Shraddha, Decide whether you want to take an easier route of hiring a interior planner or the fun way of doing it all by yourself. Second one is better if you are really good with choices and measurements. 1- Draw a budget for home, break it down to each room and each furniture piece. 2- Note exact measurements of the walls and spaces and note it in your diary. It helps to note the sizes in mm as readymade furniture are often mentioned in mm. 3- Visit the stores in your vicinity check the measurements against your requirements. Select a look that suit your taste. Usual furniture measurements are standard and often mentioned in mm which is quite confusing to new users. 4- Be very cautious with online furniture refunds or returns policies in case the size doesn't fit. Please feel free to ask further. Thanks, Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore.

Going with professional has its own advantages. Afterall he is pro, so he has studied more and has more experience. However is this person from the kitchen shoppee, which is giving you quotation of kitchen installation? In such cases, I have experienced that they just make boxy kitchens where they add lotsa fittings, that increases your budget. Open shelves does not need such fittings, so such are omitted...Normal door wali cabinets are less and number of drawers increased. Going on own is not a bad idea, provided you need to study it well. Note down the requirements, classify work areas and so on... In this approach , you have to go bit slower and carefully. Allow some flexibility in design, so that in future , you can alter as per the need. Sometimes we come to know the problems after few months/ years and we cant change it later. Ultimately compare between [your time+ efforts+ study+ error chances] Vs Hiring professional and go ahead accordingly.

I feel partitions are not needed. You already have too much for the space. Adding a partition will shrink the space further. The simplistic solution, you do not wish to discard any furniture would be to paint all the walls in lighter pastles. And use some wall painting frames to highlight certain walls.

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