The Designery

Owner Amanda Burr wants to make every home renovation enjoyable and seamless while giving back to her hometown

MIAMI — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, will celebrate the opening of its newest location in Miami with a grand opening event Thursday, June 5, from 3-6 p.m. at the showroom located on 14851 S. Dixie Highway in Miami.

The event will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony, music by Andre Matteo Guitar Duo and refreshments provided by Cry Baby Creamery.

Owner Amanda Burr, a fourth-generation Miamian, spent seven years in San Francisco working as a project manager and technical team leader for several tech companies. She moved back to Miami in 2021 to open a business consulting service.

“After spending years working in tech roles at companies like Apple and Stripe and as a consultant for Elevated Learning Consulting, I’m thrilled to be able to flex my creative muscles,” she said. “I can’t wait to help other Miamians craft spaces they will fall in love with.”

Burr said she wants to give back to her community and is dedicated to making every home renovation an enjoyable and seamless experience.

The Designery Miami-Dade will serve residents throughout the metro-Miami area, including downtown Miami, the Miami Design District and Miami Beach, along with several locations to the south of Miami, including Coral Gables, The Hammocks, The Crossing, Homestead, Key Biscayne, Key Largo, Marathon and Big Pine Key.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles and over 25 color options for closets, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery Miami-Dade, visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/miami-dade/ or call them at (305) 320-4326.

Owners Doug and Geri Walton will introduce the company’s first Utah location to South Jordan residents on May 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, refreshments and prizes

SALT LAKE CITY — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, announced today that it will open its first location in Utah with a grand opening ceremony from 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, at the showroom in the South Jordan Towne Center at 10429 S Redwood Road in South Jordan.

Owners Doug and Geri Walton will not only provide food from local restaurants at the event, they will also give away prizes and offer tours of the new The Designery South Jordan showroom, created by the Waltons and their partners at The Slade Group, Elegant Universal Stone, South Valley Building Company and MSI Tile.

“We have always wanted the opportunity to open a small business, work with family members and provide a business that services the community,” Doug Walton said. “Salt Lake City is the perfect ‘big, small town.’ You can go to a local event and end up running into the governor, but it’s also a growing and vibrant community. We can’t wait to be a part of that growth.”

While Doug Walton was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Geri Walton is from Salt Lake City. The couple lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 25 years before making the move to Salt Lake City in 2021.

Doug Walton started his working life selling customized accounting software and worked as a computer engineer and a technical writer. He spent the last 20 years as an organization change leader in major companies like Cisco Systems and The Clorox Company. Geri Walton worked as a supervisor in the corporate publishing world. She is a freelance writer with four books and a blog with more than 1,000 articles under her belt.

The couple have been married for 28 years and have two grown children, Cori and Chase.

The Designery South Jordan will serve residents in more than 42 cities, including Salt Lake City, West Jordan, Provo, Sandy, Orem, South Jordan and Saratoga Springs, Utah.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles and over 25 color options for closets, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery South Jordan, visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/south-jordan/ or call them at (801) 988-5794.

Owner Shanthy Vinjimoor will host a grand opening on May 7 in the new showroom

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, will celebrate the opening of its first Kansas location. The grand opening event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7 from 4-6 PM at the showroom located at 6337 W 119^th Street in Overland Park, Kansas.

The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce will perform the ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:30 PM.

Owner Shanthy Vinjimoor will provide guests with tips on the latest kitchen and bath design trends while they enjoy music and refreshments. Attendees are also eligible to win giveaways from Ace Hardware, Sherwin Williams, Scent Hound, PGA Tour Superstore and a $100 gift card to the Cheesecake Factory.

“We want The Designery Overland Park to be the area’s one-stop shop for homeowners, whether they are considering new construction or remodeling an existing space,” Vinjimoor said. “I take customer service to heart. I want to listen to the problems people face when they are redesigning their space because I enjoy finding efficient and affordable solutions for them. I also have an eye for designing efficient spaces that are practical and functional.”

