24 Jun Six Questions We Ask When You’re Choosing Your New Kitchen

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Six Questions We Ask When You’re Choosing Your New Kitchen

Getting a new kitchen is an exciting… but potentially daunting experience, with a host of things to consider and decisions to make. This can be especially challenging when you have only heard the opinion of high street retailers who can’t offer any consultation, creativity or customisation. Working with hands-on and experienced kitchen designers like Prestons is the first step to ensuring a smooth process that ends in the highest quality kitchen, to be enjoyed both functionally and aesthetically. What are the questions we will ask to ensure the process is stress-free?

What is the main function of your kitchen

Do you cook elaborate meals regularly or is your kitchen more of a space for quick snack? Or is food secondary altogether, and you mainly use the space for entertaining?

Knowing the primary function will help us prioritise elements like appliances, storage, and workspace. For instance, avid cooks need more counter space and specialised appliances, while entertainers might prioritise an open layout with a large island. When you come in for your initial consultation, our designers will be asking all of these questions to make sure your kitchen is as functional as it is beautiful.

How often do you go to the shops?

This is a question we often ask our customers to gauge how much storage you need in your kitchen. Do you feed a family of four, or five with a bi-weekly shop? Do you like having a lot of food in? Or do you live a more fresh food, hand-to-mouth lifestyle?

These are the questions that challenge not only you and what you would genuinely benefit from but why? Our designers will then be able to use that information to figure out what storage would suit your shopping habits. Other high street designers will not think like this, they will offer you what looks pretty without even considering functionality.

Is your kitchen in the right place?

Our in-house team of measurers will come by your house for a hassle-free, cost-free measurement of your home. They will not just measure your current kitchen, but your whole house to ensure that your layout is optimised. We don’t stop at kitchen designs, we can redesign your whole accompanying layout if you would benefit from that. There are no gimmicks or sales tactics in your home, we simply offer this service for our designers to work their magic back in the showroom.

What layout is best for you?

This isn’t a question we will ask you. It’s a question we will ask ourselves. We don’t just keep your kitchen in its current layout. Our design team will present at least 3 or 4 different options for an optimised configuration. These range from a reshuffle of your current space to a change in layout, to a full home renovation.

What is your budget?

We aren’t in the business of selling you a dream that you can’t afford. We have open and honest conversations with you during your first free consultation regarding budgets. This is a critical factor in informing our decisions. By that, we don’t mean that we will ever lower the quality of our service or materials. We offer one quality, one service, and we promise this is the best.

By coming to experts who will ask these questions of you, you can ensure that you are getting unrivalled quality of kitchen design, materials and customer service. Come by today and see for yourself.