How To Design Your Own IKEA Kitchen
With a wide variety of design apps, free online planning tools and professional software applications available, you can design your own custom kitchen to any level of detail you desire — create precision layouts, visualize your ideas in 3D, perform virtual walkthroughs of your space and even create an itemized parts list from your design.
IKEA™ Planning Tools
Give shape and substance to your dreams with IKEA Planning Tools. Plan your dream kitchen, your perfect office or your wardrobe storage system before making a commitment. Play with colors, styles, sizes and configurations to plan your way to perfection with these free, easy-to-use tools.
IKEA Home Planner
Take your kitchen, bathroom or office from idea to reality with the IKEA Home Planner tool.
Choose your cabinets and furnishings, fit them to the exact measurements of your home, explore various style options, and visualize your design with 3D architectural renderings. When you’re ready, you can create a detailed product list with pricing and then send us your plans for a free estimate.
PAX™ Planner
Plan a flexible and customizable wardrobe storage system that works around you.
Mobile Apps for Kitchen Design
There are several mobile apps dedicated to kitchen planning available for both Android and iOS platforms. Though the smaller screen format of smartphones and tablets can prove to be less than ideal to work with, mobile apps can be used as convenient and powerful tools for exploring your ideas, visualizing spaces and creating working floor plans.
Houzz Interior Design Ideas
This award-winning design app enables you to superimpose product images over a picture of your kitchen. Though the resulting image isn’t perfect, it does allow you to quickly visualize where elements can go and gives you a general idea of how your ideas visually translate into your space. Available for free on both Google Play (for Android Phones) and the Apple App Store (for iPhones).
Planner 5D
This app is an excellent tool for creating working floor plans. Working from a catalog of over 3,000 design elements, you can use 2D mode to create your kitchen floor plan and then create photo-realistic 3D renderings of your design space. The is a freemium app — it’s free to download and use with premium features available for an extra charge. Available for both iPhones and Android phones.
Kitchen Design Software
Virtual Architect Ultimate Home Design
Whether you’re interested in a simple room makeover or designing your entire dream home from scratch, Virtual Architect Ultimate Home Design by Nova Development has all of the tools you need put together in an easy-to-use package that enables you to quickly and easily bring your ideas to life. Use the Kitchen Design Wizard to create your layout, add appliances and cabinets from the included object library, then change colors, fabrics and textures until your design is perfect. Visualize your work at any time with photo-realistic 3D renderings or a virtual walkthrough. When you’re ready to start building, you can create professional floor plans from your design that communicate your vision and help keep your project on track. Pricing starts at $99.99.
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