Kitchen Design Software

Computer software to design kitchens is definitely a huge time saver to lay people who have an ardent desire to redesign their kitchens easily and quickly without spending a lot of either time or money. The Internet is a really good place to shop for such software as there are several websites from where high quality and very reliable software can be conveniently and easily downloaded.

Several kinds of computer programs that can assist in designing kitchens are available. Some websites offer free versions of such software while trial versions are available at others. These are easy to learn and fun to use. What’s more - you do not need an advanced degree in architecture or design to use them.

Widely used - and free - kitchen design software

Two fairly widely used - and free - kitchen design software are Google SketchUp and SmartDraw.

SmartDraw: SmartDraw is one of the best suited pieces of software for non-professionals who know next to nothing about design or engineering. Compared to other similar software, it is much easier to learn. While SmartDraw has the mandatory ‘7 days trial” it would be advisable not to put much stock in that since every computer program has to be learnt. The only advice to users is to start with the template rather than scratch. It can be tweaked enough so as not to resemble the original.

Google Sketchup : The free version of the software is good, but it’s not something that’s meant exclusively for kitchen design. The pro version - while being much better - does cost money and is not inexpensive. Initially, you might want to use one of the already available designs to speed things up.

Pro versions of design software - usually meant for professionals and designers - offer a lot more features than the free versions. And since they offer a lot many features, they take a lot of effort and time to master. And in case you really want to buy one of these software, you might want to see what people who are using them have to say in the various forums on the Internet.