coming to the dining area..yes id say you remove the seating entirely and concentrate on a foyer area since you already have space for a drawing room on the floor.. id suggest erecting a glass and marble wall in line with the wall that runs between the pooja room and the bedroom..say a bit of marble-glass-marble-glass-marble.in this case you have a small foyer area demarcated by this wall feature.you can deck it up by placing a nice console table in front of the central marble wall with a nice mirror to reflect the space and make it look larger or a sculpture with beautiful bracket lights on either side to accentuate the same.and on the backside of this wall you could have a crockery unit with a huge painting or a cluster of family snaps above it. if you could brief me a little on the look you're adapting for your house i could suggest some more treatments for the walls.if you want to avoid using too much marble you could also opt for a marble wood and glass look where you could take out some concealed storage for shoes etc. regarding the drawing room - what about a huge 4 seater in the center instead of 2 - two seaters with a table in the middle as in the plan..if you remove the central coffee table maybe you could replace the single seater with a chaise for 2 and also replace the 2 center tables with a nice long table in the center with an area rug running below it..if you could help me with the room dimensions maybe we could add 2 pouffes in front of the 4 seater so it creates more seating and doesnt obstruct the view if you plan to put a TV on the wall. what look do you have in mind for your terrace garden ? something zen or a little rustic toeing on the lines of the contemporary ? sorry for the late reply as i was travelling.. hope this helps! :)

Probably won't be able to have a standard socket due to electrical safety regs and required distance between bath/shower/sink and sockets.

Hi Bala, There are lots of concepts to go into designing of a kitchen. Do you like traditional, modern or do have anything specific in mind that you can convey? Regarding RCC staircase, firstly I'd like to know whether the construction has been started or not? According to the elevation, we can go for the designing of a staircase that merges with the elevation and not just feels like an odd element out. Hope you understand. Hope that was helpful. -Thanks, -Neelam -Lines and Profile

We are planning to have a solid surface shower put in one of our bathrooms. When I say solid surface, I am talking about a brand similar to Corian. The solid surface fabricator takes care of the solid surface drain pan fabrication, solid surface shower walls fabrication, and their installation. The solid surface fabricator does not take care of the substrate. That is to be done by others. What is typically being used as a substrate behind a solid surface shower? And what is the proper finishing method of that substrate? The manufacturer recommends moisture resistant plywood, moisture resistant drywall, or cement backer board. No real details are provided on how the substrate is to be finished. Looking at some of the forums, I have seen the following methods: (1) Green board (2) Green board with a waterproof membrane applied at the corners (3) Cement backer board (4) Cement backer board with waterproof membrane applied all around (5) Doesn’t really matter as the solid surface shower is your waterproof membrane Wondering if anyone here has any insight as to the best method to complete the solid surface substrate walls? Thanks!