Nine Years of Transformation for the Home Renovation Industry: From Manual Drafting to AI-Powered Design
Have you ever gone through this frustrating experience? You plan to renovate your house and spend hours communicating with a designer, asking for a “cozy modern style”. The designer delivers three sets of renderings, yet something always feels off, and you cannot pinpoint exactly what the problem is. After five or six rounds of revisions spread across a full month, the final design is still undecided. You find yourself thinking: If only I could freely adjust the layout of my home myself.
I know this frustration well. Back in June 2025, when Easyhome launched its AI Designer mobile app, Wang Ning, CEO of Easyhome Smart Home, described the launch as “a miracle born”. Behind this milestone lie nine years of technological accumulation and a pivotal strategic shift.
From Autodesk Roots to Joint Backing by Alibaba and Easyhome
The story of Easyhome Design Home dates back to 2009. Its predecessor has deep ties to Autodesk, the world’s leading developer of 3D design software, with its core R&D team originating from Autodesk’s Meiji Daren project. In 2016, Easyhome and Alibaba jointly acquired and restructured the platform.
In September 2016, the Design Home platform officially launched, covering four core verticals: design, construction, material procurement, and logistics delivery. Its foundation was a cloud-based 3D design system built in partnership with Autodesk. The revolutionary breakthrough of this system at the time was its browser-native operation — no software downloads required. Users could complete the entire workflow from floor plan drawing and 3D modeling to real-time rendering directly online, with one-click generation of renderings, construction drawings, and budget quotations.
After Easyhome regained full control of the platform in 2023, it pivoted its overall strategy to AI-driven design. In 2024, it rolled out upgraded AI modules including Lingtu (AI Designer). On June 27, 2025, the consumer-facing AI Designer mobile app was officially released to the public.
Its Core Logic: Transform Professional Design Tools Into Accessible AI Assistants for Everyone
Easyhome Design Home has evolved into a global matrix of AI design platforms: the Chinese domestic site operates under the brand Easyhome Design Home, while its international counterpart is Homestyler. Its core mission eliminates the steep learning curve of complex design software by automating nearly the entire design workflow with AI.
Three standout pillars form its complete product ecosystem:
1. AI Designer Mobile App for Ordinary Homeowners: Generate 3D Home Renderings in Minutes
Users simply upload a floor plan or search for a matching housing layout, select their preferred interior style, and the AI automatically generates a full set of 3D design schemes with multi-angle renderings within three to five minutes. All furniture and decor elements in the design can be swapped out with one tap for instant style adjustments. It also features a built-in “Smart Risk Prevention” module, which leverages massive industry datasets to flag common layout and material selection pitfalls. Effectively, every homeowner gets a dedicated AI interior designer at their fingertips.
2. Homestyler Platform for Professional Designers: An AI-Driven Cloud Design Workstation
For industry professionals, Homestyler delivers a full suite of browser-based cloud design tools supporting end-to-end creation from floor plan drafting to photorealistic 3D rendering, drastically streamlining traditional design workflows. The platform hosts a library of over 15 million 3D assets and 36 million complete spatial design cases for reference, paired with AI productivity tools such as one-click scheme generation and auto furniture layout.
3. Digital Solutions for Home Furnishing Merchants: Design Tools Integrated With E-Commerce Sales
This is its most distinct advantage over pure design tools like Figma. Backed by Easyhome and Alibaba’s industrial supply chains, Easyhome Design Home offers a full commercial toolkit tailored to furniture retailers:
- 3D Virtual Live Streaming: Combine green screen setups with AI matting to instantly switch virtual home scenes during live broadcasts, delivering low-cost immersive shopping experiences.
- 3D Product Studio Shooting: Pre-built professional photography presets simplify high-quality 3D product showcase image creation.
- 3D Smart In-Store Guidance: Equip offline retail stores with interactive 3D product displays to boost customer conversion rates.
All finalized design schemes connect seamlessly to Easyhome’s supply chain, forming a closed-loop pipeline spanning design, product selection, and construction execution.
Global Ambition: An AI Design Ecosystem With 17 Million Registered Users
By the end of 2024, Easyhome Design Home boasted more than 17 million registered designers worldwide, including over 14 million overseas users spread across 200+ countries and regions such as the United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom, and Italy, with native support for 13 languages. This solidifies its status as a truly global AI design platform, far beyond a domestic Chinese utility.
Clear Limitations
It is a vertical design platform exclusively built for residential interior renovation. It is not suitable for graphic design, UI design, or industrial modeling projects. While AI drastically lowers the entry barrier, its core strength lies in spatial layout and visual visualization rather than original creative concept generation.
Straightforward Practical Guidance
Homeowners Planning Renovations
If you lack a clear vision for interior styles and want to avoid repeated back-and-forth consultations with designers, download the AI Designer app first. Upload your floor plan to generate multiple stylistic alternatives. While the AI drafts may not become your final finished design, they build a concrete visual reference for communicating with designers, cutting meeting time drastically.
Professional Interior Designers Seeking Higher Work Efficiency
Homestyler’s cloud design workspace and expansive asset library deliver major productivity gains. Its multi-language support also simplifies communication with international clients.
Home Furnishing Brands, E-Commerce Sellers & Offline Retail Stores
Its 3D virtual live streaming and product studio tools offer low-cost immersive scene display solutions. What once took months to build physical showrooms can now be generated in minutes virtually.
Powered by AI and 3D visualization technology, professional design capabilities once exclusive to industry insiders have become accessible to all consumers. Easyhome Design Home’s nine-year evolution perfectly chronicles this industry-wide transformation.