When you are renovating your kitchen or considering changing it, it is not easy to find the right kitchen designer. How do you choose, without making a mistake, the professional to whom you will entrust the design of your kitchen? All our advice is in this ranking of the best kitchen designers to find the right kitchen furniture and the layout that goes with it.
When it comes to choosing or changing your kitchen, you must first choose the right kitchen designer to accompany you. Fitting out a kitchen is a major project, and you don't want to make a mistake. To choose the right kitchen designer, there are a few essential questions to ask yourself. First of all, you should know that you will have to meet several professionals and ask for several quotes before deciding. Choosing your kitchen designer takes time, but it is essential not to be disappointed.
KIT KITCHEN OR CUSTOM-MADE KITCHEN?
Lapeyre, Darty, Mobalpa, Leroy Merlin, Arthur Bonnet, Bulthaup, Perene, Ixina... How do you find your way among the multitude of kitchen designers that exist? First of all, you have to ask yourself what you want: a 'turnkey' kitchen, where the kitchen designer will accompany you from the development of the plan to the installation of your kitchen, including the design and choice of materials? Or rather a kit kitchen, with fewer services, for which you will do the installation and have to struggle a little more with the design of the kitchen? Most kitchen designers offer tailor-made solutions, but some brands, more focused on furniture, decoration or DIY, are more oriented towards kit kitchens, to be assembled yourself. You will certainly have a lot of choices, but less than at a kitchen designer - dealer of a single brand or reseller of several brands.
WHAT PRICE FOR WHICH KITCHEN DESIGNER?
Next step, set your budget. It is the doctor who will mainly guide your choice. If you are flexible on the price, still set yourself a limited budget, not to be exceeded under any circumstances. Meet with several kitchen designers and have several quotes drawn up. From one brand to another, the bill can vary significantly, and this will affect your final decision. The good kitchen designer is the one who will listen to your desires and needs, while remaining faithful to your budget. To do this, he helps you define your priorities: choice of façade materials (melamine or wood), worktop, equipment for the inside of the cupboards, etc. You will probably choose your kitchen designer by feeling, if he inspires confidence, if he seems interested in your project, if he guides you towards choices, adapted to your budget, that you had not thought of. However, it is essential to visit several brands before deciding on a kitchen designer. The other fundamental question you will have to face is what you want in terms of kitchen furniture: worktop, kitchen island, extra storage, cupboard to hide the appliances. Even if the kitchen designer of your choice will accompany you in your approach, he or she must know your needs beforehand.
HIGH-END OR ENTRY-LEVEL KITCHEN DESIGNER, THE CHOICE IS YOURS
Before making a final choice for your kitchen designer, make sure that he or she travels to your home (except in the case of a new project), to take measurements and take measurements of the dedicated room. Depending on the kitchen designer you choose, you will have the option of having your kitchen installed. This is also a criterion for choice. Indeed, if you do not feel at all able to install your kitchen yourself - with the help of your family and friends - try to choose a kitchen designer who offers you an interesting kitchen installation service, with customizable à la carte formulas. If, on the other hand, you feel like a handyman, perhaps what you really expect from your kitchen designer is simply that he or she accompanies you in the design of your kitchen plan and the choice of furniture.
Asking yourself all these questions should help you see more clearly. The budget is not the only criterion, even if it is important. Thus, you will naturally turn to entry-level specialist kitchen designers: Cuisinella, Cuisine Ikea, SoCoo'c, Leroy Merlin, Lapeyre... for tight budgets but classic or trendy kitchens. For a kitchen with a more flexible budget, there is a nice list of kitchen designers: Arthur Bonnet, Cuisine Darty, Mobalpa, Schmidt.... Finally, if you want very high-end products, there are several options: you can go for the French brand Perene or Italian brands such as Boffi, Scavolini or Veneta Cuisine, which you will choose. However, even when your budget is set, you will have to meet several kitchen designers before choosing, because a kitchen, as we know, is at the heart of the home and family life.