Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Design A Virtual Kitchen

Designing a virtual kitchen is a great way to get ideas for your real kitchen in your home. With online design tools, people can choose flooring, wall colors, and even the kinds of cabinets that they wish to have, all with the click of a mouse. Upon finishing the design, you can see exactly what it would look like and share it with friends. Designing a virtual kitchen can be done online within a matter of minutes.








Instructions


1. Visit the Design My Room by website by Armstrong (see References). Allow the page to load.


2. Scroll to the middle of the page. Click on "Start Designing." Allow the designer to load.


3. Choose "Kitchen" from the drop-down menu on the left of the page. Then select a kind of kitchen. You may choose between contemporary, casual country, global fusion, new traditional, traditional, and transitional.


4. Choose a kind of flooring above the images of the hardwood. Narrow your flooring choices by selecting a quality, species, style, color, and construction type. You can view the flooring types on the right of the screen.


5. Click on "Walls" at the bottom of the screen. Choose a kind of wall by clicking on the drop-down menu above the color palette. You may choose between Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore Classic Colors. Select a color by clicking on it.


6. Select "Cabinets" in the center of the screen. Choose from Benjamin Moore Classic Colors, Sherwin-Williams, and Armstrong Cabinet Colors from the drop-down menu. Choose a kind of wood for your cabinets by clicking on it.


7. Make any changes to your floor, walls, or cabinets by clicking on the option and editing it. When you're finished customizing your virtual kitchen, click "Save Room" below the image of your kitchen. Create an account with the website to save and share your virtual kitchen.

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