FAQ’S

We offer exclusive design service only but we also help you during the execution process and accompany you at various stages till the site is finalized. You may want to choose your material vendors and labors from your own reference or from our list of preferred vendors and contractors. We also help you in selection process.

We charge you fixed design fees (no % based fees) for the entire project. The fees is fully independent of the material cost and does not vary at all. You get complete control over the budget. You can chose materials according to your choice and without worrying about the design fees as it not increase or decrease.

It’s a simple 9 step process.

• o Step 1: contact us
• o Step 2: meet your designer
• o Step 3: Get to know your fees
• o Step 4: Fill the registration form
• o Step 5: System Onboarding completed
• o Step 6: Advance fees invoice generated
• o Step 7: Advance fees paid
• o Step 8: Project folder created
• o Step 9: Project Kicked off.

We recommend you to visit our office first and understand our concept, and work process before you finalize us for designing your house. The registration process starts after you visit to our office.

No!! We don’t use any templatized designs nor copy any designs. All designs are custom made and designed according to your likes-dislikes, references, suggestions etc. If you would like see our design portfolio, we request you to go through our YouTube channel or Facebook profile to check our designs, concepts, and working style. Design Mantra STUDIO is completing 9 years practice in this industry and we have a record of 100% client satisfaction.

Yes!! One site visit will be arranged as per your budget. Please note that the demo site visit is arranged for 2 or more clients at a time. You can also go through our YouTube channel for design ideas.

Yes,
We recommend you to visit our office to understand the concept and process. After the initial meeting at studio office, you will get confirmation on the schedule and the month when you will get the link to get yourself registered.
PLEASE NOTE *
New projects are registered only on 1st of every month.

Budget varies from project to project and also solely depends on your requirement as well as the choices you make!! You can save a lot of money by choosing materials according to your budget.
Please find below the table to get an idea of approximate budget for Economical, Combo and premium interiors. These budget does not include flooring, toilet dado, and our fees. Economical Budget: Living Room (Economical) + Bedrooms (Economical) .

• 2BHK : 12 - 15 Lacs
• 3BHK: 15 - 20 Lacs
• 4BHK: 20 - 25 Lacs
Combo Budget: Living Room (Premium) + Bedrooms (Economical)
• 2BHK : 15 - 20 Lacs
• 3BHK: 20 - 25 Lacs
• 4BHK: 25 - 30 Lacs
Premium Budget: Living Room (Premium) + Bedrooms (Premium)
• 2BHK: 20 - 25 Lacs
• 3BHK: 35 - 45 Lacs
• 4 BHK: 45 - 50 Lacs

Please find below our approximate design and consultancy fees for 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes for economical budget. Design and consultancy fees would vary for combo and premium budgets. For sites out of Maharashtra Client needs to arrange for a to and fro air-travel (Ticket booking) and accommodation for the Design Mantras executive as well as principle architects for on-site visit. Client may opt for an option to get the material selection done in Pune, also. Outstation projects within maharashtra will be charged extra as per distance of site for onsite visits of Design MANTRA Executive as well as principal architect

• 2BHK: INR 1,35,000 onwards (Plus GST @ 18%)
• 3BHK: INR 1,75,000 onwards (Plus GST @ 18%)
• 4BHK: INR 2,75,000 onwards (Plus GST @ 18%)
PLEASE NOTE *
A. These fees do not include charges for flooring ,dado selection and toilet 3D views
B. The listed design fees are applicable for apartments only. Design fees for bunglow is charged based on the room sizes.
C. The listed design fees are applicable only for sites within Pune and PCMC area.
D. Charges for sites within Mumbai area are as listed below. (3 site visits included)
• 2BHK: INR 1,65,000 onwards (Plus GST @ 18%)
• 3BHK: INR 2,25,000 onwards (Plus GST @ 18%)
• 4BHK: INR 3,50,000 onwards (Plus GST @ 18%)

Design Mantra usually offers 2 installments to pay the fees. The first installment as an advance payment at the time of registration and the balance payment before issuing the detailed 2d drawing after the designs are approved by you.

Design mantra offers only design service to your project. Design mantra delivery for the design service gets completed when the detailed drawings are approved and submitted to you for further execution. We offer extended ‘help’ to its clients during execution by explaining the design details to your chosen contractors.
A client can keep contractors 10% amount on hold for safer side, till the site is completed.

The advance amount is non refundable

Yes!! At each and every stage contractors present the budget to you before initiating any work. The contractors start work only after the budget is approved by you.

