Reference tables
Which tool changes what
A matrix of every DecorAI tool: what it alters, what it preserves, and what it needs from you.
Last reviewed August 19, 2026
Most disappointing results come from using the wrong tool rather than the wrong settings. This table is the fastest way to choose.
| Tool | Changes | Preserves | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Interior Designer | Furniture, finishes, decor, lighting; layout if asked | Walls, windows, perspective | One room photo |
| AI Exterior Design | Siding, roof, windows, doors, planting, lighting | Building footprint and massing | One facade photo |
| AI Garden Design | Planting, surfaces, structures, lighting, seating | Plot shape and boundaries | One outdoor photo |
| AI Floor Planner | Flooring only | Everything else in the photo | One room photo |
| AI Corner Designer | One corner or alcove | The rest of the room | A close photo of the corner |
| Empty the Room | Removes furniture and clutter | Floor, walls, windows, architecture | One furnished room photo |
| Virtual Staging | Adds furniture and decor | The empty architecture | One empty or sparse room photo |
| Furniture Import | Adds one specific product | The rest of the room | Room photo + product photo |
| Inpainting editor | Only the area you paint | Everything outside the mask | An image + a brush mask + a description |
| Style Transfer | Palette, materials, visual language | Room structure | Room photo + one reference image |
| Moodboard redesign | Restyles the room to a board’s look and colours | Room structure | Room photo + a board |
| Design Concepts | Generates a new space | Nothing — there is no input photo | A written description |
| AI Room Analysis | Nothing — returns a written critique | n/a | One room photo (Pro) |
| Design Report | Nothing — explains a finished design | n/a | A generated design (Pro) |
Common chains
- 1Selling a property: Empty the Room → Virtual Staging → save and disclose as digitally staged.
- 2Renovating: Room Analysis → Interior Designer → Design Report → hand the PDF to a contractor.
- 3Choosing a floor: Floor Planner three times, one floor type each, nothing else changed.
- 4Almost right: Interior Designer → Inpainting to fix the one element you dislike.
- 5Copying a look: Moodboard → board redesign → Design Report for the palette hex values.
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