The interior design industry revolves around creativity and the use of multiple ideas

You may feel that you have no idea what you like when it comes to decorating.. Many of today’s new homes feature “great rooms” with vaulted ceilings and wide expanses of floor space. Designed for a casual living/dining combination, these rooms can often be so big that they become overwhelming. Though we’d all like to have more space in our homes, the wrong kind of space can be difficult to handle.

You have a small apartment, but you want to design it so that it really makes for a comfortable home. However, the area is so small

That you need  ideas that will give the illusion of the apartment being larger than it really is.

good design is timeless in both function and nature.

As interior designers we would like to not have to learn about construction but unfortunately it is vitally important to interior planning and decoration.

After all we are working on top of the bones of a building.

Glass, this obviously goes inside the window framing and allows us to see out and protects the occupants from the weather. Walls hold up the building and create spaces within the home.

Stairs provide a method for moving from one level to another and we look at the different construction types and the parts of a stair

The ceiling is an area that we often forget but it plays an important role in construction

Sound control in the home today is a crucial aspect of construction planning now that there are stereos, tvs and video games in almost every room of the home! Moving on from this is the new room that has started to appear in new homes

House insulation is a must for energy conscious people. Not only does it save you money but keeps the house warmer, cooler and dryer as well as reducing the amount of energy you need to consume. A win / win situation for people and the environment.

While interior design and decoration are the fun parts that make the interior’s aesthetics work,

This is the nuts and bolts side of holding the interior that you design together.

Bedroom

The bedroom is the space that we spend the most time in. Like it or not, we need to sleep to be able to function. So why not make it your personal haven with the use of interior decorating.

Canopy beds add romance and spice to your bedroom………….

Often in interior design we look to have a quick makeover of a room and the bedroom is no exception.

In fact its often the most fun and quick way to spice up your love life.

Roll on Mood Creation

Interior design covers a vast scope of subjects, and essentially our job is to create spaces for people to enjoy. So here are the essentials for the job!

Playing soft classical music is a wonderful mood enhancer.

Burning essential oils are great for creating passion.

A framed photograph of a happy moment – a great conversation   starter.

Light scented candles, and lots of them (turn the lights off obviously), it creates a wonderful glow and a comforting feeling the power of the warm flickering light.But remember to keep them away from any loose flowing drapery, as we don’t want your evening spoiled with the firemen arriving!

If you don’t like candles, simply turn on the bedside lights (change the bulb to a lower wattage so they are dimmer) or use your main light dimmed (if you have that option).

Champagne on ice, with lovely tall flutes in an appropriately themed ice bucket.

Flowers, the freshness fresh flowers provide cannot be underestimated. Color co-ordinate and select a bouquet to match your theme or style. English Country – a wildflower collection spraying randomly from a ceramic jug. Minimal – a bird of paradise poised elegantly with a Chocolates – if you are going for romance then chocolates need to be in the equation. Hand made in individual boxes – His and Hers. We all know we like different types. If you show you know your partners favourite, it gives a good indication that you carepalm leaf curled at its base. French country – a bunch of French lavender tied with a ribbon sitting in a colored glass vase.

The fabric selected has an abundance of vibrant colours in the fruity striped design.

A neutral wall colour has been selected by the client to make the fabric the highlight of the room.

We haven’t forgotten the little people in our lives, babies need to have a beautiful bedroom too!

Lighting is often left to the last minute and hasty decisions are made.

Lighting should be considered along with the space planning and decoration planning as it relates directly to how each space is perceived.

You could have the best decoration in the world but unless you have made provisions to light it it could disappear into oblivion.

Poor lighting selection can wash out colour and texture, and make the room look less than ordinary.

Where as careful considered lighting selection can greatly    enhance even the simplest of interior design features.

Bathroom.

Everyone uses bathrooms every day.

That’s a good reason to have a well designed and decorated bathroom space.

Not only for aesthetic reasons but for ergonomics and functionality.

The bathroom is often the smallest space in a house and the most frequently used! Therefore planning is the key to a sucessful bathroom.

It is vital to plan what are the essential items required within the space as sometimes we cannot fit everything in and sacrifices or compromises have to be made.

For example the length of a bath, the width of the shower and vanity, towel rail and heater space.

Many homes have a separate toilet and bathroom, this generally creates a small narrow room housing only a WC and sometimes a slim wash hand basin, and a tight fitting bathroom including a shower over the bath and a vanity. By opening up the space and combining the two a separate shower is often able to be included.

Ceramic tile murals allow for many decorative designs. This is the reason why they are so popular

The walls and floors of the home take up a large area of the interior decorating canvas.

They often dictate the theme and colors as well as style of the room. There are so many options and combinations to choose from that it can be difficult to make decisions on one, let alone two!

Granite  This is a luxury floor covering and one that needs careful consideration before specification, as it is an expensive product.

• Marble it comes in numerous colors, white, grey, green, ochre, beige and is usually veined.
• It is a hardwearing beautiful product, expensive to purchase and lay as it is heavy and comes in slab form.
• It is cold and noisy underfoot.

Mosaic:

• This is a decorative work made up of small pieces of tile (stone or glass in the traditional form), which are laid to form pictures or patterns.
• It is a very ancient art form and was made popular in the Byzantine period.
• It is very durable, hard, cold underfoot, noisy and of course expensive

• There are commercial products now available where the designs and patterns are pre laid out and attached to a backing so that they are easier and quicker to lay.
• They make wonderful borders on the floor and are often used as a wall finish, splash backs in bathrooms, mirror surrounds and can even be framed as artwork.
• There was a trend of breaking up glazed ceramic tiles and laying them so that they were in a haphazard “crazed” pattern.

