How to Visualize a Renovation Before It Happens with ChatGPT
Visualize a Renovation Before It Happens with ChatGPT and ToolRouter. Upload a before photo and get a cinematic timelapse showing the transformation to a finished state.
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Share the before photo and renovation brief and ChatGPT will produce the timelapse with client presentation materials. This is useful when the video is one element in a broader project proposal that needs consistent documentation.
Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT
1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
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Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Renovation Timelapse tool:
- Share the before photo, renovation scope, design direction, and presentation context.
- Ask ChatGPT to run `renovation-timelapse` with `create` to generate the transformation clip.
- Request a project summary to accompany the video: transformation scope, design choices, and how the video supports the proposal.
- Package the clip and summary for the client presentation or planning document.
Example Prompt
Try this with ChatGPT using the Renovation Timelapse tool
Use renovation-timelapse to generate a timelapse for this 1970s kitchen transformation — modern white cabinetry, quartz countertops, warm lighting. After generating, write a short client presentation summary: what the video shows, the key design decisions, and why the transformation approach serves the brief.
Tips
- Package the video with a written summary so the client presentation works with or without narration.
- Have ChatGPT propose two design direction options before generating — clients often do not know what they want until they see two options side by side.
- Ask for a version description alongside the clip so future revisions have a documented baseline to modify.