Renovating houses is an increasingly common practice, especially in a real estate reality that is characterized by the existence of a large percentage of properties used for sale.

In the impossibility of building their own house or buying a new property, more and more people choose to buy houses to rehabilitate and, with the help or not of professionals, launch themselves into the adventure of renovating the property in question.

Regardless of the type of renewal in question – which can be partial or integral – know that there are some mobile apps that can be a great help when it comes to managing, planning, designing or even helping to visualize the end result.

Whether you are a "DIYer", a professional or someone who is arming with an individual interior renovation, this article is for you. Learn about some of the most popular applications for renovating homes and how to optimize the whole process and value your property faster.

Renovating homes doesn't have to be a nightmare...

Houzz

This is one of the most popular apps that offers a 360° user experience and allows you to explore various decorating ideas. With Houzz, you can work on your own projects, buy pieces or other decoration products directly in the app and even hire services to professionals from various areas (painters, picheleiros, electricians, etc.).

For all this, Houzz is one of the most popular and popular apps for renovating homes, allowing you to exchange ideas and impressions with other users of the app.

This application is well rated by users, is free to use, has a very interesting 3D viewing feature and is available in the App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore.

Magicplan

Magicplan is an application best known among professionals (architects, interior designers, contractors and also real estate consultants) but also of great use for all people who have the arduous task of renovating homes on a personal note.

This application allows you to create real estate plans (2D and 3D) and export them in PDF format. If you're thinking of renovating or redesigning a room in your home, or simply considering changing the layout of the furniture, magicplan can do all the measurements and simulations you need.

This makes it time to buy furniture when buying furniture, you can choose the pieces the exact size for that tight and demanding corner.

Home Design 3D

This is an application for interior decoration that has the advantage of being compatible with multiple devices: you can use it on your phone, tablet and also on your computer. According to the reviews of several users, this app is very intuitive and easy to use.

With this application, you can draw any room in your home and create 2D and 3D planes. You can also add some pieces of furniture or décor, design your creation through real-time 3D visualization technology, and print your 3D designs.

And if you want to ask someone for a second opinion through the app, you can still share the project with others, even if they don't use the app.

IScape

For gardening enthusiasts and outdoor spaces (or for simply those who want to take better advantage of their garden or porch) the iScape application will be a great help in improving landscape scans of the entire space.

iScape allows you to view and plan an outdoor project and even buy some essential elements. To get a better insight into how your garden will look at the end, this application also incorporates augmented reality technology that allows you to see the project projection in your space.

With this application you can choose the best trees and plants for your garden, as well as outdoor furniture and other decorative elements. If you're already thinking about preparing your garden for the summer barbecues, don't hesitate to test this app.

Despite being one of the most popular applications for landscaping projects, iScape is only available for iOS devices.

Amikasa

Amikasa is another application you can use to build, decorate or renovate your interiors. You can use elements such as furniture, different types of floors and wall colors.

The interesting part about this application is that it allows you to buy pieces from some real and known brands, directly in the app. Easy to use (note that Amikasa has already won the Webby Award for iOS and Android), through this app you can also make a virtual visit to the various divisions of the house, to get a real idea of the project you developed. As if all this wasn't enough, you can still collect the opinions of your virtual friends by sharing your interior project on social networks.

Home Harmony

This app is dedicated to coloring the walls of the various rooms of your home. Upload a photo, and from there, start the virtual test and study different color options for your interiors.

But the best part of this application is that it has a feature that allows you to adjust the brightness of the space (natural and artificial) in order to simulate how a certain color makes the space look like with different tones and intensities of light.

Room Planner

This application also allows you to create a concept for your space and test it in a virtual environment to see how it looks. You can choose some of your favorite interior pieces, real and well-known brands, change any element of the project and share it with your friends and family.

And if getting a view from scratch is too difficult for you, you can choose to choose a pre-existing project (developed by professionals) and adapt it to your space. All aspects are customizable.

This application has several themes intended for living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and many other divisions.

With all these tools, resources are not lacking to value your property and to create the house you have always dreamed of.