You are planning a kitchen in Summit County, the Vail Valley or the Front Range, or from out of state.
Free checklist · Summit County, the Vail Valley and the Front Range
The Worry-Free
Kitchen Checklist
Seven things we look for in a kitchen layout, and what we do about each, for homeowners planning one in Colorado or out of state.
- 11+ years of interior design
- Best of Summit, Top 5 Interior Designers, 2024 and 2025
- A four-designer studio in Silverthorne, Colorado
Who this is for
Homeowners planning a kitchen, and the house around it
Worth your time if this sounds like you.
You want a designer involved from the first layout decision.
The kitchen is where you are starting, and the rest of the house is not far behind.
You would rather these calls were made by someone who does space planning for a living.
You want a sense of how we think before you get on a call.
We design whole homes: full remodels and new custom builds, in Colorado and in other states. The kitchen is the room that starts the conversation.
Who is behind it
Elle J Design
An independent interior space planning and design studio in Silverthorne, Colorado, with four designers led by founder Elle Schwab. Eleven years of design work across Colorado's Front Range, Summit County, the Vail Valley and other states across the nation. The same seven checks come up again and again.
We design the interiors for full remodels and new custom homes, and coordinate with the construction team. Layout, circulation, storage and light get resolved first, before a single finish is chosen. When a decision has a cost attached, that means somebody at the table whose only job is you and your budget.
Best of Summit, Top 5 Interior Designers
2024 and 2025
She is efficient and proactive on the front-end of projects and provides quick answers to design questions as we come across them on the jobsite. Her understanding of construction practices and how they relate to design is refreshing.
We adore her and what she did for us for many reasons… her candidness and transparency, creativity and resourcefulness, brilliant and doable design, attention to our budget, ability to work well with our General Contractor, quick responses.
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Read it before your kitchen gets drawn
A short read, and the thinking behind your first layout meeting.
