Kitchen Remodeling in Northville Township, MI

Big colonials near Maybury State Park, awkward kitchens inside them

Much of the township was built from the 1980s through the 2000s, and it now has about 31,765 residents (2020 Census). The common house is a two-story colonial with the kitchen open to a family room, sometimes a two-story one, plus a breakfast nook and a slider to the deck. What we find inside: a cooktop island with no landing space, a pantry closet with deep fixed shelves, a soffit band over the uppers, and a hood that recirculates instead of venting outside.

Because the square footage already exists, most township projects are about rearranging, not adding on. Trading an angled peninsula for a straight island can gain two seats and a clear path to the nook. Taking cabinets to the ceiling adds storage, but first Nick checks whether the soffit carries ductwork or a vent stack.

Census figures support what we see on site. The median home in Northville Township was built in 1993, and more than half of its roughly 13,300 housing units date from 1990 or later (American Community Survey, 2024 five-year estimates). So most kitchens here are about thirty years old: the cabinet boxes are often sound, while the finishes, appliances and lighting are worn and the plan reflects how families cooked in the 1990s.

Kitchen remodeling in Northville Township off Beck and Sheldon roads

Kitchen RemodelingOnce the angled peninsula comes out, layout, cabinets, counters and lighting usually change together. That is a full remodel, and in a house built around 1993, the township median, every finish is due at the same time.Kitchen Design3D renderings show the island moved, the soffits gone and the new walkway to the nook before anything is opened up, so the kitchen and family room get planned as one space instead of two.Kitchen Island Design & InstallationBuilder islands from this era are often narrow and carry a cooktop in the middle. We size islands for seating, landing space and the route to the family room.Kitchen CabinetsCabinetry is Nick's specialty: taller uppers, deep drawers instead of base doors, and a pantry wall in place of the closet, with door styles chosen to suit the two-story family room the kitchen opens onto.Kitchen CountertopsLong perimeter runs and large islands make slab planning matter, from where seams land to how a seating overhang is supported on an island eight or nine feet long.Bathroom RemodelingThe owner's bath upstairs often dates from the same year as the kitchen, corner tub and all, and a walk-in shower or a new double vanity can be drawn in the same design round.Custom Range HoodsMany 1990s township kitchens have a microwave or a recirculating hood over the range. A ducted custom hood needs a clear route to an outside wall or the roof, which Nick works out before the cabinet layout is locked.

Planning a township remodel from our Pinckney studio

1. 1

   Start with a call

   Phone (810) 923-8792 and describe the house and what is not working.

2. 2

   Consultation in your kitchen

   An interview-style first meeting: how you cook, who sits where, what should stay.

3. 3

   Retainer, measure and drawings

   A design retainer starts the work. After measuring, you receive floor plans, 3D renderings, elevations and a pricing presentation, and revisions happen on paper.

4. 4

   Selections, ordering and build

   Counters, tile, fixtures, hardware and lighting are chosen, Kitchen NV orders the cabinetry, and Nick lines up partner contractors and stays on the job through installation.