Doris Middleton
Owner and design principal
Sits in on most first visits and reads every scope list before it goes out.
Kitchen and bath showroom, Ohio City
Bring the floor plan, and we'll set out the rest
Our West 25th Street showroom has full-size cabinet runs, counter slabs and tile boards under daylight. A designer sits down with your plan, and you leave with a written list of what the room needs.
What we remodel
Four kinds of work, planned together
Most homes call us about a kitchen or a bath. The cabinets, counters and tile that go in them are chosen at the same table.
Bathrooms
Tub-to-shower swaps, full remodels and powder rooms, with the tile set to your plan.
Bathrooms
Cabinets and counters
Stock, semi-custom and custom lines, with quartz, granite and butcher block you can put a hand on.
Cabinets and counters
Tile and floors
Backsplashes, showers and floors, laid over a subfloor we have checked first.
Tile and floors
Before your visit
Bring your floor plan, and five other things
None of it is homework. A phone photo of a hand sketch with the wall lengths will do.
The more of this you bring, the more of the first visit goes to choices and the less to measuring. Whatever you can't find, we will measure at your house later.
Your list
Your floor plan, or a sketch with the wall lengths. A phone photo of the sketch is fine.
Photos of the room from each corner, with the ceiling and the windows in them.
Model numbers or manuals for any appliance you are keeping.
A sample from home: a cabinet door, a floor tile, a paint chip.
Two short lists: what you want to keep, and what you like least about the room now.
The year the house was built, as near as you know it.
The visit
Two hours, four stops
A designer walks you through the same four stops each time, in this order.
- 01
Step 1: Your plan on the table
We read your plan beside your photos and mark what it can't tell us yet: where a wall bears load, where the pipes run, what the windows are doing.
- 02
Step 2: The footprint on the floor
We tape your kitchen's outline on the showroom floor at full size, so you can stand in the aisle and open a cabinet door.
- 03
Step 3: Samples by the window
Cabinet doors, counter slabs, tile and flooring in daylight, not under store lights. You take pieces home and see them in your own light.
- 04
Step 4: A list to take home
You leave with your plan marked up and a written list of what the room needs. The next step is a site measure, then a written estimate.
Finished rooms
Kitchens and baths, side by side
Showing 6 of 6
Sample photos.
Pricing
Why two kitchens cost differently
We don't print an average. Two kitchens the same size can differ by a wide margin, and a number without your plan would only mislead you.
What decides the price
Five things move a kitchen or bath more than any other.
How big the room is, and how many walls you want moved
Cabinet line and counter material
Tile size and pattern: small tile means more labor
How old the house is, and what is behind the walls
Which appliances and fixtures you choose, and how long they take to arrive
What happens at the visit
Two hours at the showroom with a designer. We read your plan, tape its footprint on the floor, and walk the samples with you. The visit has no charge.
Your plan, reviewed next to your photos
Samples to take home
A written list of what your room needs
No drawings and no price yet
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
The written estimate comes after a site measure. It lists the work room by room, so you can see what is in it.
Scope of work, room by room
Allowances for what you haven't chosen yet
What is not included, named
A start window and who will be on site
When you get the number
The number comes in writing, after we have measured your house and read your selections. We don't quote from a phone call or from a photo alone.
The showroom
Who you'll meet at the table
Eighteen people work here. These six are the ones you will hear from.
Enzo Colombo
Showroom manager
Keeps the sample library current and books the visits.
Shazia Qureshi
Senior kitchen designer
Plans tight kitchens in Cleveland doubles and Heights colonials.
Noel Leyva
Project manager
Your one call once work starts; walks the site each morning.
Chaeyoung Song
Tile and bath lead
Sets showers and floors, and checks the waterproofing before the first tile.
Clifford Hanley
Lead carpenter
Cabinets, trim, and whatever is behind the wall.
Heard after the walk-through
“We brought a sketch on graph paper. Two hours later Shazia had the kitchen taped out on the floor, and I could tell the island was too big.”
Patsy L.Kitchen, a Cleveland double
“The gray we picked under store lights turned green at home. The tile board by the window would have shown us that.”
Wade D.Bathroom, Berea
“The first thing they asked was the year the house was built. Then they explained what that meant for the demolition.”
Rana H.Kitchen, Cleveland Heights
Sample reviews.
Service area
Across Cleveland and the close-in suburbs
Homes in Cuyahoga County, from the lake to the southern suburbs. Not sure about yours? Ask before you drive over.
West side
- Cleveland
- Rocky River
- Bay Village
- Fairview Park
- North Olmsted
- Berea
East side
- Cleveland Heights
- Shaker Heights
- University Heights
- Beachwood
- Pepper Pike
- Euclid
- South Euclid
- Lyndhurst
- Solon
South side
- Strongsville
- Middleburg Heights
- Garfield Heights
We don't take jobs in Summit, Lorain, Lake or Geauga counties.
Before you pick a day
Do I need an appointment?
Yes. Visits are booked so a designer is free for the whole two hours. Choose a day above, or call and we will find one.
What if I don't have a floor plan?
Bring a sketch with the wall lengths, or photos from each corner. If you have neither, we start with what you have and measure at your house after the visit.
Is my house built before 1978?
If it was, tell us at the visit. Paint in older houses can contain lead, and paid work that disturbs it falls under the EPA's rule on lead paint. We follow it on every job in a house of that age, and we explain what it adds to the work. Small repairs below the EPA's size limits are exempt, but windows and demolition never are.
Can I bring someone?
Bring whoever helps you decide. A partner, a parent, a friend who has been through it.
Book a showroom visit
Pick a day and tell us what you are bringing. A designer texts or calls to confirm a time. You can text your plan ahead.
Phone(216) 555-0100
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed
Showroom visits are by appointment, so a designer is free when you arrive.