Vinjimoor comes from a software engineering background and is prepared to tackle the complexities of design and construction with her clients.

“I am looking for a new challenge,” she said. “I’m ready to pursue a fresh path that will be equally stimulating and rewarding.”

The Designery Overland Park will serve residents in Gardner, Lenexa, Olate, Overland Park, Prairie Village and Shawnee, Kansas.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles and more than 25 color options for closets, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery Overland Park, visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/overland-park/ or call them at (913) 349-9415.

Owners Chris and Summer Doney say they want to empower and educate their clientele by offering free design workshops

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, will celebrate its newest location in Lake Mary, Florida, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and walk-through from 4-6 p.m. on Jan. 8 in the showroom at 3661 Lake Emma Road in Lake Mary.

The Designery Lake Mary owners Chris and Summer Doney say they want their new location to create job opportunities for skilled workers while supporting local contractors, fostering economic growth and helping clients get the most from their home renovation projects.

“We want to empower and educate residents by helping them improve their homes,” Chris Doney said. “The kitchen is the central location in most homes and should be a place where people can gather. We also want our The Designery location to be a hub of the community and become a place where residents can gather for free workshops to find inspiration and exchange ideas on their kitchen and bathroom projects.”

Doney has nearly 15 years of experience working in the home improvement industry. He served as an accountant and the managing director of information security for Menards, a line of home improvement stores located throughout the Midwest.

“As a member of the Menards management team, I have collaborated with Menards Kitchen Manufacturing on several projects and have worked directly with their kitchen design team,” he said. “This should help me tremendously as I advise clients on their kitchen renovations.”

Doney is originally from Syria but moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 16 years ago after receiving a bachelor’s degree in business and managerial economics from MOST University Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, and a master’s degree in business from Aleppo University in Aleppo, Syria. He received additional marketing and e-commerce training from Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire.

The Doneys moved to the Orlando area from Wisconsin more than a year ago, and Summer Doney is a principal software engineer at The Walt Disney Company.

The Designery Lake Mary will serve residents in Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Fern Park, Heathrow, Lake Mary, Longwood, Maitland and Oviedo, Florida.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery Lake Mary, visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/lake-mary/ or contact them at (407) 604-2550.

Owners Joel and Amy Senger’s experiences in homebuilding and real estate provide them with the perfect background to market the home renovation franchise

CINCINNATI — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, celebrates the grand opening of its first Ohio location with a ribbon-cutting and social event from 4- 6 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the showroom at 1895 Airport Exchange Boulevard, Suite 220, Erlanger, Kentucky.

The event will also feature giveaways and door prizes from Yeti, Solo Stove and others.

The Designery Metro Cincinnati owners Joel and Amy Senger say they want to bring customized design and renovation services to the southern Ohio and northern Kentucky region. The couple moved to the Cincinnati area from the Dallas-Fort Worth area in April 2023.

“We owned and operated Senger Custom Homes in Texas where we specialized in customized new home builds and high-end renovations and remodels,” Joel Senger said. “After moving to the Cincinnati area last year, we begin remodeling the home that we purchased. When we had trouble finding one place that offered everything we needed for our remodeling project, we decided to draw upon our experience and bring a Designery location to this area.”

Senger, a Montana native, worked as a homebuilder and superintendent for DR Horton and Antares Homes in Texas for almost 10 years. He also has experience in building custom cabinetry and won Fort Worth Magazine’s Best Remodeling Contractor award in 2019. The couple also owned a pool construction business in Texas, and Senger won an award for best outdoor environment in 2021.

Senger’s wife, Amy, worked in real estate finance and in the mortgage industry for nearly 20 years, and says she’s looking forward to helping clients in the Cincinnati area with their renovation needs.

“We believe the skills we’ve gained over the past several years in the construction and real estate financing industries will give us a competitive edge,” she said. “We also love it here. The people are so incredibly friendly here. The pace is much slower than the larger urban area we came from but is still large enough to find something fun to do.”

