Possibly replace cot with large built in reading nook. This would provide storage on sides and give the privacy curtain somewhere to be when open. Bring sofa area out in front of tv area. Then being the dining area where the sofa is open part of dining wall if needed. This will give you enough space to extend the kitchen to door and still have mud room of sorts where dining room currently is. Upstairs looks ok consider looking at ship bathroom design. It is far more efficient than conventional. You must still follow local codes though.

I am so happy to see you here! I will have to go back and see if i can retrieve my posts... thought I would make them into a little book for my daughter, with photos. Quick run-down on the bathroom (not travels, no time) - The kitchen has a rather elegant sliding door with beveled glass panels. Painted white, since this was the original colour. GD's new bathroom has the doors I had picked earlier; i thought of polishing them but decided sprayed automobile paint (on a resin primer) would wear better. Especially since it is such a small bathroom, and she is so splashy. I have this finish in my kitchen and it has lasted 15 years now. A tad chipped here and there, but only needs a wipe down once a week. Same finish for the balcony doors, also split like the bathroom. We have a new wardrobe, a study table with built-in shelves, and a small chest of drawers for her odds and ends. I want to re-tile the tiny balcony, more as a little statement. Currently we are looking at Portuguese tiles, though I did think a mosaic with a funky cat might be nice. Let me see the costing. The room will be painted a neutral adobe, with bright white woodwork and an off-white ceiling. This means she can go wild with cushions and covers. Other changes in the flat; We have changed the glass in the master bedroom and living room from small cramped panes to a single pane for each section with a 1" bevel all round. Doubles the cost of the glass, but looks so elegant! The air-conditioning is being re-located. The compressors were all mounted in the bedroom and living room balconies, which looked terrible and meant the balconies (very narrow, only 30" deep) couldn't be used for anything. Not even plants. So they are being moved so that the compressors can be mounted at the rear of the building. two down, one to go. Now we can put in some nice plants, fishtail palms etc. The kitchen counter on one side came out intact and will be reused elsewhere. I am planning overhead storage, cupboards, and a draining cupboard for plates and glasses. Right now there is no dish washer, though a place is earmarked, but for now I will put in a cupboard with steel racks for cups, glasses and plates, all hidden behind pressed glass doors. This is all in the planning stage.... Pictures in a little while, they are mostly on my ipad and don't transfer well to the mac. They come without numbers... so I have to rename the or something. Somebody tell me how to do this!

Hi Padmaja, im pooja talwar, for maximum utilization of space u need to break in balconies if u have one and get french windows right till ground level. so you can have a lovely dining area there or low ground sitting area where u can get outside view and spacious look too. doors which open inwards or outwards can be split into 2 so the door flaps become smaller . use mirrors huge ones carved ones on walls to reflect a larger room. also u will have to place furniture which is smaller in size . shoe racks , and cabinets can be made tall instead of having it on ground .... place on the wall hanging shelves , tall cabinets , and storage cabinets. tv can be placed on wall done up with wooden pannel. have storage up on ceiling edges rather than any where down. hope these lil suggestions help you

tumi ki rokom wardrobe nicho seta amake bolo ta hole sei hisabe bolbo. ami west wall ei rakhte bolbo parallel bhabe. tate ghor boro lagbe. tate puro west dewal ta cover na holeo cholbe. extra je space ta thakbe se tate tumi ekta jute boro gol bag rakte paro to use as a laundry basket ba extra storage. kinba ekta coat hanger stand. options endless ache. tumi tomake tar age amake bolte hobe tumi ki almari nabe. taholei baki gulo se rokom adjust kora jabe. tomar standard godrej ba oirakam lohar almarir depth 22" theke 23" hoi. amader ta toh 22". tate aramse hanger tangano jai. Ami tomake abaro sliding door ward robe nite bolbo karon oigulo te onek jaiga thke + khub chim cham lage. tumi bajare ready made peye jabe banate na chile. otate tomar suitcase are onno lage storage er o jaiga peye jabe bodhoi. eta te jeta hobe seta hoche je tumi je kono jinish jeta sobsomoi lagche na sei gulo bhore rakhte parbe apart from jama kapor. ta hole baire kichu pora thakbe na. tahole dekhbe ghor ta kichi bichi kom lagche ar beshi boro mone hoche. tomar ghor tar ki obostha amake ektu chobi tule pathao ta holo thik kore bolte parbo. se jonnei tomake email ta dilam je tumi jodi ei page pic na dite chao ta hole amake email e pathiye dao. Ami tomar room tar 3-D sketch kore rekhechi with colour scheme. seta tomar email pele pathiye ditam. tomar colour sheme ekta jinish tomake jigesh korar chilo. seta tomake 3-D sketch ta na pathale bojhate parbo na. tumi ghor ta rong korar age sketch ta ekbar dekhe nao.