We asked CEOs and founders for their favorite interior design apps to help you style your home in 2024. From utilising Planner 5D’s features to visualising design plans with RoomPlanner, here are four apps to take your home design to the next level.
- Utilise Planner 5D’s Features
- Explore Houzz For Inspiration
- Generate Layouts With RoomGPT
- Visualise With RoomPlanner
Utilise Planner 5D’s Features
Planner 5D is the go-to app for anyone looking to style their home effortlessly in 2024. It combines an intuitive interface with powerful design tools, making it perfect for both beginners and seasoned designers. The app allows you to create detailed 2D and 3D floor plans, helping you visualise your space from every angle. With its extensive library of furniture, accessories, and decor items, you can easily transform your ideas into reality. The drag-and-drop feature makes it a breeze to play around with different styles and layouts until you find the perfect look.
What’s amazing about Planner 5D is its community aspect. Users can share their designs and get feedback, which adds an extra layer of inspiration and validation. You can explore thousands of user-generated designs for fresh ideas and even collaborate on projects. This social component turns interior design into a more interactive and enjoyable experience. The app also supports VR, so you can take virtual tours of your designs, making it easier to catch any flaws or make last-minute tweaks.
Experiment first with smaller items like rugs or lamps before committing to larger pieces or full-room makeovers. This approach allows you to test different looks and colors without feeling overwhelmed. Specific to our rug selection, try visualising one of our Southwestern rugs in your space using Planner 5D. It adds that unique touch to your home while ensuring it matches your overall design. This hands-on method grants you the confidence to create a cohesive and stunning interior.
Connor Butterworth, CEO & Owner, Southwestern Rugs Depot
Explore Houzz For Inspiration
Houzz has emerged as the best interior-design app for styling your home, and it’s become my go-to resource for all things design-related. With its vast database of photos, products, and professional resources, the app is perfect for anyone looking to revamp their space. I recently used Houzz to plan a living-room makeover, and the experience was incredibly inspiring.
The app allows you to browse millions of high-quality images, which helped me visualise different styles and color palettes. I particularly enjoyed using the “View in My Room” feature, which lets you see how furniture and décor items would look in your actual space through augmented reality.
This feature was a game-changer when I was deciding on a new coffee table; I could place several options in my living room virtually before making a purchase. The app also connects you with local professionals and provides reviews, making it easy to find the right contractor for the job.
Overall, Houzz not only simplifies the design process, but also sparks creativity, making it an essential tool for anyone looking to style their home in 2024.
Aseem Jha, Founder, Legal Consulting Pro
Generate Layouts With RoomGPT
This AI-driven app isn’t your typical mood board creator. Instead of piecing things together manually, it generates fully-styled room layouts based on your current space.
All you do is snap a picture of your room, upload it, and within seconds, RoomGPT suggests layouts, color schemes, and furniture arrangements that match your style.
It even uses generative AI to predict how lighting and materials will shift at different times of the day, which most apps completely overlook.
You’ll also get links to purchase recommended items directly, so it’s like having a personal interior designer in your pocket, minus the hefty price tag.
Austin Benton, Marketing Consultant, Gotham Artists
Visualise With RoomPlanner
RoomPlanner by IKEA is the top interior-design app for 2024, no question. As someone who’s flipped over 700 houses, I can tell you it’s a game-changer for visualising potential in any space. The app’s ability to create realistic 3D models of rooms and seamlessly integrate IKEA products is impressive. It’s not just for homeowners—we use it at Cleveland House Buyers to stage properties virtually, saving time and money while boosting appeal to potential buyers.
Joe Lieber, President, Cleveland House Buyers
