Design · Architecture · Renovation
Plan the home you actually want to live in.
Archi is a design magazine with working tools inside it: room-by-room guides, honest renovation numbers, and planners and calculators that run right here in your browser.
Browse
Every part of the house, in order.
Nine categories, each with its own guides, tutorials, inspiration and calculators.
- Browse decor
21 topics
Home Decoration
Room-by-room decorating ideas and style guides, from small apartments to luxury interiors.
- Browse design
12 topics
Interior Design
The thinking behind good rooms: space planning, color, lighting and visualization.
- Browse architecture
13 topics
Architecture
Floor plans, house types and residential design fundamentals for homeowners, students and professionals.
- Browse furniture
15 topics
Furniture
Dimensions, placement and buying guides for every piece in the house.
- Browse paint
12 topics
Painting and Colors
Wall colors, palettes, finishes and how much paint you really need.
- Browse renovation
12 topics
Renovation
Remodeling guides, costs, checklists and material planning.
- Browse diy
10 topics
DIY and Home Improvement
Weekend projects, renter-friendly fixes and the materials to pull them off.
- Browse garden
11 topics
Outdoor and Garden
Backyards, patios, gardens and the outdoor rooms between them.
- Browse organization
9 topics
Home Organization
Closets, pantries, garages and the systems that keep them working.
Tools
Calculators and planners that do the work.
Validated formulas, US units with metric everywhere, no sign-up. Every result shows its assumptions.
2D floor planner
Draw walls, doors and windows to scale and export your plan.
Floor planning · Free
3D floor planner
Turn a 2D plan into a 3D model you can orbit and walk through.
3D design · Free
Room layout designer
Plan a single room with furniture and clearances.
Floor planning · Free
House layout planner
Arrange rooms and circulation for a whole house.
Floor planning · Free
Apartment layout planner
Plan studios to three-bedroom apartments.
Floor planning · Free
Tiny house planner
Fit living, sleeping, cooking and bathing into under 400 square feet.
Floor planning · Free
Furniture placement designer
Drag furniture into a scaled room and check clearances.
Furniture · Free
Furniture layout optimizer
Generate and score furniture arrangements automatically.
Furniture · Free
Inspiration
Find the style you keep coming back to.
Modern
Clean lines, honest materials and open plans.
Minimalist
Fewer, better things and the discipline to keep it that way.
Scandinavian
Light woods, pale walls, texture and function.
Japandi
Japanese restraint meets Scandinavian warmth.
Boho
Layered textiles, plants and collected objects.
Industrial
Exposed structure, metal, brick and reclaimed wood.
Farmhouse
Modern farmhouse warmth without the clichés.
Mid-century modern
Tapered legs, warm walnut and organic forms.
Formulas you can check
Every calculator shows the formula with your numbers in it and lists its assumptions. Estimates are planning aids, not engineering advice.
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Real interiors from photographers who are credited on every image. No renders passed off as homes.
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Guides are edited by people, sourced where claims need it, and dated when last reviewed. Corrections are public.
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