Kitchen Remodel Process

Getting Started

  • Gather a scrapbook of notes, photos, and articles that you have collected.
  • Get together with your family and ask them for their input and wish lists.
  • Come up with a budget
  • Draw a rough sketch of your floor plan and take measurements (or, if building, get floor plan from architect or builder).
  • Call us to make an appointment, or stop into our showroom. We strongly suggest making an appointment, especially on Saturdays, when the showroom tends to be most busy. Appointments help us plan for plenty of time for your designer to focus on your project.

Visiting our Showroom

The first time you stop into our showroom we will:

  • Show you around and give you an overview of product styles and brands to help you start to narrow down your personal preferences and prioritize among the many, many options.
  • Answer your questions.
  • Review and/or assist you in establishing a budget.
  • Discuss your scrapbook of ideas (if you have one).
  • Discuss your floor plan (if you have one) and go over some preliminary design ideas.
  • Discuss your plans and goals for utilizing the room you will be remodeling, and of course, your ideal time frame for project completion.

After this visit, your Carole designer will use the information you have shared at this first meeting to draft a preliminary professional design. You will meet again to review this design and an estimate in detail and give feedback. There is absolutely no charge for this stage. The goal is for you to establish a comfortable, trusting relationship with your designer and his or her skill level as well as the range of products which our firm offers.

If after reviewing your first preliminary design, you are pleased with the results and you decide to move forward working with Carole Kitchen & Bath Design, we will then ask for a retainer fee to continue the process. This is not a design fee, but rather, 100% of this amount will be applied to the products (such as cabinetry or countertops) which you purchase for your new space.

If You Like What You See

  • We will come to your home and take measurements.
  • We will create additional design iterations as required, including perspectives, elevations, and a floor plan.
  • We will provide you with a price.
  • We will set up a meeting for you to discuss the design and pricing and discuss any potential final modifications you would like to make.

The Installation Process

  • If you do not have a builder or remodeling contractor selected, we will provide you with a list of names of individuals/firms with whom we have worked and find to be qualified and reputable.
  • To ensure a quality installation, we will meet the installer at your home to discuss the details of your plan and installation.

Excellent communication is an essential ingredient throughout the entire process—between you, your designer, and your installer/builder/contractor. Carole designers are known for their detailed and thorough design plans, and we are happy to provide references from builders with whom we work who can attest to our designers’ professionalism and skill.