About us
A Bangalore design-and-build studio, not just a design consultancy.
Close to a decade of designing homes and workspaces across Bangalore, and building most of them ourselves rather than handing the drawings to someone else.
Why “Popular Interiors” and why we started this way
We started out taking on the projects other designers didn’t want — the awkward layouts, the tight budgets, the homes where the owner had already been let down once by a contractor who disappeared mid-job. That shaped how we work: fewer handoffs, clearer pricing, and someone accountable from the first sketch to the final fitting.
How we approach a project
We don’t start with a catalogue of finishes. We start by asking what isn’t working in your current space, and build the design brief from there — colours, materials and furniture come later, once the layout and function are settled.
One team, from the first drawing to the final coat of paint
Design, material sourcing and on-site execution all sit with us. That’s a deliberate choice — when the designer and the site team are the same people, there’s nobody to blame when a measurement doesn’t match and nobody left holding an unresolved issue after handover.
How the team works with you
The same designer who takes your brief stays on through site visits, material selection and the small decisions that come up once carpentry actually starts.
Craftsmanship on site
Carpenters, painters and fitters who’ve worked together across many projects, so the handover between trades — carpentry to electrical, electrical to painting — happens without the usual back and forth.
What the first phone call is usually like
Most calls start the same way — a room that isn’t working, a Pinterest board full of ideas with no clear way to make them real, or a new flat with bare walls and a moving date already fixed. The useful information rarely comes from the mood board. It comes from smaller questions: what time do you get home, where does the mail actually pile up, does someone in the house end up working from the dining table.
Why we ask so many small questions upfront
Because they’re cheaper to fix on paper than after the carpentry is built. A wardrobe door that opens into a bed frame, or a switch placed where a mirror was always going to hang — these get caught in that first conversation, not discovered later.
How it works
Six stages, from first visit to move-in
- 01
Site Visit & Brief
We walk the space with you and talk through what’s not working.
- 02
Space Planning
Layouts worked out on paper first — furniture, storage and movement.
- 03
Design Development
Materials, colours, furniture and lighting come together into a concept.
- 04
Sign-Off
You review design and pricing and approve before work starts.
- 05
Execution
Carpentry, civil, painting and fittings by the same team.
- 06
Handover
A final walkthrough to check finishes, then the keys are yours.
What clients say
Hear it from past clients, not just from us
We’re putting together a page of real client reviews and project photos. Until it’s ready, the most reliable place to read what past clients have said is our verified listing on Google.
