C. DePina Kitchens + Interiors [Cristina DePina Interior Design]

Six reviews, six five stars, and in none of them is anyone describing a crew that showed up. They are describing a designer who sat down with their floor plan first. C. DePina Kitchens + Interiors works out of a showroom at 1098-A Pleasant Street in Worcester. By its own account it plans kitchen and bathroom renovations and sells cabinetry as an authorized Showplace and Fabuwood dealer. The studio says Cristina DePina founded it and leads it, and that she holds NCIDQ certification along with the NKBA's CKBD designation; Houzz lists NCIDQ Certified on its profile as well. What clients keep returning to is the planning. In a 2025 review, a homeowner credited her with guidance at every step, from furniture selection through the final setup. Another 2025 client described a new-construction lake house in Maine and singled out the kitchen she designed directly — bright and comfortable, on a budget they had meant to keep in check. Further back, a 2022 reviewer said she sorted out the floor plan, picked colors, and ordered the cabinets. In 2023, someone who had collaborated with her on several remodel projects pointed to her attention to detail and organization as what kept those jobs running smoothly. Google's average sits at 5 stars across 11 ratings. Two things are worth pinning down before you call. The written history is short and it is not current: six reviews spread from 2022 to mid-2025, with nothing in the past year. A clean run, but a small and aging one. The tenure claims also do not line up — the website says 20 years in business, while the Houzz profile says the studio has served Worcester and MetroWest since 2019. Ask which number covers the firm and which covers Cristina DePina's career. The other thing to settle early is scope. This is a design studio that plans the renovation and supplies the cabinetry, not a company that builds it. That suits a homeowner who wants the layout, the selections, and the cabinet order handled carefully before any trades arrive, and suits a homeowner hunting for one outfit to design and construct far less well. A 2024 Kitchen & Bath Design News article listed Cristina DePina among NKBA certification grant recipients, which speaks to the design side of that split. Bring your floor plan to the Worcester showroom, and agree on who is doing the construction before you sign anything.