Parquet

This is used mainly for high quality domestic projects. It is available in square panels that hold all the timber pieces together. It is fixed by gluing to the base substrate, which is required to be level and free of lumps. The style of parquet is usually three fingers of timber facing vertical with three adjacent facing horizontal and so on. They are available with a prefinished coated surface or raw and require a polyurethane coating finish.

Plywood/Chipboard/Laminated Wooden Flooring.

This is made of chips of timber combined with urea formaldehyde resins bonded to form a board. It is fixed by nailing to timber joists. It is a cheap product with a moderate wearability. Its surface looks like cork when it is sealed.  Plywood is made up of thin layers or plies of timber that get bonded together. Layers are laid face to face but each adjacent layer the grain runs in the opposite direction, which provides strength to the board making it stiffer and stronger than solid timber of the same thickness. It has a moderate wear factor as a floor product. It is nailed or glued to timber floor joists. A finishing coat would be required to seal the floor and protect it from spills, damage and wear.

Tiles:

• Ceramic tiles are made from clay, pressed and tempered into the required shape and size and fired at high temperature.
• They are available in a vast range of colors; sizes and some have textural designs on the surface.

Vitrefied Tiles: This is a composite material made up of cement and marble aggregate, it is then mixed and poured in situ onto a concrete base. It is then ground waxed and polished. It has a mosaic look. It can also be premade and is available in slabs or tiles. It is very hard wearing, if it is polished or wet it is very slippery. It is a suitable product to be used with underfloor heating.

soft furnishings

Interior design and decorating wouldn’t exist without soft furnishings

They add color, texture, softness and design to our spaces. Without soft furnishings, our rooms would be hard and noisy.

Fabrics are the major part of soft furnishings, we use these for making drapery, curtains, cushions, valances, tiebacks, wall panels and upholstering our furniture to make it more comfortable to sit on.

There are smaller items called passementere, these are the trims and braids that decorate the fabric we use on the drapes, blinds, curtains, cushions and throws.

Paint:

Washable acrylic paint

Acrylic emulsion paint

Silk emulsion paint

Textured wall paint

Two toned designer wall paint.

Colors Can Reflect Owner’s Temperament

When using the psychology of color for interior design, it’s important to understand the color’s historical use. For instance, dark green was traditionally linked to banking, and deep purple is historically linked to kings, queens and royalty. A pastel purple, traditionally known as lavender, will appeal to younger females as well as have a calming effect. There are many aromas associated with aromatherapy involving the herb lavender for relaxation.

Gray is typically thought of as a neutral color and works well as background for many color combinations. The psychology of gray for interior design indicates that it can enhance productivity and is used in many offices. Black, on the other hand hints at submissiveness and will only work well in residential environments if it is used as an accent.

Yellow is most often used in kitchens and in children’s rooms. This particular color can invoke arguments and the psychology of color for interior design has shown it to rile people to anger. Yellow can make some people feel happy and others feel angry. Studies have shown that people who like shades of yellow, like them immensely while those who do not like them, dislike them completely.

Color is the most important part of interior decorating.

Everything we see has color and we need to be able to select color to enhance the space we want to decorate.

That entails choosing multiple colors, and can become overwhelming.

KITCHEN

Where do you spend most of your time when you’re home? If your family is like ours, it’s probably in the kitchen. But no matter how large a kitchen is, it never feels big enough.

Create more storage with Stainless Steel Modular Fittings for better storage and to save space, install a base cabinet that has the cabinet door attached to rollout shelves instead of swinging open on hinges. Store your most used appliances in this convenient cabinet. When the shelves are pulled out, you can easily reach items stored in the back of the cabinet.

Add glass fronts on wall cabinets or replace solid cabinet doors with glass fronts along one wall. It gives a more open feeling to the room.

Consider under-the-counter lighting; the kitchen will appear larger. Also, use light colors when decorating and lighten cabinets and countertops.

install cabinets to the ceiling. Or you can “stairstep” the cabinets. Start with a taller cabinet and then line the others progressively shorter. In the open space above the shorter cabinets you can display collectibles, baskets, teapots and so on. Store seldom-used items such as holiday dishes or serving pieces on top shelves of the taller cabinets.

Bring the outdoors in. Where possible, enlarge windows or replace one with a garden window, installed at countertop height. Add a skylight or sky pipe. If you have an eat-in kitchen with no room for an island, consider replacing the kitchen table with an island. Then the island will serve as the eating area,  Install Modular storage trays. You can do this on the back of false drawer fronts at the sink and cook top.

Living room

An important room of the house is the living toom where you can receive your guests, spend time with your family, and various other activities like dining, playing, working, studying, TV watching can be done altogether. The best thing of a living room is that if it is a large room, the different functions can be separated by dividing the areas with shelves or partition and cabinets and it serves the function of a multipurpose room.

If you want to change the look of your living room a lot then you need to start with a neutral palate. You don’t have to keep all of the walls white and the couch cream colored, but you should keep everything pretty neutral. You can choose browns or greens if you want color, but avoid anything to bright or flashy. As long as you stay away from patterns however, you should be able to have several different choices for your décor.

If you keep the big things like furniture, walls and flooring in neutral tones, you’ll be able to change out the theme of your living room interior décor by adding accessories like rugs, pillows and wall art in the colors that you want. Another great ideas for sofas and chairs is to buy slipcovers – you can actually buy furniture that is meant to be slip covered, then simply get new slipcovers to go with whatever decorating plan you have in mind for the season!

Before you start arranging the furniture, a floor plan normally helps to plan where you are going to put large pieces of furniture. Remember to include key features in the room such as windows, doors and fire places. Always read the measurements box on our products pages to ensure that it can fit into the space selected. This is useful with a multi-functional room, you can easily see what can go where.

