I have always been passionate about architecture, furniture, and interior design. Therefore it is interesting for me to see all the AI-created images in this creative field on social media platforms as Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest.
Several generative AI tools, such as Interior AI, DALL-E and Midjourney can create visuals by turning text into pictures. Besides that, specific tools, like ‘This House Does Not Exist’, that are focused explicitly on architectural design (Nelson, 2023).
Trying to test the tools myself, I came to the following conclusions.
First, I tested the tool This House Does Not Exist. The tool generates a new image showing mainly the exterior of the house. You can generate houses by clicking in the top right ‘Tap image to let AI generate a new house’. After generating a house, you can give it a vote. I generated three random visuals. You cannot give any input for the generated outcome.
Picture generated from https://thishousedoesnotexist.org/
Picture generated from https://thishousedoesnotexist.org/
Picture generated from https://thishousedoesnotexist.org/
In my opinion, using this tool is fun, yet a bit unrealistic. I think it is pretty interesting to stumble upon a beach house with a beach in Paris. Therefore, I regard the tool as appropriate for inspiration, entertainment and expanding your boundaries.
The second tool to try and test is Interior AI. However, this tool cannot be used without paying for a subscription. Therefore I moved on to the third tool I tried, which was airoomplanner.com. I inserted a picture of an area of my room. After inserting a picture of a room, you can choose from a wide range of categories of rooms and interior themes. I did not experience the tool as convenient. Only after generating a few rooms did the tool finally generate a few rooms that were kind of close to the actual snippet of my room. I experienced that it helped to play with the categories defining the function of your room. Nevertheless, there are fun categories like ‘Christmas’ which you can use. The rooms uploaded from https://airoomplanner.com/ are in the themes of a Christmas study room, a modern attic, and a tropical attic.
Picture generated by https://airoomplanner.com/
Picture generated by https://airoomplanner.com/
Picture generated by https://airoomplanner.com/
The last tool I tried was from Bing. You can give detailed descriptions of what you would like to be generated. I really like that, since this gave me some direction for the generated visual and therefore I could use the tool more efficiently for my own purpose.
I inserted the following instructions: “I would like to see the design of the interior of a barista cafe. I would like the design to be based on the interior design style of interior designer Kelly Wearstler. I want to see earth tones and a mix of materials. Additionally I would like to see the color green, mirrors and red chairs”
Pictures generated from www.bing.com/images/create
The tool generated the following images. I think the tool followed my instructions pretty well. I prefer the interior of the café in the bottom left the most. This tool is suitable for idea generation and inspiration. Even though I like the generated visuals, I get the impression that I have seen these interiors before.
A person might experience the generated interior missing a human touch, and the AI might not always understand subjective parts of a particular room or design. Besides that, the generated visual depends on the data inserted, and tools have limits regarding accuracy. Lastly, generative AI design tools create visuals based on much the same prompts, increasing the risk of generating similar designs for more users (Theron, 2023).
I like the tools and regard them as fun. It is entertaining to play with, and I prefer a tool where I can give text as input as a direction for the visual that will be generated. The AI tool from Bing was the most convenient since it gave me the most authority over the result. However, I am still missing novel aspects in each generated visual. Do you see yourself using AI tools for generating interiors, and why (not)? Let me know!
Reference list
Theron, T. (2023, August 29). AI interior design: 10 best AI interior apps and tools for your room design in 2023 – Decorilla Online Interior Design. Decorilla Online Interior Design. https://www.decorilla.com/online-decorating/ai-interior-design-for-room-design/#RoomGPT
Nelson, T. (2023, February 9). Generative AI can help you see design in a new Way—Here’s how. Architectural Digest. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/generative-ai-can-help-you-see-design-in-a-new-way-heres-how
Tools used
https://interiorai.com/?ref=thdne
