Hello , Although it is better you choose all the items based on respective items usage but when we have to be very sure of the quality and longevity we recommend Sharp. You can't go wrong with it on the parameters you listed assuming you stay in a metro. Bosch/Siemens/Phillips are good as well. If you are in Bangalore we can help you further on this. Please get in touch if you do. Thanks, Amit Cornerstone Designs

@corner Stone designs. sorry if I had given an impression it mud slinging. but objectively speaking the suggestion to go for a chimney just because someone asked for it instead of addressing the real issue us not what I intended to do. one has to understand all the negatives as well veggie going in for a decision . just like you have the right to suggest there is nothing wrong in pointing out the issues in the proposed solution. none of us are internet warriors but most of us are "sold" items that we will never need in our life by creating an illusion. I know that dinner call it business but I am not in such one and I have the luxury to call a spade a spade. Even now the person who asked for is not sure in what they want but they think that a chimney will solve the issue. engineering doesn't work that way. unless we know what the real issue us, which isn't clear if it is the smoke or the smell and the your of food cooked, the frequency, the 80/20 utility of the kitchen we are not even close to understanding the problem. my intent is to emphasize the importance of understanding the problem and then look for issue and not provide a ready made solution. we can all suggest something by seeing a picture that fire will come and catch the chef if it is located in the window but do you think that what you say is practical. you may construct this as much slinging be as a novice I have a genuine question. how many houses have such a fire accident. we don't even know if the stove is electric or gas. if it is electric then they just no question of fire. so I encourage you to objectively approach and not see this as a mud slinging thing as that's not the point.

Hello there, The slate claddings needs wall washer illumination. Please do that first. Place a wooden block above washing machine and cover it with wooden slats. This will double up as an iron board and a curio desk as well. Coming to the basin it is best to put a half pedestal over the niche and install a vanity mirror with storage for daily essentials. Regards, Aurum Ideas and Spaces Bhubaneswar

Hi Riya You can use the existing slab on the left and create a crockery unit with a glass door. I would suggest that you float this unit a few inches above the slab so that the slab top is also usable for keeping kitchenware. You may also create open floating shelves or an appliances cabinet if you plan for electrical provisioning on that wall.