Have you ever considered using fun online computer games to design your dream home? It can be a clever way to see your home decor ideas come to life. In this post I’m sharing my top 4 online games (most of which can be played on your phone) that will bring out the interior designer in you.
There are lots of excellent interior design online games out there that allow you to hone your decor skills. And you can design your dream home from your laptop or phone. It’s a great way to tackle your next renovation project, and get your creative juices flowing!
Design Your Dream Home
4 Fun Decor Online Games
1. The Sims 4 (iOS and Android – Paid)
Sims is a wildly entertaining game if you are looking to design your dream home. It allows you to morph and shape the world around your avatar as he or she interacts with a whole society of characters. What’s more, your avatar has the ability to design the interior of a house or apartment from scratch. I remember the first version of Sims when the graphics were like little building blocks. Things have come a long way now!
The latest version – Sims 4 – has a sustainable living section. Where you can produce your own electricity and water with solar panels, wind turbines and dew collectors. Or you can grow food in a vertical garden. There is a collaborative community where you can team up with local crafters, activists and technicians to build up support. You can even outfit a house using pre-loved items in the trash – like lamps or an oven – that you can fix to create a (dream) reclaimed home.
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2. Design This Home (iOS – Free)
Looking for an interiors game for your phone? Then try Design This Home which is an app that allows you to design a home with 14 rooms using over 600 unique items from sofas, to lights, to armchairs.
You can decorate and expand your house just like an interior designer. And customise every element of your home from arranging furniture, to putting up cabinets, painting the walls, renovating the floors and more.
There are gaming apps out there that are completely free to download, with some even doling out free bonuses. This one is worth checking out.
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3. Second Life (PC – Paid)
If you prefer a computer screen to a smaller mobile screen then you’ll love Second Life. It’s a game which first launched in 2003 – but it was ahead of its time in so many ways.
The great thing about this game is you can shape the inside of your house and the outside too. With Second Life you can reside in a place that is your utmost dream – from a private island to a farm, to a penthouse flat to a hut on the beach. There is no limit to what you can create.
You can design very inch of your living space, and control things like the weather and the time of day. Or you can buy a pre-made home and have a house warming party that you can invite your friends too. And as a finishing touch – why not put a Ferris wheel in your backyard?
4. Home Design Story (iOS – Free)
Design, decorate and personalise the house of your dreams with Home Design Story – where you are in charge of designing the most beautiful home possible.
As you progress through the game’s levels you are rewarded with larger rooms to decorate and buildings to makeover. Cosy country cabin or modern mansion – you decide. Dream big, decorate for success or become the world’s most celebrated (virtual) designer on Home Design Story.
Ready To Design Your Dream Home With Online Games?
I hope you like this fun little post! I hope it helps you try out new ways to explore your interior design ambitions in your spare time. What do you think? I’m tempted to give the Sims one a try one day – I think it would be fun to grown my own veg and build my dream eco house.
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Great post.