Staten Island has the square footage. Use it.

Detached houses, townhomes, waterfront condos — Staten Island often has the room Manhattan spends a decade wishing for. An island that is actually an island. A walk-in that is not a slogan. A bath that can take a tall cabinet. The mistake is filling that volume with builder boxes. Italian cabinetry is how the extra footage earns itself.

What kitchen layout fits a Staten Island house?

Open plans and true islands more often than a galley — but only if the cook’s triangle still works. We plan from how you enter with groceries, not from a 14-foot island that blocks the dining table. Typical Italian kitchen projects in NYC range $30,000–$150,000+; larger footprints sit toward the upper band when tall units and stone run the full wall. Kitchen design starts in Chelsea.

How do baths and closets follow the kitchen?

Same metal, same wood temperature, different job. Vanities specified for humidity, not copied from the kitchen island. Closets can be walk-ins and mud drop-zones here — volume you will not get in a Chelsea studio. See bathrooms and closets after the kitchen finish is chosen, so the house reads as one.

Do I still come to Manhattan?

Yes for materials. Lacquer and stone need the showroom at 134 W 25th St. Installation is coordinated to Staten Island the same way we run other boroughs — measure, deliver, install. Nationwide shipping exists for clients outside the metro; this island is still a Chelsea design job. (212) 457-1355.