During the design process, product selection plays a crucial role. Finding materials that align with your design style and complement your lifestyle is essential for a successful renovation. At KRB Kitchen & Bath Design Center, our experienced sales team can guide you through informed decision-making throughout this phase. To begin this process, we recommend spending time envisioning your dream kitchen or bath. Having a clear design inspiration in mind is key, as it will empower our sales/design team in bringing your vision to life.
Essential First Step: Create Your Remodel Wish List
Whether you are exploring buying materials for your project and coordinating with an installation professional through our retail sale option or have us help you with full kitchen and/or bathroom design and remodel, your product and material selections should only be made after fully considering the true reasons you are remodeling, as well as any other contributing factors that may affect your project. Before you visit our design showroom, we suggest you make a list of what works and where you would like to see improvements in your current kitchen or bathroom. Include any other factors that you feel may or may not affect your project. Your list will help us start more conversations as we begin working together.
10 Key Questions for a Smooth Design Process
- What do you like about your current kitchen or bath and are there any parts you don’t want to remodel?
- What don’t you like about your current space and why?
- What do you imagine will be different about the new space and how do you plan to use it differently after it is complete?
- How is the space used by your household? Do you need to plan for the future?
- If budget becomes a concern, what must be included and what could be substituted or eliminated?
- What new and trending products have you seen in the kitchen and bath industry and are interested in considering?
- Do you prefer to cook with gas, induction, or electric?
- What is your style or what elements of a style do you like?
- What kind of flooring material will work well for your lifestyle?
- Should your home be designed with long-term accessibility in mind?
With a list of things to consider you can then begin to explore and choose the right products for your home in our showroom. If design and envisioning the possibilities is not your strength and you prefer professional help, our KRB Kitchen & Bath Design Center design staff can work together with you to help you choose and coordinate the right materials for your space.
The KRB Difference: Full-Service Design
As the kitchen and bath design specialists of the Seacoast, we are experts when it comes to the latest trends in the kitchen and bathroom industry. We will help you fully design a space that reflects your style and will function beautifully. Here are a few ways that our sales + design team assists clients when remodeling their kitchen or bathroom.
- Help you select materials that enhance the overall design.
- Show samples and examples of products that fit within your budget.
- Make sure the products you select from can be ordered and delivered on time to meet your required completion schedule.
- Let you know if the products you choose will require additional installation materials and/or labor to complete.
- Make sure the products you choose meet building code, electric code, ventilation and plumbing code requirements.
If you want to make confident decisions about the products you plan to include in your kitchen or bathroom, we suggest you work with a full-service design company that will manage your entire project. You will get expert design advice and have a beautifully designed space that will make your space stunning. A remodeling contractor with a showroom already has experience with the products and the manufacturers of the products they work with. That type of business also is well aware of the lead time it takes to order and receive products so they will be at the job site when needed. They already know how to install those products and what else might be needed to complete the installation. Conversely, a contractor without a showroom may not know this information for the products you select. Or a showroom that does not install products may not be able to help you fully understand whether the products they sell you will work at your home, meet the needs of your design, and/or may increase installation costs compared to other options.
Ready to discuss your project?
If you are thinking about remodeling your kitchen, bathroom, or other spaces in your home get in touch with us to discuss your project. We invite you to browse through our portfolio and visit our kitchen and bathroom showroom located on scenic Route 33 in Stratham, NH. Experience the newest trends in our state-of-the-art displays and while you’re here book your initial design consultation. We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your home remodel projects.
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