Virtual Tour -- featuring panoramic views and "virtual remodeling"

Are you ready for a knock-your-socks-off virtual tour? The photos and panoramas are gorgeous, but the Style Designer feature is without equal. What is it? Call it "virtual remodeling." You can adapt the exterior or the kitchen to suit your own tastes -- whether you're remodeling before you move in or just planning ahead.

Here's how it works: Select the second photo, which is of the kitchen (or you can work with the front elevation), then start selecting Walls, Cabinets, Countertops, Floors, Trim from the drop down menu in the bottom panel. For each section, hover your mouse at the top of the photo and you'll see the selections available.

Are you ready to see it all in action? Click here for the complete virtual tour, including the "virtual remodeling" feature.

From BloodhoundBlog: Virtual remodeling

by Greg Swann

I wrote about Obeo's virtual remodeling feature when first I discovered it (they call it Style Designer). As far as I'm concerned, this one feature is a total category killer among virtual tours. Panoramas? Check. Ken Burns zooming tricks? Check. Cheesy music loops ripped-off from CHiPs and Charlie's Angels? Check. But to give the buyer the ability to re-envision the home -- that's worth talking about.

Here's a before-and-after example of virtual remodeling:

Before:



Cathleen Collins and Mark Deermer, our factotum-like handyman, worked hard to make this kitchen pop. My contribution: The white walls. They had been a custard yellow, and I thought they were making the room too warm and dark. Now this kitchen looks like candy -- the elaborate girly kind of candy.

After:



I agree with Cathy and Mark that kitchens should be girly, but, even so, I really like masculine kitchens. This is how I redesigned that kitchen in Obeo's Style Designer.

How long did it take? Less than two minutes, although I could see people spending hours remodeling our homes. I want for people to spend hours remodeling our homes.

Note the reflections along the left-most face of the cabinets. Compare the surfaces underneath the microwave oven. I feel like we should be paying royalties to Pixar for results like this.