The couple have been married for more than 13 years, and have two children, Marley, 15, and Andie, 10. Amy Senger is also a certified Biblical counselor and volunteers a few hours a week for a ministry that offers free Biblical counseling.

The Designery Cincinnati Metro will serve residents in Covington, Edgewood, Erlanger, Fort Mitchell, Fort Thomas and Newport Kentucky, and in Blue Ash, Cheviot, Cincinnati, Delhi, Florence. Loveland, Mack, Maderia, Maineville, Mason, Monfort Heights, Norwood, Reading, Sharonville and Wyoming, Ohio.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery Cincinnati Metro, visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/cincinnati-metro/.

Owner Carolina Preciado wants to help local residents turn their houses into homes with expertly designed kitchens, bathrooms and closets

CONCORD, N.C. — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, will celebrate its newest location at 96 McGill Avenue, NW, Concord, North Carolina, with a grand opening event from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the outlet’s showroom.

The event will feature music from local artist David Gibson, a “Taste of Concord” event featuring a sampling of dishes from the area’s favorite restaurants, and a chance to win prizes, such as an Amazon Echo and gift cards to local eateries.

“In an age of morally ambiguous corporations, we are incredibly excited to bring a sense of local, personalized and care-oriented customer service that goes beyond the mentality of profit over people,” said The Designery Concord owner Carolina Preciado. “By prioritizing the well-being of both our clients and our employees, we plan to use our location as a source of good in the community while creating a path for generational wealth and family legacy.”

Preciado said she plans to establish relationships with local nonprofit organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Future Business Leaders of America, and with area schools and other local businesses to create a professional community. She wants to be able to provide employment and training opportunities, excellent products and services, and support to the people of Concord.

Preciado is originally from Bogota, Columbia, but moved to Florida when she was 2 years old. She moved to Huntersville, North Carolina, in 2006. She lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, prior to opening her location in Concord.

“North Carolina is not only visually stunning for nature lovers, it also has towns like Concord that have managed to retain their small town charm despite their recent growth,” she said. “I just can’t wait to start helping the good people of this community turn their house into a home.”

Preciado is no stranger to serving the public. She has worked as a realtor and spent 20 years in the culinary industry before opening her own business. When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her partner, her nieces and nephews, and her three cats.

The Designery Concord will serve clients in Albemarle, Badin, China Grove, Concord, Endy, Enochville, Franklin, Gold Hill, Granite Quarry, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Landis, Locust, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, Norwood, Oakboro, Salisbury, Spencer, Troy and Yadkin.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery Concord, visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/concord/.

The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce and commissioners from the Town of Cornelius will be on hand to help the businesses celebrate their relaunch.

Bodick and Chisum were owners of the local Mozzie Dome pest control franchise, but, earlier this year, HomeFront Brands relaunched that franchise as Yard Patrol Pros to better highlight the company’s natural and barrier pest control treatments. As part of their relaunch, Yard Patrol Pros Charlotte will present its new turf fertilization service at the event.

“With a new office for Window Hero and Yard Patrol Pro’s new name and focus, we felt it was a great time to celebrate with a grand opening and relaunch party,” Bodick said. “As multi-unit franchise owners with HomeFront Brands, we want to feature both our brands and let our community know that we are open for business.”

In addition to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, participants will have a chance to handle a fertilizing gun, a pressure washer, a squeegee and a robotic pressure washer.

“We want to give customers an idea of what it is we do and how we do it,” Bodick said. “This way, the community will have an interactive event that allows them to get a feel for the tools of our trade.”

Those interested in attending the event can sign up on the company’s Facebook Events page.

Yard Patrol Pros Charlotte serves the areas of Caldwell, Cornelius, Davidson, Hopewell, Huntersville, Mooresville, Pineville and Troutman. Window Hero Lake Norman serves Caldwell, Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mooresville, Statesville, Troutman, Union Grove and Williamsburg.

