Interior Design
The thinking behind good rooms: space planning, color, lighting and visualization.
Topics
12 ways into design
Interior design ideas
Inspiration organized by room, style and problem to solve.
Interior design styles
A clear guide to the major styles and how they mix.
Room planning
Measuring, zoning and planning any room.
Color schemes
Palettes that work and why.
Mood boards
Building and reading a mood board.
Space planning
Circulation, clearances and proportion.
Furniture placement
Arranging furniture for conversation, flow and focus.
Lighting design
Layering ambient, task and accent light.
Home design inspiration
Houses and apartments worth studying.
Interior visualization
Seeing a room before you build it, from sketches to 3D.
Room transformation
How rooms change with paint, light and layout.
Before and after
Real transformations and what made them work.
Tools
Calculators for design
Room layout designer
Plan a single room with furniture and clearances.
Floor planning · Free
Furniture placement designer
Drag furniture into a scaled room and check clearances.
Furniture · Free
Furniture layout optimizer
Generate and score furniture arrangements automatically.
Furniture · Free
Room dimension editor
Edit room sizes precisely and see area update live.
Measurements · Free