Howdy! And Welcome back to
my First Time Home Buyer Blog in this edition I am going to expand on my
experience of visiting the professional kitchen designer as part of my Design
Studio Selections process.
If this is the first time
you are checking in with me, here are the links to the previous blogs you have
missed:
So just a little insider
knowledge before I dive into my experience. Every purchaser of a brand new
Parkview home gets to go through the Design Studio Selection process to select
the finishes for their new home, and that includes the opportunity to meet with
Debbie from AYA Kitchens. I highly recommend taking the opportunity to meet
with Debbie she is super nice, highly professional and has the expertise to
provide amazing suggestions to make your kitchen, your dream kitchen, while
working inside even the most limited of budgets.
Initially I wasn’t
planning on visiting with Debbie because of my restricted budget. I figured I
would be able to pick out everything that I needed from the standard and
upgrades available at the Design Studio, but when I wanted a different kind of
cabinet in my powder room I booked an appointment to visit with Debbie and
discuss my options.
When I arrived at AYA,
Debbie was there ready to work one on one with me, discuss my kitchen and
bathrooms options and offer up suggestions to make my life easier. She provided
me with simple solutions such as adding a corner folding cabinet and a cabinet
opposite my sink to optimize the storage space in my kitchen, adding an
extended cabinet over my fridge so the cabinet wasn’t set back and under
cabinet light valance for better lighting. She was also ready with suggestions
to meet my personal style such as changing my standard oak cabinets to maple
and changing my door hardware for a smoother, sleeker look.
She also listened to my
thoughts and wishes for my kitchen and offered suggestions on how we could
accomplish what I was looking to do. I had some extra space in my breakfast
area, that I gained when I customized my plan, so I wanted to see if I could
extend my kitchen into that area. I also wasn’t excited about the location of
my main bank of drawers so I wanted to see if I could move it closer to the
sink. And lastly, I wanted to see about changing the cabinet in my powder room
to white, in a sleek and modern style.
In the end I decided that
my kitchen needed the extra space, the moved bank of drawers, the corner
folding cabinet and the cabinet on the opposite side of the sink and the maple
upgrade. I also added the maple upgrade to my bathrooms for consistency throughout my home.
When I got the drawings to sign off on I was blown away and I knew it was my kitchen! I can’t wait to move in so I can start cooking and baking in it!
When I got the drawings to sign off on I was blown away and I knew it was my kitchen! I can’t wait to move in so I can start cooking and baking in it!
Here is a sneak peek at my future kitchen:
In conclusion I LOVED MY KITCHEN DESIGNER EXPERIENCE!
I was blown away by Debbie’s attentiveness to me and my needs, even though I
didn’t have a big budget to spend. She made the experience 100% valuable and
amazing, and made me so happy that I made the decision to go see her. I am
having difficulty putting into words how excited this experience made me for my
new home and how appreciative I am for knowing that my kitchen will be just
perfect because of Debbie’s help.
It is spring now so my new
home should be getting started any day now! When that shovel hits the dirt you
know I will be peeking around the corner getting some pictures. Stay tuned for
progress blogs and pictures!
Talk to you soon,
Alyssa :)
Here is more information
about AYA Kitchens and the Parkview Homes Design Studio!
(Also, there are fantastic videos on this page that
will show you the Design Studio and explain the Design Studio (Colour)
Selection process!)
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