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Master Bedroom Design Ideas — technical guide cover
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Master Bedroom Design Ideas

The master bedroom is won or lost on layout long before colour: 600 mm at the bed sides, 900 mm before the wardrobe, layered light and a wardrobe wall that actually fits. The complete dimensioned guide — plan, wardrobe anatomy, lighting, palette and costs.

False Ceiling Designs for Living Room — technical guide cover
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False Ceiling Designs for Living Room

The ceiling is the living room's fifth wall — and the one most homes waste. Five false-ceiling patterns that actually suit Indian living rooms, each with minimum room heights, drop dimensions, fan and light positions, and honest gypsum, POP and PVC pricing.

Small Bedroom Design Ideas — technical guide cover
Room Ideas

Small Bedroom Design Ideas

A small bedroom works when the bed takes the longest wall, the wardrobe steals no swing space, and storage climbs the walls: the clearances in mm decide everything else.

Living Room Design Ideas for Indian Families — technical guide cover
Room Ideas

Living Room Design Ideas for Indian Families

The Indian living room must host television, guests and prayer in one space: pick a TV-first or conversation-first plan, seat six to eight with real clearances, and give the pooja corner its own calm zone.

Kids Room Design Ideas (Ages 3-15) — technical guide cover
Room Ideas

Kids Room Design Ideas (Ages 3-15)

A kids room that lasts from age 3 to 15 is built on adjustable furniture, storage that converts from toys to books, and safety detailed before decoration: dimensions and rules inside.

Balcony Design Ideas for Flats — technical guide cover
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Balcony Design Ideas for Flats

A flat balcony becomes the favourite corner when five decisions are taken in order — floor, drainage, greenery, seating and light — each one monsoon-proofed before it is beautified.

Home Office Design Ideas for Small Flats — technical guide cover
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Home Office Design Ideas for Small Flats

A home office that works in a small flat needs exactly 1200 × 600 mm of desk, light from the left, a camera-ready background and cables that disappear: the dimensioned setup guide.

Dining Room Design Ideas — technical guide cover
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Dining Room Design Ideas

A dining room works when the table is sized at 610 mm per diner, 900 mm of clearance rings it on every used side, and the pendant hangs 750–900 mm above the table: the full dimensioned guide.

Warm vs Cool White Light: Which for Which Room — technical guide cover
Lighting

Warm vs Cool White Light: Which for Which Room

2700–3000K for living and bedrooms, 4000K for kitchen, study and bath — and never both in one sightline: the room-by-room colour temperature guide.

False Ceiling Light Design: Cove, Spots and Pendants — technical guide cover
Lighting

False Ceiling Light Design: Cove, Spots and Pendants

Good ceiling lighting is three layers — cove for ambience, spots for tasks, pendants for focus — planned on paper before the gypsum grid is frozen, not after.

Pendant Light Height and Size Guide — technical guide cover
Lighting

Pendant Light Height and Size Guide

Hang pendants 750–900 mm above the table, size the shade at half the table's width, and use odd-number clusters: the three rules that settle every pendant decision.

Bathroom Mirror Lighting: The Shadow Fix — technical guide cover
Lighting

Bathroom Mirror Lighting: The Shadow Fix

Overhead bathroom light puts shadows on the face; side-mounted light at face height removes them: the mirror-lighting fix in millimetres.

The People

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Bharat Patel

Bharat Patel

Founder, Aaditya Interior

Bharat is the founder of Aaditya Interior and leads client relationships, space planning and site execution across 180+ active projects.

Afrin Mirza

Afrin Mirza

Co-founder, Aaditya Interior

Afrin is the co-founder of Aaditya Interior, leading the design studio – materials, colour, detailing and finishing – along with the office and design team at Katargam, Surat.