Picking Ohio Kitchen Designers

Before beginning any selection process you should have an overall goal or goals. Simply “I want something new” isn’t going to be enough and you’ll waste some time in the designer selection process. You could actually be considered to be potentially unsuitable client (the most popular Ohio kitchen designers are all very busy, with long waiting lists).

It might be that you want to have a lot more counter space for your hobby or fledgling business, you could wish to get the most of spectacular views, let more light into the kitchen, create a dining area – or any number of needs and desires. How does your family work in your kitchen? Are you a expert chef or do you simply heat meals? Do you do much entertaining? Do you make jams?

Preparing a list of these requirements and making notes about how you all use your kitchen – together with an idea of the materials and colors you’d like in this kitchen project – will absolutely help in that first sit down with your kitchen designer, helping the designer know you as a new client plus saving your time in any early-stage complimentary consultations.

Once you have the basic concepts of your needs and wants – it’s now time to examine the kitchen designers themselves.

Your Search Starts Here

The Internet has made finding and selecting kitchen designers in Ohio much easier.

You can search specialist kitchen review sites like KitchensRated, search trade associations such as the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s Ohio local chapter, or look up the Ohio section of the BBB

Almost all top kitchen designers will be certified members of trade associations like the NKBA, or have received certification from specialist groups such as the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ).

After looking at their website, how do they come across to you? Do they display examples of finished kitchen projects? Do they show happy homeowner testimonials? Is all contact information on-site? Does everything load?