Paul explains why it saves time working with a kitchen designer as early as possible when you are renovating a kitchen. Episode 30
Paul speaks with Rose and explains why it saves time working with a kitchen designer as early as possible when you are remodeling a kitchen. Kitchen designers can throw “monkey wrenches” into customer’s remodeling plans when they inform them about issues that hadn’t been considered. Paul brings up issues previously not considered in Rose’s kitchen. Both Paul and Rose go through possible tradeoffs to make Rose’s design better.
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Paul’s bio from the magazine Kitchen and Bath Design News:
Paul McAlary possesses a voice that resonates far beyond the boundaries of Philadelphia’s western suburbs and the city’s prestigious Main Line – the location of his well-established Delaware Valley design firm.
McAlary, president and senior designer of Bala Cynwyd, PA-based Main Line Kitchen Design, is an internationally recognized kitchen design authority who has won more than a dozen local and national design awards, including being named a 2017 Viking Appliances Designer of Distinction.
Beyond his achievements as a designer, McAlary has also forged a burgeoning reputation as the creative force behind the “Main Line Kitchen Design Blog,” a unique online forum and social media resource that is read by more than 40,000 people each month and has been honored as one of the top kitchen design blogs in the world. Main Line Kitchen Design’s videos and blogs address a wide range of kitchen/bath-related topics aimed at sparking a constructive exchange of ideas among both consumers and design professionals.
McAlary, whose kitchens and comments often appear in trade magazines and on social media sites, is sometimes at odds with the kitchen design establishment, but he maintains a distinct sense of humor and is known as a fierce advocate for design standards, ethics and transparency in the kitchen design trade.
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4 Replies to “Calls with Paul: The Kitchen Design Podcast. Episode 30 Working with a Kitchen Designer”
D. Abernathy-Smith
Hello Paul,
What do you think of Schuler Cabinets? I do not want Lowe’s cabinets, but it’s hard to get Fubu or any of the cabinets on the 2021 Cabinet list with an A rating in Georgia. I want to hire a designer, but my small kitchen with11 cabinets and they want to charge 25k. How much should a designer cost?
ITSAdmin
Hi D,
Schuler is a good brand but expensive. Shenendoah at Lowes is 49% less and Kraftmaid also at Lowes is 20% less than Schuler.
D. Abernathy-Smith
Hello Paul:
I finally received a quote from lowes, a small kitchen with 10 cabinets at 23k and 7k quartz counter. Schuler supposed to have a 30% off sale. They lost their minds. I explained to them the cabinets are not custom and I have a small kitchen. The designer felt insulted that I refused to believe the quote was accurate.
D. Abernathy-Smith
Hello Paul:
I finally received a quote from lowes, a small kitchen with 10 cabinets at 23k and 7k quartz counter. Schuler supposed to have a 30% off sale. They lost their minds. I explained to them the cabinets are not custom and I have a small kitchen. The designer felt insulted that I refused to believe the quote was accurate for 32 linear foot.