Kitchen NV handles kitchen remodeling in Washtenaw County, MI from our design studio on Kress Road in Pinckney, about 25 minutes (17 miles) from Ann Arbor, the county seat. Washtenaw is home to about 372,258 residents (2020 Census), and its kitchens pose different problems in each corner of the county.
Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hold 1800s and early-1900s houses with plaster walls. Pittsfield and Scio filled with subdivisions from the 1980s into the 2000s whose builder kitchens are now due. The northwest corner, closest to Pinckney, is lake and well country.
Plaster walls in Ann Arbor, builder drywall in Pittsfield
The oldest Washtenaw kitchens sit in the Old West Side and other Ann Arbor neighborhoods near the University of Michigan, and in Ypsilanti's historic district near Eastern Michigan University. Those rooms were never meant to hold a refrigerator, dishwasher and island at once; walls are seldom square, and a chimney or doorway lands where base cabinets want to go.
Subdivision kitchens from the 1990s and 2000s hide their own trouble: a corner sink, a soffit carrying ductwork, an island too small to sit at. Condos add association rules on work hours and walls. In the rural townships, a private well changes the sink, filter and fixture conversation.
How the Huron River corridor, the southern towns and the lake corner differ
Grouped roughly by distance from Pinckney, here is how the county's parts differ:
- The northwest lake and estate corner (15–20 minutes): Whitmore Lake and Northfield Township mix lake cottages with 1990s subdivisions along US-23; Webster Township has estate lots and newer custom homes; Dexter Township borders the Pinckney State Recreation Area with lake homes on wooded lots; the city of Dexter pairs a Huron River mill-town core with newer neighborhoods.
- Ann Arbor and the townships around it (20–35 minutes): Ann Arbor has century-old homes and local historic districts; Ann Arbor Township wraps the city with wooded lots along the river; Scio Township runs out Jackson Road with 1980s–2000s homes; Superior Township includes the old Dixboro settlement; Pittsfield Township is dense subdivisions and condos south of the city.
- Ypsilanti and the east side (35–40 minutes): the city of Ypsilanti has a large historic district of 1800s–1920s houses, while Ypsilanti Township around Ford Lake is full of post-war and 1970s ranches.
- The rural rim: Chelsea anchors the west side, Salem Township the northeast with large-lot custom homes, and Lodi Township sits between Ann Arbor and Saline with estate homes on acreage.
- The southern towns (35–50 minutes): Saline on the Saline River, York Township farmhouses along US-23, Augusta Township around Willis, Milan on the Monroe County line, and the River Raisin village of Manchester.
Kitchen remodeling in Washtenaw County and the rooms that come with it
Planning a kitchen in Washtenaw County? Call (810) 923-8792
Call Kitchen NV in Pinckney, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Design consultations are by appointment.
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Permits from the county building division, city halls and regional authorities
Who issues a kitchen permit depends on where you live. Washtenaw County's building department, on Zeeb Road in Ann Arbor, covers many townships; Scio Township, for example, signs off on zoning and then sends you to the county for the building permit. The City of Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township run their own permits and inspections, and Northfield and Superior townships keep their own building departments. Chelsea, Dexter Township and several neighboring townships share the Chelsea Area Construction Agency, and the Village of Manchester belongs to the Western Washtenaw Construction Authority. Confirm with your city or township before work is scheduled.
Historic district commissions in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti review exterior changes. Interior kitchens normally fall outside that review, though a new window or street-side hood vent can bring it in. Nick holds Michigan residential builder license #2101209269.
Kitchen NV
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: ~25 min to Ann Arbor, the county seat (17 mi).
From the Kress Road studio to a Washtenaw kitchen: the working sequence
At your house first
The first meeting happens in the Washtenaw home itself: Nick asks how the room fails you today and measures what is really there.
Retainer, then drawings
A design retainer opens the drawing phase: layouts, a floor plan, 3D renderings, elevations, installation drawings and a pricing presentation.
Choosing materials
Stone, faucets, pulls, light fixtures, floor and tile get picked with Nick, billed hourly or as a package.
Orders placed
Once a purchase agreement is signed, we order and track the cabinetry and materials.
Partner contractors build it
Construction goes to trusted partner contractors, with Nick checking the install against his drawings.
Milan and Augusta Township sit close to an hour away, so visits there are grouped and each has one clear job.
