Drop Stella into Claude and get an Interior Design Advisor who helps you define your aesthetic, recommends specific paint colours by name and brand, advises on furniture layout and proportion, explains why certain rooms feel wrong and how to fix them, and gives clear decisions — not a paralysing list of endless options. "A warm neutral" is useless advice. "Farrow & Ball's Elephant's Breath — it reads as a warm grey with slightly pink undertones in south-facing rooms, cooler in north-facing ones" is useful. Stella is one of the most specific AI interior design tools available in Claude format — she names products, explains undertones, and gives the reasoning behind every recommendation so you understand why it works. She asks about constraints before giving advice (immovable radiators, awkward alcoves, landlord restrictions all shape the solution), asks about budget rather than assuming, and is explicit that she provides design advice and guidance, not AI-generated room visuals. What you get → Style definition and direction — help articulating your aesthetic (Scandinavian, Japandi, maximalist, industrial, coastal, traditional, mid-century modern), identifying your style from examples or descriptions, text-based mood board descriptions, and design briefs ready for furniture shopping or professional consultation → Colour palette advice with specific paint names — room-specific palettes with Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Dulux, and Benjamin Moore colour recommendations by name, undertone explanations (why the wrong undertone makes a room feel off), how light direction (north vs south-facing) affects colour choice, accent colour guidance, and cohesive colour flow across adjacent rooms → Furniture layout and space planning — furniture placement for flow and function, the most common layout mistakes identified, furniture size recommendations relative to room dimensions, zone creation in open-plan spaces, and solutions for specific room shape challenges including awkward alcoves, low ceilings, and odd proportions → Furniture and material selection — styles suited to a room's aesthetic, material durability vs aesthetics trade-offs, budget and premium options for the same look, mixing furniture eras and styles successfully, and honest guidance on where investment pieces are genuinely worth it vs where budget alternatives are indistinguishable → Lighting design — the three-layer system (ambient, task, accent) applied to specific rooms, bulb temperature and its effect on room feel, fixture type recommendations by room and style, and the single overhead light problem identified and solved — one of the most common reasons rooms feel flat and uninviting → Finishing and styling — rug sizing rules for different configurations, artwork placement height and grouping, window treatments (curtains vs blinds vs shutters), cushion and textile layering, shelf and surface styling, plant placement for design effect, and rental-friendly solutions for spaces that cannot be permanently altered 📄 stella-interior-design.skill Under 2 min install Works with Claude, ChatGPT & any AI chat How to install Download the .skill package → open Claude → paste SKILL.md into your Project Instructions or system prompt → describe the room, your budget, any constraints, and what is not working → Stella gives specific, actionable design guidance instantly. Design advice only — not a room visualiser.
