THE HOME KITCHEN DESIGN CONSULTANT SERVICES : Step by Step Working with The Home Kitchen to Build Your Dream Kitchen

We’re here to help as-needed, when needed. With a variety of services to meet every budget and project, don’t ever hesitate to contact us if it means peace of mind in achieving your dream Kitchen. We are here to be your on-call Design Expert, your go-to for Inspo, your big ideas sounding board, your advocate on site - or all of the above!

Virtual 1.5 hr Kitchen Design Consultations


You’d be amazing at what an hour and a half can provide. In our Virtual Kitchen Consultations we’ve advised on Appliance selections, tricky layout options, updating old Kitchen brainstorms, Shop Drawing reviews, and more. Perhaps you have a great team in place, but want the feedback of a Designer who truly understands the processes of cooking - a 1.5h Consult is the perfect answer to your biggest Design question.

HOW IT WORKS

      • Book a Time with our Kitchen Design Consultant online

      • Confirm Details through Email

      • Zoom! Or FaceTime, WhatsApp video … 

      • Receive your Presentation Notes

      • Email Any Quick Feedback or Questions

      • Move on With Your Dream Kitchen!

        ALWAYS ON CALL


        Don’t hesitate to book another Consult anytime you need it! Remember that it’s better to ask than to struggle or have things get out of hand on your project. We’ve sadly seen homeowners with a team that isn’t fully cohesive NOT book a follow up or extra Consult and end up with a project that goes in the wrong direction. We’re here. Use us anytime you need us!

        4 Point Kitchen Design Consultations


        Have a great Team but want a professional Kitchen Design Consultant on board for the main design points of your project? Our ‘4 Point Kitchen Consultations’ are for you. Essentially it works the same as the 1.5 hr Virtual Kitchen Design Consultation, but flows consistently through  the 4 biggest pressure points in your project in coordination with your on site Team.

        THE 4 MAIN POINTS


        While this isn’t a full design service, you’ll get valuable expertise and guidance through 4 key points in your project to help keep you on track from beginning to end.

        PRE-DESIGN


        Before you commit to a specific project direction, it can help to explore as many ideas as you can. Sometimes thinking beyond the immediately obvious can lead to a customized space that uniquely suits your cooking style. In this process, often some ‘out of the box’ bits of inspiration can hit through getting to know your needs.

        DESIGN REFINEMENT


        Once you’ve taken your big ideas from our pre-design, you’ll likely be working with the rest of your Team to develop a specific direction and main design points. We’ll jump in to review them and offer feedback on your next big question -  from layouts to appliance selections to finish finessing.

        SHOP DRAWING REVIEW


        Once your cabinet maker or millworker has all the design direction and drawings (if an Architect or Interior Designer is part of your team - otherwise often the millworker will develop the drawings from scratch for you), we’ll give them a thorough review. Hitting or missing your mark is often found in the design details, after all.

        SITE CLARIFICATIONS


        Once things are moving, any variety of questions, clarifications or complications can come up - especially in a renovation. We’ll jump on a call to make sure everything is running as smoothly as possible and provide any design clarifications on site.

        Full Kitchen Design Consultant Services


        From initial design meetings to your first cook in your new dream Kitchen, we’ll be with you every step of the way. We offer a menu of services and provide a ballpark of fees, openly tracking and charging hourly as we go so that you’re never paying for something you don’t need.

        Menu of Kitchen Design Services


        Your project may need many or all of these points of service : 

      • Initial Project Scope

      • Data Gathering - Measurements, Photos and Existing Floor Plans

      • Reviewing Inspiration, Personal Style and Lists of Needs/Wishes

      • Layout Options

      • Appliance Selections

      • Finishing Selections

      • Permit - Strata Drawings / Submissions

      • Design Development - details

      • 3D Basic Sketching

      • Color Sketches, Mood Boards, Finishing Proposals

      • Coordination with Team Members, Trades, Consultants

      • Review of Structural, Electrical, Mechanical drawings

      • Review of Shop Drawings

      • Site Supervision (virtual meetings)

        Typical Project Timeline + Design Fee Structure


        It would be great to say Kitchen Design projects have a typical pricing and timeline, but the truth is that every single project is indeed unique. Spaces, teams, styles. project scopes, municipal bylaws and codes, needs and wishes are all variables that impact timelines and fees. We’ve found it best to contact us for a conversation about your project to discuss it! From there we’ll create a quote with ballpark fees based on our extensive experience and your scope of work.

        Availible Globally - Globally Aware

        With the beauty of video apps and the convenience of the world wide web, we’ve consulted on projects from the USA to Europe to South America to New Zealand - and we’re still going! Alison Kent at the Home Kitchen loves to travel, studying kitchens, cultural cooking styles, restaurant design and more as she goes. We’re uniquely connected to the world, and genuinely excited to bring all of that passion to your project, wherever you live.

        How we Design Kitchens all Over the World

Through Zoom, Google Meets, Facetime or your preferred video app, we can jump from our space to yours, anywhere in the world. We work well in both Metric and Imperial, and are adept at interpreting codes, and are familiar with numerous global appliance brands. If required, drawings can also be translated using Google Translate for your Team.