About
A design studio with a construction company’s discipline.
Lakefront Interiors exists to make one kind of project go well: the kitchen. We design it, plan it, price it and build it, with the same people accountable from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.
How we work
Six principles that govern every project.
- 01
Thoughtful design
Every kitchen begins with how it will be used. Layout, storage and light are resolved before finishes, and the finishes are chosen for how they wear, not just how they photograph.
- 02
Clear project planning
Decisions are made in sequence. Scope, investment and schedule are written down and agreed before construction begins, so the plan is something you can hold us to.
- 03
Carefully selected construction professionals
The trade partners who build our kitchens are chosen for the quality of their work and their conduct in a home. They work from our documents and answer to our leads.
- 04
Strong communication
You have one point of contact, a set rhythm of updates, and written documentation of any change that touches scope, cost or schedule.
- 05
Respect for the homeowner’s space
A remodel happens inside someone’s life. We protect the rest of the home, keep the site in order and treat working hours and access as commitments.
- 06
Beautiful work that functions properly
A kitchen is judged for years, not on the day of the reveal. Drawers should glide, light should land where it is needed and the room should feel right at seven in the morning.
Design and build, together
Why we keep both under one roof.
Most of the problems in a kitchen remodel live in the gap between design and construction: a detail that was never priced, a cabinet drawn without checking the appliance, a beam nobody planned for. We closed that gap by making one team responsible for both.
The result is a process that feels calm from the homeowner’s side. Fewer meetings where two parties disagree in front of you. Fewer decisions made twice. And a finished kitchen that matches the drawings you approved.
Chicago, specifically
Kitchens for the homes this city actually has.
Chicago’s housing stock is particular: greystones and brick two-flats with long, narrow footprints, bungalows with low ceilings, vintage condominiums with association rules and lake-facing high-rises with concrete slabs. Each has its own constraints on structure, ventilation and plumbing.
We plan around them rather than discovering them mid-project, and we work in a focused service area so we can be on site as often as the work requires.