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Better Homes And Gardens Home Designer Deluxe Pro 7.0 Suite 6.0 Takes Care Of Interior And Exterior House Design
Designing a home on your own is a dream that can be realized easily these days. You no longer have to pay a designer loads of money to get a design that you may not like at all.
With the wide availability of home design software it could not be just a dream. But software comes with the touch of the person that designed it so it can also limit you in what you can do.
Fortunately some design products are very versatile and have found ways to satisfy the customer's creativity and have added a decent number of tools and features.
Other design software makers restrict themselves to certain areas of home design so you have to buy different programs for your home, garden and interior which could become expensive and cumbersome for many customers.
All-In-One House Design With Better Homes And Gardens Home Designer Deluxe Pro 7.0, Suite 6.0Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe by Better Homes and Gardens is an easy to use all-in-one home design tool. With this simple to use software you can:
design a home,
remodel interior details,
design decks,
do landscaping, and
estimates costs.
Designing your own house can soon be a reality with this Chief Architect designed powerful tool.
This software is in a market that is crowded with other selections but its unique features gives the rest a run for their money. It does not get you stuck with what its designer had in mind because not only does the library contain building materials but furniture, fixtures, appliances and you can download additional free content from the Chief Architect website which will be updated with additional content. Your money actually goes a long way with this tool.
Because it comes with tutorials on a CD Rom this tool is so easy to use if you are new to this kind of thing. It is a step by step guide through all the features you may want to have in your new house from building the walls and the foundation to the floors and roof .
You can even add the interior afterwards, decide on the wall colors and change if need be. With the sample selection of floor, roof, wall and interior furnishings and materials you can make a selection of materials to use according to what you see on your computer.
Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe offers you a Pro version in the 6.0 and 7.0 Suite with more features for the professional or those who want to push their design limit.
Features Of Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer
Here is a snapshot of its features:
An all in one design tool for the interior, exterior and landscape design projects
Over 1,500 sample floor plans; design and visualize with 3D Models and Virtual Tours
Features powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, foundations, and Plan Check; import photos for realistic background views
Deck Designer lets you design single or multi-level decks because deck foundations are automatically generated to match sloped lots
A selection of more than 1,200 plants for your garden design and the ability to place even the sprinklers in your garden.; use Sprinkler Designer to lay out sprinkler zones quickly and easily
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