West Michigan’s Signature Tour of Kitchens offers an Inside Look at 32 Professionally-Designed Rooms – Saturday, October 23

Tour Presented by National Kitchen & Bath Association – West Michigan and Michigan HOME and Lifestyle Magazine to Benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Grand Rapids

Step inside 32 of the area’s best professionally-designed kitchens during the West Michigan Signature Tour of Kitchens – Saturday, October 23. Presented by the West Michigan Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and Michigan HOME and Lifestyle Magazine, the tour showcases the talents of more than a dozen NKBA designers and studios, and benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Grand Rapids.

“We are excited to be offering this unique ability to view kitchen designs from a variety of local professionals throughout West Michigan,” says John Valente, NKBA-West Michigan President. “We planned this event with the consumer in mind. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to view the final kitchen design in a home setting. This format may give you a different perspective on what is available from your local NKBA member showrooms.”

Tours run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and are spread out throughout West Michigan, with the majority of homes located in Kent County, the lakeshore from Grand Haven to Saugatuck/Douglas, Allegan County (Fennville and Allegan) and the greater Kalamazoo area.

“We are honored to be involved in the West Michigan Signature Tour of Kitchens,” says Dennis Stadel, President & CEO, Stadel Media Inc. and publisher of Michigan HOME and Lifestyle Magazine. “Showcasing the finest designed custom kitchens fits perfectly with the style and mission of our magazine and our readers. Each of the homes on the tour is featured in the fall issue of the magazine, available at retail outlets statewide, complete with descriptions and photos.”

The kitchens on display are the best of the best in West Michigan designed by:

GREATER GRAND RAPIDS AREA
• Tru Kitchens
• DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen
• Lifestyle Kitchen Studio
• Starlite Kitchens and Bath
• Williams Kitchen & Bath
• Kitchen Design Studio Inc.
• Plainfield Lumber
• Hearthstone Design Studio
• HWC-HomeWorks Corp

HUDSONVILLE AREA
• Interior Solutions by Leif

GREATER KALAMAZOO AREA
• Kalamazoo Custom Kitchens
• Scholten Kitchen & Bath

LAKESHORE
• Interior Solutions by Leif
• Benchmark Wood Studio
• Kitchen West

FENNVILLE AREA
• Starlite Kitchens & Bath
• Sara Busby Design

Tickets for the West Michigan Signature Tour of Kitchens are $10 in advance at NKBA member retail outlets (see list above) or $15 at any of the 32 homes on the day of the tour.

To help celebrate the tour, organizers have partnered with the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel and Cygnus 27 for a kick-off party. The SIMPLY PINK PARTY will be held on Thursday, October 21 from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. General admission is $10 (VIP admission is $25 and includes a welcome bag with a variety of goodies, including a ticket to the home tour and a raffle ticket for a variety of items to be given away during the party). Guests are invited to dress “simply pink” for this night on the town.

SPONSORED BY AMERICAN GRANITE & TILE, GERRIT’S APPLIANCE, INFUSION BY ETNA, MICHIGAN CUT STONE & TILE AND VIRGINIA TILE.

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