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- Modsy is a service that makes 3D models of the rooms you want to decorate based on pictures you send and its basic dimensions.
- The company’s interior designers will create two versions of the room, decorated with furniture from popular home stores that you can actually buy and that match your tastes and budget.
- For $ 69, you’ll get the home designs and the ability to edit them on your own. For $ 199, you’ll get more features, like a stylist who will chat with you and make adjustments and recommendations to the design for you.
If you’ve ever bought a piece of furniture online and realized only after the setup that it either didn’t fit the space physically or aesthetically, you can already name at least one time when you would have benefited from a service like Modsy.
Modsy is an online company that lets you upload photos and dimensions of any room and then creates a 3D model, complete with recommendations from an interior designer on how to fill it — using furniture from popular home decor stores that you can buy after the fact at a discount through Modsy. If you’ve already got a nightstand or bed frame, you can pay $ 10 and Modsy will make a 3D model of it as well, so you truly never have to wonder about what something will look like once put together. You also don’t need to crawl around your house with a tape measurer.
There are two pricing options, but for both, you’ll receive a 3D model of your room, curated products that match your style profile, two custom designs of how to put it together, and unlimited edits to the room itself. Every furniture option is real and shoppable, and they show you which products are used in a bar at the bottom of the design. Not only can you view the room from all the angles you’d find while standing in it, you can also see it from a bird’s-eye view. At $ 69 for the most basic pricing level, it’s a lot of value (especially for those who have a tough time imagining something like that on their own) for a low cost, especially when it’s for an important investment like furniture.
In my experience, the value was definitely worth the price. The 3D designs were extremely helpful and also allowed me to be more creative with the space.
The furniture the Modsy designers use is all chosen to fit your preferences, and if you’re not sure if you like “traditional” or “urban,” as I wasn’t, there’s also a quiz they’ll direct you to which will help you discover that.
If you love the furniture and want to shop it, you can buy directly through Modsy and you’ll receive a discount on your purchase. For the first pricing option, you’ll get $ 20 off, and for the second you’ll receive $ 50 off.
Right now, get 25% off a design package when you use “FALL25” at checkout.
When I used Modsy, it came as a complete relief. I was moving to a new place after college and wanted to take furniture shopping more seriously, but interior design is not a natural gift. I can appreciate when things look put-together, and I know what I like, but being on the other side of things isn’t easy, particularly the visualization (which Modsy took care of for me). While my spacial awareness allowed me to parallel park during my license exam without hitting any cones, it doesn’t transfer to sofas for the living room as easily. Not being able to imagine all of the furniture, light fixtures, and rugs together also had me buying more basic furniture simply so that I would know it would go together. Modsy allowed me more freedom and creativity.
Modsy, like the best of services, did something I could not have done on my own — and did it very well for a moderate price. I would have been more than happy to shell out $ 69 for what was included in the basic package, but as I wanted to invest in furniture I could have for a while, I was also happy to part with $ 199 for the added style advice their second option offered.
Even if you can’t afford all the items Modsy uses to fill your space (although they do customize the selection to your budget), it’s still a great way to get ideas from experts at an affordable price. I pay a lot in rent so that I can enjoy where I live, and I felt like Modsy was a valuable tool as an extension of that.
For me, Modsy was a great service. Their pricing seems more than fair for what you get in return, and it helped me enlist experts to do a job I knew they could do much better than me. Modsy helped me make the most out of my apartment and made sure I did so without wasting money on furniture I would later hate.
If you’re moving and don’t have the mind of an interior designer but want to love your space, I can’t recommend the service highly enough.
Here’s how the process works:
Getting started:
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To begin, head to the Modsy homepage and click “get started” to start the questionnaire.
Select which room they’ll be creating a 3D model of for you.
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And select what the reason for the redesign is.
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If you’re moving and looking to completely revamp your space, or just want to update your living room, Modsy will be able to help.
Sign up to get a 3D model of your own home decorating project here.
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