Contemporary furniture may mean something entirely different to you than it would to someone else.

The Joy of Decorating

Decorating with contemporary furniture shows a person’s fun and creative style by mixing and matching various sleek shapes and colors together.

a mixture of materials and metals. For instance, combinations of glass, chrome, stainless, wood, platinum, or leather in certain rooms of the home look exquisite when used right.

Don’t overcrowd your rooms with furniture. You want the rooms to feel spacious and a place where you can feel relaxed and not closed in.

tabletop fountain is a decorative water feature that can be used within the home or office to improve the aesthetics and the ambience of a room. The usual place that you would have one of the fountains would be on a table (as the name would suggest), however there are other alternative uses where they are equally effective

You have great taste, you know what you want… but you can’t afford it. If this is your dilemma .

Lots of people live in a small home, a small room, or just a small space. Some people live in a small apartment because that’s all they can afford, and they’re grateful for it.

Some people live in a small apartment or home because they’re tired of taking care of a larger place and want to “downsize.”

Others just don’t want a large home. Small is beautiful! And easy, and practical, too!

But no matter what your reason for living in a small space, you’ll undoubtedly have to make some compromises in your decorating, get really organized, and make some adjustments to your lifestyle in order to make everything fit and not feel cramped.

If you’re looking for a cozy, intimate space, you’re in luck. By using soft, snuggly upholstered pieces, dark, warm tones, and dramatic lighting, your tiny corner can become a wonderful private space.

But if you really feel the need to stretch out in your small space, you can make some decorating changes to make the area look and feel larger without moving any walls! With color, furniture arranging, and interesting lighting, your space won’t feel so cramped.

• Clear Out the Clutter

There’s nothing that makes a small space feel cramped more than having too much stuff. Work out ways to get collections out of view, organized behind doors, table skirts, or on shelves. With things neatly arranged and out of sight, the space that is in view will feel orderly and open.

• Open the Way

With furniture and accessories blocking the view into a room and out to open spaces, a room will look cramped. By moving furniture out and away from walkways, you’ll open up the space and make it feel larger. You can also choose short pieces of furniture like an ottoman, an armless, open chair, or a low table, and place large, tall pieces along a wall rather than out in the open space. If you can see the floor, the room will look larger.

• Chooser Soft, Light Hues

Whereas dark, warm colors make a space feel cozy and intimate, light, cool colors make a space feel open and airy. For optimum effect, select soft tones of blues and greens.

• Use a Monochromatic Color Scheme

Choose colors that are in the same color family and use tone-on-tone woven upholstery fabrics, textured wall finishes, delicate tonal drapery fabrics. Cool colors and delicate warm colors on most surfaces give the room a more open look.

• Coordinate Wall and Furniture Colors

Contrasting colors tend to break up a space. Pieces of furniture are less interrupting and tend to blend with the space if they’re colored to match the wall color.

• Let in the Light

Any room will look larger if it’s well-lit, either by natural light or artificial lighting. Get rid of heavy draperies and open up the windows to let the light of the outdoors into the space. Add more lamps or install track lighting or recessed lighting.

It’s a small world after all’. With our growing population, this is not merely a song line, this is a fact. Whether it be for students, entrepreneurs, even a family of three, buying a small place is not just ideal, it’s cost effective too.

Folded and Stacked. Purchase furniture that can be easily stored and packed away. A good item is the classic gateleg table. This piece has one or two hinged leaves that gives the owner an option to fold down a leaf when not in use. With regard floor space, try buying a folding bed, a sofa bed or a wall bed. Just like the gateleg table, chairs that can be stacked saves valuable space. If you want, you may even opt for collapsible desk where you can house your PC or your sound system. Remember, folded, stacked and hidden.

Mirrors. Mirrors tend to generate a sense of magnification. The game here is optical illusion.

By planning and determining what is essential, knowing how to utilize the ceiling and the walls, you can fashion your indoor space not only with style but with functionality as well.

PLANTS

indoor gardening is just as fun as having an outdoor garden. In fact, indoor plants not only help clean the environment around them, but they act as a quick decorating tool.

Angel Ivy Ring Topiary
Use this fast-growing angel ivy topiary (also known as wire vine) as a lush, living frame for seasonal flowers and bulbs that you can plant at the base of the ring.

2. Braided Ficus Tree
Easy care and adaptability have made the ficus one of the most popular plants grown by indoor gardeners. The variegated foliage and the braided stems of this ficus will really catch your attention.

3. Cactus Combo Bonsai
Bring a touch of the Southwest into your home with a miniature cactus garden. With its unusual plant forms and temperature and moisture adaptability, cacti are an intriguing group of plants.

4. Chamaedorea Palm
This whimsical palm will remind you of the old South. With wispy leaves and easy movement, this plant can bring a taste of the tropics to any part of your home..

5. Chinese Evergreen
Chinese Evergreen is an excellent selection for beginning green thumbs because it’s a low-light lover and low maintenance. It’s also rated highly as an indoor purifier.

6. Tropical Combo Bonsai
Cultivate a tropical garden in any small corner! With these miniature ceramic rock gardens , mixed with fun foliage plants, you can get a taste of the tropics right on your desk. ?

We have our own staff from project designing to installation for interior decoration of commercial buildings and private households.
Our Interior Decoration comply with International Quality Standards and their quality and durability are fully guranteed.

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AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE INTERIOR DESIGNING, PLANNING,& DECORATION ON TURN-KEY BASIS OF OFFICES, HOMES,FLAT,BUNGALOW,SHOWROOMS
,RESTAURANTS ETC.
A TO Z OF INTERIORS UNDER ONE ROOF.

