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Whether you’re revamping a room, switching up your home’s layout, or you just want to see which colors look good together, you’d better believe that there’s an app for that. Before you go through the trouble of buying new furniture or possibly hiring an interior decorator, these (usually free!) interior design apps let you play around with your existing space and generate ideas for future changes.
There are home apps for furniture shopping, measuring, mood-board-making, and just for playing around, and these are some of the most newbie-friendly that we’ve found. Check out these 12 user-favorite interior design apps to help you jump-start your next home project!
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Havenly
Best for Getting Professional Advice
Free, with in-app purchases; available for iOS
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Caught in a decorating quandary? Getting professional advice has never been easier (or cheaper!), thanks to the Havenly app. This interior design app allows you to upload a photo of the room in question, match with a vetted interior designer based on your personal style, and start chatting with them to get just the right look!
You can even take it a step further by hiring the designer to complete your space, starting at just $79.
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Houzz
Best for Home Renovations
Free, available for iOS and Android
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While Houzz boasts an extensive product marketplace, this interior design app is also a great starting point for first-time home renovators.
While getting exact quotes from technicians may still require on-site inspection, users can get in touch with professionals in their area to discuss the job in question. The app is a helpful hub to reference when comparing different contractors’ ratings and average costs as well.
The Home Depot
Best Online and In-Store Shopping Experience
Free, available for iOS and Android
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Shopping apps are nothing new, but the ones that go above and beyond the mobile version of the website need to be applauded.
Home Depot’s app not only lets you shop and ship large items that might be a pain to pick up in person, but it also has an in-store GPS, so you can locate a very specific item in no time at all.
JOANN
Best for Crafting Coupons
Free, available for iOS and Android
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The craftiest of bargain shoppers are already well aware of JOANN’s amazing weekly sales. For the uninitiated, let’s just say, there’s hardly any reason to ever buy full-price at this store. You can also use multiple digital coupons in a single trip to save big on your next DIY endeavor.
Decorator
Best for Virtual Redesigning
Free, available for iOS
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If you’ve ever wondered to yourself, “Can this room pull off a bright pink Chesterfield sofa?” the Decorator interior design app is the quickest way to find out.
This app lets users take a picture of their space and completely re-outfit it with furniture, art, and decor pieces. The items you love the most can even be purchased through the app!
For style questions that have you truly stuck, you can crowdsource the answer to your decor dilemma by asking the active Decorator community what they think.
Palette Cam
Best for Planning Your Pad’s Palette
Free, available for iOS
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For some, there may be no such thing as too much color … but you still don’t want to have a decor color story that rambles on and on. Hone in on the best home hues with Palette Cam, an easy-to-use resource that’ll help you focus in on the core colors to decorate around.
Just upload any picture and use the color picker to create as simple or as complex a decor palette as you’d like.
Planner 5D
Best for Creating 3D Interior Renderings
Free, with in-app purchases; available for iOS and Android
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Before you call in an architect or interior designer, it’s helpful to have an idea of the changes you want to make in your space. Planner 5D is an interior design app that allows you to create 2D or 3D photorealistic renderings of your home.
While the app isn’t perfect, it’s a great jumping-off point for envisioning different room layouts and furniture changes before you go through any trouble or expense.
You can download the app for free and start creating your home renderings with limited selection of furnishings, or you can gain access to the full catalog by subscribing. The monthly subscription costs $4.99 an the yearly subscription is $9.99.
Design Home
Best Interior Design Game
Free, with in-app purchases; available for iOS and Android
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If you enjoy perusing paint swatches and coffee table styles even when you’re not in the middle of a decor redo, you need to download Design Home ASAP.
This interior design app is purely just for fun. Decorating enthusiasts can design their 3D dream home, room by room, with real furniture chosen from decor brands.
The app is free to download and play with a limited number of furnishings. Users can pay to unlock other virtual decor items.
Easy Measure
Best Digital Tool
Free, available for iOS
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Unless you’re the type to carry around a tape measure with you at all times, you may not be able to tell whether a piece of furniture you’ve found in stores will fit in your space.
This interior design app uses augmented reality to measure the object in question, and multiple users report how surprised they are with the tool’s accuracy!
Magicplan
Best for Creating a Floor Plan
Free, with in-app purchases; available for iOS and Android
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Some users say it might take a few tries to get the hang of inputting the information, but the app’s intuitive design and easy instructions make it a total must-have for the in-progress home.
MagicPlan gives you the choice to design one floor plan at a time for $2.99, or create unlimited plans for $9.99 per month.
Best for Finding Inspiration
Free, available for iOS and Android
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With essentially the same interface as the desktop site, the Pinterest app is super fun and easy to use. It lets you curate endless mood boards to bookmark future craft projects, furnish purchases, or simply outline your #decorgoals.
wikiHow
Best for DIY How-Tos
Free, available for iOS and Android
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If you’re trying to figure out how to fix, craft, or cook something for the very first time, chances are that a search result has led you right to wikiHow — so why not ask the app directly next time?
While you can use wikiHow for so much more than just home projects, it’s a great image-centric resource for taking you step by step through anything from replacing a toilet flapper, to installing curtain rods, to cleaning stovetop burners.
Senior Home Decor Editor
Melanie oversees the home decor vertical of BestProducts.com, and has been researching and testing out home and bedding products for the site since joining the team in 2015 — her work can also be found on Elle Decor and House Beautiful.
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