The Bergen County, New Jersey homeowners are seeking to remodel their kitchen. They hired Design Build Planners to create kitchen designs for the project.
Thus, the homeowners were presented with three different packages. Plan 1 is known as the “Robust” package. Plan 2 is known as the “Modest” package. Finally, Plan 3 is known as the “WOW” package. For this kitchen remodel, you can see the differences detailed in the plan scopes. Find out more about the service the Design Build Planners offer here.
Below are a few of the before pictures from the existing kitchen.
Here is the scope of Plan 1, the Robust package. Pictured below the bullet point overview of the design scope are the Computer Aided Designs (CAD) for Plan 1.
Plan 1~ ROBUST:
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Demo kitchen and sunroom to the stud and subfloor
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Build up sunroom floor to kitchen floor height
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Relocate the powder room to the sunroom as drawn, pocket door entry
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Awning window in the powder room
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Remove the wall from the kitchen to the dining room per plan (knee wall at cabinetry)
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Install new windows in kitchen to match counter top height
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Relocate range to the exterior wall and the refrigerator to the dining room wall
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Alter sink plumbing as needed
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Extend counter top at sink to dining room for additional seating
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Install two-sided 18” deep upper cabinets over the sink
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Install stacked upper cabinets with crown to the ceiling
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Install 15” deep cabinets over the windows
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Cabinetry per plan, allowing opening for existing radiator
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Tall pantry storage with chalkboard panel in 4 doors
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Tile back splash on all exposed areas of exterior wall
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Super White counter top
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Tile floor in kitchen and powder room
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Bead board in powder room
- Lighting per plan
Here is the scope of Plan 2, the Modest package. Pictured below the bullet point overview of the design scope are the Plan 2/Modest Computer Aided Designs.
Plan 2 ~ MODEST:
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Demo kitchen and sunroom to the stud and subfloor
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Build up sunroom floor to kitchen floor height
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Relocate the powder room to the sunroom as drawn, pocket door entry
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Awning window in the powder room
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Relocate the doorway from the kitchen to the dining room, framing in the wall as needed
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Leave existing kitchen windows in tact
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Relocate range to the exterior wall and the refrigerator to the dining room wall
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Alter sink plumbing as needed
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Standard depth upper cabinets, 42” tall with crown
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Cabinetry per plan, allowing opening for existing radiator
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Tall pantry storage
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Tile back splash on exterior and sink wall (to upper cabinet height)
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Granite counter top
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Tile floor in kitchen and powder room
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No wall treatments in powder room
- Lighting per plan
Here is the scope of Plan 3, the WOW package. Pictured below the bullet point overview of the design scope and the “WOW” Package Computer Aided Designs.
Plan 3 ~ The WOW Package:
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Demo kitchen and sunroom to the stud and subfloor
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Build up sunroom floor to kitchen floor height
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Relocate the powder room to the sunroom as drawn, pocket door entry
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Awning window in the powder room
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Add window to the rear
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Remove the wall from the kitchen to the dining room per plan (knee wall at cabinetry)
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Install new windows in kitchen to match counter top height
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Remove radiator and close the water loop. Install a toe kick electric heater
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**option** Leave radiator in existing location and install metal screen inserts in cabinetry to allow heat access
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Relocate sink to the exterior wall at the new windows and shift the refrigerator as needed
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Relocate the range on the dining room wall with a, island hood above
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Create a raised counter top (42”) with seating for four
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Install two-sided 18” deep upper cabinets next to the hood
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Install stacked upper cabinets with crown to the ceiling (glass)
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Install 15” deep cabinets over the windows (glass)
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Built-in microwave in pantry cabinet
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Tall pantry storage with open bookshelf and chalkboard panel in 2 doors
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Tile back splash on all exposed areas of exterior wall with a feature strip, splash at sink wall
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Quartz counter top
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Mount TV on wall
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Tile floor in kitchen and powder room
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Board and Batten walls in powder room
- Lighting per plan
In particular, this package was influenced by the homeowner’s admiration of this Houzz project.
The homeowners style preferences were for a classic look. The design options are a result of homeowners online research combined with an in-home consultation with Design Build Planners. There is also a proprietary profile checklist that homeowners fill out that depicts their lifestyle and basement usage. After compiling this information, Design Build Planners incorporates their construction knowledge and design creativity for the space with a focus on the budget and overall investment.
The computer images were created by the talented Design Build Planners design team under the direction of Jason Parsons. Jason Parsons is a Certified Kitchen and Bath Remodeler.