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A new kitchen is one of the most rewarding gifts you can give yourself and your family. The heart of your home, your kitchen is where late-night talks, homework sessions, and casual celebrations (the best kind!) happen naturally. It’s where memories are made. Having a neat, spacious and aesthetic kitchen elevates the experience of cooking and makes it a joy, not a chore.

What makes a good kitchen?
The counters, distances, window areas, storage cabinets and most important of all, the space you have to move around. A kitchen should be planned taking into account the needs of your family, as well as the comfort levels of the kitchen user.

Here’s a 4 step guide to how you can design your kitchen in various styles, and what you should look out for while doing it.

1. The Style
Decide the style you are looking for. Is it contemporary, classic or a combination of both?

Classic Fusion Kitchen

Modern Contemporary

Indian Classical Kitchen

1. Family size:
A medium sized family of 4 people can go in for a ‘L’ shaped kitchen or a parallel kitchen with a chopping counter in the middle which looks good too. A joint family with many members should plan for a ‘U’ shaped design as a larger number of people can fit in it, without getting in each other’s way. The straight layout works well for a small kitchen and small family.

L Shaped                                             U Shaped

Parallel Layout                             Straight Layout

2. Plan your kitchen layout

Use the 3-C principle to plan your kitchen. The 3C principle denotes Cooking (Stove), Cleaning (sink) and Cooling (Refrigerator). These are considered to be the 3 vertices of a triangle. The sum of all the three lines of the triangle should ideally be 20 feet. If it is less, it means that you don’t have enough space to move around. But if it is more, then your kitchen is comfortably spacious.

4. Choose your cabinets

You should to choose the right material, colour, style and texture to give your kitchen the perfect look. Decide the purpose of your cabinets. What will you be storing in them? If the need is for storing crockery, small containers and such, these can be placed in overhead compartments. The shelves can be made of glass, or material board, as required.

Remember, the compartments should be of a height that is easily accessible.

Large utensils, pots and pans can be placed in cabinets under the counter, with pull trolleys.

Here’s a list of material that is used to make cabinets.

• MDF

Medium density fibre board is a material has very high binding strength and rigidity. It is similar in application to plywood and is denser than normal particle board.

• Marine Plywood

It performs longer in humid and wet conditions and resists delaminating and fungal attack. Its construction is such that it can be used in environments where it is exposed to moisture for long periods. However, it is more expensive when compared to normal plywood.

• Solid Wood

This is the best type, (many of us have antique wood furniture that belong to our great grandfathers right?) but solid wood is expensive and requires time to make into cabinets.

• Scratch Resistant Finish

Cabinets made with anti-corrosive, scratch resistant finish will not spoil with time. These UV, Polymer cabinet materials are the latest in the market. They give a polished look and have a sleek finish.

4. Accessorize your kitchen

Choose platforms, handles, sinks,, faucets, hobs and chimneys that suit your taste, lifestyle and budget.

Platforms can be in Granite, marble or acrylic seamless tops. Never use wood finish counters as these are difficult to clean and erode very easily.

A simple rule to planning your kitchen
De-clutter your floor space and optimize your wall space. You will be well on your way to happier and quicker cooking!

KLISMA has just launched its new website! We are delighted to present it to you with all the new features that we have spent months fine tuning! Here are a few of our latest features:

A whole new bunch of content, with deals that will make you extra happy! From a listing of the latest offers to featured deals with special prices, the new homepage has it all. Browsing the store has been made tremendously easy. There are easy links to any category you want; Movie tickets, home services, furniture sales, fashion accessories and more! No more hunting around for that deal you saw somewhere; all deals are grouped in categories that are prominently displayed on the main page.

There’s also an online chat assistant available for you to chat with! All you need to do is click on the tiny icon on the top right side of the homepage, and our executive will be with you right away, answering all your questions.

No more do you have to login first to see our deals. That irritating feature has been done away with and now all our deals and offers are available for you to check out! Only when you are at the point of payment, do you need to sign in as a KLISMA member! So come in from our blog, facebook page, twitter link or anywhere else. You can see our offers anytime! The other way round, the links to our facebook and twitter pages, and blog are on the top right corner. You just need to click on the icons to go through!

