Bespoke kitchens
La Kova designs and builds bespoke kitchens for homes in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. Every cabinet is drawn for your room, cut by CNC from boiling-water-resistant plywood in the Wood & Metal factory in Bangalore, edge-banded by machine and fitted with hardware to Blum and Hettich standards.
Planned around how you cook
We design L-shaped, parallel and island kitchens, and the room decides which. The plan starts from the walls, the window and the way you cook, then works out what has to be within reach and what can live higher up.
Pull-out larders, tandem drawers and corner units are drawn in from the first sketch, not added once the cabinets are built. A corner that is designed for is storage; a corner that is not is a void.
Built on BWP plywood
Every cabinet body is calibrated boiling-water-resistant plywood, the BWR and BWP grades often sold as marine plywood. It resists the sagging, swelling and rot that blockboard suffers when a sink leaks or the air turns humid.
Each exposed edge is sealed on a precision edge-bander in the factory rather than glued by hand on site, so the edges arrive straight, tight and closed to water.
Veneer, glass, acrylic or laminate
Natural wood veneer for real grain. PU-lacquered glass for a deep gloss that wipes clean. Anti-fingerprint matte acrylic for a smooth face that does not hold marks. Laminate for the hardest-wearing surface at the lowest cost.
Many kitchens mix them: acrylic or glass on the tall and wall units, where they are seen, and laminate where the wear is heaviest.
The part you touch every day
Hinges, runners and fittings are to Blum and Hettich standards: soft-close hinges and drawers, tandem drawer boxes, pull-out larders and hidden corner solutions. It is the part of a kitchen you use most, and the last place to save money.
At a glance
What decides the price
Size
How much cabinetry the room takes: base, wall and tall units. It is the largest single part of the price.
Finish
Laminate costs least. Matte acrylic, lacquered glass and natural veneer cost more. Many kitchens mix them, with the dearer finish where it is seen and laminate where the wear is heaviest.
Fittings
Every pull-out larder, tandem drawer and corner fitting adds to the price, and to how well the kitchen works. Hardware is the last place to save money.
Layout
An island is cabinetry finished on every side, so it costs more than the same length set against a wall.
We price each kitchen from the drawings for your room.
How to start
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Send us the room
A floor plan, the wall measurements or a photograph, through the contact page. Leave a number and we will call you back.
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We measure it
We come to the house and measure it properly, including the wall that is out of plumb and the beam nobody mentioned.
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You see it in 3D
We design it with you in 3D. Finishes and hardware are chosen and settled before a single panel is cut.
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Made, then fitted
The approved drawings go straight to the CNC routers in the Bangalore factory. Every unit is edge-banded and checked there, then fitted in your home by our own team.
Questions
Are La Kova kitchens modular?
They are built the way the best modular kitchens are: cut by CNC in a factory, edge-banded by machine and fitted with Blum or Hettich hardware. The difference is that nothing is chosen from a catalogue. Every cabinet is drawn and sized for your room, so the kitchen fits the walls rather than the other way round.
Why choose a factory-made kitchen over one built by a carpenter on site?
Precision and consistency. A carpenter-made kitchen is cut and glued by hand in your home, often on local blockboard, and it is only as good as one person on one week. Factory cabinetry is cut by CNC, edge-banded by machine and built on calibrated plywood, so every panel matches and far less depends on work done in your home.
Acrylic or laminate: which is better for a kitchen?
It depends on the look and the budget. Acrylic gives a seamless, high-end face, and anti-fingerprint matte acrylic keeps it looking clean. Laminate costs noticeably less and stands up well to heat, scratches and daily cooking. A common approach is acrylic on the tall and wall units and laminate where wear is heaviest.
How does a La Kova project work?
We measure the room, design it with you in 3D, and send those files straight to the CNC machines in the factory, so what is cut is exactly what was drawn, with no redrawing in between. The cabinetry is edge-banded and checked in the factory, then fitted in your home by our own team.
Guides
- Acrylic, laminate, veneer or lacquered glass: choosing kitchen shutter finishes Acrylic, laminate, natural veneer and PU-lacquered glass compared for kitchen shutters: how each looks, wears, cleans and ages, and where each belongs.
- BWP, BWR or MR plywood: what kitchen cabinets should be built on MR, BWR and BWP plywood, blockboard, MDF and HDHMR compared for kitchen and wardrobe cabinets: what the grades mean and why the sink unit decides.
- L-shaped, parallel or island: choosing a kitchen layout How to choose between an L-shaped, parallel and island kitchen: the room each needs, how each works for Indian cooking, and the clearances to plan for.
- Wet kitchen and dry kitchen: planning a home with two What goes in a wet kitchen and what goes in a dry kitchen, how to split the work between them, and how to finish each for Indian homes in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
- Kitchen hardware: hinges, drawers, larders and corners Soft-close hinges, tandem drawers, pull-out larders, corner units and lift-up wall cabinets explained: what each does, where it goes and what to check.
- Modular kitchen or carpenter-made: which is better? Modular, carpenter-made and bespoke factory kitchens compared: precision, materials, edges, time on site and fit, and how to choose between them.
Also made
- Island kitchens Island kitchens for homes in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai: drawn for your room in 3D, built on BWP plywood in our Bangalore factory, finished on every side.
- Bathroom vanities Bathroom vanities and storage units for homes in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, built on BWP plywood with every edge sealed in our Bangalore factory.
Related work
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Alabaster
A design visualisation: a marble waterfall island under fluted glass, a run of tall units, a pantry wall lit from within and a utility behind.
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Verdure
One deep green from the base cabinets to the wall units, a brass knot handle on every door, and wardrobes of timber and cane in the same house.
Send us the floor plan, or a photograph of the room.