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From the Studio — page 30
Practical Guides & Ideas
Walk-In Shower Design Ideas: Sizes, Slopes and Screens Explained
A Kolkata studio's guide to walk-in shower sizing, slope and drainage, glass screen types, materials and real cost bands, from the team behind 330+ delivered buildings.
Practical Guides & Ideas
Renovation Budget Breakdown for a 1200 Sq Ft 3BHK in Salt Lake
We break down a 1200 sq ft Salt Lake 3BHK renovation budget category by category, civil, electrical, modular and false ceiling, so you know where the money goes.
Practical Guides & Ideas
Room-by-Room Layout for a 2400 Sq Ft Independent House in New Town
How we split formal living, a family lounge, a home office and a guest suite across three floors of a 2400 sq ft independent house in New Town.
Commercial & Workplace
200 Sq Ft Bakery Display Counter and Storage Layout in Kolkata
We work through how a 200 sq ft neighbourhood bakery in Kolkata splits between display frontage, cold storage, and a queue that does not spill onto the pavement.
Design Inspiration
Ready for Whenever They Visit: Flexible Guest Rooms for NRI Grandparents in New Town
When grandparents fly in from abroad for six weeks at a stretch, a spare room needs to work like a real bedroom from the first night, not the third.
Cost Guides
Luxury Villa Architect Fees in Salt Lake: A Real Breakdown
A real, itemized breakdown of what luxury villa architect fees actually cost in Salt Lake, Kolkata, from a studio that's designed 330+ buildings since 2014.
Practical Guides & Ideas
Powder Room Design Ideas: 20 Guest WCs That Punch Above Their Size
A Kolkata studio's real-world guide to powder room design: layouts, colour and stone options, budget bands, lighting, and Vastu placement that actually holds up.
Decision Guides
Shower Cubicle vs Shower Partition: Which Is Better for Indian Bathrooms?
Shower cubicle vs shower partition for Indian bathrooms: materials, glass finishes, Kolkata pricing, waterproofing, and how Studio Contour decides which fits your bathroom.
Room Guides
Standard Bathroom Dimensions in India: A Complete Planning Reference
A complete, specific reference on standard bathroom dimensions in India, from minimum WC clearances to luxury master baths, Vastu placement, waterproofing, and barrier-free retrofits for Kolkata homes.
Design Inspiration
Before the Baby Arrives: Balcony Safety Redesign for High-Rise New Town Flats
Expecting parents in a New Town tower usually baby proof the nursery first and the balcony last, and we think that order should be reversed.
Decision Guides
How Many Design Revision Rounds Should a Kolkata Interior Firm Actually Offer
How many design revision rounds should a Kolkata interior firm actually offer? Studio Contour breaks down our 3-round process, built on 330+ homes since 2014.
Design Inspiration
One Room, Two Jobs: Guest Room and Home Office Combos for Young Couples Before Kids
A furniture and layout approach for young couples whose spare room needs to work as a daily home office and switch to a proper guest room whenever visitors arrive.
Hiring Guides
How to Make a Small Bathroom Look Bigger: 15 Designer Tricks
15 designer tricks to make a small bathroom look bigger in Kolkata homes, covering tile, colour, lighting, storage and fixture choices, plus real price bands.
Hiring Guides
Hiring an Interior Designer Before Your New Town Flat Is Even Handed Over
Why buyers under construction in New Town should hire Studio Contour before handover, not after: 330+ buildings delivered since 2014, NKDA-fluent, honest freelancer vs firm breakdown.
Room Guides
Art Deco Powder Room Ideas for a New Town Duplex
We walk through how bold geometric tile, brass fixtures and a statement mirror turn a small New Town duplex powder room into the flat's most talked-about corner.
Decision Guides
Bathroom Floor Tiles vs Wall Tiles: What's the Actual Difference?
Floor tiles and wall tiles look alike but differ in density, PEI rating, and slip resistance. Here's what Kolkata homeowners need to know before buying.
Decision Guides
Bathtub vs Shower: Which Makes More Sense in an Indian Home?
Bathtub or shower for an Indian bathroom? We break down space, water use, Kolkata's monsoon reality, materials and real cost bands from 330+ homes we've built since 2014.
Hiring Guides
Hiring an Interior Designer for a Corporate Headquarters Office in New Town
Hiring a corporate headquarters interior designer in New Town means weighing freelancers, builder packages and studios. Here's how Studio Contour approaches HQ fit-outs after 330+ buildings.
Commercial & Workplace
2000 Sq Ft Furniture Showroom Layout Design in New Town
For a 2000 sq ft furniture showroom on a New Town arterial road, we plan the aisle widths and the loading dock route before we ever touch a vignette.
Commercial & Workplace
500 Sq Ft Jewellery Showroom Display Design in Salt Lake
In a 500 sq ft jewellery showroom in Salt Lake, every display case has to sit inside a security sightline and a lighting pool at once, which is a tighter brief than it sounds.
Decision Guides
Sonarpur Plot Construction: Why an Architect-Led Firm Beats a Mason-Led Build
Comparing a mason-led build to an architect-led one for your Sonarpur plot house, with an honest cost and timeline breakdown from a Kolkata studio that's delivered 330+ buildings since 2014.
Practical Guides & Ideas
South-Facing Main Entrance? Vastu Remedies and Direction Fixes for New Town Flats
If you've already booked or bought a south-facing New Town flat, here's what we actually do at the threshold and door frame, not general plot-orientation theory.
Room Guides
Attached Bathroom Design Ideas for Every Bedroom Size
A Kolkata studio's practical guide to attached bathroom design for small, medium, and large bedrooms, covering layout, materials, lighting, and cost.
Practical Guides & Ideas
Which CP Fitting Finish Resists Kolkata's Hard Water Spotting Best
We compare chrome, matte black, and PVD gunmetal CP fittings against Kolkata's hard groundwater to show which finish actually stays spot-free over years, not just on day one.