Spaces Issue 7
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selected early, people like us would have<br />
adequate time for installation to the<br />
homeowner’s satisfaction.” Binod Koirala<br />
has been in this business for the last five<br />
years. In 2003, he established U-Like<br />
Home Pvt. Ltd. in New Baneswar with the<br />
aim of supplying world class home<br />
appliances. By the end of 2004, the firm<br />
had started to design kitchens, introducing<br />
several innovative concepts in kitchen<br />
decoration using the latest<br />
Italian designs and the latest<br />
German technology. The firm<br />
claims that unlike most<br />
kitchens in the market which<br />
are readymade, its kitchens are<br />
custom made to exact<br />
requirements and taste.<br />
According to Koirala,<br />
standardized modular kitchens<br />
come in limited designs<br />
whereas U-Like Kitchens can<br />
be created within any area, in<br />
any size, offering a large<br />
selection of unique designs<br />
and finishes.<br />
He adds, “A twelve by fifteen<br />
feet area would be ideal for<br />
installing modular kitchens.<br />
And in fact, such kitchens are<br />
more cost effective than in<br />
those cases where kitchen costs are<br />
estimated on a per square feet basis.” This<br />
is seemingly because even unused area is<br />
taken into account when doing so whereas<br />
in the case of custom designed kitchens,<br />
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