Expandable Interior Design and Planning Tool

Elements used

• C
• ASCII Art
• ANSI Colors

This project is a console-based interior design and planning tool written in C.
It allows users to plan, customize, and calculate costs for designing rooms with materials and accessories.

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✨ Features

• Component Management

  • Add and remove: Accessories, Doors, Paints, Tiles, Windows, and Wood.
  • Stores data in CSV files for persistence.

• Room Design Options

  • Preset Templates: Bedrooms, Living Rooms, Dining Rooms with ASCII-art layouts.
  • Custom Design: Define room dimensions, materials, and accessories.

• Budget and Expense Calculation

  • Calculates costs of materials, doors, windows, tiles, paints, and accessories.
  • Provides detailed bills and budget comparison (over/under/exact match).
  • Option to export bill as a text file.

• Interactive Console Interface

  • ANSI colors and ASCII art for user-friendly design preview and an attractive console.
  • Menus for browsing, modifying data, and designing rooms.

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🚀 Scope of Expansion

This project is designed with modularity in mind. Future improvements can include:

• GUI-based visualization instead of ASCII templates.
• Support for more room types (kitchen, bathroom, office).
• Database integration for material storage.
• Real-world unit conversions and material catalogs.
• Multi-room planning and project-wide budget estimation.
• Optimisation of code, grouping similar structure types and functions.
• Convenience updates, especially with entries taken.

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