Make a useful room brief before exploring new looks

Photograph the room as a reference

Choose a position that shows the main wall, some floor, and the furniture you intend to keep. Hold the phone level and use even daylight when possible. An ordinary view is more useful than an extreme wide-angle view that makes the room appear unusually large.

• Move temporary clutter, but leave permanent features visible.
• Remove readable documents and personal photographs you do not want to submit.

Record what an image cannot measure

Write down the room dimensions, window positions, and the sizes of furniture that will remain. Note doors that open into the room and drawers that need space to extend. Keep these measurements separately; a generated image is not evidence that a wider chair or deeper cabinet will fit.

Separate essentials from preferences

Create three short lists: must stay, should improve, and could change. In a bedroom, these might be the bed frame, a better place for folded clothes, and the curtain color. Add one description of how the room is used, such as two people getting ready at the same time.

Ask one question per concept

Explore a specific question, such as whether warmer wood tones suit the existing floor. If using Archi AI, choose a style and judge the result against your written brief rather than its overall polish. You can also do this with magazine clippings or a simple paper collage. Keep ideas that solve the stated problem and mark everything else as optional.