KITCHEN LAYOUT CHECK / ONLINE ACROSS THE U.S.
About to sign off on your kitchen plan?
Before you order your kitchen,
Still wondering if you've missed something?
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Your cabinet designer may have reviewed it.
Your contractor may have looked at it.
You can still want another experienced, independent set of eyes.
We review your existing kitchen plan for potential functional concerns and identify what needs resolving,
what's worth reconsidering, and what works as planned.
One-time review · 3 business days after required files arrive · Applicable sales tax extra
20+ years
Kitchen-specific experience
Independent
Not tied to a cabinet brand or showroom
3 business days
Business-day turnaround after complete files
THE MOMENT BEFORE YOU APPROVE
The plan may look finished. But will it work as intended?
Most homeowners don't want to redesign everything. They want to know whether something important could affect how their kitchen works every day.
01 / Access
Will the fridge, oven and drawers actually open properly?
We review the clearances and interactions a beautiful rendering may not reveal.
02 / Everyday use
Will the island get in the way when two people use the kitchen?
We examine work aisles, traffic routes, cooking and cleanup together.
03 / Useful space
Is there enough workspace where you really need it?
We look at landing areas, appliance positions and the relationships between work zones.
Once cabinetry is ordered, correcting a planning concern can mean replacements, additional installation work or delays.
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Investing $40,000 or more in your kitchen?
A $395 independent review is less than 1% of that investment.
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Identify potential concerns while your existing team can still address them before approval.
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Keep your team.
Get a second opinion.
SEE WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR
See what your $395 assessment looks like.
Not a redesign or a list of instructions.
A marked-up plan with clear findings,
each labeled Resolve or Worth Reconsidering.
Proposed kitchen plan
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
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Each observation identifies where the concern lies and how it is prioritized.
Corrections and technical decisions remain with your existing project team.
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Refrigerator & Adjacent Storage Access
The refrigerator door may not open far enough to access its interior drawers. The adjacent narrow pull-out could also be difficult to use.
Check both opening clearances and adjust cabinet spacing if needed before ordering.
Resolve
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The island aisle may feel constrained.
The 5' aisle may become difficult to navigate when people are seated, especially during cooking and cleanup.
Check the remaining walking space with stools occupied and people working at the counter.
Worth Reconsidering
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Conflict Corner Cabinet Door & Access Next to Range
The corner cabinet door may hit the range handle before opening fully, restricting access to the cabinet.
Verify door swing against the range dimensions and adjust the cabinet arrangement if needed.
Resolve
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Corner Seat Usability
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The end seat may not provide enough legroom, uncomfortable to sit & potentially obstructing the walkway.
Review the available legroom and whether the end seat is practical in this position.
Worth Reconsidering
​YOUR DECISION, MADE CLEARER
Know whether to approve, resolve or reconsider.
The review gives you something useful whether it identifies concerns or confirms that no significant planning issues are visible in the documents provided.
One existing layout. One focused assessment.
We don't redesign the kitchen or replace your designer. We identify functional concerns and distinguish what needs resolving from what is worth reconsidering before approval.
Annotated plan
Concerns marked directly where they apply on your proposed layout.
Clear findings
Specific observations describing the functional concern, not general design opinions.
Two priority labels
Each identified concern is marked Resolve or Worth Reconsidering.
Overall assessment
A summary of the plan based on the functional relationships visible in your documents.
A clear assessment, not another full design process.
Ready to Move Forward
No significant functional planning concerns identified within the material reviewed.
Resolve Before Ordering
The general direction works, but specific points need attention before approval.
Reconsider the Layout
More consequential functional concerns should be revisited before committing.
WHO BUILD THE KITCHEN LAYOUT CHECK ASSESMENT?
Experience built in the kitchen industry, not a generic checklist.
I'm Sabrina Antony, founder of Kitchen Design NYC. My background spans more than 20 years of specialized kitchen work, including European cabinetry systems, technical planning and project implementation.
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I look at how the decisions on a drawing affect one another and identify functional concerns before you make a substantial cabinetry commitment.
20+ years
Kitchen-specific expertise across European and U.S. projects
Independent perspective
Not tied to the sale of any cabinet brand or showroom
EXPERTISE FEATURED IN
STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM START TO FINISH
Three steps. No new design appointment.
You don't need to prepare new design drawings for this review. Send the planning documents you already have.
01 / PURCHASE
Order the review.
Purchase the Kitchen Layout Check for $395 plus applicable sales tax.
02 / SUBMIT
Send your existing plan.
Provide the dimensioned floor plan and appliance model numbers or specification sheets. Elevations are optional.
03 / RECEIVE
Get clear, usable findings.
Receive your annotated assessment within three business days once all required material arrives.
BEFORE YOU DECIDE
A few sensible questions.
Clear answers about what this review will and won't do for your project.
My designer or cabinet supplier has already checked it. Why pay for another review?
This is a separate, independent look at the layout's functional relationships. You can share the findings with the team you already trust without commissioning a new design or replacing their work.
What if you don't find anything wrong?
We'll tell you what appears to work as planned, within the information provided. The aim is a useful professional assessment, not to manufacture problems. A favorable review is not a guarantee of installation conditions.
Will you redesign the plan if something needs fixing?
No. The Layout Check identifies functional concerns and labels each one Resolve or Worth Reconsidering. It does not provide revised drawings, design solutions or instructions for correcting issues. A revised design is a separate service.
Do I need detailed construction drawings?
A dimensioned proposed floor plan and appliance model numbers or specification sheets are required. Elevations are helpful, but optional. We may need clarification if the files don't contain enough information for a meaningful review.
Does this guarantee cabinet fit or code compliance?
No. This is a document-based functional review, not field measurement, engineering, permit review, shop-drawing approval or code certification. Your supplier and licensed project professionals remain responsible for field verification, technical approvals, building-code requirements and execution.
I'm still exploring entirely different layouts. Is this the right service?
Probably not yet. This review is intended for an existing proposed layout that's approaching approval. If you need to develop or compare fundamentally different layouts, a planning service is a better fit.
BEFORE YOU SIGN OFF
Before the order goes in. Know what deserves one last look.
An independent kitchen expert reviews the plan you already have and gives you an annotated assessment with clearly identified and prioritized concerns.
Independent kitchen design & planning · Design & Interliving LLC.