About
Ravi Pugaliya & Associates
The company Headed by a Young Interior Designer Cum Entrepreneur Mr.Ravi Pugaliya has Created an undoubted Aesthetic Appeal of its Design and by the Execution of the same Designs with the Aid of Team of Craftsmen, Skilled and dedicated to the Sympathetic Creation of Magnificent Interiors Ranging from Bedroom to Boardroom. An unparalled dedication of Quality Professionalism together with high Level of Customer Services is the Key to its expanding Nationwide Clientele. Such Dedication is extended through the Creation of fine Interiors where a thorough understanding of MATERIALS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Lead each item both Aesthetic Beauty and Solid Quality at the same time at an Affordable prices. ESTABLISHED IN 1991 & and has designed / managed numerous prestigious interior, architecture & related projects for various multinationals, corporates and successful individuals, in India and abroad.

QUALITY & ETHICS WITH COMMITMENT.

The company Headed by Interior Designer Cum Entrepreneur Mr.Ravi Pugaliya has Created an undoubted Aesthetic Appeal of its Design and by the Execution of the same Designs with the Aid of Team of Craftsmen, Skilled and dedicated to the Sympathetic Creation of Magnificent Interiors Ranging from Bedroom to Boardroom.

An unparalled dedication of Quality Professionalism together with high Level of Customer Services is the Key to its expanding Nationwide Clientele. Such Dedication is extended through the Creation of fine Interiors where a thorough understanding of MATERIALS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Lead each item both Aesthetic Beauty and Solid Quality at the same time at an Affordable prices.

List of work/Services.

Air Conditioning and Ducting.
Aluminium Doors, Windows and Partitions etc.
Decorative glasses – Etching and staining.
Fine Reproductions of Antique Furnitures.
Exterior and Interior paints of walls and ceilings.
Electrical both HT and LT. Wiring and Fitting.
Flooring-Marble, Tiles, Granite Etc.
Furniture – both Modern and Periodical.
Furnishing, Carpet, upholstery,Drapery etc.
False Ceiling and P.O.P Cornices.
Kitchen Cabinets and Modulars.
M.S.Grills, Shutters, Collapsible etc.
P.V.C.Flooring and P.V.C. Doors.
Parquet/Laminated wood Flooring.
Polishing and spray painting.
Revolving Chairs.
Sanitary, Plumbing and Bathroom work.
Texture ad Designer wall Finishes.
Tele EPABX & Lan Wiring, Soft Music & Systems.
VASTU FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.
A to Z of Interiors.

List of clientele.

Bansal Tea Co. Pvt. Ltd.kolkata
Binod Behari Dutta Pvt.Ltd.Kolkata
Balram Bask& Co. Pvt. Ltd.kolkata.
Deep Group of Hotels, Lucknow
Fantassy Furnishing Pvt. Ltd.kolkata
Goel Furnishing Pvt.Ltd, Kolkata.
Hotel Neera – Nand. kolkata.
Hindustan Distributors, and Hindustan Associates, kolkata.
K.C. Paul and Sons Ltd. Kolkata.
Kumar Securities,kolkata.
Kwality Beverages and Diary products Pvt.Ltd, Andhra Pradesh.
Kwality Food & Beverages ltd.,kolkata
Lanco Net Ltd, Hyderabad
Mr. Vinod Kothari
Mr. P.M. Maloo, kolkata
Mr. J.P.Shah, Raniganj
Mr. Sanjay Bansal.
Neha Impex Pvt. Ltd. kolkata.
Paul Group of Jewellers, Ranchi.
Rakesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra Pvt. Ltd. Kanpur
Senco Jewellers, Kolkata
Shiv Mangal Securities Pvt.Ltd.,kolkata.
Sarla Gems Ltd., Kolkata.
Surana Commerial Corporation, kolkata
Zachamo Exung, Nagaland.
Mr.S.kanoi Assam.
TFC Fincons PVt.Ltd., Kolkata.
Kirti Ornaments Pvt. Ltd- Mumbai.
Dimentional Financial Securities Pvt. Mumbai…….
Parul Roy. Sunny park.kolkata
United Technology LTD. sec-v.Saltlake City.kol.
HOTEL HYATT REGENCY .KOLKATA.

And many more.

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• Sitting Room
• Office
• Spa
• Gym
• Hotel
• Restaurant
• Dining Room
• Bath Room
• Apartment
• Home and many more residential and commercial Interior Design
From your office @ home to large open plan
office Environments.RAVI PUGALIYA & ASSOCIATES
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By combining state of the art computer technology and the personal experience of a member of our design team, a range of potential design options can be created, so that you can start to get a picture of how your new office space will take shape.
First we create a two-dimensional plan from the measurements of your office, and then we plan the layout.

We can then use this two dimensional plan to extrude all furniture and features to three dimensional. From this we are able to produce perspectives from various viewpoints and angles. This is turn lets the client see exactly what they are getting.
We are also able to render this three dimensional drawing to match your required finishes for the walls, floors, doors, and of course the furniture to give the client a realistic view of your new office.

In fact, to successfully create a totally co-ordinated interior, there are many veneered or MFC surfaces that can be matched with certain partitioning systems.
The workplace today demands a product that is highly flexible in supporting a wide range of work surfaces that are specified relating to task. At RAVI PUGALIYA & ASSOCIATES 24A, SHAKESPEARE SARNI,KOLKATA 700017. MOB.9831005946. http://www.ravipugaliya.com

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Ravi Pugaliya Interior Decorator & Designer explains that-

The interior design industry revolves around creativity and the use of multiple ideas

You may feel that you have no idea what you like when it comes to decorating.. Many of today’s new homes feature “great rooms” with vaulted ceilings and wide expanses of floor space. Designed for a casual living/dining combination, these rooms can often be so big that they become overwhelming. Though we’d all like to have more space in our homes, the wrong kind of space can be difficult to handle.

