Planning to update your home? Kitchen or bath remodeling projects can range from upgrades to elaborate transformations, and the process can be overwhelming; even quite stressful. The many product choices and design options make kitchen and bath projects more complicated than other remodeling projects. That’s why smart homeowners choose to work with professional kitchen and bath designers and a reputable, established firm likely to be in business for years after you complete the project. Morris Black is proud of our team of highly-experienced professionals. There are many benefits to working with a professional designer and it is important to pick the perfect partner for your remodeling project.
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Getting Started with Morris Black Designs
When you are ready to work with Morris Black Designs, there are a couple ways to get started:
THE MORRIS BLACK DESIGN PROCESS
Initial Showroom Consultation
Whether you call, email, or walk-in to the showroom to browse, the process really gets started with a scheduled appointment for a showroom consultation. At this meeting with a Designer, bring your ideas and any list of your wants and needs; and allow enough time for your designer to get to know you and your project. Your designer will guide you through our displays, educating you on our product offerings, and learn about your likes and dislikes. We’ll discuss your potential budget and explain how the entire process will work. If you are ready to proceed to the next step, you may be asked for a design fee, which will be applied to the purchase price of your project.
Home Visit
The designer will meet with you in your home to evaluate the space, take detailed measurements, and address your functional and aesthetic goals, including any special needs or considerations.
Design Phase
The designer will then develop a detailed floor plan, along with cost estimates based on your design style preferences, your “wish list,” and your budget. Our Associate Designer will create a set of interpretive drawings (elevations, color-rendered 3-D perspectives, etc.). A combination of CAD or hand drawings may be prepared to further illustrate and clarify the spaces.
Design Presentation/Product Selections
You will be invited back to the showroom to view the plans and cost estimates and to make product and color selections, including cabinets, countertops, appliances, and hardware. If needed, changes will be made and the final design and investment amount presented at a follow-up meeting. Your designer will also facilitate visits to our other trade partners to select related materials, such as tile, flooring, granite, lighting, plumbing fixtures, etc.
Construction Phase
Once you have approved the plans and all product and finish selections, our Production Coordinator takes responsibility for your project. The materials are ordered, and our installers are scheduled, along with any subcontractors (plumbers, electricians, tile contractors, etc.) who may be working on your project. All deliveries and installation dates will be carefully coordinated—in advance– with you. Morris Black employs expert craftsmen who are the best in the business. They will work closely with your designer, paying careful attention to every detail.
Final Inspection
At completion, you and your designer will conduct a final inspection together, to make sure everything is to your (and our) satisfaction. We will present you with a Project Book, which contains all of your warranties, How-To Manuals, and your final design plans and product selections.
WARRANTY
Once the job is completed, warranty and service issues are handled by our Production Coordinator. If required, she will schedule a service technician to visit your home at your convenience; our workmanship is warranted for a full year and includes an 11-month “check-up call” to make sure you are as satisfied months later as you were at the final inspection.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
I’m a 20 year veteran of remodeling and an addition to my house and am an electrician by trade. Planning and installing a new kitchen is a daunting task and there are a myriad of options concerning colors, materials, cabinetry, not to mention a kitchen designer and installer. My wife and I had checked out 3 different designers and then went to Morris Black, more or less on a whim. From start to finish the entire process was excellent. From introduction to presentation, choice of materials, stains and colors, options and prices, this company blew the competition out of the water. Professional, courteous, flexible, patient, just a few of the superlatives I can use describing the experience. If I had to do another kitchen there’s no debate who I’d work with. Highly recommended for overall satisfaction.
Mark, Allentown, PA
Lydia is outstanding. We felt we were partners in design with Lydia providing expert opinions, suggestions and plan development. Very patient, friendly and accommodating. Chris (installer) was also excellent – a perfectionist with a great personality. Lots of time went above and beyond to be sure the kitchen looked the best; great attention to detail. Kitchen is beautiful – thank you Morris Black.
Sue and Peter, Bethlehem, PA
Morris Black, Dan, Mark & all the workers were extremely friendly. The showroom was beautiful and Dan’s professionalism was outstanding & he guided us every step of the way. We could not have imagined where he would take our new kitchen & his expertise exceeded our expectations. Thank you.
Paul and Rhonda, Allentown, PA
Dan Lenner is incredibly talented and super creative!!! No changes were ever too difficult for Dan… even up to the day before the project started! Deb Remington is a goddess! Thank you all for making this major disruption to our home pleasant.
Diane and Paul, Allentown, PA
When we saw your design in a magazine, we were immediately impressed; but we were even more impressed after working with you. Your knowledge, creativity, attention to detail and your focus on quality and our total satisfaction were instrumental in creating our “WOW” kitchen.
…It was amazing how smoothly and on-time the installation went. Everyone kept us well informed with timely communication and responsiveness. .. We eagerly recommend Morris Black to anyone building or remodeling the kitchen of their dreams.
Craig and Jo-Ann, Easton
The final kitchen design we are enjoying is a total “Wow,” as our family and friends have said many times.
Gail and John, Bethlehem, PA
I knew it was the right kitchen for me when, right after it was finished, I felt completely at home.” Homeowner Lynda talks about the display that inspired her kitchen, and how designer Dan Lenner improved the layout of her kitchen.
Lynda and Darrell, Lehighton, PA
Everything went according to schedule… an amazing transformation!
Joe and Elaine, Bethlehem, PA
Our new master bath has turned into the retreat we wanted. I wanted to feel like I was on vacation without actually going away. And that’s what we have now – a vacation every day.
Mary and Al, Allentown, PA
It was a pleasure working w/ Morris Black, very friendly, efficient, professional. Mark, our carpenter, is a true craftsman. He was always pleasant and cheerful, and kept the area quite clean & worked hard to stay on schedule. The best customer service I’ve had! I felt as though the team was as engaged as I was in the project, as though they were working on their own kitchens.
Lisa and James, Martin’s Creek