Voice to Text for Interior Designers
Your mind holds the complete vision — color palettes, material textures, spatial flow, client preferences. But translating that vision into proposals, specifications, and vendor emails means hours of typing. By the time you finish documenting one room, you've lost the momentum for the next. Blurt lets you capture everything while the vision is sharp. Hold a button, describe the concept, release. Text appears in your proposal document, email draft, or specification sheet. Your hands stay free to sketch. Your mind stays in the space you're designing.
The Typing Problem
Writing design proposals takes longer than the design itself
You've walked the space, understood the client's lifestyle, and envisioned the transformation. The design is clear in your head. Now you need to describe it in a proposal that justifies your fee and excites the client. Typing out room-by-room descriptions, explaining your concept, detailing the approach — it takes three hours for what you could explain verbally in twenty minutes. Meanwhile, two other clients are waiting for their proposals.
Client presentation notes disappear before you can document them
The client just shared crucial details — they hate chrome finishes, their grandmother's antique table must stay, they need the guest room to double as a home office by next month. You're nodding, maintaining eye contact, building rapport. But by the time the meeting ends and you sit down to document, half the details are fuzzy. Was it chrome or brass they disliked? Did they say their daughter visits monthly or weekly?
Material specifications require tedious precision typing
The contractor needs exact specs: fabric codes, paint formulas, tile dimensions, hardware finishes. Each line requires looking up model numbers, typing alphanumeric codes, specifying quantities and locations. One typo means the wrong shade of marble arrives. You triple-check everything, but the typing itself takes an hour for a single room. Your creative energy drains into data entry.
Project documentation falls behind as the work accelerates
You're managing three active projects. Each needs updated timelines, change orders, installation notes, punch lists. The documentation was current two weeks ago, but since then you've made forty decisions on-site that aren't recorded anywhere. When the client questions a choice or the installer asks about a detail, you're reconstructing from memory instead of referencing notes.
Vendor correspondence multiplies with every project
You need to confirm lead times with the furniture maker, request samples from two fabric houses, follow up on the delayed lighting order, and send specifications to the millwork shop. Each email requires context, specifics, professional tone. You could make five phone calls in the time it takes to write these emails, but vendors need everything in writing. Your inbox becomes a second job.
How It Works
Blurt works in every application interior designers use — email, Word, Excel, project management tools, any app where you can type.
Hold your hotkey
Press your chosen shortcut. A small indicator shows Blurt is listening.
Speak naturally
Describe materials, dictate proposals, or explain specifications. Blurt handles punctuation.
Release and done
Text appears at your cursor. No copying, no pasting, no extra steps.
Real Scenarios
Dictating design proposals room by room
You're writing the proposal for the Hendersons' living room renovation. Hold your hotkey and describe: 'The living room concept centers on layered neutrals with textural contrast. We'll replace the existing sectional with a custom 120-inch sofa in performance linen, flanked by two vintage leather club chairs. The current brass chandelier moves to the dining room, replaced by a sculptural pendant in matte black. Built-in millwork along the east wall provides concealed storage while creating a gallery moment for the clients' art collection.' Two paragraphs captured in 40 seconds. Move to the kitchen.
Capturing client preferences during consultations
The client mentions their son has sensory sensitivities and needs soft textures. While nodding and engaging, you hold your button and speak quietly: 'Client note: son has sensory needs, prioritize soft hand-feel textiles, avoid rough weaves or scratchy materials, consider sound-absorbing elements in his bedroom.' The detail is captured immediately. You never break eye contact or rapport.
Creating material specification sheets
You need to spec the master bedroom textiles. Hold and dictate: 'Drapery fabric: Kravet 34225-16, cream linen blend, 18 yards required. Bedding: custom duvet in Perennials 795-208, outdoor grade per client request for durability. Headboard: reupholster existing frame in Holly Hunt 22419, velvet, 6 yards. All fabrics to be sent to client for final approval before ordering.' Accurate specs without hunting and pecking at your keyboard.
Sending detailed vendor emails
The custom sofa is three weeks late. Hold your button: 'Hi Marcus, following up on the Henderson sectional, order number 44892. We're now three weeks past the quoted delivery date and the installation crew is scheduled for the 15th. Can you please confirm the current status and provide a realistic delivery date? The client is asking daily and I need to manage their expectations. Thanks for your help.' Professional email drafted in 15 seconds.
Recording site visit observations
You're at the job site and notice the electrician placed an outlet in the wrong location. Hold your button: 'Site note, March 15th: outlet behind living room sofa is 6 inches too high, will be visible above the sofa back. Need to relocate before drywall. Also, confirm pendant junction box centered over dining table, current placement looks 4 inches off toward kitchen.' Notes captured while you're still looking at the problem.
Documenting design decisions and rationale
The client questions why you chose the more expensive tile. Hold and explain for your records: 'Client asked about tile cost difference. Explained that the porcelain selection rated for commercial traffic will outlast the ceramic option by fifteen years in their high-traffic entry. Showed samples side by side. Client approved the upgrade after seeing the wear comparison.' Your reasoning is documented for future reference.
Creating punch lists during final walkthrough
You're doing the final walkthrough before client handover. Hold your button as you move through: 'Entry: touch up paint on east wall near door frame. Living room: tighten left arm of club chair, slight wobble. Kitchen: cabinet door under sink needs adjustment, not closing flush. Master: window treatment cord too long, have workroom shorten by twelve inches.' Complete punch list captured as you walk through. Nothing forgotten.
Writing change order documentation
The client wants to upgrade the kitchen pendants mid-project. Hold and document: 'Change order 7, dated March 15th. Client requests substitution of kitchen island pendants from Visual Comfort TOB5080 to custom pieces from Apparatus Studio. Cost difference: $2,400 additional. Lead time increases from 2 weeks to 12 weeks. Client acknowledged timeline impact. Signed authorization attached.' Change order documented properly for the file.
Why interior designers choose Blurt over built-in dictation
| Blurt | macOS Dictation | |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Single hotkey, instant start | Click microphone icon or double-tap key |
| Speed | Text appears in under 500ms | 2-3 second delay before transcription |
| Reliability | Consistent accuracy across sessions | Often fails silently or mishears |
| Design terminology | Handles brand names and material terms accurately | Struggles with industry vocabulary |
| On-site usage | Works reliably in any environment | Inconsistent on job sites |
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