{"id":104180,"date":"2025-10-05T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/104180\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:23:10","slug":"how-ai-is-redefining-singapores-home-renovation-landscape-its-so-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/104180\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI is redefining Singapore\u2019s home renovation landscape: \u2018it\u2019s so easy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">With a few taps on her phone, Riana J. Saman moved pieces of furniture around her master bedroom, then pinched the screen to shrink a bedside table so it would fit snugly between her bed and wardrobe.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 35-year-old dance instructor was not using a tape measure or design manual \u2013 she was relying entirely on Planner 5D, an artificial intelligence-powered interior design app, to decorate her family\u2019s new four-room, 93 square metre (1,001 sq ft) flat in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIt\u2019s so easy, I wish more people knew about it,\u201d Saman said. \u201cIf we\u2019re planning to buy a piece of furniture, I\u2019ll look up its dimensions, choose one the app has that looks the most similar, and input the numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">More homeowners in Singapore are turning to generative AI tools to plan renovations instead of hiring interior designers, a trend that users say offers savings and flexibility, though industry professionals warn it may fall short on feasibility and finesse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AI-powered platform Roomer 5D helped Riana J. Saman visualise what her house would look like. Photo: Handout\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/e4df3547-ae63-4465-a3df-7d292571f503_f4c1372d.jpg\" title=\"AI-powered platform Roomer 5D helped Riana J. Saman visualise what her house would look like. Photo: Handout\"\/>AI-powered platform Roomer 5D helped Riana J. Saman visualise what her house would look like. Photo: Handout<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Platforms such as Planner 5D allow users to visualise their homes by generating 3D models with customised layouts, floor plans and wall colours, while programmes such as ChatGPT and Midjourney provide design ideas in response to prompts.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">With a budget and an AI designer just a few clicks away, Saman decided to save on an interior designer. This cut renovation costs \u2013 which came up to S$25,000 (US$19,400) \u2013 in half, she estimated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a few taps on her phone, Riana J. 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