Picking Arizona Kitchen Designers

Before beginning the selection process you should have a project goal or goals. Simply “I want something new” isn’t enough and you’ll only waste some time in the designer selection process. You could actually be considered a potentially poor client (the most popular Arizona kitchen designers are very busy, with lengthy waiting lists).

It may be you’re needing to have more countertop space for a hobby or start-up business, you may want to make the most of spectacular views, allow more natural light into the kitchen, create a breakfast area – or any number of wants and wishes. How does your family work in your kitchen? Are you a keen cook or do you merely heat meals? Do you do a lot of entertaining? Do you bake?

Making a list of your requirements and making notes as to how you all use your kitchen – together with an idea of the look and feel you’d like in this new kitchen – will all help enormously in the initial sit down with your kitchen designer, assisting the designer understand you as a new design client and saving their valuable time in any early-stage free design consultations.

Once you have the general ideas of your wishes and requirements – it’s time to look at the kitchen designers themselves.

Your Search Starts Online

The world wide web has made looking for and choosing kitchen designers in Arizona so much easier than in the recent past.

Now you can look on specialist kitchen directory sites like KitchensRated, search trade associations like the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s Arizona local chapter, or look up the Arizona section of the BBB

Most pro kitchen designers will be certified members of trade associations like the NKBA, or have qualifications from specialist groups such as the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ).

After browsing their site, how do they come across to you? Do they carry examples of complete projects? Do they carry any homeowner testimonials? Is all contact information on-site? Does everything load?