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Redesign Your Room with AI Room Design

Upload your real room, describe what you want to change, and preview the result while keeping your space intact.

Room Preview<br>Living RoomBathroomUnder-stairs Nook

Original<br>Preview

Design instruction<br>Paint the walls warm off-white and add layered lighting while keeping the layout.<br>Updated the walls, lighting, and seating while keeping the room structure.

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Keep your layout, windows, and fixed furniture 100% exact.<br>No 3D modeling or design skills required — standard photo upload.

Keeps layout & windowsKeeps fixed furnitureChanges finishes & lighting

AI Design My Room<br>Upload your real room photo, describe what to change, and preview the result before you remodel. Keep your layout, windows, and furniture in view.

SIMPLE 3-STEP PROCESSHow AI Room Design Works

No complex style options or endless parameters. Just upload your room and specify what you want to test.

Upload your room<br>01<br>Take a quick photo of your room as it is today. No cleanup or 3D scanning required.<br>Step 01 of 03

Tell us what to change<br>02<br>Describe your idea in plain text — like changing wall paint, updating rugs, or trying a new sofa color.<br>Step 02 of 03

See the result before you decide<br>03<br>Preview the result while keeping your existing layout and furniture in view.<br>Step 03 of 03

PRESERVATION & CONTROLChange what you want. Keep what matters.<br>Generic AI room tools often rewrite the entire scene — walls shift, windows move, furniture multiplies. AI Room Design takes a different approach: it works as a preview layer on top of your real photo. You choose what to update, and everything else is preserved, so the result looks like your room — only better.

Original<br>Preview

CHANGEDWhat You Can Modify

Wall color & paint finishes<br>Test sage green, terracotta, warm linen, or accent walls.

Sofa & cushion upholstery<br>Try different fabric colors or textures on your furniture.

Floor materials & rugs<br>Swap carpet, oak wood, or rug styles under your furniture.

Lighting fixtures & lamps<br>Update ceiling lamps, ambient lights, or table fixtures.

Decor & wall accessories<br>Add or modify art frames, plants, and small decorations.

KEPTWhat Stays Preserved

Room layout & dimensions<br>Designed to preserve camera perspective, room shape, and proportions.

Windows & natural lighting<br>Designed to preserve window frames, sunlight direction, and outdoor views.

Doors & doorways<br>Designed to preserve architectural trim, moldings, baseboards, and entryways.

Fixed cabinets & built-ins<br>Built-in shelving, fireplaces, and permanent structures are preserved by default.

Existing furniture position<br>Existing furniture stays in view unless you ask for a change.

USER DECISION MAPWhy People Hesitate Before Remodeling<br>Redesigning a room carries financial and emotional risk: paint, furniture, and fixtures are expensive to reverse. Here is how AI visual previews resolve the most common decision paralyzes, giving you the confidence to start. Instead of imagining a color or fabric, you see it rendered in your own room, with your own lighting and floor.

01Testing Darker Wall Colors

The Anxiety“Will a dark terracotta accent wall make the bedroom feel too small or clash with the existing bed frame?”

AI Resolution<br>Seeing the exact color rendered with real room lighting and shadows removes the guesswork before buying paint.

02Replacing Major Furniture

The Anxiety“How do I know if an olive green sofa will match my warm oak hardwood floors?”

AI Resolution<br>Overlaying new upholstery colors directly onto existing furniture dimensions ensures visual harmony with the floor.

03Updating Fixtures & Decor

The Anxiety“Can I modernize the lighting without ruining the classic crown molding and trim?”

AI Resolution<br>Structural lock guarantees architectural details remain untouched while generating modernized decor.

RESEARCH SYNTHESISLess guessing. More shipping.<br>We built this from recurring patterns in public r/DesignMyRoom discussions. Each link opens the original post.

Modernizing inherited leather couches<br>A homeowner asked how to make inherited reclining leather couches feel warmer and more current without replacing them.<br>A preview makes it easier to test lighter textiles, rugs, and lighting around furniture that must stay.

r/DesignMyRoom<br>Public post

Refreshing a 1930s bathroom<br>A homeowner asked for ideas to refresh a 1930s bathroom while working with its existing layout and fixtures.<br>Room previews help explore finishes and lighting before committing to a renovation direction.

r/DesignMyRoom<br>Public post

Making use of the space under the stairs<br>A homeowner shared a lit basement space under the stairs and asked for practical ways to use it.<br>Visualizing...

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