Posted
April 10, 2009 05:23
by
Robert
Tags: kitchen views custom, greenquest, crystal cabinets
The kitchen design is now complete, and we are getting ready
to order the cabinets. Our “green” kitchen was designed by Jessica Williamson at Kitchen Views Custom in Newton, MA, who
has been amazing. Jessica was able to incorporate all of our requests,
including a stone arch, which proved complicated, and other preferences
including places to keep our toaster, microwave and coffee pot out of site.
We chose Kitchen Views because we were impressed with their
designers’ attention to detail and knowledge of green cabinet products. Kitchen
Views’ approach to design is different from that of other vendors. First they
review your kitchen plans and give you a ballpark estimate, then they ask you
to pay a deposit (which can be applied to any cabinet purchase). Their
designers are really kitchen designers rather than kitchen cabinet designers;
they design your kitchen with the whole house in mind, focusing on all of the
details beyond just the cabinets, including lighting, appliances, fixtures,
colors, impact on nearby spaces, etc. It’s hard to explain this difference
unless you have seen it firsthand.
Jessica also does all of her designs in CAD/CAM, so she was
able to show us very realistic views of the kitchen (such as the one you see
here), which is very helpful when considering different colors and looks. Most
other vendors use generic kitchen cabinet programs, such as 20/20.
We chose to use GreenQuest by Crystal
cabinets, which Jessica highly recommended. Benefits include FSC-certified wood
species, low-emitting water-based finishes, rapidly renewable materials, and no
added urea formaldehyde boxes. Some of our cabinets are “inset,” which is a
style that is not yet available in Lyptus in a white finish, so those doors
will be of a different FSC wood and the darker doors in the bar area will be
stained Lyptus. We are also using all plywood boxes.
You may also find it helpful to
read my What
Is a Green Cabinet Post
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