Home Renovation Tip: Signs of a Great Kitchen Designer

As everyone knows, I am a home renovation hobbyist. With that being said, here is the list of the top 5 indicators of a good or great kitchen design firm (and yes, all of these were showcased by Jim, our kitchen design specialist):

1. Innovative ideas

The idea of ​​removing the partitions was great. We never would have thought of that. Also have any corners turned into a 45 degree angle (eliminates constantly running into the corner of the island). Have a pantry that is 2 feet deep (so it can hold a lot of things). He, along with Bennett, installer extraordinaire, came up with an idea to cover the support beam in the middle of the kitchen dining area that has worked like a charm.

2. Patience

Jim was very patient with us. Yes this is his business and yes anyone in the business has a goal to make money otherwise they will not stay in business for long. He was very willing to let us take our time, ask all sorts of questions, probably all of which he has heard over and over again.

3. Cost Saving Tips

We wanted solid wood cabinets to match our solid wood flooring. Once we saw the price, our jaws dropped. Jim asked about our color scheme (since the house was still undergoing renovations, we hadn’t started painting the walls yet). He recommended white MDF cabinets with a brown veneer (Tuscan canvas) along with a dark countertop to match our intended dark hardwood floor. It worked great (as you all can see once we found our camera and can take pictures to upload to our site… we haven’t unpacked everything yet)

4. Multiple visits before treatment

Jim was the only one who volunteered to go to the house to personally take the measurements. His competitors did not. He was out, I think, 2 or 3 times before signing the deal and making the decisions. His measurements were not only more accurate than ours (we didn’t even realize the hallway from the bedroom ends at the kitchen…we thought it ended above the kitchen), but he also got that picture of how the kitchen faces the south with a picture of the forest behind our house, etc.

5. Multiple visits after the treatment

During the installation, Jim was away several times. There was one time when the countertop installers came and asked me where to cut the countertop to install the outlet. He was working from home that day and on the phone so I called Jim and he came right over and told the installers not to cut the countertop. Now that’s service.