I have tumbled travertine (basically a form of marble) in the master bedroom and a marble mosaic in the master bath. It is higher maintenance. It stains and it wears differently in different areas. I am not doing natural stone in my new home. There are some fantastic tiles now that mimic all the stones, and a good quality porcelain tile will be very durable. Some ceramic wall tiles are "weaker" but I have had excellent luck with porcelain tile. Granite floors. Sure. But as people have said they also require maintenance like periodic sealing etc. In a house that size you don't want a different kind of floor in every room. I would stick to one or perhaps two types of floor tile in the main rooms. You can get away with additional types on walls in the bathrooms but I would keep the floors consistent. As far as cost goes, there is a very broad range of tiles and stones. In my shopping I have found some very good high quality floor tiles for reasonable prices. Stone has priced out higher...at least the ones I have looked at. Good luck!

thnks. I actually have a family picture wall in the same room which is combined with dining area. So not sure if adding more wall Art will make the room look picture full room. By any chance the full wall to wall bookshelf will go well? Or mirrors or u still suggest wall art over all?

Not necessary to use only paint for the change. There are different applications like wall papers, textured particle board, wooden panels etc. It actually depends on who is using the room. For the changed looks, go for wall paper on one wall and color selection as per the age of the user.

Hi Suresh, a few suggestion: the width of the passages seems too much to us if you look at it in relationship to the size of the rooms, it is not efficient // we would reconsider where the doors are placed and in what direction do they open // what is the space around the staircase? // What kind of a structure if this? maybe you should consider flipping kitchen and bathrooms to the east for natural ventilation, if possible of course... Hope we were helpful! For further advice please do check out our profile and our website (www.wallup.in), we specialised on space planning consultancy at very competitive prices and timelines!