Traditional open kitchen and living room

View of the kitchen and dining area from stairway landing. The kitchen has full walls of subway tile for a vintage feel.

Today I thought I would end the year with a few "after" and "before" images of our kitchen and dining nook renovation!

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Name: Karthik V.Location: Bangalore, IndiaSize: 1,420 square feetYears lived in: 4 months We’ve had a healthy number of house tours on Apartment Therapy from a surprising number of readers from India willing to open their doors to share with readers on the other side of the globe, and we’re happy to return again to Bangalore to a home filled with “surprises around every corner”.

Adding overhang space to a kitchen counter is an easy way to make bar space. The overhang can be a rectangular extension or a semi-circle shape. You can use a typical counterspace along one wall of the kitchen or an island to make the conversion.

The house conceptualized by the fusion of Vastu and scientific principle, has a relatively simple layout plan. This house is contemporary house with redefined traditional Indian elements like arches, cement tiles, jalis and wood.

For the 950-square foot apartment of a mother and daughter, Studio Nishita Kamdar uses a natural palette to make it feel like home.

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Located in the outskirts of Perinthalmanna in Kerala, features a minimal design with a primary focus on the quality of the interior spaces with a modern embelishment.

Hence, the brief for imagining this project was simple: create a residence design with traditional roots yet contemporary ethos.