Is Blender a good option for quick interior/furniture render images?

I am comfortable 3D-modeling in Autocad or Sketchup, however from time to time I need to show something more realistic to clients for visualization purposes (doesn't need to be hyper-realistic, but nice). I was thinking in Blender. I would import the model, and then just put some nice material textures. Or maybe just model in Blender if it isn't too difficult to learn.
Also, what would be the best format to import the models?