Free Interior Design Software

RoomSketcher - Free Home Design and Floor Plan Tool

-A simple-to-use online tool

-Design with real products

-Floor plan, 3D views and virtual panoramas

Free interior design software to help you design your home

I've been looking for a really good, easy to use, free online interior design tool to make creating your own interior designs easy...

I think I've found one...

See what you think...

Try this free online interior design tool for creating floor plans and room views.

• Free to use
• Use it online - no software to download
• Easy to use - learn in minutes - just drag and drop
• Create floor plans of your rooms
• Add furniture and decor
• In one click switch to a 3D room view - see how your design will look

I've been playing about with this tool, and trying out a few room designs for my own home.

You can use this page together with your Free downloadable checklist to keep track of your design

Don't forget to keep our interior design tips and techniques in mind as you create your design with the free online tool...

I'm usually a great fan of paper and pencil layout plans (as I show you here...)

But this is so easy to use - I just wanted to make it available for you to use on my website...

RoomSketcher free interior design software

This free online interior design tool is provided for us by Viseno

How to Use

Instructions for using the RoomSketcher free interior design software tool...

1. Sign in

   Get link and details here... - do come back and see our easy instructions for how to use it here, though

   • You can sign in easily using your Facebook profile if you wish
2. Choose to:
   • use a template
   • draw your plan from scratch
3. Go into Walls mode (1) - bottom left of the screen
   • Here's where you draw your rooms
   • Click on New (top left)
   • Choose a room shape
   • Click on a wall and drag to resize your room easily - measurements are shown as you drag the walls
4. Save as you go
5. There's some more help with how to measure your room, here...

6. Add windows and doors
   • Go into Windows mode (2) (bottom left)
   • Choose a style of window or door
   • Drag and drop onto your plan
   • Click and drag to reposition or re-size
   • Click on Properties (top tool bar) to adjust the size, height from floor and the angle a door opens to
7. Add Materials for Walls and Floor
   • Here's where you add your flooring, paint or wallpaper
   • Select Materials (3) on the bottom left of the screen
   • Drag and drop your chosen material onto your plan
   • Use the drop down menu to drill-down to which type of material you are looking for
   • Select where you want to use the material

     If you need help with choosing the perfect color click here...

   • If you want to make a feature wall with a different colored paint, or some wallpaper, you can do this too:
     • Make sure you are in the 'Walls' section. Then click on the individual wall you want to wallpaper or paint a different color
     • Click on 'Properties' (top left)
     • In the new box that appears select the 'Wall' tab, then select the room that the wall appears in - and use the drop down menu to select what you would like to put on the wall

   There is more info about what to consider when choosing flooring and carpets here

   ...and help with wallpaper, here...

8. Add Furniture
   • Here's where you complete your room design by adding furniture and accessories
   • Select Furniture (4) on the bottom left of the screen
   • Use the drop down menu and images to select the furniture you like
   • Choose from popular real-life products, including Ikea, Pottery Barn and BoConcept (more than 4000 products available)
   • Drag and drop onto your plan
   • Click on your selected piece of furniture on the plan. Drag it to position where you'd like
   • Use the 'rotate' button to rotate the furniture so that it is facing the right way. (The larger green arrow points to the front of the piece of furniture to help you)
   • If you aren't sure how to arrange your furniture use my handy furniture arrangement tips to help
   • Don't forget to make sure you leave enough room to manoeuvre around your room safely and comfortably - use these measurements for ideal spacing to help you with this
   • On the online tool select 'Windows' and then 'Measuring Tape' from the picture icons and then 'Properties' to take measurements on your online plan.
   • You may still need to print out to scale to make sure you have enough space between furniture pieces (scale plans explained here)

     There is more information about how to print out your project at the end of these instructions

   • Add accessories and even pictures and mirrors to complete your look
9. Check how it looks

   This is the best bit of this interior design tool.

   • Position the green camera on your floor plan - drag and rotate so it is pointing at what you'd like to see in 3D
   • When the camera is in position, go to the top right of your screen and click on the icon of the camera 'Take Snapshot'.
   
   
   

   

   
   
   
   • The image appears in the box just below that icon (top right)
   • If you like the image click on Gallery to save it. Use 'More' to save to your computer or print your image.
   • Save your images to the 'Home 360' section and then generate a 360 degree rotating panoramic view of your whole room - very cool
10. Save and print your floor plans (click on the 'Floor plans' tab - top right)
    • Print in 1:50, 1:100 or 1:200 scale
11. Share your project:
    • Use the 'Share' icons to share on:
      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • Google +
    • Copy the URL/link and share your project with your family and friends

The Free Interior Design Software Tool

There are lots more other great things you can do with this free interior design software.

You can use the tool here for free - and design your dream home using RoomSketcher (opens in a new window)

Please pop back here for help with how it works, or use RoomSketcher's own help pages (click on the ? in the top right on the tool) for help at any time.





The free interior design software tool is created and provided by Viseno so pop over to their Facebook page to ask them if you get stuck

I hope you enjoy using this free interior design software tool in your designs - do show us what you've been designing...

Share your own home decorating projects and designs, here...

Help with Creating your Perfect Design

You can use this page together with your Free downloadable checklist to keep track of your design

Use the room pages on this site to get more hints and tips on how to get the most out of your design...

• Living and Dining Rooms
• Bedroom

• Kitchen
• Bathroom
• Home Office or Study
• Foyer, Hallway, Stairs

Choosing your look

Info about choosing a style or theme to suit

Gallery pages

Historic looks

Hot New Trends and Contemporary Interior Design Ideas.

Where to Go Next

It's best to create your design with the help of our Free downloadable checklist (pdf)

Follow along the checklist with the help of our main How to Design section as you use the tool and create your design

This is a fantastic free interior design software tool - and can really help you to interior design it yourself....

Use Viseno's RoomSketcher free home design and floor plan tool, here...
(The tool opens in a new window)

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