Furniture & Decor Prompts: Custom Design
Design custom furniture pieces and home decor items with Nano Banana. Visualize unique concepts for manufacturing or inspiration.
Design furniture and decor with production-ready clarity. Nano Banana lets you visualize form, materials, joinery, and upholstery in minutes—no CAD or 3D tools required. Use structured prompts to explore variations, define a style language, and generate catalog-quality renders for concept reviews or manufacturing briefs.
This guide shows how to describe construction and style so the model produces specific outcomes—bentwood frames, channel tufting, brushed brass finishes—rather than generic objects.
Understanding Object Design
To design a specific piece of furniture, you need to describe its Construction (how it's made) and its Style (the era or movement). If you just say "chair," you get a generic chair. If you say "bentwood chair," you get a specific manufacturing technique.
VELVET ARMCHAIR
This prompt demonstrates how to design a luxury accent chair with precise control over every element. You'll see how specific material choices, upholstery techniques, and presentation styling combine to create professional product renderings. This structured approach works for any furniture piece.
Design a luxury accent chair. Design: - **Style**: Art Deco inspired - **Shape**: Scalloped shell back (curved) - **Upholstery**: Deep emerald green velvet - **Legs**: Tapered brushed brass legs - **Details**: Vertical channel tufting on the backrest Presentation: - **Background**: Solid soft pink studio background (color block style) - **Lighting**: Softbox lighting from top left - **Shadows**: Sharp contact shadows on the floor - **Angle**: 3/4 front view
Why This Works
The "Channel Tufting": Specific upholstery terms like "tufting," "piping," or "stitching" add realism. They tell the AI how the fabric should fold and catch the light.
The "Brushed Brass": Metals need finish definitions. "Gold" can look yellow and fake. "Brushed brass" or "polished chrome" gives the AI a specific material reference for reflections.
The "Color Block" Background: Using a contrasting background color (Pink vs. Green) is a common trick in high-end furniture catalogs. It makes the product pop and feels curated.
Common Mistakes
Note:
Leg Count: AI notoriously struggles with chair legs, sometimes giving 3 or 5. Asking for a "3/4 view" usually helps hide the back legs or makes the perspective clearer for the model.
The Parametric Bookshelf
Modern and architectural.
Design a parametric wooden bookshelf. - **Construction**: Layered CNC-cut plywood slices - **Shape**: Organic, flowing wave pattern covering a wall - **Wood**: Light birch plywood with visible end grain - **Content**: Shelves partially filled with colorful books and plants - **Vibe**: Architectural, futuristic, organic
Key Detail: Using "CNC-cut" and "layered slices" defines the manufacturing method, giving the AI a clear construction technique to visualize.
The Sculptural Armchair
Organic modernism.
Generate a design for a modern sculptural armchair. Form & Shape: - **Style**: Organic modernism, fluid curves - **Structure**: Continuous bent wood frame - **Silhouette**: Low profile, wide seat Materials: - **Frame**: Light ash wood with satin finish - **Upholstery**: Bouclé cream fabric texture - **Details**: Brass joint accents Presentation: - **Setting**: Studio photography, seamless beige background - **Lighting**: Soft diffused light box, soft shadows
Key Detail: Specifying a "Continuous bent wood frame" helps the AI understand the structural logic, preventing impossible shapes.
The Sculptural Pendant Light
Statement-making and artistic.
Design a sculptural pendant light fixture. - **Shape**: Organic, blob-like form with asymmetrical curves - **Material**: Matte white ceramic with geometric cut-outs - **Interior**: Warm brass hardware visible through openings - **Style**: Contemporary, artistic, biomorphic - **Presentation**: Hanging against soft grey wall background - **Lighting**: Interior glow showing through the ceramic cut-outs - **Cord**: Minimalist black fabric cord
Key Detail: Combining "organic curves" with "geometric cut-outs" balances sculptural artistry with functional lighting design.
The Modular Sofa
Flexible seating.
Design a maximalist modular sectional sofa. - **Configuration**: Sprawling L-shaped sectional with separate pouf ottoman and side table module - **Upholstery**: Mixed luxury textiles - deep emerald velvet on seat with burnt orange boucle backrest cushions, soft grey linen on the chaise extension - **Form**: Curvaceous sculptural silhouette with exaggerated, cloud-like proportions and rounded barrel-arm details - **Accents**: Hand-stitched brass nail head trim running along the base, exposed wooden block feet in dark walnut with gold leaf detailing - **Cushioning**: Dramatically oversized cushions with deep button tufting and piping in contrasting cream thread - **Setting**: Opulent living room with jewel-toned walls, layered with a Persian rug, ornate mirror backdrop, and moody gallery lighting - **Styling**: Scattered with velvet throw pillows in clashing complementary colors (teal, mustard, wine), faux fur draped casually, vintage brass side table nearby - **Mood**: Audacious luxury, bohemian grandeur, unapologetically maximalist
Key Detail: Specifying "mixed textiles" with color contrasts and "modular configuration" tells the AI this is a layered, multi-part composition rather than a simple couch. The clashing colors and "maximalist" mood descriptor prevent a flat, uniform render.
The Ceramic Vase (Decor)
Artistic objects.
Design a handmade ceramic vase. - **Shape**: Asymmetrical organic form - **Glaze**: Reactive blue glaze with dripping effect - **Texture**: Hand-thrown clay ridges - **Context**: Sitting on a wooden shelf with dried flowers - **Lighting**: Rim light highlighting the glaze gloss
Key Detail: Combining process terms like "hand-thrown" with glaze behavior ("reactive," "dripping") and lighting directives ("rim light") gives the AI multiple visual cues for material realism. Decor objects benefit from showing them in context (on a shelf with flowers) rather than floating in space.
Troubleshooting
Next Steps
- Interior Design: Place your new furniture in a room.
- Materials: Zoom in on the upholstery.
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