For kitchen remodeling in Lyon Township, the house is often only a few years old. Subdivisions keep filling in along Grand River and I-96, around New Hudson and north toward Pontiac Trail, and many owners move in with a builder-standard kitchen they already plan to change.
Kitchen NV works from a studio in Pinckney, roughly 25 minutes (16 miles) away, close enough for regular site visits yet far enough that each one is set by appointment and planned in advance. The design is Nick Vanderhovel’s own work from first sketch, and he stays on the project through installation; he is one of the NKBA’s master-certified designers (CMKBD).
Services Lyon Township owners ask for first
Builder packages, open lots and older farm parcels
Lyon Township changed from farmland to subdivisions faster than most of western Oakland, and its housing shows it. Large tracts of 2000s and 2010s homes sit near older farmhouses and ranches on bigger parcels, with Lyon Oaks County Park and its wetlands in between.
The pace is visible in the census: the township’s population roughly doubled between 2000 and 2020. Lyon Oaks County Park, 1,041 acres along Pontiac Trail shared with Wixom, keeps about 800 acres of that land as protected wetland, so many newer streets back onto woods and marsh rather than more houses.
New houses bring a particular design problem. The rooms are generous, but the builder chose cabinet sizes to fit a price, not a family: one narrow pantry, few drawers, an island with the dishwasher crammed against the seating. Because the plumbing sits in a newer slab or basement, moving the sink is usually more practical than in an older house, which opens up real layout choices.
On the rural parcels, the opposite is true. Older kitchens are small and closed off, and some properties run on private wells, which affects filtration and fixture choices.

Lyon Township permits and the New Hudson corridor
Lyon Township runs its own building department, as many Oakland County townships do, so permit applications for plumbing, electrical or structural changes go to the township. Check current requirements with the township office before scheduling; the licensed contractor usually files them.
The township offices sit at the Municipal Center, 58000 Grand River Avenue in New Hudson, a short way from the old crossroads where Grand River, Pontiac Trail and Milford Road meet beside the 1831 tavern now known as the New Hudson Inn. From Pinckney we come in on I-96 to exit 155, so a design meeting here fits easily into a working afternoon.
If you are mid-build, ask your builder early what can change and by when. Builders set cutoffs for selections and change orders, and we plan our drawings around those dates.
On our side, Nick holds a Michigan residential builder license (#2101209269), and he is certified in aging-in-place and living-in-place design, useful for families who bought in Lyon intending to stay.

Kitchen NV
10094 Kress Rd, Pinckney, MI 48169
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Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · Design consultations by appointment
Typical drive from our Pinckney base: ~25 min (16 mi).
Planning a kitchen in Lyon Township? Call (810) 923-8792
Call Kitchen NV in Pinckney, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Design consultations are by appointment.
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- CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
- Serving since 2020
How a Lyon Township project runs from Pinckney
Step one is a call to (810) 923-8792; step two is an interview-style consultation in the Lyon house itself. Nick asks how you use the kitchen, measures it, and for a home under construction, reviews the builder’s plans with you.
With a design retainer in place, he develops layout options, floor plans, elevations and renderings, followed by technical installation drawings and a pricing presentation. Selection help is billed by the hour or bundled, and sample boards travel to your house. With the purchase agreement signed, cabinetry goes on order through Kitchen NV and partner contractors are lined up, with Nick checking in at each stage of the install.










