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Best Interior Design Apps for Android Houzz Interior Design Ideas vs Room Creator Interior Design vs MagicPlan ... and 10 more

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Long gone are the days when people had to hire an interior designer to renovate a space in their dwelling. Technology has evolved to the point where almost anyone can produce near professional floor plans and designs to use for their home renovations. With the utilization of a modern mobile device and a few carefully selected apps, users can create the room of their dreams with next to no design experience.

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Below we discuss thirteen Interior Design App for Android that can significantly assist with your future building or remodeling projects. Test out as many apps as you can until you find something that works for your project and budget requirements.

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Method 1: Houzz Interior Design Ideas

The Houzz mobile app is a one-stop-shop for interior design, remodeling, renovations, building and decorating.

An editor's choice top pick, Houzz has over 11 million high-quality images of the interior, and exterior home designs to browse through for ideas and inspiration.

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Type. House & Home

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Features.

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1. Built-in sketch feature to add annotations and individual notes to photos.
2. View-in-room feature combined with the camera function allows users to see what a product will look like in their space.
3. Links to over five million products with authentic reviews.
4. Visual match and recognition software can help users pinpoint materials or products found within the Houzz image library.
5. Share photos with friends and family.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. Houzz Interior Design Ideas can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 2: Room Creator Interior Design

Room Creator Interior Design gets users up and creating rooms in a matter of minutes.

To get started, simply enter the room dimensions and choose your wall and floor layouts. The easy-to-use interface lets users tap and drag where they want objects to go.

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Features.

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1. Very easy to use and navigate.
2. Easily share your room designs with anyone.
3. View your rooms in a realistic 3D mode.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. Room Creator Interior Design can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 3: MagicPlan

MagicPlan is a great little app for both DIY interior designers and professionals.

Create awesome and accurate floor plans by taking pictures of your rooms, then add annotations and objects to begin remodeling your space.

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Type. Productivity

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Features.

No measurements or drawings required.
Option to purchase your plans in various formats; PDF, JPG, PNG, SVG, DXF, and CSV.
No special skills, training or expertise required.

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Cost/Fees.

Free version.
In-app purchases ranging from $2.99 - $199.99 per item.

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Download/Install.

MagicPlan can be downloaded from Google Play.

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Method 4: Floor Plan Creator

Marcin Lewandowski's Floor Plan Creator is another handy mobile app for creating and editing floor plans.

View your floor plans in 3D to get a realistic feel for how your space will look. You can even bring your plans along when you go furniture shopping to help pick the best fitting pieces.

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Type. Art & Design
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Features.
1. Supports both S-pen and a mouse.
2. Projects support multiple floors.
3. Both metric and imperial units of measurement supported.
4. Library of symbols; doors, windows, furniture, electrical, etc.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
2. In-app purchases ranging from $0.99 - $6.99 per item.
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Download/Install.
1. Floor Plan Creator can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 5: Home Design 3D - FREEMIUM

Home Design 3D by Anuman is an intuitive home remodeling mobile app that comes with a variety of useful features.

Users can create professional looking plans in 3D without any previous design or renovation experience.

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Type. Lifestyle
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Features.
1. Full control over wall thickness, corners, doors, windows, furniture and other objects.
2. Share designs by email, Dropbox, OneDrive and many more.
3. Over 1000 items and pieces of furniture to select from.
4. Walk through your created plans in 3D.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
2. In-app purchases ranging from $0.99 - $9.49 per item.
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Download/Install.
1. Home Design 3D - FREEMIUM can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 6: Planner 5D - Interior Design

Planner 5D is another easy-to-use mobile app that helps anyone, no matter what their design experience is, to create stunningly realistic floor plans in 2D/3D.

Furnish your newly created spaces from an extensive catalog of items for around the house, to get a feel for how the finished room will look.

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Type. Lifestyle
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Features.
1. Create an unlimited number of projects.
2. No internet connection required.
3. Edit and view modes for both 2D and 3D.
4. Take and share snapshots from any part of your design.
5. Available in; English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
2. In-app purchases ranging from $2.99 - $54.99 per item.
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Download/Install.
1. Planner 5D - Interior Design can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 7: Living Room Decorating Ideas

Need a little inspiration or some reference ideas for that upcoming living room renovation?

Living Room Decorating Ideas is loaded with high-quality images of living room designs and layouts.

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Type. House & Home
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Features.
1. Hundreds of images to use for style, layout, design, decoration and function ideas.
2. Share your favorite images with your friends and family.
3. Save images to the device's SD storage.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. Living Room Decorating Ideas can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 8: Bedroom Design Ideas

Bedroom Design Ideas by Codero Apps gives users a wide variety of bedroom images in HD to use for reference or ideas.

Browse through several styles until you find something to emulate or use as a starting point for your own design.

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Type. Lifestyle
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Features.
1. View Modern, Contemporary, Traditional, Transitional, Tropical and Mediterranean style bedrooms.
2. Set any images as a wallpaper.
3. Easy to use user interface.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. Bedroom Design Ideas can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 9: Bedroom Decoration Designs

Bedroom Decoration Designs is a simple yet effective mobile app that provides users with a wide variety of bedroom decoration ideas to either duplicate or use as inspiration.

No matter the size or layout of your bedroom, this app is sure to have some decoration ideas that will work nicely with your space.

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Type. Lifestyle
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Features.
1. Hundreds of bedrooms and decoration styles.
2. Share photos with your friends for additional feedback and ideas.
3. High-resolution images.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. Bedroom Decoration Designs can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 10: Photo Measures

Photo Measures is a handy app for anyone who works in design, construction, inspection or any profession that requires regular measuring of objects and distances.

Having Photo Measures installed on your mobile device is a great backup in the event you're without any other measuring equipment.

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Type. Tools
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Features.
1. Supports both imperial and metric units.
2. Easy-to-use intuitive interface for editing measurements.
3. Zoom support for higher precision.
4. Draw measurements on photos you take with your camera.
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Cost/Fees.
1. $4.99 One-time.
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Download/Install.
1. Photo Measures can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 11: Bubble Level

Another important tool to have when designing or remodeling rooms is an accurate bubble level.

When it comes to decorating, hanging, or arranging items in a freshly renovated room, nothing beats knowing things are properly leveled and plumbed.

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Type. Tools
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Features.
1. Utilizes a circular, bullseye level meter for easier and more accurate readings.
2. Realistic looking bubble and display.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. Bubble Level can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 12: Kijiji Free Local Classifieds

Searching for that perfect piece to compliment your newly renovated rec room?

Stay connected with Canada's largest and most active free classified site. Kijiji is the perfect place to pick up quality new and used items for around the house.

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Type. Shopping
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Features.
1. Over 100 categories to browse.
2. Create, edit or delete your own ads.
3. Quickly reply to sellers via the app.
4. Easily share ads with your friends and family.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. The Kijiji Mobile app can be downloaded from Google Play.
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Method 13: CL Mobile for Craigslist

Similar to the Kijiji app above, CL Mobile for Craigslist is your connection to the largest classified site in the world.

With such a massive reach, Craigslist is the perfect place to track down that dream item that would top off your freshly remodeled living room.

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Type. Shopping
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Features.
1. Millions of ads posted daily.
2. Save your favorite ads.
3. Contact sellers directly from the app.
4. Organize search results by price.
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Cost/Fees.
1. Free version.
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Download/Install.
1. CL Mobile for Craigslist can be downloaded from Google Play.
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With a good plan, a few valuable apps and some hard work, you can turn those renovation ideas into reality. Remember that the apps listed above are by no means meant to replace the advice or assistance of a skilled professional.

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