The Sage Library Living Room

A full-height olive library wall that holds the whole room's clutter behind framed doors, cream lime plaster on the other three walls, and a deep linen sofa beside a brass swing-arm floor lamp — the apartment living room in the studio's own language.

Home: 3BHK apartment · HSR Layout
Room: 13'0" × 17'0"
Area: about 221 sqft
Ceiling: 10'0" · plaster cornice
Indicative band: ₹2.2L – ₹3.9L*

Living room with a full-height olive-sage shaker library wall of books and cane baskets under a plaster cornice, a brass gallery rail along the shelves, an aged brass swing-arm floor lamp, a deep linen sofa, a thick reclaimed oak coffee table, a jute rug and an olive tree in a stone planter in late sun

Concept study

Mood Board

Palette

Élara olive

Putty

Cream plaster

Reclaimed oak

Aged brass

Textures & materials

Framed shaker matt PULime plasterReclaimed oakOatmeal linenJute

An eleven-foot olive library wall to the cornice that hides the whole room's clutter behind framed doors, a brass rail along the shelves
Cream lime plaster on the side walls, a black steel door and window with linen on black rods
A deep linen sofa under the window, a brass swing-arm floor lamp at the shelf end, a reclaimed oak slab for a table

Layout & Measurements

1Library wall 11' · 11'0" × 1'4"
2Olive tree · 1'10" × 1'10"
3Swing-arm floor lamp · 1'0" × 1'0"
4Jute rug 8'×10' · 8'0" × 10'0"
5Sofa 8' · 3'2" × 8'0"
6Oak slab coffee table · 4'6" × 2'0"

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
Library wall	11'0" W × 9'6" H × 1'3" D	the far wall, to the cornice; framed shutters below, open shelves with a brass gallery rail above, cane baskets
Sofa	96" × 38"	feather-wrapped seats, oatmeal linen, under the right window
Rug	10'0" × 8'0"	front legs of all seating on
Swing-arm floor lamp	5'0" H, brass	at the shelf end beside the sofa, on a switched socket
Cornice	60 running ft	plaster crown, continuous over the library wall
Steel door + window	6'0" glazed door, left wall · 5'0" window, right wall	black steel frames, linen curtains on black rods

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
Library wall	Olive-sage shaker library wall to the cornice, IS:710 BWP ply carcass, HDHMR framed shutters, matt PU, brass gallery rail	₹1,500 – 2,600 / sqft	~100 sqft face; routed one-piece shaker at the low band, framed five-piece at the high	Century Sainik 710 carcass, Action Tesa HDHMR; ICA matt PU olive; Hettich Sensys hinges; brass rail made to order
Lime plaster	Hand-troweled lime plaster, warm putty, the two side walls	₹120 – 200 / sqft	~220 sqft net of the window wall and door	Asian Paints Nilaya lime plaster; hand-troweled lime at the high band
Plaster cornice	Gypsum crown cornice, the whole room	₹120 – 220 / running ft	~60 running ft	Saint-Gobain Gyproc cornice, painted to the ceiling
Lighting	4 COB spots + a shelf-rail strip, 2700K, dimmed; switched socket for the lamp	₹14,000 – 32,000	—	Philips COB and strip, Legrand dimming
Curtains	Natural linen on black iron rods, door and window	₹22,000 – 45,000	—	D'Decor linen at the low band, F&F at the high; black iron rods
Flooring	Engineered oak, matt lacquer	₹550 – 950 / sqft	optional, ~221 sqft over the existing floor	Pergo at the low band, Havwoods at the high

Furniture & Décor

Item	Size	Indicative band	Note
Linen sofa	8'	₹55,000 – 1,10,000	natural, feather-wrapped seats
Reclaimed oak coffee table	54" × 24"	₹18,000 – 40,000	thick slab, trestle base
Jute rug	10' × 8'	₹9,000 – 22,000	—
Brass swing-arm floor lamp	5'	₹9,000 – 24,000	linen shade
Olive tree + stone planter	6'	₹5,000 – 12,000	—
Cane baskets + stoneware styling	curated	₹4,000 – 11,000	—

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
Carcass plywood The same on both bands. The carcass is never where a price moves, and never MDF or particle board.	Century Sainik 710 or Greenply Gold, IS:710 BWP grade	Century Club Prime 710
Shutters and panelling The board behind every shutter and panel. Board-and-batten and grid panelling ₹800 – 1,300 / sqft finished; flutes ₹850 – 1,650.	Action Tesa or Greenpanel HDHMR, 16–18 mm	The same board. The finish is what changes
Joinery finish Shutter or drawer-front area, low to high: laminate about ₹1,500 – 1,800 / sqft, membrane ₹1,600 – 1,900, acrylic ₹2,200 – 2,800, framed matt PU ₹2,400 – 2,800, Aristo glass ₹2,600 – 3,400, veneer + PU ₹3,000 – 3,400, lacquered glass ₹2,800 – 3,900. A shaker profile is routed from one piece of HDHMR at the low band and built as a five-piece frame at the high.	Merino or Greenlam 1 mm laminate; PVC membrane on routed HDHMR	Senosan or Rehau acrylic; ICA or Sirca matt PU; Natural Veneers or Greenlam Decowood veneer under ICA PU; Aristo aluminium-framed glass; AIS Décor lacquered glass at the top
Hardware Per full run of drawers and doors — a wardrobe wall, a kitchen — about ₹45,000 – 55,000 at the standard, ₹95,000 – 1,15,000 in Blum.	Hettich Innotech Atira drawers and Sensys hinges; Häfele fittings	Blum Legrabox drawers, Aventos lift-ups
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
Fabrics Stitched curtains for a 14' window wall ₹22,000 – 45,000.	D'Decor or Sarom linen, blackout and sheer	F&F or imported linen (Libeco, Kirkby)

Scope & Site

In the band

Library wall joinery with the brass rail, cane baskets
Lime plaster on the side walls
Plaster cornice to the room
Lighting: spots, shelf strip, lamp socket, dimming
Linen curtains on black rods

Not in the band

Sofa, table, lamp and rug (itemised, quoted with the proposal)
Television and AV hardware
Oak flooring unless opted
Civil changes and AC

What the site needs

Electrical: about 12 points; one lighting circuit on a dimmer, a switched socket at the shelf end
TV and power points concealed in the central bay of the library wall
AC: one split point retained above the window wall
Existing vitrified floor kept unless engineered oak is opted

About 5–6 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

₹2.2L – ₹3.9L*

Library wall, plaster, cornice, lighting and curtains as drawn. Sofa, table, lamp and rug are itemised above, quoted separately. Flooring optional; excludes the screen.

*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.