Plan the kitchen before you start pricing it.
You want to manage the renovation yourself. You just don’t want to be the one figuring out the kitchen plan as you go.
Kitchen Layout & Cabinet Planning gives you one professionally developed, supplier-neutral planning direction before you start collecting quotes.
We establish the layout, cabinet and appliance placement, storage strategy, workflow and working clearances first.
So instead of asking each supplier to design and price a different kitchen, you can take the same planning direction into each conversation and compare how they propose to deliver it.
You stay in control of the project. The kitchen itself is professionally planned.
THIS SERVICE FOCUSES ON FUNCTION. NOT FINISHES.
The planning covers layout, cabinetry, appliance placement, storage, workflow, circulation and clearances. Materials, colors, door styles and decorative selections remain open so you can compare products and suppliers without losing the planning direction underneath them.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
- you want to manage your renovation yourself, but want the kitchen professionally planned
- you do not need full-service design or project management
- you want one clear plan to take to cabinet suppliers and contractors
- you want suppliers pricing the same kitchen, not different interpretations of it
- you want to compare proposals from a clearer functional starting point
- you want the layout, cabinetry and appliances worked through before you start committing serious money
Keep control of the renovation. Start with a kitchen plan you can actually execute.
20+ years of kitchen-specific experience.
Expertise featured in Martha Stewart, Forbes and Cottages & Gardens
Kitchen Layout & Cabinet Planning
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
A professionally developed kitchen floor plan
A dimensioned plan showing the intended cabinet and appliance placement, working clearances, circulation and overall organization of the kitchen.
Cabinet configuration & storage strategy
The plan considers not only where cabinets go, but what they need to do. Depending on the kitchen, this may include:
- drawer bases
- door cabinets
- pull-outs
- pantry and tall storage
- trash and recycling
- appliance cabinetry
- corner solutions
- primary storage zones
This gives cabinet suppliers a clearer understanding of the kitchen they are being asked to price.
Workflow & movement planning
The layout considers:
- prep, cooking and cleaning relationships
- appliance placement
- usable counter and landing space
- circulation and aisle clearances
- storage distribution
- movement through and around the kitchen
2D kitchen elevations
Elevations show the intended vertical cabinet organization.
Small kitchens: up to 2 elevations
Medium kitchens: up to 4 elevations
Large kitchens: up to 4 elevations
Planning rationale
A concise explanation of the main layout decisions, workflow relationships and cabinet strategy.
30-minute virtual layout presentation
We review the plan together, discuss the reasoning behind it and address your questions before you move into supplier and contractor conversations.
One focused refinement
One round of reasonable adjustments to the developed layout direction is included.
This is a refinement of the proposed direction, not a second layout concept.
WHY ESTABLISH THE LAYOUT BEFORE REQUESTING QUOTES?
Without a defined plan, different cabinet suppliers may propose different layouts, cabinet quantities, appliance locations and cabinet configurations.
You may receive several prices without really knowing what you are comparing.
Kitchen Layout & Cabinet Planning gives you one functional starting point that can be shared with cabinet suppliers and contractors.
Use the plan to:
- communicate the same layout direction to multiple suppliers
- define the intended cabinet configuration
- identify when a proposal materially changes the plan
- evaluate whether a supplier can deliver what you are looking for
- request pricing around a more consistent functional scope
The goal is not to make every quote identical. It is to give everyone the same functional starting point.
FUNCTION FIRST, FINISHES LATER
This service focuses on the functional structure of the kitchen:
- cabinet placement
- appliance placement
- cabinet types
- storage strategy
- working clearances
- circulation
- workflow
It does not include cabinet finishes, door styles, countertops, backsplash selections, decorative materials, hardware styling or lighting design.
Those decisions remain open so the planning direction can later be translated into the cabinet manufacturer, materials and products you choose.
WHAT I NEED FROM YOU
Before planning begins, you will provide:
- room dimensions
- photos of the existing space
- door and window locations
- any existing plans or drawings
- appliance requirements or preferred sizes, when known
- information about your routines, storage needs and priorities
You do not need professionally prepared drawings to begin.
HOW THE PROCESS WORKS
After purchase, you receive the project questionnaire and measurement instructions.
Once your project information is complete, I develop the kitchen planning direction and prepare the floor plan, applicable elevations and planning explanation.
We then review the plan together during the virtual presentation.
Following the presentation, the included refinement is completed and the final planning package is issued.
WHAT THIS PLAN IS INTENDED FOR
The completed package is intended to serve as a planning and design-intent reference for conversations with cabinet suppliers, contractors and other project professionals.
It is not a cabinet shop drawing, fabrication drawing, architectural drawing or construction-document package.
Your selected cabinet supplier, contractor or other project professional remains responsible for field verification and for translating the planning direction into the specific cabinetry system, technical details and construction requirements used on your project.
CHOOSE YOUR KITCHEN SIZE
Small Kitchen Layout & Cabinet Planning (up to 100 sq. ft.) — $1,195
Medium Kitchen Layout & Cabinet Planning (101–200 sq. ft.) — $1,695
Large Kitchen Layout & Cabinet Planning (201–400 sq. ft.) — $2,195
For open-plan spaces, select the size based on the area being actively planned as part of the kitchen rather than the total adjoining living space.
