From first meeting to finished kitchen, plan for several months.

Design and selections typically take several weeks to a few months, depending on how quickly decisions get made. Cabinetry is made to order and typically ships in seven to nine weeks, sometimes longer for fully custom work. The on-site build runs several weeks to a few months, depending on scope.

There are no surprises. You'll know the lead times from our first conversation, and we'll keep you updated throughout the design process with a standing weekly cadence, so it stays on track.

Cost depends on the size of the kitchen, the cabinetry line, the stone and appliances you choose, and how much the layout and plumbing change.

As a designer-led studio working in made-to-order cabinetry, inset and frameless, most full kitchens we design are a considered investment rather than an off-the-shelf renovation. Rather than guess at a number, we start with a consultation, look at your space and your goals, and propose a real path forward.

A contractor builds what's on the drawing. A designer decides what should be on the drawing in the first place.

A good kitchen designer plans the layout, storage, and materials around the way you actually live, catches expensive mistakes before they're built, and manages the hundreds of decisions a kitchen requires. At East Hill, our team designs the kitchen, sources the cabinetry, vets or works with your contractor, and stays involved through the build, so nothing falls between the cracks.

Four steps, then we're off:

1. A virtual discovery call: your home, your scope, your timing.
2. A showroom visit to see the cabinetry, learn our design process, and start scoping.
3. A visit to your home to measure and understand the space.
4. A cabinetry proposal and a clear path forward.

Once design begins, we keep a standing weekly meeting (or whatever cadence suits you) so the project keeps moving and actually gets done.

It depends on your goals. An updated kitchen helps a home sell faster and stand out from comparable listings.

In markets like Westchester and Fairfield, buyers expect a finished kitchen, and a dated one tends to become a negotiating point. If you plan to stay for years, design the kitchen for your own life first. We're glad to talk through which path fits your situation.

There's no single best. It depends on how you cook and the look you want.

Marble is beautiful, but it etches, stains, and takes years to develop its patina. It's for homeowners who love that look and are at peace with it aging. Granite is the most durable natural stone, though its palette runs to warm earth tones and speckled patterns rather than the cool whites, grays, and soft veining many of our clients are drawn to. Quartzite sits in between, with durability closer to granite and the look of marble. One caution: some stone sold as quartzite is actually marble, so have it tested before you commit.

Most of our clients land on engineered quartz. It's hard, non-porous, scratch resistant, and heat resistant, and the sample is exactly what you get. It reads a little less natural, and slabs run smaller, so we sometimes design the island around the slab. We help you weigh durability, maintenance, and appearance against your budget, and often use different surfaces in different parts of the same kitchen.

Both. We'll recommend contractors we've worked with for years. We have no financial arrangement with any of them; they're on our list because they do good work. Have your own contractor? We're glad to meet a new partner.

Either way, your East Hill designer stays involved through the build, so the kitchen that gets built is the kitchen we designed.

We design and remodel kitchens across Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT from two showrooms: Purchase, NY and Norwalk, CT.

That includes Scarsdale, Rye, Harrison, Purchase, Armonk, Larchmont, Bronxville, White Plains, Chappaqua, Darien, Westport, New Canaan, Wilton, Ridgefield, Greenwich, and the surrounding communities.