hi tanvi,

went through the layouts but the text on the plan is not so clear so I couldnt figure out the dimensions of the rooms.But at a glance the rooms and bathrooms look well spaced.I have the following suggestions

(1) one enters right into the dining area when you walk into the house.How about considering removing the seating near the dining and shifting the dining area to the corner - maybe a square table set at 45 degree angle and using the existing dining space to take out space for a foyer.

(2)maybe you could take that extra one foot inside your bedroom so the entire exterior wall is in one line and more space is always welcome!

(3) you have a small counter jutting out horizontally near the stove in the kitchen.If you want you could keep that bit of counter space on wheels so it could double up as a trolley that could be brought out during parties or remove it and use the entire square space in the middle to host a small island breakfast table for 4.

hope these are of use to you.

best wishes!

Thanks! I think I will take that one foot back inside the room, someone had suggested to keep it out so that we could make a small terrace garden there, that's why I got confused!

And yea dining table there sounds much better, how do we use the rest of the space then? No seating?

As for the sizes - Bedroom 1- 12.10x17.6 ft Bath1 - 6.6x9 ft dress1 - 6.6x8.6 + 6.2x5

Bedroom2- 12 x 12.3 Bath2- 8x6

Bedroom 3 - 17.6 x 14 (or 15 depending on whether we take that extra foot or not) Bath3 (L shaped) - 8 x 4.4 + 4 x 4.4 (i'm concerned about this bath size -our bathroom) Dress 3 - 8 x 9

Bedroom 4 - 14.2 x 10.4 Bath4 - 7.3 x 5.6

Kitchen - 13.1 + 5.4 x 15.8 ft ( is this big enough for an island?)

hi tanvi,

regarding bathroom 3.. i have my concerns towards the entry of the shower cubicle..considering your bathroom is 8' wide which means your counter fits into a 2' wide space,leaving 3' for your door and 3' for the WC..considering the WC will jut out another 20" from the wall youll be left with a 16" space for the shhower cubicles entry which sounds and looks a little cramped up to me.In case youre following vastu and cant fiddle around with layout of the bathroom i suggest you chamfer the corner of your shower cubicle which means a diagnol sill can start at a 45 degree angle from where the shaft line begins making an obtuce angle.

also if your shower area is 4' x 4.4'.. i think you could also bring it down to 3' (3' clear inside - which means excluding the sill) or keep it in line with the shaft wall - this would give it a more open and roomy look..taking out some space for you for a concealed cabinet or just some shelves tucked inside marbles niches with spot lights inside (i mean the area that would come out by taking the shower area in - on the WC wall.If you dont want storage you could hang some paintings and do it up too... maybe the same subject in different colours and framed individually..

what materials have you chosen for the bathroom ?

regarding the dressing - i hope youve thought about accomodating your full length mirror - since theres no wall space for the same youll probably have to incorporate it in your cupboard designs or the door design

coming to the dining area..yes id say you remove the seating entirely and concentrate on a foyer area since you already have space for a drawing room on the floor..

id suggest erecting a glass and marble wall in line with the wall that runs between the pooja room and the bedroom..say a bit of marble-glass-marble-glass-marble.in this case you have a small foyer area demarcated by this wall feature.you can deck it up by placing a nice console table in front of the central marble wall with a nice mirror to reflect the space and make it look larger or a sculpture with beautiful bracket lights on either side to accentuate the same.and on the backside of this wall you could have a crockery unit with a huge painting or a cluster of family snaps above it.

if you could brief me a little on the look you're adapting for your house i could suggest some more treatments for the walls.if you want to avoid using too much marble you could also opt for a marble wood and glass look where you could take out some concealed storage for shoes etc.

regarding the drawing room -
what about a huge 4 seater in the center instead of 2 - two seaters with a table in the middle as in the plan..if you remove the central coffee table maybe you could replace the single seater with a chaise for 2 and also replace the 2 center tables with a nice long table in the center with an area rug running below it..if you could help me with the room dimensions maybe we could add 2 pouffes in front of the 4 seater so it creates more seating and doesnt obstruct the view if you plan to put a TV on the wall.

what look do you have in mind for your terrace garden ? something zen or a little rustic toeing on the lines of the contemporary ?

sorry for the late reply as i was travelling..

hope this helps! :)

sorry forgot to address your concern regarding the island table in the kitchen.. your kitchen is approx 18'x16' which is huge! what i follow the space available for the island table is 13'x18' and considering the 2' counters on the sides youll be left with an 11'x14' space for the same.in this case youll have to do away with the counter jutting out and placing a 4'x3' table in the center or you could extend the jutting out counter a little more and make it turn into an 'L' shape so you can use the longer edge of the 'L' as a breakfast table with stools in front of the fridge and the smaller edge of the 'L' can be on castors so it can be moved out during parties to serve as a food station or a trolley.