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Interior design cost by carpet area — 2026

Carpet area × the finish’s published per-sq-ft band. These are the same numbers the calculator above returns, computed by the same function, so the table and the tool cannot disagree.

Per-sq-ft rate by finish level

Typical cost by BHK configuration

The dataset above prices per sq ft of carpet area and publishes no separate figure by bedroom count. NoBroker’s Full Home Interior Design Cost Guide — the same guide this page’s per-sq-ft bands come from — separately publishes typical apartment-size ranges by configuration: 1 BHK ~450–600 sq ft, 2 BHK ~750–1,000 sq ft, 3 BHK ~1,200–1,500 sq ft, 4 BHK 1,800–2,400 sq ft (nobroker.in, “Full Home Interior Design Cost Guide 2026”, checked 2026-09-03). The guide does not state whether those ranges are carpet, built-up or super built-up area — in most Indian apartments carpet area runs 60–75% of the super built-up figure a brochure advertises, so applying this page’s carpet-area rate to a super built-up number would overstate the bill. Treat the ranges below as a rough starting point only; use the carpet area on your own RERA sale agreement, which is what the calculator above actually needs.

Turnkey execution vs. a design-only fee

The per-sq-ft bands on this page price a turnkey package — one firm handles design, materials, manufacturing and on-site execution under a single contract. That is not the only way interiors are sold in India. NoBroker’s separate cost guide distinguishes a design-only engagement, where “the responsibility for contractor selection, material purchases, manufacturing, deliveries, and site supervision usually remains with the homeowner,” and quotes that design fee at 8–15% of the project value — roughly ₹50,000–₹2,00,000 on a 2 BHK, against ₹3,50,000–₹10,00,000+ for full turnkey execution on the same configuration (nobroker.in, “Interior Designer Costs in India 2026”, checked 2026-09-03).

A design-only fee is cheaper up front because it buys drawings and supervision, not materials or labour — you still pay a contractor separately for the execution, and that execution cost is what this page’s per-sq-ft bands estimate. The two numbers answer different questions: budget the design fee only if you are pricing a designer’s services in isolation, and budget the per-sq-ft band above if you want the all-in cost of getting the work done.

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