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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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
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.
Afrin Mirza · 19 Aug 2026 · 12 min read
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.
Afrin Mirza · 18 Aug 2026 · 11 min read
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.
Afrin Mirza · 18 Aug 2026 · 11 min read
Lighting
Lighting Mistakes That Make Interiors Look Cheap
Cheap-looking lighting is never about spending too little — it is about one flat layer of light, mixed colour temperatures and no dimming. Seven mistakes, each with its fix.
Afrin Mirza · 17 Aug 2026 · 12 min read
Lighting
LED Strip Light Ideas: Profiles, COB and Neon
The strip is the cheapest part of the system — the profile, diffuser, LED type and driver decide whether cove lighting looks seamless or cheap. Aluminium profile plus COB wins almost everywhere that matters.
Afrin Mirza · 17 Aug 2026 · 13 min read
Maintenance
Wall Seepage Solution: Step-by-Step Repair
Painting over seepage without finding the source is money thrown away. Diagnose first — terrace, bathroom, external wall or plumbing — then waterproof, then repaint.
Bharat Patel · 16 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Maintenance
Termite Treatment for Homes: Before and After Interiors
Termites are stopped by timing, not by plywood grades — BWP is not termite-proof. Treat the soil before construction, the wood before carpentry, and inspect every year.
Bharat Patel · 16 Aug 2026 · 11 min read
Maintenance
Wall Cracks: Putty Cracks vs Structural Cracks
Most wall cracks are cosmetic shrinkage; a few are structural warnings. Width, direction and whether it grows tell you which — and only one of them is a DIY repair.
Bharat Patel · 15 Aug 2026 · 10 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.