Make Your Kitchen the Heart of Your Home

Understanding your needs and how your current kitchen fails you is super important. As you cook meals, think of what works, what doesn’t, what could be better, and how it could be improved. Custom kitchens are niche to our patterns and behaviors in ways that most spaces aren’t. Like to entertain? Need unique storage needs? Like cooking certain types of food? Are you a big foodie or like simplicity in your kitchen? Everything that happens in a kitchen remodel is specific to you and your specific needs, so spend time learning about what you do most, how you do it, why, where, when, and how. All important things to understand when you start your kitchen renovation.

To work with a smaller budget, consider reusing cabinets, maintaining mechanicals in their locations when possible, making smaller, yet functional changes to the cabinets you already have, or create unique design changes that transform your kitchen. ABI routinely paints original cabinets, changes backsplashes or countertops, makes unique storage solutions like built-in drawer pulls for specific materials (spice racks, pots, pans, trash, sheets for baking, etc.), and more. There are a ton of ways to make improvements to kitchens without blowing out walls or throwing away cabinets that have good bones.

This is where we find the best changes happen. Identifying the key weak points in how you use your kitchen helps you understand where changes need to be made. Once you have a list of the weak points in your kitchen, you should understand what the most important improvements are and focus there. Focusing on how the most optimal set up for your use of the kitchen, without constraints or compromises, is how you start to re-envision your kitchen. Understanding the reasoning behind the changes is crucial to the success of renovations. Demarking each cabinets’ purposes, your perfect triangle, your zones, and how you intend on continuing to use the space over time are the best ways to start finding solutions to your kitchen’s worst issues.

Our contractors have installed all types of cabinets, countertops, appliances, and arrangements in kitchens over the last 6 years. We work with you, the client, in person to understand how you use your kitchen and recommend the best materials for each use case. This is based on our experiences, our understanding of your family, your goals, your styles, and your needs.

Kitchen remodeling can be an extensive process and puts stress on you and your family. To be successful within your kitchen remodel, plan ahead. This means having meal plans for the family that can be cooked on small appliances, creating plans to potentially travel or visit family during the project, and have clear communications regarding timeline expectations. Often, ABI can create smaller kitchens by reallocating appliances, storage solutions for the pantry or perishable foods, and can coordinate with vendors to have the most seamless transitions available. Your kitchen is the heart of your home, and having clear and realistic expectations with your contractor and your family regarding the timeline, and the implications of the construction is crucial to a successful remodel.