01-13-2019, 10:20 PM
I am brainstorming and planning a big master closet make over for my wife. She has a big—McMansion style—closet all to herself. It was trimmed out about as cheap as you can imagine—flat ceiling paint to boot. I am wanting to build her a boutique style closet with no holds barred. I am planning on a combination of open shelves, cabinet doors, chest of drawer systems, shoe racks and nice hardware.
Design and plans are my biggest hurdle with any project. Making up my mind and fearing a mistake slow me down considerably. Knocking out a Woodsmith plan is typically quick and easy for me. I’d like a similar experience—as much as possible—for a project this size.
I don’t use any design software but I think it may be time well spent—and long past due—to commit myself to learning Sketchup or similar.
My questions are; Is Sketchup still the go-to-best-value that does what it should. Are there better programs out there now? My biggest concern is how long it will take me to get good enough with it to design this project. I know it’s a loaded question but is 10-15 hours worth of doodling while following tutorials reasonable? I am pretty computer savvy. Any others you’d consider over Sketchup at a reasonable price? Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Damon
Design and plans are my biggest hurdle with any project. Making up my mind and fearing a mistake slow me down considerably. Knocking out a Woodsmith plan is typically quick and easy for me. I’d like a similar experience—as much as possible—for a project this size.
I don’t use any design software but I think it may be time well spent—and long past due—to commit myself to learning Sketchup or similar.
My questions are; Is Sketchup still the go-to-best-value that does what it should. Are there better programs out there now? My biggest concern is how long it will take me to get good enough with it to design this project. I know it’s a loaded question but is 10-15 hours worth of doodling while following tutorials reasonable? I am pretty computer savvy. Any others you’d consider over Sketchup at a reasonable price? Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Damon