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Whether you are just starting on your first Sheffield Design Project or have already begun your interior design career, you'll find these cool tools helpful in your work. |
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Whether you are just starting on your first Sheffield Design Project or have already begun your interior design career, you'll find these brand new cool tools helpful in your work.
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Architectural Elements
Ever wonder what a room would look like with new trim around the ceilings or doors? Want to add old-world architectural details to a room but are not sure what it would look like? Visit www.balmerstudios.com/resources/index.html for a great set of virtual tools including a cornice selector, door trim selector and even a ceiling medallion selector. 3D Virtual Room Demos You'll find a free 3D interior design program available at www.hammel-furniture.dk/3dinterior.htm. This cool tool lets you view your room designs from all angles and will even print order lists based on your designs. However, you will have to download this program which can take some time. Another interesting site is See My Design which features a virtual 3D room demo at www.seemydesign.com/app/RoomChoicesSessionSetter. You'll be able to see realistic living room designs with millions of possible combinations of elements, paint, furniture, wallpaper, window and floor coverings and more. At Wear-Dated Carpet & Upholstery, www.wear-dated.com/dp/ you will be shown several examples of home furnishings, such as sofas, chairs or carpet, which you can select to appear in "your room." www.millspride.com/mills/kitchendesign/index.htm links you to The Mill's Pride Online Kitchen Design program, which features the ability to dynamically generate a kitchen design based on the dimensions and criteria you specify. A 3D generated rendering of your dream kitchen designed exactly the way you need it will appear in a matter of minutes. Wallpaper Calculator Home Depot offers a handy calculator to help you estimate the number of wallpaper rolls you need to cover any or all the walls in a room. Visit: www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=NAVIGATION&CNTKEY=decorateit%2findex.jsp fill in the blanks and hit "Calculate" to tabulate your results. Fabric Calculator Want to make curtains, slipcovers or drapes? You'll find all sorts of measuring tips at www.seamstobe.com/Measuring.htm. Click on How Much Fabric and you'll even find an online calculator that will help you automatically help you figure out the yardage needed for making drapes. Area and Length Equivalents. These handy programs will easily convert your measurements between centimeters and feet (a big help to our overseas Sheffield students working on their layouts) or figure out square footage for you. Simply put in the measurement, select the units of measure and click the conversion button. |
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| From: | Centimeters |
Inches |
Feet |
Yards |
Meters |
Chains |
Kilometers |
Miles |
| To: | Centimeters |
Inches |
Feet |
Yards |
Meters |
Chains |
Kilometers |
Miles |
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| First, type the number you wish converted here:
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| From: | Square Meters |
Square Inches |
Square Feet |
Square Yards |
Square Rods |
Square Chains |
Roods |
Acres |
Square Miles |
| To: | Square Meters |
Square Inches |
Square Feet |
Square Yards |
Square Rods |
Square Chains |
Roods |
Acres |
Square Miles |
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Paint!
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If you've ever wondered just how much latex paint it could take
to cover a room, or how much stain you need to paint the exterior
of a house, then here's the site for you – www.flexbon.com/calc.html.
You'll find a great online program that will demystify the process
of just how much paint to purchase. It even calculates how many
gallons of specific types of paint you might need.
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