Highland Park kitchens are usually in homes that span nearly a century of architectural styles — Tudors and Spanish Colonials from the 1920s, Mid-Century Moderns from the 1950s, and thoughtful new-builds from the last 20 years. The renovation approach has to match the home, not the latest trend.
What Highland Park kitchens usually need
The two most common Highland Park requests we see are nearly opposite. The first is preservation work in a historic home: keeping the original layout, restoring or replicating period-appropriate cabinetry, and integrating modern appliances in a way that disappears. The second is full custom builds in newer estates where there’s no constraint at all and the homeowner wants to push every detail. Both require designers who don’t default to the same playbook.
Most-requested Highland Park remodels
Period-correct cabinetry — inset doors, exposed hinges, custom millwork to match original moldings. Butler’s pantry build-outs — converting an underused mudroom or hallway into a proper butler’s pantry with secondary sink and dishwasher. Show kitchen plus working kitchen layouts — common in larger Highland Park homes where the entertaining space and the daily cooking space are physically separated.
Our experience working in Highland Park
Highland Park has stricter permitting than most DFW municipalities — we factor in extra time during the design phase to get approvals through. Most projects in this area are at the higher end of our range, with custom cabinetry and stone selections driving timelines of 14-20 weeks from demo to walkthrough.