{"id":638151,"date":"2026-08-15T05:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/638151\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T05:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:46:11","slug":"ad-small-spaces-a-designer-couple-built-a-rustic-apartment-in-bengaluru-for-inr-35-lakh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/638151\/","title":{"rendered":"AD Small Spaces: A designer couple built a rustic apartment in Bengaluru for INR 35 lakh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed with an east-facing orientation, the apartment bathes in daylight from the early hours. White walls hold sunrays like a diffused glow, amplifying volume, bouncing light, and dissolving any sense of spatial constraint. Against this brightness, wood was employed for grounding\u2014seen in furniture profiles, shelving, flooring accents and custom lights. Plants, an enduring love for the couple, infiltrate every corner. They temper edges, bridge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.in\/story\/this-family-duplex-in-mumbai-is-shaped-by-colour-theory-and-a-healthy-amount-of-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">light and shadow<\/a>, and animate the otherwise neutral palette.<\/p>\n<p>Fluid Choreography<\/p>\n<p>A slim foyer sets the tone with a sleek console and mirror\u2014the first hint of restraint in scale, yet indulgence in detail. In the living room, French windows turn light into atmosphere, forming a cocoon for conversation. A plush sofa and twin armchairs create an intimate circle. \u201cThere\u2019s no television in the house,\u201d Manal reiterates with a smile. \u201cWe wanted to create a space that invites connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Indoors Interior Design Kitchen Shelf Cooktop Cabinet Furniture Sink Sink Faucet and Plant\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC09877.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The kitchen reads as a pristine white\u00a0shell. Dado Tiles by Trove; Knobs and Handles by Mantara; Fittings from Jaguar.<\/p>\n<p>Shine Parsana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blessed with an east-facing orientation, the apartment bathes in daylight from the early hours. White walls hold sunrays&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,20414,269798,366,18,117,19,17,269799],"class_list":["post-638151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-bengaluru","tag-bengaluru-homes","tag-design","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-small-homes"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117097947724161834","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}