You have a small apartment, but you want to design it so that it really makes for a comfortable home. However, the area is so small

That you need ideas that will give the illusion of the apartment being larger than it really is.

good design is timeless in both function and nature.

As interior designers we would like to not have to learn about construction but unfortunately it is vitally important to interior planning and decoration.

After all we are working on top of the bones of a building.

Glass, this obviously goes inside the window framing and allows us to see out and protects the occupants from the weather. Walls hold up the building and create spaces within the home.

Stairs provide a method for moving from one level to another and we look at the different construction types and the parts of a stair

The ceiling is an area that we often forget but it plays an important role in construction

Sound control in the home today is a crucial aspect of construction planning now that there are stereos, tvs and video games in almost every room of the home! Moving on from this is the new room that has started to appear in new homes

House insulation is a must for energy conscious people. Not only does it save you money but keeps the house warmer, cooler and dryer as well as reducing the amount of energy you need to consume. A win / win situation for people and the environment.

While interior design and decoration are the fun parts that make the interior’s aesthetics work,

This is the nuts and bolts side of holding the interior that you design together.

Bedroom

The bedroom is the space that we spend the most time in. Like it or not, we need to sleep to be able to function. So why not make it your personal haven with the use of interior decorating.

Canopy beds add romance and spice to your bedroom………….

Often in interior design we look to have a quick makeover of a room and the bedroom is no exception.

In fact its often the most fun and quick way to spice up your love life.

Roll on Mood Creation

Interior design covers a vast scope of subjects, and essentially our job is to create spaces for people to enjoy. So here are the essentials for the job!

Playing soft classical music is a wonderful mood enhancer.

Burning essential oils are great for creating passion.

A framed photograph of a happy moment – a great conversation starter.

Light scented candles, and lots of them (turn the lights off obviously), it creates a wonderful glow and a comforting feeling the power of the warm flickering light.But remember to keep them away from any loose flowing drapery, as we don’t want your evening spoiled with the firemen arriving!

If you don’t like candles, simply turn on the bedside lights (change the bulb to a lower wattage so they are dimmer) or use your main light dimmed (if you have that option).

Champagne on ice, with lovely tall flutes in an appropriately themed ice bucket.

Flowers, the freshness fresh flowers provide cannot be underestimated. Color co-ordinate and select a bouquet to match your theme or style. English Country – a wildflower collection spraying randomly from a ceramic jug. Minimal – a bird of paradise poised elegantly with a Chocolates – if you are going for romance then chocolates need to be in the equation. Hand made in individual boxes – His and Hers. We all know we like different types. If you show you know your partners favourite, it gives a good indication that you carepalm leaf curled at its base. French country – a bunch of French lavender tied with a ribbon sitting in a colored glass vase.

The fabric selected has an abundance of vibrant colours in the fruity striped design.

A neutral wall colour has been selected by the client to make the fabric the highlight of the room.

We haven’t forgotten the little people in our lives, babies need to have a beautiful bedroom too!

Lighting is often left to the last minute and hasty decisions are made.

Lighting should be considered along with the space planning and decoration planning as it relates directly to how each space is perceived.

You could have the best decoration in the world but unless you have made provisions to light it it could disappear into oblivion.

Poor lighting selection can wash out colour and texture, and make the room look less than ordinary.

Where as careful considered lighting selection can greatly enhance even the simplest of interior design features.

Bathroom.

Everyone uses bathrooms every day.

That’s a good reason to have a well designed and decorated bathroom space.

Not only for aesthetic reasons but for ergonomics and functionality.

The bathroom is often the smallest space in a house and the most frequently used! Therefore planning is the key to a sucessful bathroom.

It is vital to plan what are the essential items required within the space as sometimes we cannot fit everything in and sacrifices or compromises have to be made.

For example the length of a bath, the width of the shower and vanity, towel rail and heater space.

Many homes have a separate toilet and bathroom, this generally creates a small narrow room housing only a WC and sometimes a slim wash hand basin, and a tight fitting bathroom including a shower over the bath and a vanity. By opening up the space and combining the two a separate shower is often able to be included.

Ceramic tile murals allow for many decorative designs. This is the reason why they are so popular

The walls and floors of the home take up a large area of the interior decorating canvas.

They often dictate the theme and colors as well as style of the room. There are so many options and combinations to choose from that it can be difficult to make decisions on one, let alone two!

Granite This is a luxury floor covering and one that needs careful consideration before specification, as it is an expensive product.

• Marble it comes in numerous colors, white, grey, green, ochre, beige and is usually veined.
• It is a hardwearing beautiful product, expensive to purchase and lay as it is heavy and comes in slab form.
• It is cold and noisy underfoot.

Mosaic:

· This is a decorative work made up of small pieces of tile (stone or glass in the traditional form), which are laid to form pictures or patterns.

· It is a very ancient art form and was made popular in the Byzantine period.

· It is very durable, hard, cold underfoot, noisy and of course expensive

• There are commercial products now available where the designs and patterns are pre laid out and attached to a backing so that they are easier and quicker to lay.
• They make wonderful borders on the floor and are often used as a wall finish, splash backs in bathrooms, mirror surrounds and can even be framed as artwork.
• There was a trend of breaking up glazed ceramic tiles and laying them so that they were in a haphazard “crazed” pattern.

Parquet

This is used mainly for high quality domestic projects. It is available in square panels that hold all the timber pieces together. It is fixed by gluing to the base substrate, which is required to be level and free of lumps. The style of parquet is usually three fingers of timber facing vertical with three adjacent facing horizontal and so on. They are available with a prefinished coated surface or raw and require a polyurethane coating finish.