QUALITY : Design Mantra give you full liberty of buying materials directly from the chosen vendors according your choice and budgets. We assist you during selection process. Assigned Design Mantras executive accompanies CLIENT only to finalize the selected material. Selection of any material in showrooms is done mostly in one visit and rarely in maximum of two visits.
PRICE : You deal with vendors to negotiate the price and you may also avail any discounts offered by the vendors Design MANTRA does not accept any payments on behalf of vendors and request you to pay vendors directly.

Design Mantra does not guarantee and is not responsible for the quality of materials, quality of work, pricing and timeliness of any vendors and contractors. However, Design Mantra responsible for explaining drawings to the contractors from Design Mantras preferred list. You are also responsible for getting the work done from the builder (flooring, toilet dado, kitchen otta and dado, electrical wiring, POP and painting) and it’s accuracy as per the drawings. Design Mantra is not responsible for wrong execution, finishing and any delays by the builder.

Site visits to your project are allotted at the beginning of the project, usually maximum of 4 visits are sufficient for the entire project. You can though request for an additional visit 2 days in advance at a nominal fees.

The specific number of site visits are assigned to each project as per the agreement. You are requested to book the on-site visit at least 2 days prior to the proposed visit date.There after, any additional visits would be charged at INR3000/- per visit within Pune and PCMC city area. Outstation projects are charged on the basis of the site location.Site visits are scheduled only after 3.30pm.The prior appointment is not necessary for the meeting at Design Mantras office during first half of the day. (10.30am to 1.30pm).CLIENT is requested to visit our studio for any changes in drawing or communicate through WhatsApp or Team Viewer. We do not provide on-site service for this purpose.

We give you a schedule and the tentative project plan at the registration stage. We track the stage wise completion of the project. Project completion time mostly depends on revisions/changes in design-concept and also depends upon adherence of timely payments. Mostly, the delays cause due to changes in designs-concept, selection of materials, and delayed payments to design Mantra, vendors or contractors.

Once registered, generally it takes about 20 to 25 days to get the layout and pop designs finalized and to start the onsite work. However, if you spend a lot of time before finalizing the designs, sometimes it can take more than a month to initiate the onsite work. Once the drawings are finalized execution takes around 2 months if you go for modular furniture and around 3.5 month if you go with carpentered furniture. These estimates are without civil changes like changing the flooring tiles changing or toilet dado.

WE used to provide design services to both residential and commercial spaces in the past. However, currently we have centralized our focus only on residential space that includes small and large apartments, individual homes, villas and bungalows.

We provide design services only for the entire home.

Yes!! But the time period for completion cannot be committed because the contractors cannot start work for all rooms in parallel in such scenario. Please note that in such scenario, the pop work and painting base coat makes the place absolutely dirty. If you have kids under age of 2 years or a pregnant woman in house, you are recommended not to get the interiors done while staying in the same flat.

The amount of time varies from project to project. After you start engaging with the designer and before you finalize, the designer submits a proposal which includes timelines. The timelines typically depend on various factors including site access (some residential complexes don’t allow work on Sundays as well as 2-4 pm in the afternoons), number of iterations of various layouts, amount of civil/construction work required etc. Your designer will discuss this with you before you finalize hiring them. Typically if everything is in order, after you finalize a designer, most projects can be completed and handed-over in 10-12 weeks.

The best way to start is to first finalize how much budget you are looking to allocate for your design project. After you do that, we help you find the right designer that will deliver your project within your estimated budget.
Your total cost will comprise of design fee, furnishing cost and implementation/contractor cost (if applicable). When filling out your budget preference on the Get Started page, we suggest you take into account all these costs. An ‘Abstract of Costing’ which will provide a breakdown of costs associated with the project will be provided by the designer during the design process.
Please keep in mind that design fee as well as contractor costs (if applicable) will vary based on the complexity of project and labor cost in your area. If you have specific questions about the total cost of a project, please feel free to ask us for help!

A little bit of patience and some faith! Other than that, we just need you to fill out a basic questionnaire that will help us understand your style, your preferences and your space. If you have a floor plan or any photos of your space, that would be great as well. Although optional, we highly suggest sharing any inspirational design pictures/pinboards that you might have come across and find appealing to your taste.

Yes. Of course! Just let the designer know upfront! If you want, they can also supervise your contracting team, if needed.

At every stage of the design process, you can ask the designer for modifications. Only when you approve individual design elements, the designer starts work on the next stage of the process. Try asking for more diverse resources or showing them specific products that you may already have or know of that you do like. If you’re open to vintage, let them know! Give them specific feedback of the selections you’ve received so far and be as honest as possible (for example, “I don’t like this because it’s green and I hate green”).
However, in case you are not satisfied, we will work with you and the designer to find a way to make things right.