It is amusing to a new house owner to design his kitchen. He assesses his space and works out things he can put into it. A kitchen is a functional centerpiece in a house. Hence, it must integrate well with the rest of the house or else everything will fall flat. One must keep functionality, integrity, and scales of economy in mind when designing kitchens.

Exclusivity of an Indian Kitchen

Food is always central to all things in a house. If one has enough food, everything is possible. An Indian kitchen design remains influenced by a vast range of Indian dishes that must remain accommodated within that room. Here are some items that an Indian kitchen must cater.

1. Idlis, vadas, dosas, puris
2. Naan, chapatis, kadis
3. Rasgulla, kheer, ladoo, Mysore pak
4. Chicken tandoori, mutton teekas

Each item needs special vessels for cooking. We need space inside for all such vessels. While we can accommodate most of them using a gas cooking range, a few of them like biryani or pulav need particular arrangements since they need dum. This is what gives it a special flavor.

Modern Building Methods with Modular Units

Use of modular units helps speed up construction and save us labor. Usefulness of Indian kitchen design ideas stays reflected in many ways. Modular designers have incorporated places inside this room for Indian style of cooking both rice and wheat dishes. Along with tiffin items, there is an overwhelming need to have a snack on the go for those teenagers in a house.

Modular rooms are neat because it comes in pieces. All floor, ceiling, wall, storage, and special units come as slabs or beams. We must merely piece it all together then do our interiors. See what space is available in your house and order a modular unit to fit it. Designers or modular units will offer choices as per your space availability. We can choose what materials and colors are on offer and assemble our modular unit with ease.  

Different Styles on Offer in Modular Kitchens

One could also use modular storage units to keep your vessels with all your kitchen accessories. These storage units are available in pieces with different colors and lengths. You only have to get a mason to assemble it.

For your Indian kitchen design, you may use one of these designs:

Galley

Galley Kitchen

A galley style suits Indian kitchen because of its intricate use of space. It combines vessels storage area with cooking space into one boxed unit. Mostly, we see only one opening in and out of this room. In many Indian homes, this is precisely what we have. One must make do with a limited space, manage cooking, and vessel storage as well.

Cascading platform

Cascading Platform Kitchen

Cascading platform is more evident in big houses where space is not a constraint. A raised counter with matching stepped floor drops off to a cutting or cleaning area. Here you have another two platforms where you have separate counters to stack vegetables for cutting or cleaning them. This helps big households where you cook food for a lot of people.

Island style

Island Style Kitchen

An island style cooking is prevalent in most middle-class families. An oven or stove, a storage unit or refrigerator, and a washing area having a sink form a triangle. Most work here takes place around one central unit or island. This is functional as it helps in keeping things moving in a kitchen. It provides enough space for our next activity be it cooking or cleaning.

Installing Modern Amenities

Many modern and contemporary ideas exist among Indian kitchen design ideas in Indian households. Use of this type of ideas helps to add a new dimension to a house.

Diffused Lighting:

Diffused Lighting Kitchen

Use of LED lamps with timers and automatic controls transform a house into a pleasurable place. It keeps every corner neatly illuminated while conserving power because an LED bulb consumes less power. Heat produces is also lesser so you get better control over internal heat.

Exaggerated Backdrop:

Exaggerated Backdrop Kitchen

Use of wall stickers or backdrop recessed lighting helps to create a highlighted backdrop to your walls. This helps increase space through its visual effect and adds attraction to interiors.

Handleless Cabinets:

Handleless Cabinets Kitchen

It is quite a trend because many housewives remain enamored by cabinets that push to open. This concept is German originally, but you have many local suppliers who do a wonderful job. Installing this type of cabinet is helpful in keeping up with trends and for easing work.

Modular Cooking Units:

Modular Cooking Units

Installing cooking units is no longer a trouble. We merely order those modular units that have pre-installed spaces for our cooking range, grills, refrigerators, and coolers. We can fix our gadgets in these spaces; our kitchen is ready for use.

Use of modular kitchen units may not be a conventional Indian architectural practice. However, it gets its work done – you have every element assembled in place, in order.