Virtual Napa

There is much debate about which city ought to be considered most ahead of the curve when it comes to remodeling trends, especially in kitchen design: New York? Chicago? Miami? LA? Custom kitchens are a dime a dozen these days, so it would be a great honor to be considered on the cutting edge of the innovation in the area of kitchen design. In my critical eye, one city and one city alone stands about the rest: New York City. NYC kitchens and NYC kitchen design stands apart in my mind because the way it is shaped by the hundreds of thousands of people who enlist the service of a good New York City kitchen designer.

NYC custom kitchens are by far ahead of the curve not only because of the myriad tastes they incorporate, but also because of the requirements placed upon them. In small apartment kitchens, design has to take into consideration space optimization for the ultimate efficiency, which will make the kitchen a joy to use. And yet in other cases, kitchens must reflect the status of their owners, taking advantage of grand Central Park vistas, for instance, or of cutting edge Italian kitchen design elements that will wow guests who attend the kitchen owners regular, extravagant social events.

By contrast, LA or Chicago custom kitchens do not compare to NY custom kitchens because of the stakes aren’t quite as high and the diversity isn’t as great. Los “angels” and Chicagoans aren’t quite as cramped in their quarters, don’t experience the same competition for the best or most attractive kitchen, and don’t have the benefit of kitchen designers who meet with the most demanding of customers on a regular basis to make their kitchens work for them. That’s why I feel that NYC custom kitchen are far superior, overall, to kitchens in other major US cities