Planning a bathroom now and a kitchen later? Some choices are easier to make together. We serve Leawood homeowners with complete bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling and basement finishing and remodeling.
Start with the rooms you want to change and what you want them to have in common. The photos show our work in several homes, including a kitchen and living room from the same Lakewood project.
The vanity is only one decision. Shower space, the tub, lighting and storage can change how the room works. Before selecting finishes, separate the changes you need from the details you simply like.
Plan a complete bathroom remodel
What belongs in a drawer, and what needs a taller cabinet? Start with the things you actually keep in the room.
Compare the look you want with the cleaning and care you’re willing to do.
Decide whether a closet, doorway or laundry area is part of the remodel before settling the bathroom plan.
A place to keep everyday items, useful lighting and a shower shelf can make a difference long after the finishes are chosen.
Bathrooms and kitchens can share a cabinet finish or a hardware family without repeating every detail. For your Leawood kitchen, work out appliance locations, preparation space and storage first. Then consider which materials should carry through from other rooms.
Explore kitchen remodelingThe Lakewood kitchen pictured above puts white cabinets around a navy island. Its adjoining living room carries dark cabinetry into a space with a very different shape. For another storage approach, see the concealed pantry in our Blue Springs project.
See the Blue Springs kitchenFor a Leawood basement finish or remodel, decide how food preparation, seating and storage would be used. A wet area or kitchen changes the planning conversation; it shouldn’t be added to a drawing as an afterthought.
This Olathe basement has a nearly full kitchen beside the living area. It’s a useful example if you’re considering a similar connection, with the final scope depending on your home.
Basement remodeling & finishing
If your kitchen opens into another room, look at both spaces together. Cabinet finishes, flooring and the view between rooms are easier to consider before work starts.
Tell us what you want done now and what may come later. That makes it easier to identify choices that affect both rooms.
List the rooms, walls, fixtures and cabinets included in this project. Keep possible future work on a separate list.
Note finishes or storage ideas you want to repeat, and the places where the rooms should be different.
Tell us which room causes the biggest daily frustration and whether you’re considering combined work or separate phases.
A Johnson County customer’s experience with bathroom and kitchen work:
They completely redid 2 bathrooms & included everything in the kitchen that I wanted. Always ready to go the extra mile. I couldn't be happier.
No. Start by explaining what belongs in the current project. If later work may affect the same wall, utilities or cabinetry choices, raise it now so it can be considered when defining the scope.
Compare the cabinet locations, dimensions, storage features and finish selections included in each proposal. A similar-looking door does not necessarily mean the same cabinet arrangement or amount of work.
Bring examples you like and explain what appeals to you. You can discuss the project before every selection is final; identify which unfinished decisions affect the layout or the proposed work.
Leawood Codes Administration handles residential remodel permits and related plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits. Check which applications and plans apply to the proposed work before construction begins.
Take a closer look at the decisions that matter for your project.
Compare entry design, drainage, waterproofing and the space around the shower before removing the tub.
Read the guideAccount for cabinetry, appliances, trades and surrounding repairs when you compare proposals.
Read the guideTell us about your Leawood home, the bathroom or kitchen you have in mind and any other spaces you want to include.
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