we do in guest bedroom,, but not sure will go with colors I have picked out, and the great room is a vaulted ceiling ....I guess we will just have to see...our house is being built and will be very open..not alot of wall space.

Ferns usually prefer moist humid air with dappled light. Not strong sunlight and certainly not air conditioning.

Are you sure that is not meant to be meters.My house is twice this size . As for designing your own house that is really done often but always with some input from an architect to make sure what youwant is doable

Jeco, Price variations do often confuse a home owners. Going a bit off topic, often we have to politely say no to clients who are looking for a fixed cost on day 1. The design evolves over a period. Pricing is extremely sensitive to location and materials selected. For example there are materials that would start from 60 sft to 1000 sft which can be used for this external construction. Unless that material is specified it is difficult to pindown the price. Having said that it should be in the range of 2-5 lakhs in Bangalore. This idea definitely looks good but have you considered that this is a terrace sit out and design and the requirements of porch are completely different. For example you may not want rain water to fall on the cars underneath ? Thanks, Nitin Cornerstone Designs, Bangalore.