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TRENDS<br />

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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