Need a floor plan for your home? Whip out your smartphone. From shopping and color planning to measuring and arranging, there's an app for nearly every step of the design process. Now you really have no excuse to put off that renovation.
Read on to discover the best home design apps to download before you start that room makeover. Photo: Courtesy of Chairish SHOPPING Anyone who has ever tried to find the absolute perfect piece for a room knows that navigating all the options can be exhausting. But these apps will put a wide selection of antique, vintage, and new furnishings right at your fingertips—and thanks to new augmented-reality technology, many will let you see how the pieces would look in your space.
Chairish Available for iOS and Android; free If you’d like to buy or sell high-quality, preowned decor, Chairish is a one-stop shop. Sellers can upload photos of furniture via the app, and then Chairish’s curators decide which items to sell. The company takes care of payment, shipping, and returns for most sales. Listing items is free, and the seller keeps 80 percent of the final sale. Buyers can look forward to finds from Knoll, Herman Miller, Christian Liaigre, Ligne Roset, and B&B Italia, among other brands. Decaso Available for iOS; free A newer venture from the cofounder of Chairish, offers high-end furniture and decor from vetted dealers.
Expect to see top-notch items from such respected names as Studio Van den Akker and Fat Chance Los Angeles. Invaluable Available for iOS; free Browse lots from live auctions around the world without leaving your desk, armchair, or bed. Invaluable allows you to place advance absentee bids and bid in real-time at live and online auctions. Hutch Available for iOS and Android; free This app merges the worlds of rendering and shopping, virtually outfitting rooms from photos users upload and allowing them to shop the look directly.