NYKB Review

New York, NY (March 20, 2009) — New York Kitchen and Bathroom (NYKB) (www.nykb.com), today announced that experienced facilities director Dwight Brown has been named Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. NYKB is requiring that this position be created to help manage its expansion.

This announcement is largely in recognition of Mr. Brown’s valuable contributions as an NYKB Field/Customer Manager. Mr. Brown, 47, who joined NYKB in 2007, will continue to report to Perry Hiiman, the firm’s President. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Brown will be given additional supervisory responsibilities to oversee all NYKB projects.

According to Mr. Hiiman, “Dwight is NYKB’s ‘top customer service guy.’ His reliability and customer service skills have helped NYKB incalculably, and with a greater role he will do bigger things.” After having served for 6 years as a United States Marine, he continued to advance his career working for the College Board as Director of Administrative Services. With many years of experience in the corporate sector working with executives on many levels and serving clients with diverse requirements, Mr. Brown applied his varied skills and experiences to the residential arena.

NYKB, with two Manhattan showrooms, is New York City’s leading one-stop shop remodeling design/build firm. The broad range, talent and experience of NYKB’s trusted professionals make it the ideal resource for busy New Yorkers who are interested in superior home renovation. With an extensive background in the intricacies of Manhattan service-oriented work, NYKB creates affordable and unique kitchen/bathroom designs for clients. By staying current with the latest trends in traditional, transitional and contemporary styles, NYKB provides clients with an exceptionally talented team of designers. NYKB works with clients on a personal level, designing kitchens and bathrooms that meet their unique needs.

Setting the right mood for the customer’s design presentation is a major part of New York Kitchen & Bath’s business approach. NYKB, which has showrooms in New York City, has specially designed areas in their showrooms for clients to view their kitchen and bath renderings.

“Our showrooms have beautifully appointed viewing rooms where we present designs, illustrate estimates and view video clips from various television programs that have featured NYKB,” said Ted Pratt, marketing director for NYKB. “This comfortable and informative environment helps customers make informed choices and helps demonstrate NYKB’s expertise in full-service kitchen and bath renovation.”

A core goal of NYKB is to provide customers with a clear vision of what their remodeled kitchens and baths will look like. To illustrate this, the company uses PowerPoint presentations of full-color 20/20 renderings.
“It gives clients an amazing glimpse into what their finished project will look like,” Pratt commented. “Home renovation is an arduous task enough without having to worry about what it will look like. We give customers life-like renditions.”

NYKB’s designers have all been trained to use Google SketchUp, an online tool that allows designers to create sketches using three-dimensional product illustrations. “It’s a powerful tool, and part of its charm is its speed and ease of use,” explained Pratt. “Some designers find Google SketchUp particularly helpful when sitting down with clients and hashing out ideas, because a sketch can be altered as fast as a mouse can be clicked. The application not only provides wonderful talking points for the designer in the design phase, but also helps a client feel more closely involved with the project.”

“NYKB has been featured on television as a leader in New York City’s kitchen and bath design,” Pratt continued. “This is great, but what’s really terrific is that we can play these aggregated clips on DVD in our sidewalk window display and connect the same clips online to play for customers in our viewing rooms. Potential customers see examples of our work, before and after, and are duly impressed. It certainly helps us in our business.”

About NYKB - NYKB, with two Manhattan showrooms, is New York City’s leading one-stop remodeling design/build firm. The broad range, talent and experience of NYKB’s trusted professionals make it the ideal resource for busy New Yorkers who are interested in superior home renovation. With an extensive background in the intricacies of Manhattan service-oriented work, NYKB creates affordable and unique kitchen/bathroom designs for clients. By staying current with the latest trends in traditional, transitional and contemporary styles, NYKB provides clients with an exceptionally talented team of designers. NYKB works with clients on a personal level, designing kitchens and bathrooms that meet their specific needs. Visit NYKB’s website at http://www.nykb.com.

Event Celebrates 63 Years of QuakerMaid Brand Excellence

New York, NY – March 20, 2009

Are you looking for a cabinet style that’s balanced, proportional, and substantial? A cabinet style that can be contemporary or rustic? Well if you are, go to NYKB!

This progressive, full-service remodeling firm is now introducing what may be the perfect design solution for kitchens and baths. Designed with European inspiration, the Koln Style, by QuakerMaid is remarkable in its versatility.

At NYKB, the design professionals can create exactly the concept and look you want for a kitchen, bath, media area, or playroom. All of the QuakerMaid cabinetry is handmade, full custom, in any color you desire. What even adds to the excitement is the NYKB QuakerMaid brand celebration that offers factory authorized savings of 15% through April 30th.

Life has just gotten so much simpler for everyone whose involved in home improvement… one source, that’s NYKB! One style, that’s Koln by QuakerMaid. One event, that’s the NYKB brand celebration!

About NYKB - NYKB, with two Manhattan showrooms is New York City’s leading one-stop shop remodeling design/build firm. The broad range, talent and experience of NYKB’s trusted professionals make it the ideal resource for busy New Yorkers who are interested in superior home renovation. With an extensive background in the intricacies of Manhattan service-oriented work, NYKB creates affordable and unique kitchen/bathroom designs for clients. By staying current with the latest trends in traditional, transitional and contemporary styles NYKB provides clients with an exceptionally talented team of designers. NYKB works with clients on a personal level, designing kitchens and bathrooms that meet their personal needs.

Web Site=http://www.nykb.com

For more information, visit NYKB, or contact Perry Hiiman, 1504 2nd Ave (at 79th St); or 8 W. 25th St (at Broadway), Phone (212) 737-5600.

Setting the right mood for the customer’s design presentation is a major part of New York Kitchen & Bath’s business approach. NYKB, which has showrooms based in New York City, has specially designed areas in their showrooms for clients to view their kitchen and bath renderings.

“Our showrooms have beautifully appointed viewing rooms where we present designs, illustrate estimates and view video clips from various television programs that have featured NYKB,” reports Ted Pratt, marketing director for NYKB. “This comfortable and informative environment helps customers make informed choices and helps demonstrate NYKB’s expertise in full-service kitchen and bath renovation.”
A core goal of NYKB is to provide customers with a clear vision of what their remodeled kitchens and baths will look like. To illustrate this, the company uses PowerPoint presentations of full-color 20/20 renderings.
“It gives clients an amazing glimpse into what their finished project will look like,” Pratt offers. “Home renovation is an arduous task enough without having to worry about what it will look like. We give customers life-like renditions.”

NYKB’s designers have all been trained to use Google SketchUp, an online tool that allows designers to create sketches using three-dimensional product illustrations. “It’s a powerful tool, and part of its charm is its speed and ease of use,” offers Pratt. “Some designers find Google SketchUp particularly helpful when sitting down with clients and hashing out ideas, because a sketch can be altered as fast as a mouse can be clicked. The application not only makes wonderful talking points for the designer in the design phase, but also helps a client feel more closely involved with the project.

“NYKB has been featured on television as a leader in New York City kitchen and bath design, which is great,” Pratt continues. “But what’s really terrific is that we can both play these aggregated clips on DVD in our sidewalk window display and connect the same clips online to play for customers in our viewing rooms. Potential customers see our examples of our work, before and after, and are duly impressed. It certainly helps us in our business.”