A simple but elegant table decor adds depth to the space and makes it look far more interesting.Serving Trays: Intricately crafted trays add volumes of style to a dining table. Add some scented candles or Diwali diyas and this tray becomes a gorgeous centrepiece for your host’s table. Plus, it’s perfect for all the yummy food, drinks and deserts that will be served during the festive season.Key holders: Compact, neat, and functional, these will make any party host happy. A well-designed key holder not only helps your host keep their keys in the right place but also lends a dainty touch of décor and organisation to the room.— The writer is design manager at Urban Ladder. As there was no extra space available nearby, owing to the densely built houses and we had no options to even set up windows to allow the entry of light and air. Many people advised me to sell it off and go for another plot but once I got this plan after a wait of about two years, we went about constructing it and finished in six months,” he says. bought a China Hanging vacuum bags piece of land on 1. So, the only option in front of me was to reconstruct the house.25 cent land, making it hard to get enough air and light. A kitchen, toilet and study space are there in the floor. A wooden staircase connects to the first floor which has two bedrooms and a pooja room. He then went on to reconstruct it with an architect friend to a dream house.

“The ambience inside that house was not good. But I could not find a perfect plan for a new house in such a small plot,” says Saiju who works with a private firm in Thiruvananthapuram. It was then I zeroed in on this plot with a house around 10 years ago,” says Saiju, about how he built his house named Jahnvi in Thiruvananthapuram.. Saiju and family A small house on just 1. It surely was a challenge for Saiju V.The three-storey building has pergola on the top to allow enough light inside the house.Saiju V.“A total of `27 lakh was spent for the construction and another nine lakh for the interiors,” says Saiju who lives there along with his wife and daughter. Almost 100 houses are there in our area and majority of the houses are single-storied ones. to replace it with the house of his dreams. “Our property is situated at Kalpaka Nagar. A guest room is arranged on the second floor, where a wash space is on one side.It was then he came across a design by his architect-friend. “I was living at a house near Chackai and had to vacate it, when the land was acquired to widen airport land. On the ground floor, there is a car porch and sit out which leads to a drawing room.25 cents, and a house on it.