House design apps have evolved significantly over the years.

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When your design is finished, you can create photorealistic snapshots and videos with the ability to control natural lighting according to the time of day and geographic location. You can also navigate into your two dimensional floorplan for a three-dimensional virtual visitor point of view. Once you add your furniture, which is categorized by the type of room it is found in, you can change the color, texture, size and depth of any piece. With this tool you can draw straight, round or curved walls and insert architectural features such as doors and windows. On the left you'll find a user guide and video tutorials that will help you learn everything you need to know to create your own multi-room floorplans. Although it was created and is used by many program developers who continually contribute their techie skills to update and improve its functionality, you don't have to be super tech savvy to use it yourself. Sweet Home 3D is an open source design program that you can download or use online. The biggest drawback is the lack of a 3-D viewing option. You can also use it to experiment with furniture arrangements using the furniture you have on hand if you can find pieces in the product list of similar size. With a tablet or smart phone in hand, you can use this tool at a Pottery Barn retail store to help narrow down your furniture selections based on the available space in the room you are decorating or if you're shopping online at home. Click on an item to add it to the plan or view its details such as the product's name, its exact dimensions and a buy now button. A product list containing furniture for various rooms in the home and accessories such as rugs, mirrors, lamps and plants is located to the left of the floor plan.

You can start with an example floor plan of a predesigned room or patio which you can build on or edit as you wish or you can start from scratch by choosing the shape of the room. Pottery Barn's Room Planner is a handy online design tool you can use to quickly and easily plan out furniture arrangements and print out 2-D floor plans.

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