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Marion Township great-room kitchen with a long island, deep green cabinets and evening pendant light

Livingston County · about 20 min (11 mi)

Kitchen Remodeling in Marion Township, MI

Builder-grade kitchens in Marion's newer subdivisions, rebuilt for storage, seating and light.

  • ★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews)
  • MI Residential Builder #2101209269
  • CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
  • Serving since 2020

Kitchen remodeling in Marion Township, MI usually means improving a kitchen that is not old at all. Marion sits between Pinckney and Howell along D-19, about 20 minutes (11 miles) north of our Kress Rd studio, and most of its homes went up in subdivisions after 2000. About 11,236 residents (2020 Census) live here.

That makes Marion the county's clearest case of the builder-grade problem: kitchens with a sensible footprint, stock cabinets, a small island and a laminate or entry-level granite top, now 15 to 25 years old and showing it. The fixes are rarely structural. They are about storage, seating, light and the quality of what you touch every day.

Post-2000 subdivision kitchens along D-19

A typical Marion kitchen opens to a great room, with an island facing the family area, a closet pantry in a corner, a microwave over the range, and cabinets in whatever stock finish the builder offered that year. Stock boxes come in three-inch steps, so fillers and dead corners are common, and the uppers usually stop a foot short of the ceiling.

What wears out first is not the layout but the parts: hinges and drawer slides, door edges, laminate seams by the sink, and the lighting. A single ceiling fixture and a few recessed cans leave the counters in shadow at night. Because walls rarely need to move, a Marion remodel can stay focused on cabinetry, counters, light and an island that actually seats the family.

Original builder-grade kitchen in a Marion Township subdivision home with stock maple cabinets and a small island
An original builder kitchen with stock maple cabinets, a small island and a corner closet pantry.

From Kress Rd up D-19: how Nick runs a Marion Township remodel

  1. A conversation at your house

    Nick meets you at home, about 20 minutes up D-19 from Kress Rd, and spends the first hour on how the room is lived in: where backpacks land, who cooks, where the coffee happens.

  2. Design, under a retainer

    The retainer pays for layout studies, a floor plan, wall elevations, a 3D model and the drawings the installers follow, ending with a price you can weigh against your budget.

  3. Picking finishes

    Counters, faucets, pulls, light fixtures, flooring, tile and custom hoods, handled hourly or as a bundled package.

  4. Orders and the build

    Sign the purchase agreement and we take over the cabinet and material orders; Nick then brings in partner contractors and follows the work to the end.

“Nick redesigned my kitchen in a way I never would have imagined. He made use of all available space and made the kitchen look larger. There is more counter space. I love the drawers. The overall design is beautiful. I was also very it impressed by how well all the contractors worked together and did not waste a single day.”
— Leo, Google review ★★★★★
Floor-to-ceiling pantry cabinet wall with pull-out shelves in a Marion Township kitchen
A pantry cabinet wall with pull-out shelves, replacing a corner closet pantry.

Builder-grade upgrades for Marion Township kitchens and baths

Planning a kitchen in Marion 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.

  • ★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews)
  • MI Residential Builder #2101209269
  • CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
  • Serving since 2020

Marion Township zoning, county building permits and HOA rules

Marion lies in the middle of Livingston County, with D-19 running north to Howell and south to Pinckney. Building permits and inspections for township addresses go through the Livingston County Building Department, and the township handles its own zoning review. A remodel inside the existing footprint is usually a simpler permit than an addition, but electrical and plumbing changes still need their own. The township office is at 2877 W. Coon Lake Road. Its planning and zoning page ties land use permits to new structures, decks and additions, with three plan sets submitted, one kept by Marion and two forwarded to the county, before the county building permit is issued. Confirm current requirements with the township and county before work begins.

Some Marion subdivisions also have homeowner associations with a say over what changes outside, a new window or a hood exhaust cap on a street-facing wall, for example. Read the HOA documents before the design depends on one.

Layered recessed, under-cabinet and pendant lighting in a remodeled Marion Township kitchen at night
Recessed, under-cabinet and pendant lights working together on a remodeled kitchen at night.

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: ~20 min (11 mi).

Bigger islands for the great rooms in Marion's newer subdivisions

The island is where Marion kitchens most often fall short. Builders sized them to fit the plan drawing, not to seat four with room to walk behind the stools. We plan for clearance on every side and decide early whether the sink, the cooktop or neither belongs in the island. Our kitchen island sizing guide gives the measurements we work from.

Enlarged kitchen island with seating for four facing the great room in a Marion Township home
An enlarged island with seating on the great-room side and clear walkways around it.

Client reviews

What clients near Marion Township say about working with Nick

★ 5.0 average from 28 Google reviews

★★★★★
“Nick came up with plans for our kitchen that were better than we could have imagined. We thought we knew what we wanted, then he gave us something much better. More ”
Scott M.Google review · 5 years ago (as of Nov 2026)
★★★★★
“It was an absolute pleasure to work with Nick on our Master Bathroom remodel. Nick is in touch with the latest design trends and was very helpful and patient as we navigated the design process. He was always prepared and very professional. More ”
Scott A.Google review · 5 years ago (as of Nov 2026)

Kitchen remodeling in Marion Township: common questions

Can you upgrade a builder-grade kitchen in a newer Marion Township home?

Yes, and few remodels in the township pay off as directly. Because post-2000 layouts are usually sound, the upgrade centers on cabinetry, counters, lighting and a better island rather than moving walls. After a first meeting in your kitchen, the design phase shows the new room in 3D renderings before anything is ordered.

Do you add islands or pantries to Marion Township subdivision kitchens?

Often, yes. Enlarging a builder island and swapping a corner closet pantry for a pantry cabinet wall are two of the most useful changes in a Marion great-room kitchen. Both depend on clearances and on where plumbing or wiring can run, which Nick checks at the first visit and settles in the floor plan.

How far is Kitchen NV from Marion Township?

About 20 minutes, roughly 11 miles. Our studio is at 10094 Kress Rd in Hamburg Township, and the drive runs through Pinckney and up D-19. Nick meets clients at their homes for the first consultation and comes back for measuring and selections, so the drive is our job rather than yours.

Should we redo the primary bathroom in a Marion home at the same time as the kitchen?

It can make sense. Bathrooms in the same subdivision homes usually came with the same builder package, and designing both at once lets the finishes relate and the partner contractors schedule the work together. The trade-off is living through two projects in one stretch. We can design both and phase construction, as our bathroom remodeling page explains.

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Start your Marion Township kitchen with a call to Nick

Call Kitchen NV in Pinckney, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Design consultations are by appointment.

  • ★ 5.0 on Google (28 reviews)
  • MI Residential Builder #2101209269
  • CMKBD · CAPS · CLIPP designer
  • Serving since 2020
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