Kitchens
Kitchens designed and built by one team, start to finish.
Lakefront Interiors handles the whole kitchen: the layout, the cabinetry, the surfaces, the lighting, the construction and the coordination between them. This is what we do, and we do it in homes across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
What we handle
The full scope of a kitchen, without the handoffs.
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Full kitchen remodeling
Design, selections, pricing and construction carried by the same team. You make decisions once, and they are carried through to the finished room.
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Layout improvement
Better work zones, clearer walkways and sightlines that connect the kitchen to the rooms around it. Often the most valuable change and the least visible in a photograph.
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Storage and cabinetry
Cabinetry configured around what you own: deep drawers for pots, a pantry that holds what you actually buy, a place for the small appliances that live on the counter today.
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Islands and gathering spaces
Islands sized for the room rather than the catalog, with seating, prep and storage balanced so the kitchen works when it is full of people.
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Lighting and electrical
Task lighting where you cut, ambient light for the evening, accent light where it matters, and outlets and switching placed with intent.
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Surfaces and finishes
Countertops, backsplashes, flooring, hardware and paint selected together so the palette holds up in daylight and at night.
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Structural changes where required
Opening a wall, widening a doorway or adding a beam is engineered, permitted and built by us when the design calls for it.
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Adjacent spaces
Pantries, butler’s pantries, mudrooms and dining areas are coordinated with the kitchen when they share a wall, a floor or a workflow.
What design-build means
One accountable team for design and construction.
In a conventional project, a designer draws the kitchen, a contractor prices it, and the homeowner sits between them when the drawing and the price disagree. Design-build removes that gap. The people who design the kitchen are responsible for building it, so feasibility and cost are considered while the design is still on paper.
For you, that means fewer surprises, a single point of contact and decisions that stay made. It also means the person choosing the stone knows what it will take to install it.
What to expect
A predictable sequence with clear checkpoints.
Decisions in order
Layout before cabinetry, cabinetry before surfaces, surfaces before hardware. Each decision narrows the next so nothing is chosen twice.
Numbers alongside design
A preliminary investment range comes with the concept, and a fixed proposal follows the completed design.
A site that stays livable
Dust control, protected paths through the home and a plan for a temporary kitchen are part of preconstruction, not an afterthought.
One person to call
Questions during construction go to a single lead who knows both the design intent and the schedule.
Why planning and construction belong together
A kitchen is a set of systems that have to agree.
Cabinet dimensions depend on appliance specifications. Lighting depends on the ceiling structure. The island depends on where the floor joists run and where the drain can go. When those decisions are made by different people at different times, the compromises land on site, where they are most expensive.
We resolve them together, in the design phase, so that construction is a matter of executing a plan rather than improvising one.
Strong-fit projects
Projects where our approach makes the biggest difference.
We are not the right fit for cabinet-only refacing or projects that only need a contractor to execute someone else’s drawings.
- Complete kitchen renovations in single-family homes, two-flats and condominiums
- Kitchens where the layout no longer suits the household
- Older Chicago homes where structure, plumbing and electrical need careful planning
- Projects that include a pantry, dining area or mudroom alongside the kitchen
- Homeowners who want one team responsible for design and construction