Dear Mr. Amal, I am Ravi Prakash and I am an Architect. Congrats, You are fortunate to have a 1790sqft. 3bhk unit keeping in mind that its gurgaon. Just a little query; is it built-up area or carpet area? Built-up area is everything while carpet area is area we get excluding the walls (or simply the floor area). As you have not mentioned much of your requirement, i am assuming you are looking for complete work including kitchen, ceiling, paints, furniture's and more. Just for a tentative idea, a decent (basic to moderate) interior work may vary from Rs. 800/sqft.-1500sqft). And if its a high end work it may cost Rs.2000/sqft and higher. For your help, based on my experience and observation i would say, its safer to keep the budget around Rs.1000/sqft.- Rs.1200/sqft. to get the best quality work. So, roughly it may cost you around Rs.18 Lacs (or Rs.15lacs for lower side). Also Keeping in the mind that its an apartment, your builder must have provided you with some basic works like flooring, electrical, plumbing and such thing, these things may help to cut down and reduce the cost up to certain level. Hope this will help you a bit. :) I would request you to go thru my profile. For any further information or for any professional assistance, you may contact me. Thanks and Regards, Ar. Ravi Prakash

@Cornerstone design studio: Apologies for making big post; thought that more info will help. @Rupal ji, If it sounds like I dont need any changes; my apologies for that. Let me put it in short,"I am looking for options that give modern facilities without leaving good things from old charm/ comforts. " Thanks for the straight forward comments. I shall try to edit my original post to make it simpler and that looks open to new ideas.

So i’m guessing you’re saying that oil paint/enamel paint looks cheap? That makes sense cause whilst i was growing up, the govt quarters came with oil painted doors and it chipped off in a few years in a sorry state. Don’t want that. So oil paint is out? What I’m gathering is that PU paint is not just paint. It’s a process? So you prime and paint(?) first and then do a protective coating of PU with the thinners and the additives? Am I getting this right? :P

Had another question - I have been told that any granite that’s non-black is not suitable for kitchen platform usage. Is this true? Are lighter shade of granite prone to discolouration or other issues?