Plywood/Chipboard/Laminated Wooden Flooring.

This is made of chips of timber combined with urea formaldehyde resins bonded to form a board. It is fixed by nailing to timber joists. It is a cheap product with a moderate wearability. Its surface looks like cork when it is sealed. Plywood is made up of thin layers or plies of timber that get bonded together. Layers are laid face to face but each adjacent layer the grain runs in the opposite direction, which provides strength to the board making it stiffer and stronger than solid timber of the same thickness. It has a moderate wear factor as a floor product. It is nailed or glued to timber floor joists. A finishing coat would be required to seal the floor and protect it from spills, damage and wear.

Tiles:

· Ceramic tiles are made from clay, pressed and tempered into the required shape and size and fired at high temperature.

· They are available in a vast range of colors; sizes and some have textural designs on the surface.

Vitrefied Tiles: This is a composite material made up of cement and marble aggregate, it is then mixed and poured in situ onto a concrete base. It is then ground waxed and polished. It has a mosaic look. It can also be premade and is available in slabs or tiles. It is very hard wearing, if it is polished or wet it is very slippery. It is a suitable product to be used with underfloor heating.

soft furnishings

Interior design and decorating wouldn’t exist without soft furnishings

They add color, texture, softness and design to our spaces. Without soft furnishings, our rooms would be hard and noisy.

Fabrics are the major part of soft furnishings, we use these for making drapery, curtains, cushions, valances, tiebacks, wall panels and upholstering our furniture to make it more comfortable to sit on.

There are smaller items called passementere, these are the trims and braids that decorate the fabric we use on the drapes, blinds, curtains, cushions and throws.

Paint:

Washable acrylic paint

Acrylic emulsion paint

Silk emulsion paint

Textured wall paint

Two toned designer wall paint.

Colors Can Reflect Owner’s Temperament

When using the psychology of color for interior design, it’s important to understand the color’s historical use. For instance, dark green was traditionally linked to banking, and deep purple is historically linked to kings, queens and royalty. A pastel purple, traditionally known as lavender, will appeal to younger females as well as have a calming effect. There are many aromas associated with aromatherapy involving the herb lavender for relaxation.

Gray is typically thought of as a neutral color and works well as background for many color combinations. The psychology of gray for interior design indicates that it can enhance productivity and is used in many offices. Black, on the other hand hints at submissiveness and will only work well in residential environments if it is used as an accent.

Yellow is most often used in kitchens and in children’s rooms. This particular color can invoke arguments and the psychology of color for interior design has shown it to rile people to anger. Yellow can make some people feel happy and others feel angry. Studies have shown that people who like shades of yellow, like them immensely while those who do not like them, dislike them completely.

Color is the most important part of interior decorating.

Everything we see has color and we need to be able to select color to enhance the space we want to decorate.

That entails choosing multiple colors, and can become overwhelming.

KITCHEN

Where do you spend most of your time when you’re home? If your family is like ours, it’s probably in the kitchen. But no matter how large a kitchen is, it never feels big enough.

Create more storage with Stainless Steel Modular Fittings for better storage and to save space, install a base cabinet that has the cabinet door attached to rollout shelves instead of swinging open on hinges. Store your most used appliances in this convenient cabinet. When the shelves are pulled out, you can easily reach items stored in the back of the cabinet.

Add glass fronts on wall cabinets or replace solid cabinet doors with glass fronts along one wall. It gives a more open feeling to the room.

Consider under-the-counter lighting; the kitchen will appear larger. Also, use light colors when decorating and lighten cabinets and countertops.

install cabinets to the ceiling. Or you can “stairstep” the cabinets. Start with a taller cabinet and then line the others progressively shorter. In the open space above the shorter cabinets you can display collectibles, baskets, teapots and so on. Store seldom-used items such as holiday dishes or serving pieces on top shelves of the taller cabinets.

Bring the outdoors in. Where possible, enlarge windows or replace one with a garden window, installed at countertop height. Add a skylight or sky pipe. If you have an eat-in kitchen with no room for an island, consider replacing the kitchen table with an island. Then the island will serve as the eating area, Install Modular storage trays. You can do this on the back of false drawer fronts at the sink and cook top.

Living room

An important room of the house is the living toom where you can receive your guests, spend time with your family, and various other activities like dining, playing, working, studying, TV watching can be done altogether. The best thing of a living room is that if it is a large room, the different functions can be separated by dividing the areas with shelves or partition and cabinets and it serves the function of a multipurpose room.

If you want to change the look of your living room a lot then you need to start with a neutral palate. You don’t have to keep all of the walls white and the couch cream colored, but you should keep everything pretty neutral. You can choose browns or greens if you want color, but avoid anything to bright or flashy. As long as you stay away from patterns however, you should be able to have several different choices for your décor.

If you keep the big things like furniture, walls and flooring in neutral tones, you’ll be able to change out the theme of your living room interior décor by adding accessories like rugs, pillows and wall art in the colors that you want. Another great ideas for sofas and chairs is to buy slipcovers – you can actually buy furniture that is meant to be slip covered, then simply get new slipcovers to go with whatever decorating plan you have in mind for the season!

Before you start arranging the furniture, a floor plan normally helps to plan where you are going to put large pieces of furniture. Remember to include key features in the room such as windows, doors and fire places. Always read the measurements box on our products pages to ensure that it can fit into the space selected. This is useful with a multi-functional room, you can easily see what can go where.

Contemporary furniture may mean something entirely different to you than it would to someone else.

The Joy of Decorating

Decorating with contemporary furniture shows a person’s fun and creative style by mixing and matching various sleek shapes and colors together.

a mixture of materials and metals. For instance, combinations of glass, chrome, stainless, wood, platinum, or leather in certain rooms of the home look exquisite when used right.

