Modular Kitchen

[Manjunath_H]

Hi All,

As per my personal experience, dont go for readymade wardrobes or kitchen cabinets, They look fancy, expensive and they are not durable. you can hire a good carpenter and get things done, which last for longer. I did the same and I am happy with the work, materials used and it was within my budget.

If anyone are looking for a good carpenter. I can refer you, you can take a quotation from him, compare with others. you can also see the works done by him.

For carpenter details you can mail me at: manjunath.hanumaiah@gmail.com

Thanks,
Manjunath

[blorebuddy]

bloresiteseeker
It is a nice job. Looks good.
Can you please share the contact details of your carpenter?
I would like to get in touch with for my interior work

[maheshvivid2003]

@ blrsiteseeker thank u very much

[blrsiteseeker]

Hi blrsiteseeker,

I saw on the website, but it appears none of the ward robes are covered. At the end of the day one would expect the wardrobes to be covered and also some safe lockers in the wardrobes. Will be awaiting for pictures...

Thanks,
Yash

My closets are sort of like rooms of their own with walls on all 4 sides and a single door (like you would for any room). And the shelving from Elfa is for organization. I don't see a need for covers above and beyond the wall that is provided. In fact, I feel this is better, since there is some air circulation.

The smaller closets are made as if they were reach in (although I can walk into the room and get to the items, see 1st link The other 2 are actual walk in closets and are sort of like the 2nd link.

My carpenter's contact info - Bhawruram - 944 847 8082 Good luck. (he did the kitchen cabinets, for closets/wardrobes - I used Elfa from Mantri Mall)

http://www.closetsbydesign.com/bedroom

But with wire shelving and baskets etc. (so I don't have to worry about smell from wood and the other aspect of roaches breeding under them etc.) The wire shelves and baskets have more air and light through them and hence discourages the pest issue or smells.

[yashmys]

@blrsiteseeker,

Thanks for the images. They look very good and also value for money. Incredible that 4 wardrobes cost 1 lakh.

The only downside seems to be the space above the wardrobe not being utilised. Normally these days, there will be few compartments touching the ceiling in the space above the ward robe which people use as some king of storage room. All said and done this looks good and worth exploring

Thanks,
Yash

[blrsiteseeker]

@Yashmys,

I like this design. I want to provide less space for storage, so I stop hoarding things. I have trimmed down on things in my current house and will continue to do that for my new house as well. I feel we seem to accumulate too many things - the more space there is, the more we add on. So If I trim the space itself, then the urge to accumulate will be curbed!

Actually it was 5 closets - 2 walk-in type and 3 reach in type + a utility room shelf all for about rs. 1.02 lakhs. I think it is quite reasonable, given that for a closet designed with all plywood it was going to be rs. 6 lakhs just for 4 closets and also I feel the organization is better designed here than with what I had seen at first from carpenter.

[yashmys]

yeah the price is amazing... and also it looks great...

[vrsbabu]

Hi All,

As per my personal experience, dont go for readymade wardrobes or kitchen cabinets, They look fancy, expensive and they are not durable. you can hire a good carpenter and get things done, which last for longer. I did the same and I am happy with the work, materials used and it was within my budget.

If anyone are looking for a good carpenter. I can refer you, you can take a quotation from him, compare with others. you can also see the works done by him.

For carpenter details you can PM me.

Thanks,
Manjunath

Hi Manjunath,

Could you please give me your Carpenter contact info?

Thanks
S.Babu

[blrsiteseeker]

some links to help design your kitchen.

Some these are sort of impractical for our homes in India (mostly because of the small plot sizes), but you can steal ideas from each one
http://kitchens.com/photos/traditional-kitchens/seaside-kitchen-with-red-island/
http://kitchens.com/photos/traditional-kitchens/restaurant-owners-kitchen/#photo
http://kitchens.com/photos/traditional-kitchens/base-cabinet-tilt-out/#photo
http://www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/kitchens/index.html

[maheshvivid2003]

plastering work will be startin this week ... wat r the measurements i need to look while designin modular kitchen
from floor to countertop n then tiles height n uppercabinet sizes ?