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More Photographs – Latest project at Elita – JP Nagar

Apartment Home Interior Pictures, Interior Designers in JP Nagar
Project pictures of our work in the initial years in Bangalore - this was in the year 2011
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Elita Promenade – Guest BR 
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Elita Promenade – TV Unit …awaiting the TV 🙂
Book Rack
Elita Promenade – Study Unit
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Elita Promenade – MBR – Sliding Wardrobe
(Read the earlier post on how to make one)
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Elita Promenade – Self Explanatory
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Elita Promenade – Kitchen 1/3
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Elita Promenade – Kitchen 2/3 – Magic Corner
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Elita Promenade – Kitchen 3/3 – Full
Tall unit on the left, space in the Right side unit is for the dishwasher

40 thoughts on “More Photographs – Latest project at Elita – JP Nagar”

  1. Nandita

    Photogrpahs look good, can you share the details on material used for the shutters for the kitchen as well as sliding wardrobe. How do you open the sutters above the sliding door wardrobe as i dont see any handles.

    Regards

    Amit

  2. Amit,
    Kitchen is in Marine Ply carcass & membrane shutters.
    Sliding Wardrobe is in Marine Ply + Laminate + Glass + Aluminium – Advise you don't try this at home without some expert advise 🙂

    No handles!! – well that is a secret…you will see no handles in any of the lofts :))

    Rgds
    NM

  3. Hi Nandita,
    Your posts have been very informative. I am planning to go in for modular kitchen in my new flat. I have the following queries –
    1. In my current accomodation the kitchen has been done in pre-lam particle board from Bhutan Board [both carcass n shutters] but I dont see any of the problems that u have mentioned regarding usage of PB for the kitchen. Even under the sink unit where water keeps dripping off and on, I dont see the either the board losing shape or the laminate peeling off. Was wondering – is it because of the brand or something else?

    2. The price you have mentioned for the kitchen is atleast 30-40% less than what is being quoted by the firms in the market. Are we being taken for a ride or have you excluded the profit margins that these firms put over n above the material n labour costs.

    Would be great if u can help me out here as I need to finalise my kitchen in the coming weeks.

    Thanks,
    Celina

  4. @Pooja: The material used is Laminate…if you use it "right" it gives a finish as good as membrane or Veneer at a lesser cost.

    @Celina: Good that you are not facing any issues & hope it remains that way…you probably are very good at maintenence & upkeep. Whatever the make, particle board in kitchens does not stand up to "regular" use & is therefore not recommended.

    Cannot comment on the prices without knowing the details.

  5. Thanks Nandita for your update. Must say that your designs are visually appealing and the finish is really good. Wish I had come across your blog before I finalised my designs!!

    Regards,
    Celina

  6. Hi Nandita we have a white kitchen with aqua blue tiles and black granite. I see that you have put wood coloured shutters above the kitchen to hide the chimney pipe etc…what coloured shutters would match with blue tiles and what material should we use?

  7. Your work looks really good. Can u tell me how much you might need to do a modular kitchen and wardrobes for 2 bedrooms?

  8. hi Nandita

    could you share the material used for frames of glass shutters of Kitchen's Wall Cabinets, is it cost effective as compared to membrane door?

    Regards

    Priyanka

  9. Hi Nandita,

    Good to see your works and your valuable suggestions. They are quite handy and practical.

    Keeping the cost and the simplicity in mind(in terms of using the least amount wood) I want to have some suggestions from you.

    For the lower kitchen cabinets, if I want to arrange simply the racks using simple kadapa stone slabs supported by minimum possible wooden frames and cover the same with ply wood board doors laminated with white (or some other appropriate color) sunmica (good old sunmica) what are the draw backs you see and what's cost impact do you see ? Do you support this idea at all? If not, do you have any alternate suggestions for a low cost and yet functional arrangement? I know such an arrangement may not look all that jazzy but some times simplicity in itself proves brilliant and aesthetic and I believe in it.

  10. Anonymous – Apologies for responding late. The only issue with your idea above is that the shutters will be built on a wooden frame. Such frames have a low lasting value and with regular use may start to come off in 2 – 3 years

  11. Hi NAN
    i have follwing the post since a few weeks and is intresting, I am on the lookout for textures mdf to be finished but am unable to find a good outlet. could you throw some light on how to finish the textured mdf and where can i get a wide variety of them

  12. Hi Nandita, how much does it cost to install LED lights under the cabinets? Is it the same as LED tape? Does it need electrical socket at a certain location?
    thanks.

  13. Its not prohibitively expensive….it come as stickable LED strips/ tape. Most Electrical shops stock these nowadays. You need to plan for an electrical connection preferably behind the top cabinet.

    NM

  14. Hello Nandita,

    Your website have been very very informative. Iam planing interior for my new 3BHK apt. After i read all your posts and i made my budget, designs and wood to use…

    I would like to make sliding door wardrobe, and please let me know what is the maximum width should it be? What height & width of sliding door wardrobe on 4th picture.

    And Shutters would be in Blockboard & Laminate + Glass as you suggested, but i would like to use Digital Laminate, would you suggest this? If so, suggest company names.I saw greenlam but didn't liked those.

    I think you used aluminum edge for the doors, what is the use of it?

    One other amazing thing in your work, there are no handles for lofts, How to make these?

    – Satish Krishna

  15. Size of sliding doors is constrained by weight and not the width. The weight inturn is limited by the specification of the Hardware you buy.
    Any Laminate that appeals to your personal taste should be ok
    Metallic edges are for visual appeal also double up as handles
    No handles for lofts – some secrets should remain the way they are 🙂 – btw its not very difficult to figure out.

    Rgds
    NM

  16. Hi Nandita,

    Need a small suggestion from you. The Wall Panel of TV unit should be of dark colour or light colour (if we are using 2 colours like the one in your design above drawers – lighter than wall panel colour.) Thanks in adv.

  17. Hi Nandita,
    we r planning to so the kitchen in our flat.
    Is laminated marine ply 16 mm and 6mm boxwork,19mm post form shutters a good option for the kitchen?

  18. What I understood from the question is
    Box/ Carcass in 16MM Ply laminated on both sides = 18mm finished thickness
    19MM Post Form Shutters in Plywood

    From a durability perspective the above is fine. Personally I am not a big fan of postformed shutters because of the look – however tastes differ from person to person.

    Rgds
    NM

  19. Hello Nandita,
    your website is quite informative..I really appreciate you for sharing lot of information.

    I'm planing for modular kitchen and I gave contract to carpenter and I asked for glossy finish. But he is telling it is not possible. Please can you tell me how exactly we can get the Glossy finish on my kitchen cabinets?

  20. Hi. Can you please tell me whether HDF is better or is plywood better for kitchens and wardrobes. Thanks very much. Prakash

  21. hi Nandita

    what is the height difference between the countertop and the wall cabinets
    thanks

  22. Hi Nandita, Very informative post. I need one advice from you. If I use Glass countertop for my crockery unit, under that coloured stone see through. What will be the problems i would be facing in regular use. What should be thickness & quality grade for glass countertops.

    thx

  23. Nandita,
    Which brand Hardware you use for the Sliding Wardrobes, I am bit skeptical about the frequent use of the doors. I need to know the good brand for the sliding Hardware.

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