Design your kitchen cabinets with the help of software tools.
Kitchen cabinets provide you with storage space and add beauty to your kitchen. Before you can purchase your cabinets, however, you must design and lay out your cabinets based on your available space. Recommended software products help you with this task. Programs are available for both PCs and Macs. You can download these products directly from the software manufacturers' websites. Does this Spark an idea?
CabinetCruncher
The CabinetCruncher website offers you two different tools for designing your kitchen cabinets: CabinetCruncher and CabinetView. CabinetCruncher helps you design your cabinets and produce custom cabinet cut lists. The program then takes the information from these cut lists to create project supply lists. CabinetView uses Google SketchUp technology to provide you with a 3-D view of your custom cabinetry. These programs are for both Windows and Mac operating systems. You can try these programs free for 30 days. As of 2011, the products start at approximately $150.
Home Designer Suite
Assisting you in designing your entire interior and exterior living spaces, including baths, decks and kitchens, Chief Architect's Home Designer Suite features more than 1,500 sample plans, which you can use as a starting point for your own plans. It features the House Wizard tool to assist you with your layouts, and it also comes with 30 design tutorials. Virtually walk through your new kitchen with the 3-D visualization feature. Create your own floor plans, which you can give to your installer or contractor. This program is for both Windows- and Mac-based systems. As of 2011, this program costs $99, but you can try it for free for 30 days.
Live Interior
The Live Interior 3-D program is specifically for Mac operating systems. Create and view your kitchen cabinet designs in either 2-D or 3-D views. Create floor plans. Use the material library and editor to add and edit library components, including cabinetry, to your design. This program is available in both a standard and professional edition, and the professional edition is mainly for industry experts. You can download a trial version of this software program, but it doesn't have the same features as the full version. As of 2011, these programs start at around $50.
Interior Design Suite
A Windows-based program, the Punch Software Interior Design Suite costs $39.99 in 2011. This program is specifically for designing your interior spaces. It features a Cabinet Wizard, which walks you through the process of designing your kitchen cabinets. Change the look of your home before you actually buy any paints or cabinetry. View your home designs in either 2-D or 3-D modes. Drag and drop components from the software's library into your design. This program is specifically for DIYers.
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