Hi Kriti, I'm a designer - I have done several low budget bed-backs. Without knowing your decor/style, one idea you might consider is to use doors you can purchase at a big box store (hollow core are very reasonable) or shop flea markets or Craig's list to get old, used, paneled doors. Depending on the size of your bed you may need one or two doors butted together. Paint them the color of your trim or an accent color. Mount them to the wall with a cleat so they hang vertically just above the base moulding and make sure the doors don't move - they must be fixed firmly to the wall. You can also use one door horizontally to look like a headboard. Doors are typically 80" tall. Horizontal works best on a king size bed. Vertically, the doors will range from about 24" to 36" wide. One may work for a twin size. Add another for larger beds. If using vintage doors, fill the holes from the hardware and sand smooth before painting. It's a great look! I'll attach a how-to video from bh&g that will show you how. They cut the doors down at the bottom to make them shorter. Old shutters also can be used the same way! Good luck!

On your paint problem I can't be much help. This usually happens because of damp -- please get a damp expert to make sure that there isn't any damp lurking in your walls. I had this once when I had pipes leaking inside the walls. I didn't know that. The other alternative is something like painting before the plaster is dry or some kind of chemical mismatch. I do know you will have to scrape all the mucky powdery stuff away and start again, at least on those areas. Don't try to seal and prime and repaint until you know exactly what the problem is and how to fix it.

HI RinaI do agree I love jewelbox rooms, but I consider them more cosy ... and with a grey marble floor it goes all Versace Italianate! I am trying to balance the colours by bringing in a pattern on the covers rather than plain. I feel this will bring colour without overpowering the room. In the pictures I showed above, the rooms are basically neutral but the colour is brought in via pattern - I think this might be the way to go...Ideally a green or blue on a subdued grey would be the best, but I dont know what the market is like for Sumit...Cushions can do a lot to tie in the other white/grey elements.Shelley - navy is a good suggestion, but as Sumits area is quite tall and thin, trying to keep the general area light Any more suggestions most welcome. These are just ideas after all and Sumit will choose what works for the room in the end ;-)

Keya, glad you decided to take the one reader's idea about moving the armoires in front of windows that you don't need and giving the bed a wall of its own! And, yes, you can have Roman shades on one wall and layered drapes on the other. When I had drapes made for my tall sitting room windows/doors, I had them use the same fabric for the Roman shades for the smaller windows on the other wall. For me personally, in these older Indian homes with all the odd nooks and niches in the walls, perhaps it would be more soothing to have a light/med tone paint on the walls that blends with the drapes/blinds for an 'uninterrupted' look, and I would use the same color on ceiling and beams. (but that is just my thought) I would start the process with a large carpet with your favorite colors, then choose your Bedcover & cushions, then your wall paint and fabric for drapes/blinds ..Not certain what style you like, but if you really like a particular Ethnic bedcover fabric, you can always have them stitched into curtains or Roman shades too. Can't wait to see the "After" pics!