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It's time to plan your Chicago Master Bathroom Remodel. That means it's time to create your wish list. No matter how grandiose you think your ideas or visions may be, we always recommend dreaming big, getting it all on paper and bringing it along when you meet with your design and build team.

In some cases, your wish list will be our command. In others, architectural issues or budget may require modifications and adjustments to your building plans so you can achieve some version of everything you want.

Just as all kitchen and bath designers have their own "feel", so do Chicago custom cabinet makers. We have been in the design and build business for more than thirty years and, in those three decades, Kitchens & Baths Unlimited has narrowed our vendor options to the very best in the industry. Each one does, indeed, have their own flavor but all of them offer beautiful, high-quality and stylish custom cabinet options that we back with 100% satisfaction guarantees.

If you have ever poked around our Kitchens & Baths Unlimited Kitchen Portfolio, you may have noticed some of our photos are accompanied by hyperlinks that take you to more detailed descriptions if the fixtures and finishes installed in that particular kitchen remodel. By reading these descriptions, you'll notice certain manufacturers and vendors are featured more frequently than others. When it comes to Chicago custom cabinets, Grabill cabinetry is one of the KBU stars.

Kitchen and bath design ideas move through several phases during a remodel. While idea books and aesthetics are certainly important, there are fundamental aspects of the planning process that are instrumental in producing a kitchen or bathroom remodel that serves your household well for many years into the future.

Bathroom countertops function very differently than kitchen countertops. Rather than food prep and cooking, they are used for personal care and grooming. If the bathroom is used heavily by children, the countertop has to be able to take a beating as well. For these reasons, Chicago bathroom remodeling companies are seeing a trend towards ultra-durable countertops that are stylish but also low-maintenance.

One of the best ways to go about any living space re-design is to brainstorm big and then whittle those dreams into reality. The more you have to bring to your designer from the outset, the better idea your design and build team will have of what you want. And, while some of your grandiose dreaming may be left out of the design plans this time around, you'd be amazed at how designers can incorporate elements of your big dreams into the final products.

If you want to get the attention of home builders and remodelers in your area - and around the nation - Houzz is undoubtedly a platform to tackle. With more than 25 million users per month, and housing more than five million photos of professionally designed houses and kitchens, it is the go-to website for anyone looking for home design inspiration, vendors and local contractors.

Planning to remodel or renovate your kitchen or bath? One of the first steps in the process is to find your style so you can select the furnishings and finishes that will make the kitchen your own. To do this, we always recommend browsing other kitchen designs to see what images, colors and furnishings make your heart go pitter-patter.

There are many ways to approach a kitchen design. From DIY projects that you spread out over time to the full-service option where the designer-builder yields from the same firm in order to create an all-encompassing kitchen and bath design and build out and the myriad of options in between, it can be difficult to decide which option is the best for your Chicago home.

Finding the right Chicago kitchen and bath designer requires more than just a Google search. Word of mouth from friends or relatives is great, but everybody's different so a designer they love may not be the best fit for you, depending on your style preferences and personality.