Rooms

• Adding Tile to Walls

  A tile bathroom can be created by modifying materials using Material Definition, Room Specification, and Wall Covering tools.

• Adding Wallpaper to a Room

  Applying multiple materials such as paint colors, wallpapers, and wallpaper borders can all be done within Pro, Architectural, and Interiors.

• Building a Second Story Over Part of a House

  When a new floor is created, you can choose to have it based on the footprint of the floor below, or start a new, blank floor without walls.

• Building a Stage Platform

  A stage or platform can be easily created by using a straight wall railing and setting it to be invisible.

• Calculating Living Area and Square Footage

  The Living Area label displays the area of the floor platform for living areas in a plan.

• Changing a Rooms Materials

  Room materials such as walls, floors, ceilings, and moldings can all be changed by using the Open Object command while a room is selected.

• Changing the Floor Materials in one Area of a Larger Room

  Changing floor materials can be done by using the room divider tool. A room divider is used to mark the separation of certain areas without placing a physical wall.

• Changing Wall Heights

  Changing the height of walls is easy to accomplish in Home Designer.

• Controlling Floor and Ceiling Heights

  Ceiling and Floor heights can be changed and controlled on a room by room basis. This is useful if you have a split level or multi-level plan.

• Creating a Bonus Room Above a Garage

  A F.R.O.G. or a Family Room Over Garage can be done within all Home Designer Products.

• Creating a Breezeway

  Connecting two separate structures can easily be done by creating a breezeway.

• Creating a Butler's Pantry

  Creating a butler's pantry or servers pantry is easily done by placing appliances and adjusting the height.

• Creating a Carport

  Invisible walls can be used to create a carport with a roof. You can attach a carport to the main structure or leave it unattached.

• Creating a Covered Patio

  Columns and invisible walls can be utilized to create a covered patio enclosure.

• Creating a Custom Glass Shower

  Altering a materials' characteristics can greatly help in creating a custom glass shower within Home Designer.

• Creating a Dog Kennel

  Incorporating chain link fence within your plan makes it easy to create an outdoor dog kennel or dog run.

• Creating a Garage Shop Space

  Place vehicles and toolboxes to create a Garage Shop Space.

• Creating a Garden Shed

  Understanding the steps that you took to create your home will greatly contribute to the creation of a garden or storage shed.

• Creating a Home Office Space

  An array of Home Office configurations can be built by using shelves, soffits, and a variety of cabinet formations.

• Creating a Home Theater Room

  A stepped floor, an alcove, and the appropriate furnishings are all characteristics of a Home Theater Room.

• Creating a Plant Shelf Closet

  A plant shelf ceiling or closet can be created using the shelf ceiling feature within the room specification dialog.

• Creating a Sauna Room

  With the correct materials selected, a sauna can easily be created using moldings and benches.

• Creating a Screen Porch

  Creating a screened-in or screen porch can easily be done by using windows and changing the materials accordingly.

• Creating a Split Level Entry

  Combining multiple stair segments at a common landing and modifying floor and ceiling heights in rooms allows you to create a split level entry structure easily.

• Creating a Split Level Structure

  A split level, sometimes referred to as a bi-level or tri-level, is a building where the floor level in one part of the structure is located about halfway between the floor and ceiling levels of another part of the structure.

• Creating a Sun Room

  Skylights and windows can be used to create a sun room or solarium.

• Creating a Sunken Living Room

  Establishing a sunken living room is done by using invisible walls and lowering the floor heights accordingly.

• Creating a Two Story Entry

  This article explains how to create a two story entry using features such as slabs and columns. It also explains how to create a two story foyer.

• Creating an Attached Porch

  Having a porch that is attached to your home can be beneficial but may require the roof pitch to change.

• Creating an Indoor Swimming Pool

  Terrain tools are not needed to create a swimming pool. In fact, a pool can be created using a closed box that can be found within your library browser.

• Creating an Outdoor Kitchen

  Outdoor appliances make it easy to create an outdoor kitchen within Home Designer.

• Customizing a Basement Game Room

  A game room containing a pool table can be fun to create.

• Customizing an Accessible Bathroom

  Cabinet free counter tops and large shower stalls are typically found in wheelchair accessible bathrooms.

• Designing a Custom Closet

  Use a variety of cabinets, shelves, and partitions to create a custom closet space.

• Drawing an Octagonal Structure

  An octagonal structure such as a gazebo can easily be created by using the Polygon Shaped Deck tool.

• How to Create a Log Cabin

  Log siding and log facades can be put to use if you want to create a log cabin or log home.

• Message: Ceiling values may not be changed as the floor above this room has varying heights.

  Ceiling values may not be changed as the floor above this room has varying heights.

• Message: Room Label text can only be modified through the Room Specification or Room Label Defaults dialogs.

  This message displays to inform you that although the Room Label Specification dialog is a type of Text dialog, the text of the room label cannot be modified here.

• Modeling a Brick Patio

  Modeling a brick patio is done by using solid brick railings.

• Modeling a Single Room or Apartment

  Designing an apartment is enjoyable when using Home Designer Products.

• Planning a Kitchen Work Area

  Remodeling a kitchen can easily be done using CAD tools and dimensions.

• Planning Kitchen Work Centers

  Having a larger kitchen gives you the ability to have a food preparation center along with a cleanup area.

• Preventing a Roof from Generating Over a Room

  You can prevent a roof from generating over a room by unchecking the option Roof Over This Room on the structure panel of the room specification.

• Tips for Designing a Child's Room

  Design a child's room by using the appropriate furnishings such as cribs, toys, and dressers.

• Using Open Below Rooms to Define an Opening to a Lower Floor

  When you need to create a loft area or a grand entry, you can use an Open Below room type on the floor above to remove the floor platform from that area.

• Using the Space Planning Assistant

  The Build House Wizard is a great feature that allows you to set the quantity as well as the type of rooms you'd like within your house.

• Ways to Conserve Water Around the Home

  Here are several ways in which you can conserve water and energy around your home.