Jennifer Sheahan: Design tools for planning home interiors 

Before calling in the professionals, you can create your mood board, says 'Home of the Year' 2021 winner Jennifer Sheahan  

Jennifer Sheahan's living space in her 1800s cottage, 2021 RTE 'Home of the Year'. Picture: Moya Nolan

I am very much in favour of working with an interior designer for a home build, renovation, or redesign. Good ones will save you money, especially in the long run, and the skill involved in bringing your wishes to life in a cohesive and efficient way is not to be underestimated. 

However perhaps it’s just out of budget, or you’re confident in your own design abilities, or you want to play with some designs and layouts yourself before going to an interior designer. In this case there are some great tools available out there that are easy to use.