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When homeowners from Des Plaines were ready to transform their dated, cluttered kitchen into a spectacular high-end cook’s dream, KDP was thrilled to design the remodel. The biggest challenge? A small footprint with no room for expansion. Small kitchens are always the most challenging to design because every inch of space is critical. Detailed planning is essential to achieve a result that is both functional and beautiful. Fortunately, detailed planning is a KDP specialty!

The original kitchen was approximately 12 x 12 with one L-shaped countertop and an eat-in table that served as overflow storage and work space.

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A wonderful family with grown kids was tired of their dated kitchen and breakfast room. They wanted to lighten up the space, update to a more transitional style and feel more connected to their family room.

The homeowners decided to enclose a covered porch off the breakfast room for a 75 square foot addition. Their contractor, M.W. Carlson, Ltd. recommended KDP to help design the new space.

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Kitchen Design Partners recently had the opportunity to work with M.W. Carlson, Ltd. on a kitchen remodel in a lovely, vintage home in Glencoe, right across from Lake Michigan. Like many older houses, the original kitchen was cut off from the rest of the home. The original kitchen was charming, but dated and worn. The countertops were made of tile with grout lines. The wall between the kitchen and breakfast room made the room feel closed and cramped.

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Kitchen Design Partners recently helped create a fabulous new kitchen for a busy family of five in Chicago. The original kitchen of cherry cabinets and dark countertops with cherry wood plank flooring felt dark and dated to this young, energetic family. The kitchen layout was awkward as well. The original refrigerator, sink, dishwasher and range were crowded together with the sink on a diagonal in the corner, all creating a bottleneck. When multiple people were in the kitchen including three children,

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