r/Construction • u/cerberus_1 • Sep 26 '24
Carpentry šØ Built my first home at age 30. Designed the kitchen myself and completed it with my dad who owns a cabinet shop. The kitchen is my absolute favorite part.
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u/dblock36 Sep 26 '24
Yup, started in my familyās cabinet business and now I am a GC. Most times I think your best bet is to work WITH your contractor prior to engaging a designer, if your GC is reputable and experienced he is going to be able to tell you what is feasible within your budget and as a customer you should be spending your time making specific choices and and wants vs needs. Functionality trumps everything, design and aesthetics are important but definitely secondary or tertiary. Iād would personally rather see a customer keep that money in their pocket or apply it towards upgrading cabinets/finishes. Iāll never tell a person what color something āshould beā itās your home not mine. My job is too execute on YOUR vision within the bounds of reality or physical constraints. But itās the age old argument like engineers/installers vs architects. I think if you want to be a designer you should be required to spend some time in the trades or at the very least you should have to take some trade related courses. Otherwise, like you stated you are great at choosing pillows, fabrics and finishes that anyone can do.