The document outlines the 10 steps to creating a beautiful kitchen from start to finish: 1. Attract the customer by selling your expertise. 2. Select cabinet styles, doors, and colors with the customer. 3. Schedule an appointment to measure the space. 4. Take all necessary measurements when visiting. 5. Create a layout using CAD software. 6. Schedule a meeting for the customer to review the design. 7. Order the cabinets online or by fax ensuring correct specifications. 8. Be on site for cabinet delivery to check for completeness. 9. Provide the installer or homeowner the design for cabinet placement. 10. Use photos of past designs to showcase work

1. How to Create a Beautiful
Kitchen from Start to Finish
By Kori Marker

2. Step 1: Attract the Customer
When working with customers,
you have to sell your personality
and expertise to the potential
customer. They need to have faith
in you that you can make their
dreams come true.
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3. Step 2: Select the Cabinet Manufacturer, Door
Style, and Color
Depending on the customers
budget and expectations, you
must choose the best cabinet line
for them. Then, they must choose
samples of stain/paint color and
door style to take home, so they
can see it in their own light.

4. Step 3: Make Appointment to Measure
Set up a day and time that you can
go to the customers house and
see the space. Then, you have a
better idea of lighting, and you
can give them tips on how to
make their space flow with other
rooms.
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5. Step 4: Measure
When you go to measure, be sure
you take every measurement! You
don’t want to get back to your
desk and realize you forget one
essential part.
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6. Step 5: Create the Layout
With the 20/20 CAD system, all
you have to do is insert your walls.
After that, you can start plugging
in cabinets and it will tell you how
much room you’ve taken up and
how much you have left.
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7. Step 6: Make an Appointment with the
Customer to Come Look at Your Design
After you have created, in your
opinion, the best layout for your
customers space, give them a call
and make a time that they can
come in and take a look and make
any changes that they may want.
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8. Step 7: Ordering
Most companies want you to
order online or by fax. Most
importantly you have to make
sure you choose the correct wood
species, finish, and construction.
Then you input all your SKU’s for
the different cabinets. Be sure to
add the extra trim pieces that may
not show up on your design.

9. Step 8: Delivery of Cabinets
On the scheduled date of delivery,
you should be the first one on the
job. The delivery truck should
never beat you. As the company
is unloading, check off each
cabinet to make sure you received
all of them.
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10. Step 9: Installation
Installation is not your job. But
you must supply the installer or
the homeowner with a copy of
the design so every cabinet is in
the spot where you planned it.
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11. Step 10: The Finished Product
As a designer, sometimes it is hard
to install faith in new customers
that you can do a wonderful job.
So, after every job, try to get a few
pictures to show future customers
some of your previous designs.
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