The Arrival Foyer

The eight seconds between the front door and the living room, designed — an arch of lime-washed plaster, a bench that invites you to pause, and a home that says hello before anyone does.

Home: Apartment or villa entry
Room: 8'0" × 6'0"
Area: about 48 sqft
Ceiling: 9'6"
Indicative band: ₹40,000 – ₹90,000*

Japandi entry foyer with an arched niche in ochre lime wash holding a round rattan mirror and a freestanding oak console with a vase of eucalyptus, an oak bench with a linen seat in front of it, a woven basket beneath, a terracotta urn of dried palm, a paper lantern and a terracotta runner on a honed golden stone floor

Concept study

Mood Board

Palette

Chalk white

Ochre lime wash

Honey oak

Terracotta

Jaisalmer stone

Textures & materials

Lime-washed plasterHoney oakRattan & caneHandwoven runnerPaper lantern

The eight seconds between the front door and the living room, designed — an arch of lime-washed plaster, a bench that invites you to pause, and a home that says hello before anyone does.

An arched lime-wash niche with a rattan mirror and an oak console standing in it
An oak bench with a linen seat in front of it, a basket for shoes beneath the console
A paper lantern, a handwoven runner, an urn of dried palm

Layout & Measurements

1Arched niche · 3'11" × 0'5"
2Oak console 3'6" · 3'6" × 1'0"
3Oak bench 4' · 4'0" × 1'2"
4Floor urn · 1'0" × 1'0"
5Runner 6'×2'6" · 6'0" × 2'6"

Top wall is the far wall of the photograph. Solid blocks are built joinery, light ones loose furniture, dashed outlines rugs.

Drawn to scale from the design's working measurements. Adapted to your room's exact dimensions during design development.

Element	Size	Note
Arched niche	4'0" W × 7'6" H	ochre lime wash inside a 3" reveal, on the far wall to the right
Console	3'6" × 1'0" × 2'8" H	solid oak on four legs, freestanding in the arch
Mirror	30" dia	rattan-edged, centred on the console
Bench	4'0" × 1'2" × 1'5" H	oak with a linen seat, in front of the console, a basket beneath the console
Runner	6'0" × 2'6"	handwoven, across the lobby, terracotta tones

Material Breakdown

Indicative Bengaluru market bands, updated September 2026; a detailed BOQ follows a site visit. Every row names the brand and grade behind its rate — the low band is the studio's standard, the high band the upgrade.

Element	Specification	Indicative rate	Quantity / note	Brand & grade
Arch + plaster	Framed arch niche, ochre lime wash inside it, warm white to the walls	₹28,000 – 60,000	as drawn	GI frame and Gyproc, Asian Paints Nilaya lime wash; Royale Matt to the walls
Lighting	Paper pendant point + 2 spots on the entry circuit	₹10,000 – 26,000	—	Philips COB spots; paper pendant made to order
Flooring	The existing floor kept — a honed golden stone in the study; engineered oak optional	₹550 – 950 / sqft	optional, ~48 sqft over existing	Pergo engineered oak

Furniture & Décor

Item	Size	Indicative band	Note
Oak console	42"	₹14,000 – 32,000	solid oak, four legs
Oak bench, linen seat	48"	₹12,000 – 28,000	—
Round rattan mirror	30"	₹3,500 – 11,000	—
Runner rug	6' × 2'6"	₹3,500 – 9,000	—
Ceramic vase, urn + dried palm	curated	₹3,500 – 12,000	—
Woven basket	one	₹800 – 2,500	—

Brands & Grades

The categories this room draws on, and nothing it does not. The low end of every band is the studio's standard; the high end is the upgrade. The same carcass, hardware, checks and warranty sit under both. Open a category for what the choice does to the price.

Category	Standard · low band	Upgrade · high band
Flooring Engineered oak ₹550 (standard) to ₹950 / sqft — the one floor the studio lays, always optional over the builder's floor; teak deck tiles ₹450 – 750. Stone, tile and marble floors are the builder's.	Pergo or Span Floors engineered oak; Interface or Shaw carpet tiles; FSC teak deck tiles outdoors	Havwoods or Kährs engineered oak; hand-tufted wool broadloom
Wall finishes Emulsion ₹32 – 48 / sqft; lime finishes ₹120 – 240.	Asian Paints Royale Matt or Dulux Velvet Touch emulsion	Lime plaster or lime wash (Asian Paints Nilaya, Loft), troweled by hand
Ceilings ₹95 – 140 / sqft plain, ₹120 – 200 with coves and steps; a plaster cornice on its own ₹120 – 220 / running ft.	Saint-Gobain Gyproc board on a GI grid	The same board; coves, coffers and oak battens are the extra
Lighting Spots and strips hold steady; the decorative pieces are where a lighting band moves.	Philips or Havells COB spots, profile strips and drivers, 2700K	Jaquar Lighting fittings, Legrand dimming; lanterns, picture lights and pendants made to order
Electrical Priced per point on the BOQ, not inside a room band.	Legrand Myrius or Schneider Livia switches; Havells or Polycab FR wire	Legrand Arteor or Norisys, with scene dimmers

Scope & Site

In the band

Framed plaster arch with a lime-wash finish, paint to the walls
Entry lighting: pendant point and spots

Not in the band

Console, bench, mirror, runner, basket and styling (itemised, quoted with the proposal)
Main door replacement
Oak flooring unless opted

What the site needs

Electrical: 3 points; the entry circuit on a two-way switch
The arch is framed in GI and Gyproc, so it adds no load
Bench height 17" for shoes to come off sitting down

About 2–3 weeks on site, once the joinery is in the factory. The BOQ after the site visit prices every point, line and check individually.

Indicative Estimate

₹40,000 – ₹90,000*

Arch, plaster and lighting as drawn — an entry that is mostly furniture. Console, bench, mirror, rug and styling are itemised above, quoted separately. Main-door replacement excluded.

*Indicative and ex-GST, Bengaluru, for the studio's work only — joinery, finishes, ceiling, lighting, curtains, glass and, where the studio does the bathroom, its sanitaryware. Floors, bathroom tiling, appliances and civil work are the builder's; loose furniture and décor are itemised and quoted with your proposal. Final numbers follow a site visit and BOQ.

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