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Kitchens By Design is a custom kitchen and bath design firm associated with Medfield, with a Houzz profile listing a Sterling address. The company says Fran Garofoli founded it in 1991, and the profile lists kitchen design, custom cabinetry, bathroom design, home extensions and universal design. The two written customer accounts are older but unusually specific. In December 2020, a homeowner described a first-floor overhaul covering the kitchen, dining room, bathroom and living room, praising the crew's work, product guidance and finished functionality. In December 2017, another customer described a kitchen remodel with new cabinets, breakfast bar, counters and a wall removal, and praised communication, clean work areas and minimal disruption. Houzz shows 5.0 stars from 21 ratings and 10 projects, though the written reviews on file date from 2017–2020. Before booking, confirm the current office address and service area because the contractor is identified with Medfield while Houzz prints West Sterling. Ask for a current project timeline, scope of subcontracted work and cabinet or fixture allowances; the older reviews show that these details mattered to customers, but they do not establish current practices. This looks best suited to homeowners planning a coordinated kitchen or interior remodel who want design and cabinetry handled together. Confirm the address, budget, schedule and current references before signing.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Kitchens By Design, Inc.. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Cabinets are roughly 30% of a kitchen budget.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical kitchen remodel around $29,000
Fran is family now. We started our renovation journey with him a year ago and we’re scheduled for demo in April of 2020. When the world shut down, we asked to postpone the project out of uncertainty and panic. By September we started to feel like we could manage to go forward with the project. Fran put our minds at ease. He and his crew followed the protocols we agreed on and we were off to the races in October. The work was excellent. The vendors and products Fran recommended are excellent and of the highest quality. We absolutely adore every product, style, color, and finish we chose but I don’t think you could possibly make any terrible decisions from the vendor options he presents. He really just sets you up perfectly for success. We had our entire first floor overhauled: kitchen, dining room, bathroom, living room. The transformation is amazing. We have function where before there were obstacles. Everything we use and need has an accessible and functional place. We are surrounded by a clean, beautiful, high-quality, homey feeling environment. And in a time when home is where everything happens and where we spend more time than ever before, it’s positively priceless! We highly recommend Kitchens By Design. We would recommend them to our own family and have!
I had Kitchens By Design remodel my out-dated kitchen (new cabinets, a breakfast bar, additional counter/cabinet space and new countertops) and remove a wall in the kitchen to open up into a dining room. Fran came to my house to meet with me in the beginning to get my ideas, budget and offer his ideas/suggestions to the new space I had in mind. After the plans were drawn up and contract signed, I was nervous but at the same time excited to see the transformation. Fran is excellent in communicating the details of the project. I never felt uncomfortable asking questions, and ALWAYS had timely answers to emails and phone calls. Picking out counters, cabinets, fixtures and hardware can be overwhelming, but Fran and Bev made it seem much less so and would spend however long it took for me to feel comfortable about my decisions and that it would look great. All of the sub-contractors on his team were very professional, took pride in their work and always left the space neat and clean after they were done. The entire project happened with minimal disruption and the work completed as close to schedule for it being in the middle of winter. I cannot say one negative thing about my experience with Kitchens By Design. Fran, Bev, Jean and John are fantastic to work with and make you feel like part of the family. I absolutely LOVE my new kitchen. It's now such a beautiful space to cook in and entertain. I would not hesitate to hire Kitchens By Design again and always will highly recommend them to friends.
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Basement ADU and sauna conversions5.0
Rescues botched jobs5.0
Full-scope remodels5.0
Fast response4.2
Bathroom remodel finished in 8 days4.4
Referred to multiple clients by a repeat customer3.0
Bathroom remodels3.2