Some words and phrases that come to my mind: Seedy part of town. Barrio. Abandoned warehouse district. Slums. May I ask why you are looking for a thesaurus item on Houzz?

Your best bet is to have a residential structural engineer do a site visit and a soil test. As the home is only 10 years old, it is normal to have some settlement and additional settlement after 10 years should be minor. The fact you are concerned of future settlement should be a red flag. Additionally, you are concerned about moisture. Two red flags. It is your choice, but buyer beware. Best of luck.

Thanks for the comment .It was a gut feeling that the sconces are too many in dining area .Now as you suggested I will reduce them to only two sconces on the bigger wall of dining area and 2 sconces on the wall behind sofa . It's difficult to give new points on the window wall at the moment .However if that would look better than I can go for that. What do you think friends .Any other idea

Rohanth, See if this inspires you.. alongwith some of the ideas suggested by RMs above. If its feasible please do away with the grills and replace them with tempered glass. You may have to play with lighting to enhance this area. You can call us ..its easier to explain over a call . Thanks Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore.