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loggin in after a really long time…phew!!
finally have managed to upload pics of the finished house. let me walk you through – welcome 
this is the drawing room from both sides. we have managed to collect some artefacts, especially the wooden tumpa that shines in the spotlight.
the pottery was terracotta. we handpainted it at home to give it a glossy copper look.
have a couple of indoor palms in the window sill. planning to add a bouganvilla there, the search is on for a good colour considering the variety in the species.. suggestions are welcome..
above is the bedroom, this one is pretty simple, a bed,side tables n wardrobe. end of story. the bed like i described in a previous post has an margin if 4 inches on all sides moe than the mattress. thats the only design part. lot of work went into designing the wardrobes according to specific needs on the inside.
now, the kitchen..
the centre is a cutting table, the crokery cabinets are lit up inside and my favourite corner is the square glass blocks where we have kept our candles.
the dark room overlooking the kitchen is the fourth room, which just has a book shelf and water tank so its definately not worth uploading a high resolution pic of the same. the space is good there though, we might work on it in future.
wallpapered and woody is in
something if u want to do up your bedroom..
my simple formula, do a good wardrobe. do a good bed. put a soothing texture paint on one of the walls, or maybe a vinyl wallapaper… and your room is pretty much done. here’s a pic of the basic ingredients in a minimalistic bedroom : 
pay attention to the dynamics of where to fix what piece of furniture to make the room look more sensible.By a goodlooking wall paint, I mean –something like this
what i think about the wardrobe – look out for how much space u need. what things you plan to dump inside. what is the most used thing u pull out/keep back and which height do you need it. a good idea here is to keep the coat/ hanger section on the bottom right or bottom left, so that you don’t have to bend to pull out clothes and can use upper compartments for all other things. optimum space usage.
utility factor should be 100% here. these days there are accessories available for jewelry, pullout hanger slide magnets for clothes, tie holders etc to make dressing on the rush simpler. u might have some vaastu constraints regarding which direction to keep your mirrors, wether inside one of the doors etc.
finally, aesthetics. we have chosen deep cherry wood colour on the inside and most of the outside, and a light white-cream-cherry combination splashed out on the remaining. if u dont have a limited budget, instead of above laminate idea, u can check out whats called lacquer finish for wardrobe. it looks glossy and nice and has more variety of prints, patterns and colours.here are some looks on the outside of the wardrobe :
1. simple light woody look with mirror on the outside
2. a combination of dark with light, in a room where there is more lighting. partly used lacquer finish
3. one with sliding doors, can be used in smaller rooms. formal look.
also these days, you can wallpaper wood with leather finish, to give a rich look, but only on the outside door panels due to maintainence reasons.
about the bed – i don’t think much thinking is required here. either u need a storage with it or u don’t. design is pretty much a rectangle or a square thanks for the info… a square looks nice though if you have that kind of space. our interior guy has suggested us one with low height, and some extra space on all sides. the bottom which is open shall be lit with yellow light.
there shall be attached side tables with it which will not go upto the ground, will stay connected to the bed but in the air.
shall put my pics in this space as soon as it takes shape,
…till then happy decorating!
