Kitchens are too complicated even for most contractors to design and specify (select cabinet sizes and parts.) After we designed the space, picked products and finishes, and created a floorplan and elevations with detailed cabinet selections, we still worked with an in-house designer on this American Woodmark kitchen to refine our plan.
There are just too many permutations and product lines for anyone else but a dedicated cabinet design pro to really have a solid grasp of.
And there’s a lot at stake that takes a trained eye. It only takes, for example, missing the thickness of a single door casing thickness to obstruct a drawer from opening—and you won’t know until everything is installed.