YOUR NEW KITCHEN -A DESIGNER OFFERS YOU MANY OPTIONS

There’ no better way to appreciate a kitchen design than by being able to see samples and drawings and have hands on experience with new product. This can give you a much greater appreciation than virtual reality. In the past we did not have gorgeous showrooms with completed vignettes or luxury appliances that we can experience a meal by a showrooms chef, but if you work with an interior designer they can make this experience happen even the gourmet lunch.

From Chicago to Houston to New York you can find companies such as Wolf, thermador, Miele and Bosch. The design trade has access to many showrooms and thousands of vignettes and the newest products available as they get introduced to us on a 3-month basis. Find a location thru your designer for a design lead showroom resource. Look for one that has top of the line kitchen products on display these can fulfill the needs of any design you choose from modern contemporary to traditional. These showrooms house European or North American Brands, including Allmilmo, Poggenpohl and Siematic from Germany; B & B Italia, Boffi, Pedini Cubine, Snaidero and Varenna from Italy. In the USA and Canada there are brands such as Neff, St. Charles of New York and American Classic Kitchens/Wood-Mode. These cabinet companies who build showrooms all house the high-end appliance companies in the same show-room setting which offers a beautiful visual display.  This enables you to view many several showroom displays and create a complete kitchen using one company or combing several individual company’s to organize the floor plan. Bringing the world’s top kitchen designer to your home offers many benefits, not the least of which is that it is an ideal way to view emerging design trends and future directions It also provides an opportunity to explore latest products and technology.

A designer or architect concentrates on the interior and the architecture, and their work is interpreting the client’s needs and then being creative within that framework. Remember trends change consistently and your designer is constantly attending seminars and conventions. You will have a combination of creative design and real world functionality. In the essence of the total project you will see design details that will make your project unique and inspiring.  In this day and age custom-made is becoming the new meaning for projects due to the large amount of imports from China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. A truly custom kitchen is one that is made on sight. This is built in real solid wood through out the cabinets, if you do not ask or check a built vignette in a store you will most likely get particleboard for shelves or the solid panel that is along the back panel. If you have ever flooded, a solid wood kitchen will stay in tact where the veneer and particleboard will warp. Find a designer with heart and talent to enhance your interior, have faith and let them run with it. The design process is a two-way street and a good designer will never make assumptions, but you as a client will get much more if you communicate your true desires.

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