Summer is around the corner; this time of year, we often see people eager to renovate and entertain in their kitchens. So, we put together a Top 5 things you should bring to one of our free design consultations, to get the most out of your time and get us moving towards that dream renovation.
Measure Your Space
To begin, it’s best to measure the length and width of your room. If you have low ceilings also measure the floor to ceiling length as well. These measurements give us a head start on designing your kitchen. Just from these rough figures, we can tell how large your kitchen can be and what we can fit in that space for you. It allows us to make the most of the space you have to make it as functional and comfortable as possible.
If you don’t feel confident to measure and have an existing kitchen, count the cupboards you have. We can easily work from this as well.
Don’t worry about being precise, we always come out to your property to do a ‘check measure’. This is when we will get detailed measurements to work from in order to put together the design for your final kitchen. These measurements just ensure we can give you an estimate from your first meeting to really get things going!
Get Inspired
Take a look around to get some inspiration and get to know what you would like. Take a critical eye to your friends’ kitchen to see what parts you would like to have us emulate or to avoid. Take to Pinterest and save some ideas. We are a huge fan of that platform (follow us there using 209872386!) and are more than happy to share a board with you.
Look for more than aesthetics, what functions do you want your kitchen to have? Bi-fold cupboard doors to hide the toaster (and its crumbs)? A charging dock cleverly hidden in your natural stone worktop or perhaps a media wall?
Bringing in your own ideas gives our design team a head start in the right direction. Even if these ideas contradict, we can pick out the important elements and piece these together for you. We want to create a kitchen you will love and want to keep for a lifetime. Most of all we want to make the design process collaborative for you.
Pick Your Style
If you would prefer to start from scratch without kitchen inspiration photos, we can absolutely help with that. Just tell us if you’re a lover of modern or shaker and we can work from there.
There is a huge difference between the two when it comes to design. It affects everything from the kitchen doors to the kitchen appliances, handles and more. With just this distinction we can start putting together a design based on our knowledge of current trends in that style. We find that customers soon find out what they do and don’t like when we get started. It can be a fun experiment and fascinating to see it all come together.
Bring Your Wishlist
Similar to your inspiration above, bring a Wishlist. Tell us what is in your dream kitchen, and we will do everything to make it possible, and within budget.
Create a list of your appliances and anything functional or aesthetic you would love to have in your kitchen. We work together with lots of brands who can cover most requests. But if you find something particularly unique, we will do our research to find a way to get this for you without breaking the bank. Plus, our fitters have never said no to a challenge, they can fit anything!
Know Your Budget
It can be hard to discuss money, but we aren’t here to meet or exceed your budget so don’t be afraid to let us know what you have in mind. We use this figure to help us complete that Wishlist without breaking the bank. We don’t want to give you a design that is beautiful but unaffordable, we don’t want you to leave feeling disappointed.
We have a thousand tricks up our sleeve for making your budget go far, we want to focus on the things you really want, and with partnerships with big brands, we do the negotiating to ensure those luxury items still come within budget.
We hope this helps you to get the most out of your design appointment. We offer an instant estimate for your kitchen which is quick and easy, you just need a price and some time to think.
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