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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thank you all VERY much.  The tips here are incredibly helpful and I am holding onto them.

Anyone have any input regarding a kitchen designer/planner?  Did you just go with a General Contractor and pick your own furnishings?  Or did you go with a Kitchen Contractor who had an in-house Designer?  Something else?

How about cabinets?  You go out and get your own or did you rely on your Contractor for options? [/quote]

Honestly, to get a good design and a kitchen you’re happy with, you have to spend a lot of time thinking through what makes most sense, what goes where etc. If, after that, you still need help I would recommend finding an outside designer. Our contractor had a “designer” who was not only useless, but clearly didn’t cook and was designing for instagram. Also, I found it helpful to have someone who was not aligned with the contractor and would back me on decisions that required additional effort for the contractor rather than the norm. Whether they have to be a kitchen designer or not depends on whether you just are concerned with making sure your finishes coordinate or if you need someone to recommend cabinet sizes/inserts, etc. [/quote]

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