Oh, wow, 10 years ago! There is a special tool meant just for grout removal, your local hardware store should have it. It will be time consuming but aside from removing everything it's probably the way you'll need to go.

You can install log wallpaper on the wall right behind the sofa in the living room. You can hang one floating chair where the love seat is located in the room, and put a love seat or a regular chair facing it. My advice is to have only one chair hanging, and not the whole set as it is shown in the picture you attached. This way, the hanging chair will have more impact. Also, make sure you balance the room on both sides. Meaning, if you hang a floating chair on the left, put something with the same visual volume on the right (floor lamp, plant, sculpture....) Notice in the second picture i attached how the two chairs are balanced with two table lamps of the same visual weight and height.

Suvarchala, I am presuming that you do not want the doors to face each other due to privacy concerns. If that's right you wouldn't also want the guest/visitors to go to a bath in one of your rooms. Have you considered that before dropping off a common bath from the plan. If your neighbour has a door facing yours then you can also think about doing a mirror image of what respected member suggested above. I.e. door on the pooja room corner instead of the guest room corner. Thanks, Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore

Hi Wing feather, yes entry to main hall is from back side and from east side entry to the Drawing room. Is this OK?