Designer Horizon Expansion Kansas City MO

As kitchen and bath designers, you are likely focused on the primary business of designing kitchens and baths. However, if you view yourself as a salesperson first and a designer second, you will have a broader outlook of the market and can extend your products and services to other areas of the house.

Local Companies

Kitchens by Kleweno
816-531-3968
4034 Broadway St
Kansas City, MO
Deatherage Home Designs
816-444-5466
205 E 68th St
Kansas City, MO
City Wide Remodelers
816-942-1993
9736 Wornall RD
Kansas City, MO
Quality Wood Products Inc
(816) 231-4601
7400 E 12th St
Kansas City, MO
Quality Wood Products Inc
(816) 231-4601
7400 E 12th St
Kansas City, MO
Wood Savers Inc
(816) 741-3553
4401 NW 65th Ct
Kansas City, MO
Portfolio Kitchen & Home
(816) 363-5300
8027 State Line Rd
Kansas City, MO
Kitchens by Kleweno
(816) 531-3968
4034 Broadway St
Kansas City, MO
A G Custom Cabinets
(816) 483-0228
2125 Indiana Ave
Kansas City, MO
Danny's Top Shop
(636) 931-6606
793 American Legion Dr
Festus, MO


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As kitchen and bath designers, you are likely focused on the primary business of designing kitchens and baths. However, if you view yourself as a salesperson first and a designer second, you will have a broader outlook of the market and can extend your products and services to other areas of the house.

  • Ask for the sale. Begin by simply asking clients if they want to extend a trim run into adjacent spaces. If you design a crown run on a cabinet at a height of 96 inches, doubling the crown could reach the 108-inch-high ceiling and you could extend the trim to the breakfast nook, dining area, or living space. This technique also applies to baseboards and chair rails.
  • Showcase ideas. Showroom vignettes with cabinetry in other rooms in the house help clients visualize their options. However, they can be expensive. Other options include keeping a photo album of these types of projects in the showroom, or creating an electronic presentation for your showroom. You can even save the presentation onto discs that you hand out to prospective clients or send the file in an e-mail.
  • Expand your horizons. Cabinets for a laundry room or mudroom are not new — many manufacturers provide tools to sell these rooms. Look beyond these standard sales to:
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    Butler's pantry. It can be scaled to fit most kitchen plans.

    Assisted living. As baby boomers age, they need accessible storage and will look to you for your expertise.

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Featured Local Company

Kitchens by Kleweno

816-531-3968
4034 Broadway St
Kansas City, MO
http://www.kleweno.com

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