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Kitchen opened into a former dining room with a long peninsula in a Plymouth Township colonial

Wayne County · about 35 min (24 mi)

Kitchen Remodeling in Plymouth Township, MI

Kitchen plans for the township's 1970s–1990s colonials and ranches, drawn before the first wall comes down.

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Kitchen remodeling in Plymouth Township often comes down to one wall: the one between a closed 1970s kitchen and a formal dining room used twice a year. Kitchen NV designs and manages remodels from Pinckney, about 35 minutes (24 miles) west, and Plymouth Township is one of the western Wayne communities where we accept a limited number of projects.

Because we are not around the corner, every visit is planned and booked ahead: a consultation at your table, a measure, a design presentation, a selections meeting. You get fewer, longer appointments with decisions made at each one.

Kitchen remodeling in Plymouth Township, around the city of Plymouth

Bathroom Vanities & CabinetsMany 1970s-to-1990s Plymouth Township colonials came with low builder vanities, and a comfort-height vanity with drawers and a stone top updates the primary bath without moving plumbing.Open-Concept Kitchen RemodelJoining the kitchen and dining room is the township's signature project, and in a two-story colonial it needs the joist, beam and return-air duct questions answered on paper before any demolition is scheduled.Kitchen RemodelingOur kitchen remodeling process runs from the first sketch through installation, with Nick coordinating the partner contractors who build it, which suits a 1970s house where layout, wiring and flooring all change together.Kitchen DesignRenderings let you compare full wall removal against a wide cased opening, with the cabinet layout drawn for each, so you can see what the dining room gains and the kitchen gives up.Kitchen CabinetsLosing a wall means losing uppers, so a tall wall unit and deeper base drawers have to carry the storage that wall used to hold. Planning that cabinetry is Nick's specialty.Kitchen CountertopsA new peninsula or island that faces the dining table puts the counter on display, so stone choice, seam placement and edge detail matter more here than on a closed galley wall.Bathroom RemodelingHall baths in these houses are usually the kitchen's age, with a tub and small vanity that some owners update in the same project, sharing one selections round and one trade schedule.Pantry & Cabinet StorageRanch kitchens here often lose a wall to a side door and laundry closet. A tall pantry run with roll-outs, placed where the old broom closet stood, gives back the storage a 1970s plan never had.

The dining-room wall in Plymouth Township colonials and ranches

The township surrounds the city of Plymouth and has about 27,941 residents (2020 Census). Its housing leans toward colonials and ranches from the 1970s through the 1990s. The colonials tend to share a plan: center hall, living room to one side, dining room behind it, and a kitchen with a dinette and slider at the back, often next to a family room a step down. The ranches keep the kitchen closed off, with the laundry or a side door crowding one wall.

Opening the kitchen to the dining room is the most common request, and it raises the questions we answer in design: whether that wall carries load from the floor above, whether a return-air duct or plumbing vent sits inside it, and how vinyl in the kitchen meets hardwood or carpet in the dining room. Sometimes a wide cased opening beats full removal and keeps room for uppers.

The age of the housing explains the pattern. The township's median home was built in 1977, and about 43 percent of its roughly 12,000 housing units went up between 1960 and 1979 (American Community Survey, 2024 five-year estimates). That boom followed the highways: the township grew from 4,945 residents in 1950 to 23,028 in 1980 as M-14, I-96 and then I-275 arrived, according to the township's parks and recreation master plan.

Wide cased opening between a kitchen and dining room in a 1970s Plymouth Township colonial
A widened, trimmed opening joins kitchen and dining room while keeping wall space for cabinets.

Hines Park, the Salem Township line and Plymouth Township permits

Plymouth Township and the city of Plymouth are separate municipalities, and a Plymouth mailing address can belong to either one. Check which government your parcel falls under, then confirm permit requirements with that building department before work is booked. Removing or altering a wall typically needs a permit and sometimes an engineer's sizing for a beam; Nick, a Michigan-licensed residential builder (license #2101209269), builds that into the scope of work.

The township reaches from the Salem Township line on the west to Livonia on the east, with M-14 crossing it and Hines Park following the Middle Rouge. Those landmarks help with trip planning; the house type is what shapes the design.

The township Building Department works out of Township Hall at 9955 N. Haggerty Road and enforces the current building, electrical and plumbing codes along with township zoning. Plymouth Township, a charter township since 1979, also has its own Historic District Commission for designated historic properties, and its creeks (Tonquish, Willow and Fellows) feed the Rouge River, which the township calls its biggest environmental feature.

Closed galley-style kitchen in a 1970s Plymouth Township ranch before remodeling
A closed ranch kitchen with a side door and laundry sharing the same wall.
Floor-to-ceiling pantry cabinet wall in a remodeled Plymouth Township kitchen
Tall pantry cabinets replace the storage lost when an upper-cabinet wall came out.

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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 (24 mi).

Planning a kitchen in Plymouth Township? 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

Thirty-five minutes east: how appointments are scheduled

First comes a call to (810) 923-8792, then an interview-style consultation in the house, where Nick looks at the wall in question and how each room gets used. A design retainer begins the work, and the drawing set follows: measured plans, renderings in 3D, elevations, installation details and pricing.

For the finish round (hourly, or one package fee), Nick has brought samples to clients' homes so stone and door colors are judged in your own light. After the purchase agreement, Kitchen NV orders the cabinetry and Nick schedules trusted trade partners, checking in on site through installation rather than handing the job off.

“Nick is unbelievably talented. He has an eye for detail. Brought in samples of everything. Sat down with me and spent as much time as was needed. Never felt rushed. Told me how much everything was going to cost. I made the decision. No … More ”
— Niki B., Google review ★★★★★

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What clients near Plymouth Township say about working with Nick

★ 5.0 average from 28 Google reviews

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“Amazing kitchen with utmost professionalism. A timeline was established and communicated. Timing was met and the project was on budget. I can’t say enough about Nick and his attention to detail and how he actually listened to my needs and came up with perfect solutions. Great sense of design. Nick went out of his way to make sure my kitchen ended up perfect. The installers were just as great and wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to do my (very large) kitchen. 100% recommend!”
Kathy T.Google review · 5 years ago (as of Nov 2026)
★★★★★
“Nick was awesome to work with! He really listened to my vision for our kitchen and made it come to life. He was responsive, helpful and most importantly patient! He sets realistic expectations and shoots you straight. Our design came out amazing and we get non-stop compliments!”
Lauren C.Google review · 5 years ago (as of Nov 2026)

Kitchen remodeling in Plymouth Township: common questions

Is the wall between our kitchen and dining room load-bearing?

In many Plymouth Township colonials it can be, because second-floor joists often bear on interior walls near the kitchen. Nick checks joist direction from the basement and attic during the measure visit, and where a wall carries load, the plan includes a beam sized by an engineer or the building department's reviewer. Until that is known, the drawings show both a full opening and a wide cased opening.

How do you match flooring when the kitchen and dining room become one space?

Usually by running one new floor through both rooms. Older township homes often have vinyl in the kitchen and oak or carpet in the dining room, at slightly different heights. Continuous flooring hides the old wall line; where existing oak is kept, new boards can be woven in where the wall stood. Nick specifies the transition in the drawings so the installer is not guessing.

What does the 35-minute drive from Pinckney mean for our schedule?

It means appointments are booked in advance rather than added on short notice. A typical Plymouth Township project has a consultation, a measure, one or more design presentations and a selections meeting before construction, then site check-ins during installation. Grouping tasks keeps the drive from slowing anything down, and Nick stays your single point of contact throughout.

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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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