How to use AI for interior design

Stand in a corner so the camera captures as much of the room as possible. Use natural daylight when you can, hold the phone at chest height, and keep it level. The clearer the input, the more believable the result.

• Avoid heavy filters, HDR effects, or fisheye lenses.
• Shoot in landscape for living rooms and kitchens, portrait for narrow spaces.
• Tidy up first. Clutter confuses the model and ends up in the output.

Choose Interior for furnished rooms, Virtual Staging for empty spaces, Exterior for the front of a house, or Landscape for yards and gardens. The mode tells the AI which kind of redesign to perform.

• Empty room? Use Staging so the AI fills it with furniture instead of restyling air.
• Outdoor shots: Exterior changes facades, Landscape changes plants and hardscape.

Pick a style that matches the feeling you want: Scandinavian for calm and bright, Modern for clean and minimal, Bohemian for layered and warm, Japandi for quiet zen, Industrial for raw textures. Try two or three to see which speaks to you.

• Match the style to the architecture. Mid-century works beautifully in a 1960s ranch.
• If unsure, start with Modern or Scandinavian. They are forgiving baselines.

The notes field is where good prompts become great results. Be concrete. Mention colors, materials, lighting, and a few key pieces. The more specific you are, the closer the AI gets to what is in your head.

• Good: 'walnut floors, cream linen sofa, brass floor lamp, large abstract art over the sofa.'
• Skip vague words like nice, cozy, or beautiful. Describe what makes it cozy.
• Reference real materials: oak, marble, terracotta, boucle, rattan.

Run a few generations with small variations. AI is non-deterministic, so the second attempt is often better than the first. Use the before / after slider to judge whether the new design respects the bones of the room.

• Generate three versions before deciding. Pick the one closest to your vision, then refine.
• Watch for warped windows or odd furniture scale. Regenerate if something looks off.

Once you have a base you like, use refinement edits to change one thing at a time: swap the artwork, change the rug, remove the side table. Surgical edits preserve everything else and let you dial in the room piece by piece.

• Make one edit per pass. Stacking changes makes it harder to spot regressions.
• Phrase edits as instructions: 'replace the rug with a vintage Persian in muted reds.'

Download the final image, share it with a partner, contractor, or designer, and use it as a shopping reference. AI designs are concepts, not blueprints, so verify materials, dimensions, and feasibility before you buy.

• Pair the AI render with a real floor plan when sourcing furniture.
• Bring renders to paint stores. Staff can match colors in real-world paint lines.