YGK Kitchen + Design

YGK Kitchen + Design, also known as Your German Kitchen, is a Newton, Massachusetts cabinetry and kitchen-design company that's been putting German-made cabinets into Boston-area homes for about a decade. The company describes itself as a kitchen cabinet and design outfit offering custom kitchens, bathrooms, closets and appliances, with an online planning tool, and the Better Business Bureau records it as incorporated in 2016 under owner Carsten Richner. In a run of Houzz reviews from 2013 to 2018, architects, interior designers and repeat clients single out the same things: Carsten Richner's attention to detail, the German-sourced cabinet quality, and a design process that makes the most of tight spaces, including a Boston high-rise kitchen. In a 2018 review, a client wrote it was her third kitchen with the team, calling them creative and highly responsive; in 2013, a professional kitchen and bath designer who worked with the staff praised their willingness to listen. Not every account is spotless -- a 2016 review mentions complications from snowstorms and deliveries, though the project still worked out. The written record on Houzz ends in 2018, and its Angi/HomeAdvisor Approved Pro profile -- where the company describes itself as veteran-owned with nine years of experience -- carries no reviews yet, so there isn't a way to confirm how recent projects have gone. For a homeowner focused on high-end custom cabinetry and kitchen design rather than a full gut renovation, the Houzz history makes a reasonable case; just ask directly about recent work given the gap since the last written review.