Free Interior Design Programs

Furniture Layout Programs

Better Homes & Gardens® Arrange-a-Room software allows you to create and save up to 25 room layouts. After specifying the room size, you can add architectural features like doors, windows, and fireplaces. Then the furniture and accessories can be selected and placed. Choose from a wide variety of furnishings including sofas, chairs, tables, bedroom pieces, kitchen components, and more.

The Ethan Allen Room Planner makes it easy to create a dream room. This program lets you select furniture for the dining room, living room, bedroom, home office, and patio. Users can pick from Ethan Allen Collections, Ethan Allen Kids, or saved WishList items. The room planner will save valuable time since you can instantly see how various furniture pieces will work in your space.

Window Treatment Design Programs

Download a free 30-day trial of Minutes Matter Studio and start designing your own custom window treatments. You can build window coverings to scale with color and pattern inserted from the fabric of your choice. Start with a window template or use actual photos of your windows for realistic renderings. Lots of different styles can be tried out including blinds, shades, draperies, valances, and wood or iron hardware.

Another wonderful window design tool is DreamDraper from Evan Marsh Designs. With the free 30-day trial download, you will be able to use a photo of any room and sample a wide array of window treatments. The window designs can be skewed for angled windows, filled with pattern and color, and accented with various accessories or furniture. This software also allows for space planning and room layout design with templates for furniture, appliances, fixtures, rugs, windows, doors, fireplaces, plants, and staircases.

Paint and Color Programs

The Color Visualizer free interior design program from Sherwin-Williams® provides color palettes and color ideas for interior and exterior paint projects. You can also search from over 1,400 colors for the ultimate custom color design. View your color selections on a variety of integrated room photos of the bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, living room, or dining room.

The Benjamin Moore® Personal Color Viewer allows you to combine over 3,300 tempting colors. Users can upload their own interior or exterior photos or choose the software’s image library. Paint colors can also be viewed in specialty faux finish designs.

For those who love that wallpaper is back in style, check out Brewster’s Decorating Studio. Begin by choosing a sample room, then add wallpaper and color selections to the photo. You may also pick from saved patterns which you can add to My Choices. Room designs can be printed out or saved online, while you view product details like pricing and coordinates.

Flooring Design Programs

Design a Room from the National Wood Flooring Association allows you to visualize different types of wood floors in a range of room settings. Explore various wood species and stain colors along with changeable wall colors. You can also compare saved images side-by-side to help in the decision making process.

Shaw’s Floors free Try on a Floor software will let you sample a wide range of products including carpet, ceramic, hardwood, laminate, and area rugs. You can upload up to ten photos or use stock photos to visualize the flooring options. Each flooring design can be saved so you can see multiple ideas for the same room.

For a versatile carpet or rug design, try Flor’s Design-It-Yourself virtual carpet tile layout program. You will be able to play with modular tiles in dozens of different colors and patterns.

Resources for Free Interior Design Programs

Lowe’s Home Improvement – A complimentary library of numerous interactive design tools.

The Home Depot – Free online tools to help with indoor and outdoor projects.

HGTV Design Tools – Check out the Room Planner, Kitchen Designer, or Bathroom Designer.