Apple and Android. Let your imagination run wild with this app and create dramatic decorating design projects. This app also allows you to gather tips, share your ideas and learn about popular decorating trends. With Homestyler, you simply take a snapshot of your space and then you can place 3D elements into tho photo. Move the elements around and rearrange your room without lifting any heavy furniture. Rating ★★★★☆
Handy Man DIY – This app cost just a few bucks, $1.99 to be exact and is for Apple users. Take the guess work out of measurements and materials needed with this great app that calculates everything you need. You can also create shopping lists, estimate costs and create tasks for your project. Rating ★★★★☆
Houzz Interior Design Ideas – Last, but certainly not least is the incredible Houzz app. This free app is available for Apple, Android and on Amazon. This is like having a library of interior design magazines and books at your fingertips. Houzz app gives you thae capability to browse images by different categories such as style or room. Find the images you like and save them to your personal virtual ideabook. Share your favorites or network with others to get tips and suggestions.
These 6 great home decorating apps can be a great help to you on your next decorating project. Send us a comment with pictures and let us see your decorator style. We would love to here from you!