How Montage Studio works

Empowering your creativity

Updated on
April 17, 2025

Montage's platform blends aesthetics, versatility, and professional documentation to empower you to create and build a distinctive, high-quality home.

Select from a curated collection of layout and finish components and easily customize various features, including modules, finishes, and more – no creative or technical experience required!

So how does it work?

Step 1 – Join Montage

Designing with Montage Studio is always free so you can sign up and start without friction.

When you’re ready, try our premium features to elevate our designs to the next level!

Here's how it works:

  • Sign-up for a free plan in seconds.
  • Create your first design in 20-30 minutes with our interactive guides, curated templates, and finishes.
  • Analyze your design and review its details and available upgrades. 
  • Unlock premium templates and design tools with a paid plan.
  • Order custom Blueprints for your design when you’re ready to review more closely, speak with local professionals and contractors, or start building!

You can start designing your next home or ADU within minutes using Montage Studio – click below and get creative! 

​Step 2 – Create your first Design

Design your perfect home with our Visual Designer. Design with ease using our drag-and-drop floor plan builder, curated templates, and finish selection tool.

  • Drag-and-drop visual designer
  • Predesigned Modules & Templates
  • 3D visualization – built in
  • Live estimated construction cost

Feel a bit intimidated by designing a home? Browse our interactive guide to see how easy it is to create a Design using Montage Studio.

​Step 3 – Share your Design

Share your Design with anyone. Send a link or an invitation to collaborate on your project. Then update everywhere – in one click.

  • Email or share a link – and update anytime
  • Collaborate with others – invite others to view or edit your design.

Ready to share? Send it to a spouse, family member, team member, or professional to view or collaborate.

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Step 4 – Order Blueprints

Whatever you're planning, there's a Blueprint package to help take your design to the next level. Order professional documentation with just a few clicks. With several packages to choose from, you only pay for what you need – saving you time and money. 

  • The Explorer package – best for exploring new ideas in more detail
  • The Premium Package – best for communicating with local professionals
  • The Pro Package – best for executing your project

Get your project started faster and avoid the costly design revisions and slow timelines that come with the traditional design process.

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Step 5 – Make your dream a reality

It’s that easy! You now have everything you need to turn your design into a new home. 

We developed Montage Studio to repower the American dream by making architectural design more accessible to end-users and empowering them to help build the next generation of housing.

What will you create?