Design Your Own Bedroom Online for Free

Kitchen and Bathroom Designer

Designing a room can be expensive enough without shelling out big bucks, so if you have a hankering for redoing your boudoir, the good news is that you can design your own bedroom online for free. Forget pricey meetings with the pros or budget busting interior design programs you're really not sure how to use anyway. These resources will have your bedroom looking just as you imagined it and will leave you with enough money in the bank to make your design dreams a reality.

Design Your Own Bedroom for Free Online

The resources online for free bedroom design fall into two main categories - free software and free information.

Free Interior Design Software

These programs are easy to use for beginners and are all completely free. Most of them are limited versions of software programs that are available for purchase, but the free versions should be more than adequate to handle your bedroom design project.

Design Workshop Lite

Design Workshop Lite offers a free 3D design software that allows you to create interiors of any room in the home. Lay out your bedroom's shape and size, experiment with expanding walls or adding closet space. Then add in furniture and view the room in 3D to see your finished creation. Animations, different layouts and styles and the option to upgrade to the professional version are all available.

My House by Design Ware Inc

Design Ware Inc offers a free demo of their design software. Both 2D and 3D layouts are available with a large symbol library for determining furniture placement once you design the layout of the room. If you need more assistance than the demo can offer, sign up for the real thing for just $29.95.

Google SketchUp

Google offers a free design program called SketchUp. Create 2D or 3D layouts, design your own personal style and arrange the placement of walls, windows, closets and the size of the overall room. If you are so inclined, you can also draw in your own furniture shapes to arrange within the space you create.

Furniture Arranger Software by Ladies Home Journal

If what you need help with is the layout of the furniture in the room, with a visual of how much distance you'll need around each object, check out the Furniture Arranger by Ladies Home Journal. The program is simple and easy to use with both furniture and architectural design elements. Select the room, the size and shape, then add in the design elements of your choice. Print out your finished designs to compare side by side.

SeeMyDesign

If you want to take some design software for a test drive, or you just need some simple layouts, check out the free version of SeeMyDesign. Open all the rooms and scenes in the full version to get inspiration and ideas for your own layouts. If you want to play with room color or furniture placement, upgrade to the full version to get all the benefits.

Design Information Resources

LoveToKnow Interior Design, also has tons of helpful articles focused on interior design for bedrooms, including the following:

These other websites get a stamp of approval for design info and supplies you need to pull your bedroom décor together:

Get inspiration and ideas, bedding, curtains, throw rugs and bedroom furniture in one place at Horchow. Prices are reasonable and entire rooms can be designed at once.
Grandin Road - Find wall art, furniture, throw pillows and decorative accents.
Pottery Barn carries furniture, bedding, curtains, rugs and all the accents you'll need to complete your bedroom design.
Overstock carries everything you'll need for your bedroom from lights and bedding to furniture and accessories all for up to 80 percent off retail prices.
Eco Furniture carries green bedroom furniture made from sustainable materials. Perfect for the green home.

Take Your Time Designing

Design software gives you the opportunity to play around with lots of layouts for your bedroom before you invest the time in buying or moving furniture around. Take your time and explore all the options available to you. You never know just what design element you may find that really pulls your look together.