Patricia Gray picks five handy, and free, iPhone apps for the interior designer.


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iHandy is a level, "for leveling pictures on the wall, checking that a table is level, etc." Flashlight turns your phone into a...flashlight: "I used it on a job-site last week to look behind a wall to check the position of the gas line in a kitchen renovation." Digital Mag is "great for magnifying those hard to read dimensions on floor plans." Ben Color Capture lets you snap a photo and get a Benjamin Moore paint color match: "I love this one." Units converts a whole lot of units into others; also has a built-in ruler "for doing small, quick measurements when the need arises."