Herringbone House
Kitchen, Cabinet & Furniture Makers

Our Process

Our bespoke kitchen design process from Initial Consultation to Installation

Designing, Making & Installing Your Bespoke Kitchen and Furniture

Designing your bespoke kitchen and furniture is an exciting process! We work closely with our clients and their architects, interior designers and builders throughout the entire project to ensure your design looks and works perfectly for your lifestyle. As one client put it “You don’t just get a beautifully made kitchen, you get a piece of art that has been lovingly created.”

We fit our bespoke kitchens and furniture all over the country and have worked on many different types of projects over the last 10 years, from modern new builds to Grade II * Listed manor homes. We take on just 80 projects a year and take great pride in our work. Our projects are often highlighted in national magazines and newspapers such as The Times, Arch Digest, Living Etc, House & Garden, Stylist and more.

Below we have outlined how we work with our clients, but you can always give us a ring to chat through your project or email us. If you know you would like to use Herringbone for your project but are not ready for the full design process, get in touch and we can confirm our commitment to your project and your installation date with a £3k deposit.

1) Pre Design

You can order a hard copy of our brochure to see examples of our kitchens and learn more about us.

If you’d like to see more examples of our kitchens and hear about our client’s experience of working with us, have a look at our projects page where we post photos of kitchens we have designed and installed. Each project also includes all of the details for our kitchens, including plans, accessories and client feedback

2 )Quick Chat & Initial Design

Bespoke Kitchen Design Consultation

It is best to first book in a 15 minute Quick Chat with a Designer to get a rough costing and better understand our process.

Following this you will have an Initial Consultation where we will go through what you would like in the kitchen and your options for materials and finishes, we can do this over zoom or in the studio. This meeting generally takes 2 hours and we answer all questions you have about your project and about how are kitchens are made.

3) Design Review

Two weeks following your Initial Consultation we will have a Design Review meeting to go through your design and quote. This meeting is really fun and always exciting, you can see your vision come to life in a 3D plan and can start imagining your new space. Depending on the amount of questions you have this can take 1-2 hours. While we often continue to go through design options with clients, following from the Design Review, a deposit of £3k is required for us to continue working on your project.

4) Deposit & Payment Schedule

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Once your deposit is received, we can continue working with you on the design, making any changes necessary, releasing any plans and measurements to builders and other trades. Your deposit also confirms an install date for your project.

5) Design Sign-Off

The Design Sign-Off appointment happens generally 6 weeks following deposit. In this meeting we confirm everything in your design including appliances, colours and handles. We can make your kitchen in a wide range of finishes including washed or stained oak, walnut and of course we can paint in any colour you want. Following this confirmation we are then able to start ordering any accessories or appliances necessary for your project.

6) Pre-Fit Measurements

8 weeks before your installation date our installations manager Joe will come visit your site to measure the space and make sure everything is ready for your kitchen to be installed.

If this is a new space, such as an extension, we need the space to be measurable with plasterboard up and concrete laid. When we come to install the kitchen we will need heating on, windows in and floors down. This is to ensure the wood does not warp due to extreme temperature changes.

7) Visit the Workshop

Following your measure its great if you can visit the workshop to see your kitchen being made and meet the team of expert craftspeople. We love when clients visit us in the workshop as we believe the beauty in being a small business is getting to show people how we expertly craft your forever kitchen and pieces of furniture. As one client put it “It was fantastic to see the kitchen being made and painted. So so glad we did it!”

8) Installation and Handover

Our team of expert installers will fit your kitchen and furniture, this normally takes 3-4 weeks depending on the size of your project and complexity of the installation.

Our cabinetry comes with a lifetime guarantee and we are never far away if you ever need anything in the future.