How to Decorate a Room Online

Architects and engineers have been using Computer Aided Design (CAD) for planning homes since ages. Now, there is a wide variety of easy to use non-professional home design programs available, where it is actually fun to plan and visualize your home! All this can be done without shifting any furniture!

Online redecorating allows you to see the finished product in advance so that you don't make costly errors in choices. They can also be fun for the creative types, who just love to redecorate. If someone has a passion for interior designing, this is a great way to pursue your passion, as well as get some basic experience in interior decoration.

One of the advantages of having an online decoration tool is that we don't have to spend our valuable time running around from one place to another, searching for paint, wallpaper, tiles, or wood.

We can select all these from the comfort of our home, thus minimizing the possibility of selecting the wrong items. Also, we can see what the room would look like without having the doubt of it turning into a disaster!

The following online tools can assist you to decorate your room.

Plan 3D: One of the popular tools used to decorate a room online is Plan 3D. This tool, as the name suggests, allows you to set up your room and view it from any angle. It is easy to understand, as it has a great demo button which shows you how to move things around and add things.

Plan 3D allows you to walk through the area, move walls and windows, add windows, doors, and even bathrooms. So basically, you can actually see the entire room, decide the color, wallpaper, and furniture and see how they'll look. Another great feature is that it allows you to save different types of color schemes and designs.

When you go shopping you can take it with you, so that you know what exactly to look for! You can even decide the kind of light that would suit your room with the help of the tool's shadow and light feature. The best part however is that it is dirt cheap, only USD 3 a month!

3D Home Architect: This tool can be downloaded or you can order it on disks. It allows you to view the room not only in 3D but also in 2D or the blueprint form. Besides this, you can play around with different kinds of colors, fabrics, styles, textures, etc. The best part of this tool is the download feature, which allows you to get the design immediately.

Some other tools that can be used are myHouse and See My Design.

You can follow the guidelines mentioned here, to decorate your bedroom online:

• The most important step is the choice of color. Your bedroom is your personal comfort zone. Choose a color that reflects your true personality and style. There are numerous shades available to choose from.

• Once you have selected the color, the next step is the layout of the room, i.e., the dimensions of the bedroom. This step helps you figure out where each piece of furniture should be placed.
• You can also choose a theme, which reflects your personality, for example, a tropical theme or an oriental theme. This will make it more fun and interesting.

• The next and most crucial part of the process is the design plan. In this, based on the dimensions of the room, you can calculate the approximate budget needed for decoration.

Hiring an interior designer to decorate a room can be expensive, because a designer puts in a lot of hours and gives a lot of personal attention to draft, redraft blueprints and select furniture which is usually custom-made.

Online designing is more affordable, as it does not provide the architectural designs, instead, it allows you to come up with a design and help your room look like a professionally designed one. Online designers usually charge a fee per room, which ranges from $200 to $1600, depending on the services required and the size.

There are a variety of other programs also available on the Internet, for free. You may find some programs more user-friendly than others. These websites usually have previews so that you have an idea, as to how to go about it.

Now, that you know how to decorate a room online, try decorating just for fun. If you can't make your dream ideas materialize with the resources at your local home improvement store, the Internet can definitely make it happen.