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4 apps that’ll make doing up your home a lot more fun (we swear)

The future is here – and there’s no need for a measuring tape.

HOUSE RENOVATIONS CAN be a feature of various different life stages. For some, it’ll be part and parcel of being a first-time buyer while for others, it’s more about finally sprucing up your existing living space.

No matter where you’ve rolled on the board in the Game of Life, there are plenty of handy apps around these days to make the task less daunting.

We’ve rounded up some of the best so you can tackle this whole ‘doing up the gaff thing’ with a well-armed smartphone. They’re all pretty good craic to boot…

1. Use AR to see if that new couch clashes with the curtains

AR is changing the way we do things (Pokemon Go, anyone?) and that doesn’t stop when it comes to the world of kitchen cabinets and new couches. IKEA’s deadly little Place app places true to scale 3D models of IKEA furniture in your own home. So there’ll be no more ‘pivot, pivot’ Ross from Friends moments as you realise, all too late, that the new couch is definitely not fitting in that corner.

(Frankly this app is so fun that your friends who aren’t even renovating will be off to download it too.)

Available on: Android and iOS

2. Choose the right shade of blue without opening a tin of paint

The tag line for Dulux’s innovative Visualiser app pretty much says it all: picture it before you paint it. If you’re someone who tends to default back to magnolia out of sheer fright about what that slightly more ambitious mauve shade might look like in reality, then this app is for you.

Check out realistic mock-ups of your own living room with different paint colours – if only to prove to your other half that duck-egg blue is a bloody terrible idea for a north-facing bedroom. Game, set and match.

Available on: Android and iOS

3. Turn your phone into a digital measuring tape

Once you stop measuring what length your trouser inseam actually is with Lowe’s Measured app, you can even turn this towards the nooks and crannies in your house that might need specific furniture and carpentry requirements.

Available on: iOS

4. Organise your renovations project with no hassle

Now that we’ve shown you all the (undeniably) fun stuff, it’s time to get serious. Well, kinda. Basically, HomeZada Mobile is a tool to make project management much simpler and less of a chore. The fact of the matter is, a renovations project is a big undertaking and you’ll need all of the admin help you can get. Pop details, finance, bits and bobs into HomeZada in order to keep in all in check.

Available on: Android and iOS

When you’re making the decision to sell up or renovate, everyone will have their opinion – and won’t think twice about letting you know what it is. But how do you block out the noise and get to the point?

At permanent tsb, we value finding a better way. If you’re house-hunting, or even just saving for your deposit, you’ll want to do things the right way. Head over to our Bring It Home Hub for the inside scoop.

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