Cost & Budget
How much of your property budget should go to interiors? The Bangalore rule of thumb and what it actually means.
Ravi Shenoy
Senior Designer — Villa & Penthouse
2 February 2026
·7 min read
How much of your property budget should go to interiors? The Bangalore rule of thumb and what it actually means. This guide draws on recent Lajawab projects — brief, budget, timeline and material choices — so you can make decisions without guessing.
If you're already scoping your own home, keep a notepad handy. Every section below maps to a concrete question we get from Bangalore homeowners every week.
This section covers the 12–18% rule. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
This section covers why it-corridor buyers should flex this. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
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Get Itemised Estimate →This section covers how to phase-spend. Our senior designers draft every post from delivered-project data — we'll publish the long-form version with real BOQs, photos and trade-offs soon. Until then, the short version: ask for line-item pricing, insist on a locked BOQ before paying any advance, and make sure the designer you meet is the designer who will deliver.
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Ravi Shenoy
Senior Designer — Villa & Penthouse · 17 years
Ravi leads villa and penthouse practice, working closely with architects across Devanahalli, Hebbal and Yelahanka.
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