Build or decorate your dream home with this app
Anyone who owns a home understands that it is never actually finished, whether you build it from the ground up or buy an older home. There is always some project to work on, be it a remodeling of a kitchen or bathroom or maybe a simple redecoration.
Unfortunately, since most of us are not architects or designers, putting a plan together can be tricky. It doesn’t have to be.
Live Home 3D
Live Home 3D is an app that will help you design your project, be it big or small.
It lets you start from the ground up with 2D floor plans built into a 3D structure. You design, decorate and move furniture around in order to get the exact look you seek.
There are two different versions available — Live Home 3D and Live Home 3D Pro — with the former being free and the latter being a bit newer and offering more in the way of features, but for a price. Live 3D Home and Live Home 3D Pro are available for Mac, too, but each comes at a cost.
Both the free and paid versions are worth looking into, and these videos will go a long way toward explaining what each has to offer.
Live Home 3D:
Live Home 3D Pro:
What does the free version have that’s useful to you?
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