One of the best things we have done is to arrange merchandise in a grid format. This means that you do not have to scroll down an endless list of products. You can narrow down your search brand wise too! Click on the product that interests you and you will be directed to a page with its description, price, and image shown clearly.

It is now our constant endeavor to make KLISMA the one stop shop for all your needs! We will be constantly on the lookout for new things to add and ways to improve our services to you! Now that we have a new website with easy to use features, we will keep tweaking it to continue being the best. So be sure to bookmark us keep coming back whenever you are in need of anything! We are always open to any feedback you may have, of course! In the meantime, we hope you enjoy your visit!

All the best,

KLISMA

Apple Fuji

The Apple Fuji is a very round apple. It is mostly medium in size and the larger ones tend to have less flavour. It is crisp and easy to bite into. These apples have speckled skin or stripped patterns on the skin.

The coloring is usually yellow-green with red highlights, but will sometimes have either a pinkish blush or be nearly all red. The firm flesh of the Fuji makes it a good choice for baking. You can test the firmness by holding it in the palm of your hand. Do not push with your thumb. The apple should feel solid and heavy, not soft and light.

New Zealand Apple: The Royal Gala

The Royal Gala is a medium sized apple that was developed and grown in New Zealand. It is a round, sweet apple that can fit in your hand. It is dense, aromatic and juicy with a white flesh that has rich and sweet flavor. The skin is red with light yellow stripes. It can be described as having a red blush over a pale cream background. It is not very crisp and tastes a little porous, but is extremely sweet. It is a good choice to include in your salads.

Apple Washington: Red Delicious
This heart shaped fruit is bright, glossy red and true to its name, Red Delicious. It is crunchy with a mild and sweet flavor. These apples are harvested between September and October, and are available throughout the year. An important point to note is that these apples must be shiny. If they are not, they will not be as tasty.

Tip to store Apples. To store, keep apples as cold as possible in the refrigerator. Apples do not freeze until the temperature drops to approximately  -2°C. Avoid products with soft or dark spots. Also if the apple skin wrinkles when you rub your thumb across it, the apple has probably been in cold storage too long or has not been kept cool.

• Take a ripe, slightly soft apple and remove the core. (Create a hole in the center of the apple but let the bottom remain untouched)
• Cut the skin around the top core
• Place the apple in a baking dish
• Fill the core with spices and fruit (You could use raisins, powdered cinnamon, sprinkle some sugar or sweetener)
• Add a dollop of butter at the top and a tablespoon of water in the baking dish (This is to ensure the apple doesn’t come out dry).
• Set the oven to  180ºC and bake for an hour, or until the apple is tender enough
• You can keep adding water to the baking dish if you feel that the apple is dry.
• Remove the apple and set it to cool for a few minutes. You can add any syrup or even ice cream to get a delicious taste to your baked apple!

  

The Universal Loyalty Program

With every purchase made on KLISMA, you earn KLISMA points. All your purchase transactions and KLISMA points get updated on the MY Spend and My Points sections at www.klisma.in. You can check them out and if you find anything missing, you don’t have to get worried. All you need to do is send us a mail (service@klisma.in) and we’ll add in what’s missing.

So, tell us your name, e-mail ID, your company name, transaction date, product bought, retailer’s name and amount spent. After a brief verification, your points will get added and you can start redeeming them!

Check the balance in your KLISMA Points

• Log on to www.klisma.in and click on My Points.
• Here you can see the total number of points available for redemption.

Redeeming points in a purchase

• Select your product and click on ‘Buy’
• Check the product offer and click ‘Continue’
• Fill in your shipping details and click ‘Continue’
• Under Payment Options, select ‘KLISMA Points’
• The available KLISMA points will be displayed. Enter the number of points you want to redeem and click Go
• 10 KLISMA Points are equal to Re1.
• You can redeem a minimum of 500 KLISMA Points and pay the remaining by Credit/Debit card or through Net banking