Wayfair, one of the world’s largest online retailers for home goods, has unveiled Decorify, a new feature that uses generative AI to help shoppers visualize different styles in their own homes. By uploading a photo of their room, customers can use Decorify to reimagine their space in various styles, such as bohemian, mid-century modern, or industrial.
The generative AI model used in Decorify creates shoppable, photorealistic images. This allows customers to not only imagine their room in a new style, but also directly purchase the featured products from Wayfair’s extensive catalog.
Fiona Tan, Wayfair’s Chief Technology Officer, emphasized that any technological development, including generative AI, must align with Wayfair’s mission to help customers create their ideal home environment. Decorify was developed with this perspective, prioritizing customer delight. She said: “Anything we develop or deploy for our customers, including GenAI, must support our mission to help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. Viewing generative AI through this pragmatic lens enables us to prioritize where and when we deploy development resources and ensure applications like Decorify delight our customers.”.
Key features of Decorify include:
- The ability for customers to upload unlimited photos and delete them at any time.
- Direct shopping access to a wide selection of Wayfair’s catalog directly from the virtual room.
- Usability on both mobile and desktop via browser.
Shrenik Sadalgi, Director of Research and Development at Wayfair, noted that Decorify exemplifies the company’s commitment to using technologies like 3D, Spatial Computing, and generative AI to create unique and functional customer experiences. He said: “Leveraging generative AI technologies, Decorify creates a discovery experience that provides endless inspiration and powers the home personalization journey. Decorify is the latest example from Wayfair Next of how we use visual inspiration, such as 3D, Spatial Computing and now Generative AI, to create unique, novel and functional customer experiences.”.
Wayfair’s introduction of Decorify showcases the potential of generative AI in enhancing the online shopping experience. By giving customers a realistic visualization of different styles in their own homes, Wayfair is not only boosting its customer engagement but also potentially increasing its sales conversion rate. This innovative approach could pave the way for similar advancements in the e-commerce industry.