Don’t overcrowd your rooms with furniture. You want the rooms to feel spacious and a place where you can feel relaxed and not closed in.

tabletop fountain is a decorative water feature that can be used within the home or office to improve the aesthetics and the ambience of a room. The usual place that you would have one of the fountains would be on a table (as the name would suggest), however there are other alternative uses where they are equally effective

You have great taste, you know what you want… but you can’t afford it. If this is your dilemma .

Lots of people live in a small home, a small room, or just a small space. Some people live in a small apartment because that’s all they can afford, and they’re grateful for it.

Some people live in a small apartment or home because they’re tired of taking care of a larger place and want to “downsize.”

Others just don’t want a large home. Small is beautiful! And easy, and practical, too!

But no matter what your reason for living in a small space, you’ll undoubtedly have to make some compromises in your decorating, get really organized, and make some adjustments to your lifestyle in order to make everything fit and not feel cramped.

If you’re looking for a cozy, intimate space, you’re in luck. By using soft, snuggly upholstered pieces, dark, warm tones, and dramatic lighting, your tiny corner can become a wonderful private space.

But if you really feel the need to stretch out in your small space, you can make some decorating changes to make the area look and feel larger without moving any walls! With color, furniture arranging, and interesting lighting, your space won’t feel so cramped.

· Clear Out the Clutter

There’s nothing that makes a small space feel cramped more than having too much stuff. Work out ways to get collections out of view, organized behind doors, table skirts, or on shelves. With things neatly arranged and out of sight, the space that is in view will feel orderly and open.

· Open the Way

With furniture and accessories blocking the view into a room and out to open spaces, a room will look cramped. By moving furniture out and away from walkways, you’ll open up the space and make it feel larger. You can also choose short pieces of furniture like an ottoman, an armless, open chair, or a low table, and place large, tall pieces along a wall rather than out in the open space. If you can see the floor, the room will look larger.

· Chooser Soft, Light Hues

Whereas dark, warm colors make a space feel cozy and intimate, light, cool colors make a space feel open and airy. For optimum effect, select soft tones of blues and greens.

· Use a Monochromatic Color Scheme

Choose colors that are in the same color family and use tone-on-tone woven upholstery fabrics, textured wall finishes, delicate tonal drapery fabrics. Cool colors and delicate warm colors on most surfaces give the room a more open look.

· Coordinate Wall and Furniture Colors

Contrasting colors tend to break up a space. Pieces of furniture are less interrupting and tend to blend with the space if they’re colored to match the wall color.

· Let in the Light

Any room will look larger if it’s well-lit, either by natural light or artificial lighting. Get rid of heavy draperies and open up the windows to let the light of the outdoors into the space. Add more lamps or install track lighting or recessed lighting.

It’s a small world after all’. With our growing population, this is not merely a song line, this is a fact. Whether it be for students, entrepreneurs, even a family of three, buying a small place is not just ideal, it’s cost effective too.

Folded and Stacked. Purchase furniture that can be easily stored and packed away. A good item is the classic gateleg table. This piece has one or two hinged leaves that gives the owner an option to fold down a leaf when not in use. With regard floor space, try buying a folding bed, a sofa bed or a wall bed. Just like the gateleg table, chairs that can be stacked saves valuable space. If you want, you may even opt for collapsible desk where you can house your PC or your sound system. Remember, folded, stacked and hidden.

Mirrors. Mirrors tend to generate a sense of magnification. The game here is optical illusion.

By planning and determining what is essential, knowing how to utilize the ceiling and the walls, you can fashion your indoor space not only with style but with functionality as well.

PLANTS

indoor gardening is just as fun as having an outdoor garden. In fact, indoor plants not only help clean the environment around them, but they act as a quick decorating tool.

Angel Ivy Ring Topiary
Use this fast-growing angel ivy topiary (also known as wire vine) as a lush, living frame for seasonal flowers and bulbs that you can plant at the base of the ring.

2. Braided Ficus Tree
Easy care and adaptability have made the ficus one of the most popular plants grown by indoor gardeners. The variegated foliage and the braided stems of this ficus will really catch your attention.

3. Cactus Combo Bonsai
Bring a touch of the Southwest into your home with a miniature cactus garden. With its unusual plant forms and temperature and moisture adaptability, cacti are an intriguing group of plants.

4. Chamaedorea Palm
This whimsical palm will remind you of the old South. With wispy leaves and easy movement, this plant can bring a taste of the tropics to any part of your home..

5. Chinese Evergreen
Chinese Evergreen is an excellent selection for beginning green thumbs because it’s a low-light lover and low maintenance. It’s also rated highly as an indoor purifier.

6. Tropical Combo Bonsai
Cultivate a tropical garden in any small corner! With these miniature ceramic rock gardens , mixed with fun foliage plants, you can get a taste of the tropics right on your desk. ?

