To any one who has just installed a new kitchen,
Tell me about how you went about getting the kitchen designed and installed...
What would you have done differently, if anything, in hindsight?
Did you consult a professional to have them help you with the design or did you do it yourself?
I am a kitchen designer and i am interested in finding out how i can better service my clients to make getting a new kitchen easier for them.
Thank you for your time.
Eliza
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Browse Forums Kitchen Corner  12 Jun 2004 14 melbourne Junior Member Re: Kitchen Design 2Jun 12, 2004 2:55 pm I have designed my own kitchen, but it isn't built yet, lol!
I read up on some technical stuff (eg bench heights) looked at kitchen showrooms for ideas and looked at shops of specifications of stoves etc. I enjoyed doing it myself, but it was time consuming. As a consumer, I'd want to be be very responsive to what i said - not just say "no - this is better." Maybe something would be *better* but it's my choice unless you explained how it really would suit me better. For instance, a few people have told me the drawers in the kick space under benches are unnecessary (especially in a big kitchen) but as I want them to store instructions manuals and odds and ends, I don't care what anyone else thinks of them. hth! I just looked at that particular design. There simply isn't the space to have anything other than a straight flight of stairs. If you want stairs with a return I'd… 1 1784  In general, I wouldn't compromise the design to try and make it easier to fit a copy and paste house. Like AFALDT and jas25t we did a custom design to suit the block: … 4 3618 lol. usually a builder knocks up a generic plan to get the approvals and then leaves it for you to sort out. Its rare that the landscape plan submitted to council is how… 1 11119 |
