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01VILLA RENOVATION
The majlis is where a household receives guests, and it carries a different set of expectations from the rest of the home. Seating, ceiling, lighting and acoustics all serve conversation and hospitality, often for large gatherings.
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Discuss your majlis renovationOr message us on WhatsAppA majlis is planned around seating along the walls with clear floor space in the middle and easy movement for serving. The number of guests it must hold decides the seating length and whether the room needs to be enlarged by merging an adjacent space. A separate guest entrance and a nearby powder room are often part of the brief.
Decorative gypsum or timber ceilings with layered lighting give a majlis its character: indirect cove light for evenings, brighter downlights for daytime and accent light on feature walls. Large rooms with hard floors echo when full, so carpets, upholstered seating and acoustic panels concealed in wall treatments make conversation easier.
A majlis full of guests generates a lot of heat. The air-conditioning capacity should be checked against the room's use at full occupancy, not its everyday emptiness, and diffusers placed so guests are not sitting in a draught.
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