I used Amazon Showroom to design my office. The under-the-radar tool helped me save money, but it was far from perfect.

I used Amazon Showroom to design my workspace.Emma Kershaw

• I used Amazon Showroom to design my home office, and the experience was just OK.
• It allows users to select furniture in a virtual room, which was helpful when visualizing my design.

I recently moved into a 400-square-foot apartment and was excited to decorate my new space. However, due to its small size, I wasn't sure where to start when it came to finding furniture.

Like many shoppers, I decided to turn to Amazon to furnish my new place. After all, the retailer, which reported over $570 billion in sales last year, is more than just a marketplace.

Prime members like myself have access to several features, including a tool I recently discovered called Amazon Showroom. This feature allows users to customize a virtual space using products sold by the retailer.

I was excited to try out it out, as it seemed like it could help me set up my home office. Turns out, using Amazon Showroom was indeed helpful — but also pretty frustrating.