Living without a kitchen during a renovation project can be stressful.  There are options of course: use this time as an opportunity to explore all the restaurants, food carts, and take-out places in your neighborhood! Since this isn’t practical for all your meals, I’m sharing the top five tips from several clients who have successfully survived their kitchen remodels.

The most important elements the clients wanted to incorporate into their new home were the art and textiles they gathered on their many travels. They aren’t afraid of color or patterns, and they were ready to make some major changes to their home to suit their needs. My goal was to create a space that is as exciting and unique as they are!

Kim and Jeff had an outdated kitchen. It was from 1982 and had been only cosmetically updated once in that time. When asked about what she didn’t like about her kitchen before, Kim stated, “It was just ugly.”

Homes are not just buildings that we live inside. They are a part of us. Who we are and our self-expression. One beautiful, wonderful thing about the interior design industry is how clients and designers form a bond and really get to understand one another.