Decorate your Bedroom!

Whether you’ve just moved or are looking for a quick, little home pick-me-up, or perhaps something more significant, there are some well-known decor tricks that designers employ that you too can easily do with minimal effort and cost.  Sometimes the smallest things make the greatest impact. Maybe you want to soften the walls, brighten your room, or add some warmth to your room. Take a look at these clever decor tips and see how they can inspire you!

1. Focus on the view- 

A bedroom always feels nicer when the first thing you experience is a pleasant view out the window — as opposed to a view looking straight at the bed. If you’re designing a new bedroom or reworking an old one, try to come up with a layout that focuses on the vista — whether it’s something as stunning as a lake or as simple as your backyard.

2. Connect with the outdoors-

While this might not be feasible in all climates, connecting a room with the outdoors is a great way to make the space feel larger and admit more natural light. If your bedroom is on the ground floor, adding a set of French doors can instantly increase visual space.

3. Storage-savvy space-

In a small room, getting creative with storage solutions is key. This bed’s backrest slides up to reveal storage. On the headboard, you push in on a hinged panel to access a similar space.

4. Choose a Focal Point-

A beautiful piece of furniture becomes the focal point when angled into the room. This approach may be more efficient in your space, too.

5. Make Rest a Priority-

Your bedroom should be your retreat, a sanctuary for peaceful reading, writing, studying, as much as a resting place.

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Welcome Winters!

With the inception of winters, the weather becomes gloomy and sad. Even a small window can brighten up your place. Get a perfect decor for your home in winters and brighten up your days.

Mirror Magic
If you don’t have enough space to add new lights, add a few mirrors adjacent to your lights. Mirrors create the illusion of more lighting sources, and doubles the amount of light that bounces around your apartment.

Wireless lights
Though candles are a great way to add light and style to your living area, consider more safer options like LED candles and battery operated lights. Not only are they safer from fire hazards, they can also be placed anywhere.

Don’t overdo
Now that you have new lamps, string lights and mirrors around the house, take some time to consider the proper placement of each piece to maximise the effect. Also don’t put all the lighting in one room and neglect other places. Put at least one light source near each corner of larger rooms.

Sticking to lighter shades
To keep your apartment as bright as possible, stick to light-coloured lamp shades. Darker lamp shades will filter out a considerable amount of light and may leave you sitting in the dark.

String/Fairy lights
These might remind you of the festive season, but they work well when it comes to adding more light to your house and also look pretty as a home decor idea. Simply string them around the window or adorn your book shelve with it. For a classier look, go for white ones rather than coloured.

Proper lighting not only provides enough light to your home during the dark hours but also adds up to your efforts of home decor.

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Know the terms about your property-Part 2

In continuation with the previous blog on real estate terminology, this blog briefs you on the terms that will help you understand things better.

Encumbrance Certificate: A report issued by Registrar of Assurances or Sub-Registrar’s office after due verification of the relevant documents certifying that the property in question is free from all encumbrances such as mortgages, leases, easements or restrictions.

Efficiency ratio: Efficiency ratio is expressed as a share of carpet to super areas of the property.

Floor Space Index (FSI): Floor Space Index is the quotient of the ratio of the combined gross floor area of all floors excepting areas specifically exempted under these regulations to the total area of the plot.

Maintenance charges: These are charges taken by the maintenance society towards the maintenance of the property which includes costs of generator sets, security, landscaping, and common areas.

Market value: Valuation process evaluates the market value of the property. Demand and supply forces in the market and factors like type of property, quality and construction, its location, infrastructure and available maintenance are taken into consideration. Market value of the property is the price that the property commands in the open market.

Occupancy Certificate or OC: A certificate issued by the local development authority certifying that all necessary works have been completed as per the sanctioned plans and that the property is fit for occupation. The OC is issued after clearance from the water, electricity, sewerage, fire fighting authorities etc.

Registration charges: The fees associated with getting the legal title registered in your name. This legal process takes place in the sub-registrar’s office in your local court.

Super area: This is as a rule regards to the entire area of the building which includes carpet area, lobbies and corridors, walls, lifts, staircases, basements, and other atrium and utility areas.

Stamp duty: Real Estate Stamp duty is a type of tax accumulation by the Government of India. Stamp duty is established on the agreement value or on the market value whichever is greater.

Sale deed: Sale deed provides the buyer the absolute and undisputed ownership of the property. With this law, the seller transfers his right of property to the buyer. Subsequently, it is executed to the execution of the sale agreement and after compliance of various terms and conditions detailed in the agreement.

Title: The document that provides legal evidence that the person has the right to the possession of the land.

Know the terms about your property!

It is really important to understand the real estate terminology as it helps an individual to know more about the properties. If you want to understand real estate development, you need to know the key terms used to describe properties whether you’re developing the properties from the ground up or acquiring and renovating them.

  1. Real Estate Broker –A real estate broker or real estate agent is a person who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy.
  1. Common Area Maintenance (CAM) – This is the amount of additional rent charged to the tenant to maintain the common areas of the property shared by tenants. Typical examples include such work as landscaping, snow removal, exterior lighting, as well as insurance and property tax.
  2. Usable Square Footage –USF is how much actual space you will be able to use. Rentable square feet is how much space you’re paying for, including shared common areas. The measurement called a load factor is the difference between RSF and USF, expressed as a percentage of USF
  3. Escalation Clause – A clause in a lease which allows the landlord to increase the rent in the future to reflect changes in expenses paid by the landlord, such as real estate taxes, operating costs, etc. This can take three forms: 1) fixed periodic increases, 2) adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (cost-of-living increases), and/or 3) an increase tied to the increased costs of operating the property.
  4. Tenant Improvements –The real estate definition of Leasehold improvements, also known as tenant improvements (TI), are the customized alterations a building owner makes to rental space as part of a lease agreement, in order to configure the space for the needs of that particular tenant.
  5. Full Service Rent – This refers to an “all-inclusive” rent that includes operating expenses and real estate taxes for the first year. The tenant is generally still responsible for any increase in operating expenses over the base year amount.

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