Chidakash Interiors

We are up on the first floor of Venunand Apartments in Swargate. It’s not a fancy showroom like the ones you see in the magazines. It's more of a workspace where we keep all our samples and drawings. There are wood shavings on the floor more often than not because we are always looking at different materials. The stairs up to the office are a bit narrow, so you have to be careful if you’re carrying something big. We’ve been in this part of Pune for some time now. Traffic at the Swargate junction is always a mess, so we usually tell people to come early or late. We spend most of our time looking at floor plans and arguing about where a cupboard should go. It’s a lot of phone calls to carpenters and suppliers. Sometimes the tea guy from downstairs brings us something hot when we’re working late. We don't have a big sign outside, just a small one by the bell. It’s a bit cramped with all the catalogs piled up on the desks, but we know where everything is. Clients come in and we sit around the old wooden table to talk about their homes. It’s practical, nothing too flashy. We just focus on getting the measurements right and making sure the colors don't look weird under the lights. It's a busy life but we like being in the middle of everything here. Most days are long but seeing a project finish is good.