The Kitchen Blueprint

THE KITCHEN BLUEPRINT

Plan a kitchen you’ll love for years, and avoid the mistakes that cost South African homeowners thousands.

A kitchen renovation in South Africa can easily cost R100,000 to over R350,000. Yet the regrets homeowners tell us about most aren’t about the stone or the door colour. They’re about the things nobody planned for: not enough counter space, plugs in the wrong place, an island you have to squeeze past, a pantry that becomes a junk cupboard.

By the time you notice, the cabinets are already in.

The Kitchen Blueprint is the step-by-step planning guide I use with my own design clients. It shows you what to plan first, the measurements that matter, and the questions to ask before anyone quotes you. It’s written for homeowners who want a kitchen that works beautifully and looks considered, without paying for expensive do-overs.

What’s inside (19 pages):

✔ The 10-Minute Kitchen Check: Grab a tape measure and find out exactly what isn’t working in your kitchen today.

✔ The 5 Layout Rules: Workflow, prep zones, island clearances, appliance landing spots and drawers. There are layout guides for L-shaped, U-shaped, galley, single-wall and island kitchens.

✔ The Storage Zone Map: A home for everything, so your joiner knows exactly what to build.

✔ Power & Lighting Plan: Plug placement, layered lighting, and Cape Town specifics like load-shedding, coastal salt air and body corporate approvals.

✔ Appliance Spec Sheet: A fill-in sheet to hand to your joiner before the cabinets are designed.

✔ Where to Spend and Where to Save: Includes a typical budget split, so your money goes where it matters most.

✔ 25+ Contractor Questions: Plus the 10 mistakes we see most.

✔ Your Renovation Timeline: Every stage explained, plus a FREE Gantt chart timetable to track your project.

✔ Real Case Study: A Durbanville kitchen and scullery taken from dull and dated to dark and modern, with before and after photos.

✔ Finishes Made Simple: How to build your palette, with cool-tone and warm-tone examples.

✔ Care & Maintenance Guide: How to look after your doors and worktops, plus simple hinge adjustments.

✔ Two Cents from a Designer: My honest non-negotiables, worth-it upgrades and what to skip.

BONUS: A free 10-minute kitchen layout and design call with Jodi

Once you’ve worked through the book, send me your filled-in Kitchen Check and a few inspiration photos. We’ll look at your current layout, your must-haves and your budget together. You’ll leave the call knowing your next 3 steps, even if you don’t work with us.

Plan it properly once. Love it for years.

👉 Get The Kitchen Blueprint – R4 200 / $250

Remember to also download your FREE KITCHEN GANTT CHART SHEET



Renovating more than just the kitchen?

Pair it with my e-book, 100 Hot Interior Design Renovation Tips, for small fixes and smart ideas throughout your home.