Certified Designers At The Columbus Home Improvement Show

Our professional designers are the best of the best, highly skilled and trained to do an outstanding job on every kitchen design project. Our clients can rest assured that money they spend for a designer will be well-spent. That is what hiring a certified designer at Kitchen Kraft promises—complete satisfaction, quality work, and expert advice.

What Does It Mean to Be A Certified Designer?

Being certified as a kitchen and bath designer has two-fold meaning. This gives assurance to the public, signifying the individual is devoted to the craft of designing kitchens and baths as well as identifies the designer as an industry leader and expert in their field. The designer must meet a series of guidelines.

Why Do Certified Designers Need Guidelines?

Guidelines followed in the certification process ensure that the designer is able to recognize the importance of consumer health, safety, and welfare in kitchen and bath design. Also, these guidelines can be used as benchmarks to assess a designer’s work and allows them to be tested in core competencies related specifically to kitchen and bath design. As a consumer, you will be happy that our certified designers follow and meet these guidelines, as this leads to higher quality professionals available for you.

NKBA Certification

National Kitchen and Bath Association, or NKBA, certifications are based on written examinations and extensive industry experience. Hiring a designer with an NKBA certification lets you rest easy knowing your designer’s skills have been assessed objectively and that the designer is committed to constant improvement by participating in continuing education.

There are three levels of the NKBA certification:

1. AKBD(c) Associate Kitchen & Bath Designer
2. CBD(c) or CBE(c) Certified Kitchen Designer or Certified Bath Designer
3. CMKBD(c) Certified Master Kitchen & Bath Designer.

How Do Designers Become Certified?

All NKBA certifications for Kitchen & Bath Designers require at least:

• One year of experience within the kitchen/bath industry (kitchen/bath design, space planning, sales, project management, drafting, manufacturing, cabinet design, installation, decorative plumbing/hardware, sales, etc.).
• One year experience in related industry.
• 30 hours of NKBA courses in professional development or NKBA approved college coursework.
• 2 professional affidavits.
• AKBD academic exam.

There are countless benefits to hiring a certified kitchen and bath designer to work on your next project.

Kitchen Kraft has talented certified designers ready to get started working for you and with you. With our expertise, education, and training and your vision and input we are certain to make your kitchen dream a reality. Come see one of our certified designers at the Columbus Home Improvement Show this weekend and get started dreaming!

Ready for your next design project? Give us a call! (614) 449-7200