How a custom kitchen actually moves

A custom kitchen does not have to take half a year. Most clients are surprised at how quickly ours move — and the reason is structural, not magical. Here is where the time actually goes.

Phase one is the consult. We come to your home, walk the room, listen, and write a short brief — what the room is for, who uses it, when, and how. By the end of the visit we have a written description of the kitchen you actually want, and we have hand-measured every wall, window, and service penetration ourselves.

Phase two is design. Hand-drawn elevations first, refined together, with a materials-and-finishes meeting in our shop in between. We do not 3D-render until the layout is locked — drawing in 3D too early is how studios end up reworking the same cabinet four times.

End of design phase: design lock. We share a firm written quote, a real install date, and a dated production schedule. Once you sign, the price does not move and neither does the date.

Phase three is the build. Lumber arrives, cabinet boxes are cut and dry-fit, doors and drawer fronts come together, finishing happens, then pre-assembly and test-fit in our shop. By the end of the build the kitchen is sitting complete in our workshop, waiting for the install.

Phase four is install. The same project lead who quoted you runs the install. We dust-protect adjacent rooms, keep noisy work to neighbour-respecting hours, and clean up at the end of every day.

Then, a follow-up — has anything moved, has anything settled — and a written care guide. The kitchen is on your side for decades.

We move quickly because the whole process runs under one roof — drawing, cutting, finishing, install — and because we plan the schedule end-to-end before we cut a single piece of wood. There are no subcontractor hand-offs, no overseas lead times, and no wasted weeks waiting for someone else's milestone.