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.
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Thoughts on homes, materials, detailing and craft – written by the people who design your spaces.
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Vastu
East vs West Facing House: Vastu and Design Notes
Vastu calls the east-facing home auspicious — the morning sun enters the house — and treats the west as the harsher, heavier side. The design truth is simpler: east facades need light management, west facades need heat management. This guide gives both facings their full response kit.
Afrin Mirza · 25 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
Room Ideas
TV Wall Design Ideas (With Dimensions)
Most TV walls fail on proportion: a 55-inch screen drowning on a bare wall, or a panel so deep it eats the room. This guide fixes the TV wall with dimensions — panel widths per TV size, viewing distances from the 4K math, console depths, backlighting and the storage that hides the set-top boxes.
Afrin Mirza · 24 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
Room Ideas
Pooja Room Designs for Flats (With Dimensions)
Flats rarely offer a separate pooja room — so the mandir becomes a wall-mounted shrine, a carved niche or a backlit cabinet, dimensioned to the flat's reality. This guide gives five flat-ready mandir types with real dimensions, diya ventilation rules, samagri storage depths and October 2026 finish costs.
Afrin Mirza · 24 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
Room Ideas
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.
Afrin Mirza · 23 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
Room Ideas
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.
Afrin Mirza · 23 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
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.
Afrin Mirza · 22 Aug 2026 · 14 min read
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.
Afrin Mirza · 22 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
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.
Afrin Mirza · 21 Aug 2026 · 14 min read
Room Ideas
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.
Afrin Mirza · 21 Aug 2026 · 12 min read
Room Ideas
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.
Afrin Mirza · 20 Aug 2026 · 12 min read
Room Ideas
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.
Afrin Mirza · 20 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
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.
Afrin Mirza · 19 Aug 2026 · 11 min read
The People
Meet the partners
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.