There's an App for That

There are a number of helpful and fun apps to help and inspire you in your projects.  Below we recommend a few which have sparked our interests.

Sherwin Williams Color Snap
This is a free app which lets you take color inspiration from your photo library or camera.  It keeps track of your chosen paint colors.

Behr ColorSmart
This free app not only lets you draw from your existing photos, it will match the colors from those images.  It also includes a paint calculator, helping you determine just how much paint you’ll need for your project.

iHandy Carpenter
This multitool app has a surface level, a bubble level, a steel protractor, a steel ruler, and a plumb bob.


Many major home improvement and home furnishing stores also have their own apps.  Online window shopping is a great way to get ideas, prices, and measurements of products for your home.
Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, Etsy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Ikea all have their own apps.


For those interested in design, there are many good design apps which offer inspiration from photos, videos, galleries, and blogs.  Below are a few.

Houzz – tons and tons and tons of photos

Dwell – slideshows, videos, events, products, homes, ideas

California Design – the app that goes along with the exhibition “California Design 1930-1065 Living in a Modern Way”, which is the first major study of California midcentury modern design.  It contains photos and info about the exhibit.

SRSLY – discover all sorts of interesting products and browse products in shops near you.

Mark On Call – helps you plan your space and your interior design by letting you build floor plans, add furniture, make shopping lists, and add measurements.


Home Design 3D – helps you create a 2D and 3D layout of a room, add doors, windows, and furniture from their object library, add color to the walls.

Color Schemer – lets you browse tons of color palettes.


There are more and more apps available every day.  Look forward to future blog entries with recommendations and reviews!