Interior Design Studio

Interior Design Studio - Overview

Choose Market Segment: Choose your area of application from the different market segments. A photo gallery with different room photos and the nora floorcoverings recommended are listed. "Play" with the various colours and products of the current nora assortment.

Current product: This function shows you the product information for of the currently installed floor. You can save it to the notepad for a later comparison.

Product selection: If you wish to install a different floor, use this function to determine another floor and another floor colour.

Notepad: The notepad lists all of the favored floors you saved there during the flooring presentation. Each floor from the notepad can be loaded directly into the current room photo via mouse click.

Viewing options: Use the series of icons to the right of the room photo to control the view of the room photo and click the print symbol to print the room photo together with the product information.

Note: Detailed information about the functions is available under the respective help topics listed in the left menu bar.

Choose market segment

Choose your area of application from the different market segments and you obtain a photo gallery with various room photos. Install your floorcovering in one of the rooms.

View current product

To obtain information on the current product, move the mouse pointer into the drop-down menu Current product.

The dialog box shows the product information for the currently installed floor. If you like the floor and wish to install it again at a later time, you can save it to the notepad.

To save the currently installed floor to the notepad, click on the Notepad button.

Select product (floor)

To select a new product, move the mouse pointer into the drop-down menu Product selection.

Step 1: Choose a market segment and the appropriate application. The associated products are listed vertically.

Step 2: Select product — Click on the desired product. The new floor is automatically installed in the current room photo.

Note: In the Current product dialog box, you can obtain product information at any time and have the additional option of saving the floor to the notepad

Install floor

To change the floor installation, move the mouse pointer into the drop-down menu Installation.

Step 1: Change installation pattern — After you opened the dialog box Installation, you see a series of graphical buttons. Each individual button represents a different installation pattern or arrangement (e.g. herringbone pattern).

Click on the desired installation pattern. The floor is subsequently reinstalled in the room photo.

Step 2: Change the installation angle — Additionally, you can change the installation angle, thereby determining the direction of the installation.

To do so, click on the choice box Installation angle and check the desired angle. The floor is subsequently reinstalled in the room photo.

Color room objects

To change the color of walls, cabinets and other room objects, move the mouse pointer into the drop-down menu Object colors.

Step 1: Select room object — Open the choice box Objects and check the desired room object you wish to color.

Step 2: Determine room object color — The dialog box Color pallets shows a list of common color scales. If you move the mouse pointer over a color scale, the associated color shades will open. If you move the mouse pointer outside of this field, the color scale will close.

Use the mouse pointer to open the desired color scale and click on the color of your choice. The room object is being colored.

Note: To color any additional room objects, repeat steps 1 and 2.

Use notepad

To install any of your saved floors again, move the mouse pointer into the drop-down menu Notepad.

The notepad lists all products you saved in the dialog box Current product via the Notepad button. Click on the desired product to reinstall the floor in the current room photo.

Change photo view

	Shows the room photo in its original size and in a new viewing window.
	Shrinks the room photo to standard size.
	Shrinks the size of the room photo step by step.
	Enlarges the size of the room photo step by step.
	Shows the room photo in its original size in the current viewing window.
	Opens a magnifying glass in the viewing window which can enlarge parts of the room photo.
	Generates a print preview of the current room photo including product information.

Use your own room photo

Together with our service partner ESIGN Software GmbH, we offer a special photo service (easyBo Photo Service), which allows you to install our range of flooring products in your own room photo. The service is chargeable and billed per room photo.

Step 1: Start the easyBo Photo Service — In the left menu bar, click on My room and start the easyBo Photo Service of our service partner ESIGN via the Start Photo Service button.

Step 2: Complete registration — Next, register for the easyBo Photo Service with e-mail address and password. You will need the e-mail address and the password at a later time for the flooring presentation in your room photo.

Step 3: Order photo processing — Once you have registered for the easyBo Photo Service, upload your room photo and place the order for photo processing. To do so, follow the instructions on the pages of the easyBo Photo Service.

Step 4: Wait for notification — Typically, the processed room photo will be available after 24 hours (on business days) for the flooring presentation. You can choose to be notified via e-mail or SMS.

Step 5: Log in for your individual flooring presentation — Restart this page and open the My room page. Enter your e-mail address and password in the Log in dialog box exactly the same way you registered for the easyBo Photo Service. Then click on Log in.

Step 6: Install the range of flooring products in your own room photo — Open the Photo studio page. To load your own room photo, choose the option My room in the choice box Select Room style. Your room photo is displayed below. Click on the room photo.

Now select products from our range of flooring products, change the installation and color the room objects as desired. Proceed as described in the other help topics.