With white fixtures, keep your floors and all tile white or a stone that is mostly white. You can paint the walls above the wainscot (which might be glossy painted wood or beadboard, or you might employ a cabinet for the sink that was painted a very soft sky blue. One narrow trim piece of tile running through the white tile might be the same tone of sky blue. Then, add blue linens / towels / etc. [houzz=] Now, consider what other colors are in your home and select one that is clear and soft and lovely with white. You might use that color instead of sky blue. I used sky blue because it is the color of water and therefore always appropriate in the bath, but you can make the bath flow with the colors you have or plan to have in your home. If this was a master bathroom instead of a common or guest bath, I would shift the choices of stone and tile from white plus white to a lovely off-white, cream, or almond tone - like travertine. Use a neutral like chocolate on the cabinet and add color only with linens and perhaps some art on the wall. [houzz=]

Hello Sid, Unless anyone know what were the terms of agreement and what is the sort of miscalculation - it is difficult to comment there on. In any construction, there are a few contingencies, which may change the final BOQ amount . Usually a -/+ 5-10% variation may happen. These should anyways be within the terms of agreement. If the differences are more then you will have to ask him to specify the reasons in writing and then decide on merit of those reasons. Thanks, Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore.

Following are my comments : 1.Buying cheaper branded sanitary fittings is only possible when you buy the same in bulk quantities. But I would like to highlight that these are one of the most important fixtures in the stated space. Don't compromise on the quality of it if you want them to survive the long run.(You can go for the Jaquar continental series or change to Parryware) You can certainly compromise on the WC & the WB since even brands like Somany give good ceramic fixtures at relatively low cost. There you can save your bucks. 2. I haven't worked on PVC vanity but can comment that marine ply cabinets also stand well for the wear and tear. 3. You can go ahead with just the glass partition avoiding the cubicle door. 4. Yes you can but the selection should be on the lighter side of the colour palette so that the bathroom should not look more claustrophobic due to its small size(2 m x 3.5m which is normal in today's real estate market in mumbai). Ar. Amol Bhopi AVB Architecture Mumbai 71.

living/dining/kitchen it's an open layout like in one of the images. the ceiling is uneven so we are planning to get it fixed with re-plastering. I might not be able to get a skilled painter in my budget to get the textures right, so I thought by just applying a coat of cement I wouldn't need a very skilled worker and also get the industrial look.