Thanks for your input Nitin. Much appreciated. If you could help me out with: 1. What material should one use for overhead cabinets & for base cabinets? Anywhere I can look online for colour combinations? 2. What company shelves/ pantry etc to use? Intend using SS. Have heard of Hettich, etc, but which of them is value for money? 3. What chimney would you suggest? Ducted or ductless?? Any recommendations for vendors ? 4. How effective are graphite sinks or are steel ones better? 5. Flooring - glossy to match with dining room as this is an open kitchen or matt finish ceramic tiles? Wud prefer something that dries faster with less mess. Thanks a ton.

Hi Rahul, 1] Give spacers if : a] you are going for matte finished rustic tiles. b] you are using ceramic tiles. c] you have a large area to showcase the tiles so that even after using spacers the space visually retains its size. Tip: Spacers should always be given in proportion to the tile size. Since you have large sized tiles spacers of about 6-9mm would look good. 2] Avoid spacers if : a] you are going for Italian marble patterned tiles. b] you are going for glossy tiles. c] you have a small area for application of tiles as spacers segment it further and give an impression of a smaller space. Hope this helps. All the best! Regards, RnD Atelier Nagpur

Hello there, Please visit a tile studio of reputed brands like Kajaria/Somany/RAK rather than an ordinary tile dealer. You would get a better idea on materials, dimensions and colors. Since you have a large BUA, you could go for large format tiles for flooring of the sizes 1200 x 600 mm 800 x 800 mm Anything bigger than that would be a sheer loss in case of breakage and maintenance as well. Regards, Aurum Ideas and Spaces.

Proportions in this bedroom are out of place. The bed is quite large and bulky to look at, and it covers most of the floor area. If you are planning to change the bed, then you can replace this with a smaller bed, preferably a floating bed(with no heavy storage beneath). It will give a sense of larger floor area. Next, the sofa/couch can be replaced with a narrow wooden console/table against the front wall. The artwork which is now hanging above the headboard can be kept/hung above the wooden console. The console can also have other accessories to decorate it. Now, the ceiling is not visible in your photos but the walls can change the look of this space immensely. Dark tones will close the space in and the room can look like a small box. You can go with lighter shades/hues for all the walls and add a texture/wall paper on the headboard wall. If you keep the same furniture, then colours which you can choose from are:- Light/pastel shade of teal Mauve or lavender Very light shade of pista green. The headboard wall can have a deeper texture of the same colour and you can hang a round decorative mirror which will reflect more light in the room. Make sure to choose curtains and bedsheets that complement the wall colour. These are my suggestions. However, it’s always better to take more opinions. Hope it helps! Do share the pics of the final makeover!