Melonwood Homes - Villas, Apartments and Flats in Kochi

Transforming a home is easy with few thoughtful interior designing works. But many consider this as a costly affair and thus ignore it due to budget constraints. With the help of some creativity and cost-effective ideas, it is possible to convert your home into one that matches your dreams. Here are a few cost-effective ideas to decorate your home: 1.    Cane furniture A classy yet elegant choice of furniture piece, cane furniture is a budget-friendly alternative for those expensive leather or wooden furniture. You can also use traditional cane pieces to decorate lawns, sit-out areas or balconies for a unique look. 2.    Curtains Using curtains will help add a look of grandeur and make sure that you choose ones that go in sync with the wall colours and furniture shades. Play with colours, patterns and fabrics in order to add a different appeal to your rooms and being an economic option, you can get the best ones with ease. 3.    Green...

Having a dedicated space for each member at home is necessary. Be it for children, artists or professionals they need their own space to study or work peacefully. Designing a study room from unused space in bedroom, corners or guest room is a smart way to accommodate everyone’s needs within the available space. Follow these simple tips to convert any unused space at home into a study room: 1.    Colour Use shades that sets an ambience to study, relax and focus like lighter shades of yellow, green and blue. These colours are said to evoke a feeling of peace and calm that helps you achieve daunting tasks of assignments and paperwork effortlessly. 2.    Furniture Choose furniture that are comfortable and ergonomic to accommodate long working hours with maximum comfort. The table size should be able to hold all essential materials. Those with drawers and closed shelves are ideal to store documents and stationery items. 3.    Lighting...

Most of us finance our new home with the help of home loans and therefore, it is vital to know about the interest rates and the differences among them. Here is a guide to help you decide a better repayment plan that does not clash with your monthly budget: 1.        Fixed Rate of Interest Here, the interest rates will be fixed for the entire tenure of the home loan. This helps in planning repayment ahead as the amount to be paid per month will remain constant. An added advantage of fixed interest rate is that the RBI policy changes on interest rates will not affect the rates belonging to this loan type. The disadvantage of choosing this type is that it includes bank charges that are slightly higher that other loan types and also a drop in general interest rates due to various policies does not let us obtain its benefits as the interest rates remain fixed. 2.        Variable Rate of Interest Variable...