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by Aman Sharma

Home Mandir designs

It doesn’t matter how big or small is your Pooja room, it can be a small shelf or a big room. Whatever the size is but it must look attractive and also be positive at the same time, so that when you worship there you should feel peace and joyful. Your Pooja room is most holy part of your house, so it must be taken care of. In some houses they built a separate space for Pooja rooms but it is not possible to do this in every house, so if you don’t have a large space for Pooja room you can still built one that is attractive and spiritual too.

1- Converting a table into Pooja room- Usually in small homes, they worship the lord by placing their idols on a wooden table or hang a wooden box on the wall. By making a few changes you can convert your table into your new Pooja room. You can also use your old table for this. For this keep your table in front of the wall you want to use. Try that the color of the table matches the interior color, don’t use too vibrant or dull colors. For the wall backdrop you can use a textured wall paper or paint it. If you want more- Try hanging the temple bells on the walls. This will do it.

2- Dividing the room- This works best when you have a slider in between the balcony and the room. If you have the same situation than use a divider to divide the room in two parts. Keep a passage enough for the walkway. Hang curtains on the passage side to stop the unwanted light to come in.  You can keep the Pooja area open so it gets light most of the time.

3- Converting the closet- Have a closet that you know don’t use? You can convert that into your next Worship space. If your almirah is big and have shelves in it, you can use the upper shelves as a Pooja space and use the lower shelves as a storage space for the mandir. It also works in small closets too.

4- Mdf cuttings for Pooja room- If you already have a Pooja room but want to re-décor it, you can go for mdf cutting in the mandir. These are also cost friendly and provides an elegant look to the Pooja space. To make it more Attractive, you can apply wallpaper at the background wall. Try to choose some royal texture or pattern wallpapers.

5- Use partition walls or sliders- If you want to have a mandir in the particular room than you can go for it by using partition wall or sliders. There are various designs trending in partition wall these days. These will not only provide you the space for Pooja room, but the room will also stand out with this design. You can also re-décor the ceiling and floor.  

by Aman Sharma

Balcony- Peace belongs here.

With millions and millions of houses built every year, the average open space in a normal house has shrinked to its minimum in the past years. Few years back, the concept of building a home was to provide more rooms and use every inch of space to accommodate it for living, as there were more joint families than the single family. But overtime this thing has changed, mostly in the urban areas. Now with limited members in a family and changing concept of design, everyone wants a small lawn/garden in their homes. But with an average budget and a decent location, it become nearly impossible to buy a big piece of land in India where you can have a separate garden or a relaxing zone in your home. Apartments and flats also have a very minimum space to get your type of relaxing zone. As an Interior designer I would personally recommend to convert your balcony into your relaxation and comfort zone. Balcony is a space where you come for a sip of tea or coffee after a hectic working day, so why don’t we give it a makeover so it becomes the best part of your home. You even don’t require large balcony for this, even a small one will work. So below down are some of the ideas which you can use to convert your ordinary balcony into the most peaceful and relaxing zone of the house.

1- Vertical garden- One of the most adapted design today. The use of vertical garden has increased overtime, not only they look but also are good for environment. Buy a few pots and choose the planters of your choice. If possible try to use plants like ferns, succulents, Crotons etc. Build a wooden frame for it as it enhances the beauty of the vertical garden. This also looks good and even don’t cover much of the space.

2-Portable table- Most people like drinking tea or coffee in their balconies. But due to lack of space either they drink it while standing or don’t do it at all. So to overcome this hurdle, you can go for the portable balcony table. You only need to hang this on the railing of the balcony and that’s it. You can easily have your drink and also work or read here. It can be hanged or removed very easily and thus it becomes the best choice for a table in the balcony.

3- A table for two with a view- We call it by this name because this concept is originally designed for the flats balcony. These days the balcony of flats are only for name, literally so little space. So for this the best thing is a folding table and chairs. You can easily fit them there and fold them when not required, in this way they will also not cover much space inside. Also you can make a wooden frame and hang on the ceiling of balcony and hang planters or dream catchers there. Wrap a strip of light on the frame. If you live at a higher floor in the building this can be your perfect spot for a romantic dinner too.

4- Cozy sitting- If you have a big balcony than you can definitely do a lot with it, but my favorite thing is to convert it into a cozy or relaxed sitting area. For this you can opt various designs as per your suitability. To give it a look of private sitting area increase the height by using wooden fencing over railings. Don’t cover too much space just for sitting, put just 2 or 3 small couches according to the space. Put 7-8 cushions and cover the area using different planters and lights. Try to use the old couches if you have at your home.

5- Use Art piece- If you have a blank wall in your balcony you can show your creativity on it or if not, than you can decor it with various paintings or art piece. You can use vertical painting if wall is too long. You can also use various lamps or create a pattern with mosaic tiles and lot of other things. The only thing to care about this, you really need to look after these things once you put them on the wall. Remove the paintings in too much direct contact of sunlight or in case of rain.

These were some of my ideas for your balcony makeover. I hope this might help if you are thinking of giving your balcony a new look. You can write down below if you have any ideas regarding the same, I know you have tons of stuff apart from this. Thank you people- keep reading,  keep sharing.

by Aman Sharma

On Footsteps…Designer Doors

Be it a Residence, an office, café or any other building, Main Door is always a Center point. Main door is observed prior to anything when a person enters a Building or a House. In this everyday changing world of Design, most people put their Focus on doors first, so you must give them a good reason to look at yours. These doors not only work as a medium to enter or exit a place, but sometimes your building is recognized by them, you might have seen someone finding a house with a red door. So here in this article I’ll introduce you with some trendy doors these days. Here we go-

  1. Warm Wood Panel

These type of doors provide you modern look and at the same time look elegant. It works best when the exterior of your Building is neutral. Panels can be placed on it to make it look more attractive.

2-Natural Wood Door

To give a bold look at your main doorsteps, natural wood doors can be used. The texture visible on it provides a rich look. A long iron handle along is often used with these type of doors.

3- Shevron Wood Door

Bored of Horizontal or vertical patterns on the door, than this one is for you. Shevron pattern is also different and trendy in doors. It is a Zig-zag pattern that comes to a sharp point, just like the letter ‘V’. Due to its natural fairy orange color, this best fits with white color. But can also work with most of the tones.

4- Smart Door

Tough, smart and bold.  Due to such qualities smart doors use has been increased in recent times. For extra safety, they now also comes with key less entry. These doors are a bit expensive as compared to normal doors, but that cost is nothing in front of your personal safety. So, if your budget allows you go for the smart doors.

5- Laser Carved Doors

It provides the one to express their emotions on the door. The prints or details on the door presents you with the nature of one. If you have to much texture applied in the interiors, you can give a glimpse of it on the main door.

6- Glossy Doors

These are also one type of doors but are not seen commonly on the main doors. This is because the worn and torn of its material is high. These types of doors can be used in interior or back entrance of the lawn.

7- Pivoting Door

It creates a kind of fun activity when your guest enter your space and moreover even a simple door put up in this mechanism works great for your style statement.