Indiblogger HappyHours has really made me happy this
week, with 2 vouchers in succession. When I noticed that Porcelanosa had
sponsored this happy hours contest to mark their Indian launch via Kolhe Patil
builders, it did intrigue me. After all, why would Indians go for porceline
(which is seen largely in Home Centre outlets/roadside), and why did it choose
Kolhe Patil as the builder to launch instead of the more upmarket Lodha group?
While going through the www.24kliving.com site, I figured out that the builder
had successfully created a premium location in Pune, via its philosophy of
design thinking, and delivering a WOW factor to the customer on 24 key
attributes(thus 24K living). This is also a clever word play on the 24k gold
quality mark, known to most Indians! Anyways, that seemingly clear for me now,
the next point is how to furnish the house which I intend to buy sometime soon?
Locality seems metro only-Mumbai, Bangalore or Chennai. These being humid
places and expensive too, the interiors really matter. From the Porcelanosa
catalogue, following items meet my interest level for the reasons as follows
1) Floor tiling via Linkfloor-
This is a vinyl flooring with a high resistance to abrasion, impacts, damp,
staining and chemical agents. This seems to have the appearance of wood, yet
easy to lay and resistance to dust mites. Also, this is anti slip proof, so
ideal when elderly people visit or stay over. The 15 year warranty, is
the icing on the cake
2) Wall tiling via Natural
Stone-Besides the usual advantages of stone tiles, this has the added advantage
of also having an innovative nanotechnology treatment that is applied to
stone to give it added antibacterial properties. This has the health advantage
also, even if dampness on walls happens due to water leakage
etc.http://www.porcelanosa.com/gb/natural-stone-wall-tiles.php
3)Bathrooms-Shower screens for their awesome look/texture/sliding
options, sanitaryware for the upto 25% saving in water consumption
4)Wardrobes and Accessories-This is often the item
taking up the maximum space at homes, and also the item which costs the
maximum. In homes costing a bomb for real estate, saving on this space may pay
for the furniture itself. Therefore, the professed advantage of Porcelanosa
producing wardrobes and dressing rooms with endless types of drawers and
accessories for the perfect lay-out and storage of the belongings, is a great
idea.
All these items in collection would ensure that there is
a holistic theme running through the home, of quality, elder friendly, healthy,
easy to maintain and superb design. This would confer on the home a premium
feel, similar to 24k living I suppose. And given that interiors typically cost
10%-20% of the house cost, this additional premium would not push up the normal
rates too much. For more information, do visit
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