The Nuance of Neutrals

A neutral color is typically one that does not feature on the color wheel. Shades of black, grey, and white fall under the neutral category. The most commonly used neutral colors in design are beige, grey, tan, taupe, etc. The reason they are called neutral is because they are exactly that – they go with almost everything, and make bolder colors stand out. Neutrals are a favorite among designers and never go out of style. However, choosing the right neutral shade to incorporate in your design is also very important.

One of the main criteria to consider while choosing a neutral for your walls is the lighting in the room. White lights, incandescent lights and fluorescent lights could all bring out totally different colors from your beige walls, for instance. So figure out how the lighting plays with the color you’re choosing before fixing on it.  It could make or break the look you’re aiming for.

While deciding on a neutral shade, it is important to understand the usage and functionality of the particular room. Different shades suit different purposes and bring out different moods. Warm colors like beige, tan and similar colors look great in the living room, whereas cooler colors like greys and off-white suit bathrooms. Of course, this is not a hard and fast rule but choosing the right color for the right space makes a lot of difference in creating the required ambience.

If you are looking at the wall painting activity as a fairly long-term one, you’d do well to steer clear of trending colors, as they can turn obsolete just as quickly as they became a trend. Stick to evergreen shades and colors which are versatile and flexible for experimentation.

Some of the lovely neutrals you can consider for your new apartment in Bangalore are:

• Ecru
• Blonde
• Escape grey
• Beige
• Baguette
• Harmonic Tan
• Netsuke

The importance of site visits

The idea of buying a house is certainly appealing and while we tend to focus more on the finished house, the process of buying a house needs a lot of attention, and multiple steps to be followed in order to ensure that you’re not being fooled. A lot of builders in Bangalore offer site visits to interested candidates.

A site visit is an essential step in the home buying process. It not only gives you a realistic picture of how you can expect your potential home to look, but it also gives you an idea about the neighborhood, developments in and around the project site, the approach to the building, etc.

Frequent site visits after purchase of the house is also recommended to keep a check on the project
progress and to gauge whether the builder is delivering as promised. A home buyer who had recently bought a flat in one of the upcoming residential apartments in Karnataka had made sure that the house was completely vaastu compliant. However, as the construction progressed, he noticed a change in the master plan. Many such deviations can be identified at an early stage through regular site visits.

To put it more objectively, a site visit helps keep a check on the following:

• Genuineness of claims made by the builder
• Timely progress of the project
• The quality of construction 
• Amenities provided 

Although there are various virtual technologies available now that gives you a detailed look inside your flat from your seat, without actually visiting the site, it is strongly recommended that you pay regular physical visits. This will go a long way in ensuring that you are getting what you signed up for. Now you can book a site visit instantly to any of the Sowparnika properties from our app and we will take it upon ourselves to show you around.