Kitchen remodeling in West Bloomfield Township tends to involve a big house with a dated plan. Around Pine Lake, Orchard Lake and the township’s smaller lakes, and on the wooded lots between them, the homes went up mostly from the 1970s to the 1990s, with kitchens sized generously but laid out for that period.
From our Pinckney studio the drive is about 45 minutes (31 miles), so we keep visits to a planned schedule by appointment. Nick Vanderhovel designs each project himself and keeps the number of active clients low enough to stay involved through the build.
Scheduled appointments, from consultation to install
Projects start with a consultation at the house that runs like an interview, then measuring and photos. Design proceeds under a retainer: layout options, floor plans, elevations, 3D renderings, installation drawings and a pricing presentation. For bigger homes, that often includes the bar, butler’s pantry or breakfast room alongside the kitchen.
Stone, tile and hardware get chosen from samples laid out in the West Bloomfield house itself. With the purchase agreement signed, the cabinet order is ours to place and track; partner contractors build, and Nick comes back at each milestone to hold the details to the drawings.
Pine Lake and Orchard Lake homes with 1990s kitchens
Houses from this era often have a large kitchen with a cooktop island, a planning desk, a sunken or two-step family room and plenty of angled walls. Cabinets are usually oak, cherry or white thermofoil, and many kitchens got granite in the 2000s without any change to the layout.
The common problems are a cooktop island that blocks conversation, upper cabinets cut by angled soffits and a breakfast area that no longer gets used. On lake and wooded lots, windows face the view but are often interrupted by wall cabinets. Re-planning usually means a cleaner island, a range wall with a proper hood and tall storage moved off the view side.
The township is often called the lake township of Oakland County. Pine Lake lies entirely inside it, part of Cass Lake, the largest lake in the county, falls within its borders, and Orchard Lake sits just west of Pine Lake. Most of its growth came after the 1960s, as families moved out from older Detroit suburbs, which is why so many kitchens here share the same 1970s to 1990s layout habits.

Kitchen remodeling in West Bloomfield Township for larger homes
Planning a kitchen in West Bloomfield 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.
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Township permits, Orchard Lake Village and the trail
West Bloomfield Township has its own building department, while Orchard Lake Village, which sits inside the township around Orchard Lake, is a separate city with its own rules. Check which applies to your address and confirm current permit requirements before scheduling. The West Bloomfield Trail, built on a former rail line, is one of the township’s better-known landmarks.
The trail runs east to west across the township on a rail line Grand Trunk Western abandoned in 1984, joining the Michigan Air Line Trail in Commerce to the Clinton River Trail in Pontiac. Orchard Lake Road, the township’s north–south spine, is the natural route in from the I-96 side.
Nick is a Michigan-licensed residential builder under license #2101209269. For a sense of the design level, one of his kitchens, centered on a glowing granite island, was KBB magazine’s cover project in October 2020.

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: ~45 min (31 mi).










