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Older Fowlerville village home kitchen with a breakfast table, beadboard and late-summer evening light

Livingston County · about 35 min (23 mi)

Kitchen Remodeling in Fowlerville, MI

Older village homes near Grand River Avenue on I-96, at the western edge of the county.

  • ★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews)
  • MI Residential Builder #2101209269
  • CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
  • Serving since 2020

Kitchen remodeling in Fowlerville, MI centers on the older village homes near Grand River Avenue, in a village of about 2,953 residents (2020 Census) on I-96 at the western edge of Livingston County. Our Kress Rd studio is about 35 minutes (23 miles) away.

Fowlerville is known around the county for the Fowlerville Family Fair each summer, but its houses are the more lasting feature: many in the village center predate the suburban growth that reshaped the eastern townships, and their kitchens show it.

Fowlerville village homes: the services that fit

West on I-96 from our studio: a Fowlerville project step by step

  1. Consultation at home

    Nick comes out to Fowlerville to see the room, hear what you want from it, and check the structure and systems behind an older kitchen.

  2. Design

    Under a design retainer, we work through layout alternatives, a 3D model and elevations, then the drawings for construction and a pricing presentation.

  3. Selections

    Every surface and fixture, from faucet to hood, picked out by the hour or as a bundle, with the samples carried to your door.

  4. Ordering and build

    The purchase agreement starts our cabinet and material orders; partner contractors build under Nick's coordination, and he is involved until the install wraps up.

Small Fowlerville village kitchen reorganized with an L-shaped layout and cabinets to the ceiling
A small village kitchen reorganized into an L-shape with cabinets running to the ceiling.

Grand River Avenue, the village limits and county permits

Fowlerville's center runs along Grand River Avenue, with I-96 just south of town. Inside the village limits, zoning belongs to the village, while the building permit is normally a county permit out of Howell; the village office can confirm before work starts. Homes outside the limits with a Fowlerville address are usually in Handy Township, which handles its own zoning.

The village office is at 213 South Grand Avenue. Its zoning code says no building in the village may be erected, altered, repaired or moved except in compliance with the ordinance, and it lists the land use permit, building permit and certificate of occupancy among the permits to obtain before work proceeds. That makes a call to the village the first step for any remodel inside the limits.

The village's age explains its kitchens. Ralph Fowler settled here in 1836, the village was platted in 1849 at the center of Handy Township, took the Fowlerville name in 1853 and incorporated in 1871. Grand Avenue runs north-south and Grand River east-west through the center, and the oldest houses sit within a few blocks of that crossing.

Updated kitchen in an older Fowlerville home with original trim kept and new cabinets fitted around it
New cabinetry fitted around original trim in an older village kitchen.

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10094 Kress Rd, Pinckney, MI 48169

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Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · Design consultations by appointment

Typical drive from our Pinckney base: ~35 min (23 mi).

Planning a kitchen in Fowlerville? Call (810) 923-8792

Call Kitchen NV in Pinckney, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Design consultations are by appointment.

  • ★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews)
  • MI Residential Builder #2101209269
  • CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
  • Serving since 2020

Older homes near Grand River Avenue in the village center

Older Fowlerville homes tend to have compact kitchens at the back of the house, where the back door, the basement stairs and the opening to the dining room leave little uninterrupted wall. Earlier remodels may have left a dropped ceiling or a patchwork floor. The fix is usually a tighter layout that closes an unneeded door, runs cabinets to the ceiling and adds real task lighting; more of those tactics are in how to make a small kitchen feel bigger.

Many of these houses also have steps at every entrance and the only full bath upstairs. Nick's CAPS and CLIPP training means a Fowlerville remodel can quietly plan for later years: a wider path through the kitchen, drawers instead of deep base cabinets, a first-floor bath where the floor plan allows.

Full-extension drawers and a clear wide path in an accessible Fowlerville village kitchen
Full-extension drawers and a wider clear path through a small village kitchen.

Client reviews

What clients near Fowlerville say about working with Nick

★ 5.0 average from 28 Google reviews

★★★★★
“We worked with Nick in a kitchen remodel in 2020. Nick was very informative, easy to work with and helped us to make choices that resulted in a beautiful kitchen that we will love for years to come. If you are considering to work with Nick for a project; do so you will not be disappointed.”
Patricia D.Google review · 5 years ago (as of Nov 2026)
★★★★★
“Professional designer. If you have ever done a kitchen remodel then you know how stressful it can be. Nick, from Kitchen NV made the experience less stressful and exciting. My family was overjoyed with the results. We now have a beautiful kitchen that's worthy of any magazine. I would recommend Kitchen NV.”
Clinton L.Google review · 5 years ago (as of Nov 2026)

Kitchen remodeling in Fowlerville: common questions

Do you remodel kitchens in older Fowlerville village homes?

Yes. Older homes near Grand River Avenue usually have compact kitchens with several doorways, past remodels layered on top of each other and wiring from more than one era. Nick sees all of that at the first visit, about 35 minutes from our studio, and the design finds storage and counter space by tightening the layout rather than adding on.

Can you make a Fowlerville home easier to live in as we get older?

Yes. Nick holds aging-in-place and living-in-place certifications, and accessible planning fits naturally into a kitchen or bath remodel: wider clearances, drawers at reachable heights, lever faucets, brighter lighting, and where possible a first-floor bath or a curbless shower. See aging-in-place remodeling for how those pieces fit together.

Which office permits a Fowlerville village kitchen remodel?

Two levels are involved: the Village of Fowlerville for zoning on addresses inside its limits, and normally the county's building department for the building permit, which the village office can confirm. Homes just outside the limits are usually in Handy Township. Trade permits for electrical and plumbing work are separate, and we check your parcel during design.

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Start your Fowlerville kitchen with a call to Nick

Call Kitchen NV in Pinckney, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Design consultations are by appointment.

  • ★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews)
  • MI Residential Builder #2101209269
  • CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
  • Serving since 2020
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