by Jan Rutgers
For most people there comes a time when they contemplate hiring a business coach. Check out this blog to see if hiring a Business Coach for your Kitchen Business makes sense.
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by Jan Rutgers
There has been a lot of talk in the industry lately about the “Closed-Off” Kitchen. I went into the archives to see how I was handling this type of design. Read on to see a closed-off Kitchen space I designed 4 ways.
by Jan Rutgers
There are multiple appliances on the market that a Kitchen Designer can specify. Read on to find out what influences me on this important choice.
by Jan Rutgers
How do you evaluate the products you are specifying for your client’s kitchen? It can be confusing but there is a way. Check out this article to read about how and why I developed KITCHEN F.R.E.S.H.
by Jan Rutgers
The Clean-Up Zone is the last of the 5 essential zones that make up the theory of Food Flow in Kitchen Design. Check out everything you need to know about this important area in the kitchen.
by Jan Rutgers
Naming your company is an important part of launching your business. Read on to see how the name of my company came to be!
by Jan Rutgers
KBIS 2021 went virtual this year. They had a rough go of it but VESTABUL SCHOOL OF DESIGN was able to view the floor show before the platform crashed. Read on to see our Top 3 Kitchen Design insights from our analysis of the new products presented. You may be surprised to see where Kitchen Design is headed this year.
by Jan Rutgers
The process a Kitchen Designer goes through to realize a client’s Dream Kitchen entails 4 phases. In this last installment of “What Does a Kitchen Designer Really Do? we cover the last phase and add up all the hours!
by Jan Rutgers
Most Kitchen Designers will have already devoted 25 hours to the Pre-design and the Design Development stages of a Kitchen Project before they get to ordering the product needed for their project. Read on to see how what phase 3 entails and how many hours are still needed to be devoted to the project.
by Jan Rutgers
Design Development is an exciting part of the Kitchen Design Process. Read on to see what is involved and how many hours most Professional Kitchen Designers devote to this stage.
by Jan Rutgers
Kitchen Designers need to possess a variety of skills. Over a series of 4 blog posts we will discuss what a Kitchen Designer really does and calculate the number hours they invest in a design project. Starting with Pre-Design.
by Jan Rutgers
Check out our “Firsts” with this Blog . It is the first guest blog for Jan through VESTABUL SCHOOL OF DESIGN and is the first time 2020 Design has included a Guest Blogger on their platform. We love the format and hope you will too!
