Cooking is a work of art. How about dressing up your culinary studio to bring out the great cook and host in you? Modular Kitchen solutions offer various methods for styling this section of your home.
The modern kitchen has earned a lot more character than the traditional rasoi today. It is now considered a multi-functional area of a house and apart from being the cooking space, it has also become the showpiece of the home or the special corner of your party. For these reasons, special care is required when you are re-decorating this space.
"Once a growing trend, it is now a much needed asset, if you want effective storage, convenience, exquisiteness and comfort," says Pia Mukherjee, a homemaker who is all set to transform her kitchen into a modular one soon. "With a chimney for effective smoke exit, expediency of storage and usage and proper space for vessels, cutlery and containers, a modular or a semi modular kitchen is all about convenience, ease, handiness and luxury, ofcourse within your budget. It is sure to save your time and effort," she points out . "The utility and functionality that a modular kitchen offers have made it a necessity ", informed Mr Dev Iyer, a Bangalore-based interior decorator. "this is where people are spending the largest amounts when doing up their homes," he added.
Deepti Subramaniam, a kitchen design consultant from a Bangalore suburb says, "The Kitchen design solutions falls in the bracket between Rs 50,000 to 20 lakhs. We get potential customers who want to redo their kitchens absolutely in a fresh way – beginning with a granite slab and chimney, to hobs, automated drawers and plumbing. Modular cupboards are also quite in demand for the kitchen . People opting for a modular kitchen, invest anywhere between Rs 1-2.25 lakhs on an average".
Considering the lifestyle , positioning and budget , one can choose from a variety functional designs, imparting a unique character to one's kitchen. "The ergonomically designed, touch-sensitive automated drawers and over-head cabinets are the latest fad, which might be slightly heavy on the pocket but completely worth a one-time investment," remarked Mr Arpan Sen, who has recently got a new kitchen installed in his Rajarhat home in Kolkata.
"Kitchen is truly the heart of the home and the wall between the living room and kitchen is breaking with this concept," says Mithu Chakraborty, Modular Kitchen Designer at MOBEL. "There is also a demand for making the kitchen space look trendy, fun and stylish. The main attention is still on functionality and efficiency , and the main areas of development are energy efficiency, green technology and durability, with an introduction of newer colors and designing," she added.
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