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THE INSIDE STORY

It’s not just those deep pockets, the urban middle class is also going for a makeover of its apartment interiors

Sutanuka Ghosal & Atmadip Ray/ Kolkata

But it isn’t Kolkata’s `Richie Rich’ alone who are splurging on slick interiors for their homes. The city’s urban middle class seems bitten by the home makeover bug too. And the reasons aren’t hard to find. What, with rising aspiration levels, courtesy higher disposable incomes, lifestyle compulsions or even the overriding desire to own a flat. The bottomline –there’s been a visible upsurge in interior decoration-related spends by the city’s deep pocket middle class. Surprisingly, middle income group (MIG) house owners have emerged as the future growth drivers of a near Rs 100 crore interior designing markets in Kolkata. While business from the higher income group (HIG) continues to pour in, the MIG segment is tipped to fuel the growth in the coming days, especially folks who’ve bought flats in the Rs 12-to-18 lakh range. Says one of the city’s leading architect J.P. Agrawal: “Business from the MIG segment is undoubtedly rising but the demand is primarily for plain-vanilla items such as furniture. This segment is still largely conservative and doesn’t splurge lavishly on decoration. Whereas, a person buying an HIG flat or a premium apartment in the city spends around Rs 1 crore on decoration alone.” “Market dynamics have changed completely. Today, we have clients from even conservative areas like Behala, Garia and Dunlop who wish to either dress up their new homes or go for a complete makeover of the existing property,” corroborates Ravi Pugaliya, owner of the interior designing firm Ravi Pugaliya & Associates. In fact, for interior designers, this is as good as it gets. It is a sea change compared to say five years ago when the city’s local firms looked for business in neighbouring states or went as far as Delhi and Mumbai scouring metros for business. Rising income earnings seem to be driving middle class aspirations for a better living. “Emergence of nuclear families and lifestyle aspirations too have added the zing,” feels Bichitresh Saha, president, Association of Architects, Builders, Interior Decorators & Allied Business (ABID). Incidentally, ABID is Kolkata’s apex body of interior decorators. City-based realtors are increasingly empanelling interior designers to help those buying their dream apartments. “We refer the names of interior designers who’ve designed the common facilities of a project such as club houses to our customers in case the customer is keen to get the interior decorated by an expert. We have also tied up with modular kitchen vendors like Godrej whereby our customers can buy such equipment at a much lower price,” said PS Group CMD Pradip K Chopra. Rough estimates suggest that some 20% of the new MIG home buyers completely design their interiors by professional firms. “Bulk 45-50% of the clients get the design planning from a professional and executed either by local contractor with or without modifications or do it themselves,” Chopra points out. So much so, the market is flooded with consumer durable products, floorings, tiles, furniture and even sanitary ware of different colour, shape and size tailor made for their ‘preferred customers’. While children as well as GeNext usually opt for bright colours, elderly people usually prefer earth coloured interiors for their rooms, industry sources say. Clearly, realty revolution has given a boost to the interior decoration industry. Kolkata’s interior designing market growth of nearly 60%, ABID feels is in sync with the national market. But the city is still price sensitive. “Kolkatans are eager to shell out money for interior decoration if they get the right value for it. It is not so in other metros. For Kolkatans, interior designing and decoration is considered as a fixed asset,” says Pugaliya. Industry circles estimates, the cost for doing up the interiors range from Rs 400 per square feet (sq.ft.) to Rs 4,000 per sq.ft. or more depending on the quality of products and design element required for such face-lifts. “Customers now a days stress on effective space planning. They prefer minimalist interior fittings with light wall colours to give their homes a clutter-free look. The embellishments used are also mostly made of maintenance-free materials,” notes Amber Chandgothia, another citybased architect and interior designer. Easy availability of finance from banks and housing finance companies too has helped spur the interior decoration industry. Banks are offering loans for repairing and remodelling old homes and even for furnishing the brand-new one. Most, if not all, offer separate loan schemes for refurbishment while loans for furnishing come as a combo-offer with the normal home loan. A home improvement loan typically covers work ranging from external home repairs, waterproofing, roofing works, painting, plumbing and electrical works, tiling, flooring or even works of grills and aluminium windows. What’s more! Borrowers can avail of income tax benefits on the interest pay out up to Rs 30,000. Unlike home loans, there is no tax rebate on the principal amount of the home improvement loan. “Like home loans, home improvement loans too are easy to avail of and are repayable in monthly instalments over a maximum period of 20 years. However, such loans are costlier than normal home loans,” a senior HDFC official said. HDFC offers 85% of the total home improvement costs. If HDFC has financed the property, the individual customer can even get the entire cost subject to a ceiling of Rs 1 crore. Such home improvement loans have a maximum repayment period of 15 years. Besides providing loans for refurbishment, banks including the likes of State Bank of India or United Bank of India have built-in furnishing loans attached with the normal home loan. Most of the banks offer supplementary loans for interior decoration or furnishing which is 10% of the total home loan amount. banks say this combo offer sells like hotcake. “Our combo plan has been well accepted by the borrowers. It provides the added advantage at the same rate of interest,” SBI deputy general manager for personal banking Gautam Banerji notes. Corroborating, UBI general manager Swapan Biswas says, “we have seen a good demand for such a scheme in the Kolkata market. Most borrowers nowadays prefer to opt for such combo offers.” Leading HFCs like HDFC or LIC Housing Finance are yet to come out with such combo offers. HDFC extends top up facility on existing home loans after a year which can be used for furnishing of home, consumer durable or even child education. ICICI Bank also offers top up loans after at least six months of the home loan being taken. The basic eligibility for such facility is good repayment track record of the borrower. People looking for loans to decorate the interiors of their home on a standalone basis can opt for a personal loan. Allahabad Bank, for example, offers a specific scheme for them with a maximum of Rs 3 lakh repayable in seven years. However, the rate of interest in such a case is currently 12.25% per annum on a floating basis than that on home loans which has been hovering around 9.75-10.75% per annum. Even while easy availability of loans is gradually expanding the market, a new client segment for interior designers is fast emerging in Kolkata. Believe it or not, the concept for a house makeover has caught the fancy of senior citizens as well. Many of them are opting for the recently launched reverse mortgage scheme which allows them to pledge their house with the banks and get a monthly or a lumpsum amount for 15 years while living in it. “Some of the old people are opting for this route and living in a better style for the rest of their life,” adds Saha. With Inputs from

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under HT kolkata Estates of 16th Feb.2008