More information is needed: How will it be used? What is the view and where? Who will be using it? How many people? Pets? What is your preference of materials? A truly good design address all these issues and more in the programming aspect of the design process. Although hiring a local professional would be great, you can certainly work with a designer via emails, Skype, etc. Good luck.

Hi, Actually you can't go by the floor plan mentioned upon as this could lead to space constraint. If you could let us have the dimension of living room or mail it across to suresh@purpleline.co.in shall try to suggest.

We were talking about how the green cover that the city once boasted about was disappearing fast and the garden city was losing its greatest USP. We were talking about the need to create spaces where the greenery can be maintained.We realised that balcony could serve as a great space for building gardens. It is one of the urban spaces that we often tend to ignore. I have heard people complain that they live in high rises and are unable to create/maintain a garden. We started with creating gardening solutions for terraces. However, permissions were often tough to come by and we decided to focus on plants that allow customers to have a garden of their own in their balcony. Youngsters no longer want a few plastic pots in place of an actual garden. They are looking for solutions that would provide a good green cover and will match up with the decor of the house.Interest in balcony gardens has increased in the last year. We were one of the first firms to offer balcony and terrace gardening solutions. We get more than 10 orders on a monthly basis. We visit the houses and depending on the people’s work schedules and interests, decide on the best plants for the garden. While we do offer help in getting the gardening done, some people prefer doing it on their own, once we supply the raw material.

Dear Mr. Venugopal, Since your space is limited and you want to optimize the walkway as well, some tweaks maybe followed: 1. faux turf/ synthetic moss turf / grass turf 2. Conceal spiral staircase with a pergola and wooden slats 2. Create a cozy corner by installing a gazebo, creepers and couple of swing chairs (30-50 sqft) 4. A small vertical garden alongside the stair room walls. 5. Ambient LED lighting. 6. Stone paved walkway Regards, Aurum Ideas and Spaces Bhubaneswar