For more information about Yard Patrol Pros Charlotte, visit https://yardpatrolpros.com/locations/charlotte/. For more information on Window Hero Lake Norman, visit https://windowhero.com/locations/lake-norman/.

Owner Nate Van Valkenburg also owns two other of the leading national franchise network’s home service brands and plans to continue his success with the kitchen, bath and closet design center

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, will celebrate its newest location in Charleston, South Carolina, with a grand opening on April 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the design center’s new location at 1217 Remount Road.

The Designery Charleston is owned by Nate Van Valkenburg, who also owns a Window Hero and Yard Patrol Pros in the area. All three brands are franchised by HomeFront Brands, a family of companies that hold an increasing number of emerging residential and light commercial property service franchised brands. The grand opening will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. with the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, and beer, wine and charcuterie will be available during the event.

“It’s an honor to open my third HomeFront Brands franchise in the Charleston area,” Van Valkenburg said. “The training, support and guidance I’ve received from HomeFront Brands has enabled me to continue providing homeowners with the services they need to improve their property and enjoy their homes and gardens. I consider myself lucky to be a member of the HomeFront Brands family and expect that The Designery will meet with the same success I’ve had with Window Hero and Yard Patrol Pros.”

In November, Van Valkenburg was awarded HomeFront Brands’ Top Producer of the Year at the franchisor’s annual convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. This award is presented to the franchisee who shows unwavering dedication to success and an unmatched ability to drive revenue.

Van Valkenburg attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and worked in the exterior cleaning business for several years before starting his own business. He and his wife, Ali, live in Charleston with their daughter.

The Designery Charleston serves residents in Folly Beach, Goose Creek, Hanahan, Isle of Palms, James Island, Kiawah Island, Ladson, Lincolnville, North Charleston, Sangaree, Seabrook Island, Sullivan’s Island and Summerville, South Carolina.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery Charleston please visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/charleston/.

Local owners Dana and Anne-Louise Merrill will kick off their showroom’s grand opening on April 25

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Designery, an immersive, full-service kitchen, bath and closet design center featuring high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring, will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, April 25.

The Designery North Raleigh owners Dana and Anne-Louise Merrill say they look forward to providing Raleigh homeowners with the design tools they need to make their homes beautiful, comfortable and useful.

“I always look for a trusted partner when I need service for my home or my car,” Dana Merrill said. “I’ve been going to the same automobile repair shop for 16 years, and I call the same plumber I’ve used for years when I need a plumbing repair. We want to be that trusted partner that people in the Raleigh area use when they want to reimagine their space.”

Anne-Louise Merrill said that building relationships is as important to her as providing reliable service.

“In addition to being the go-to design experts for kitchen, bathroom and closet remodeling, we also want to get to know our clients so we can serve them better,” she said. “We want to build a family business that is trusted and known in our community.”

The Merrills location will truly be a family affair with the addition of their son, True Merrill, as the location’s project manager. The Merrills have been married for 30 years and have eight children and four grandchildren.

The couple is originally from New England but has called Raleigh home for the past 17 years.

Dana Merrill worked as the director of portfolio management, vendor manager and software development director for MetLife for nine years. He also worked as a project manager for Fidelity Investments and Veritude. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music, voice and theater from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, and attended a full-stack web development boot camp at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Anne-Louise Merrill home-schooled the couple’s children and has a degree in piano pedagogy from Plymouth State University.

The Merrills began offering their redesigning services to the Raleigh community late last summer but welcome the opening of their permanent showroom at 3030 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.

The couple were the recipients of the Downtown Raleigh Home Show’s new exhibitor Best in Show award in January, and they won HomeFront Brands’ CARES Award at the company’s franchisee convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in November.

The Designery North Raleigh serves residents in Cary, Morrisville, New Light, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon. It is the third location in North Carolina, with additional showrooms in South Charlotte, Lake Norman and Concord, North Carolina.

The Designery’s in-house design expertise and extensive selection of products, including more than 100 cabinet styles, provide advantages to both homeowners and contractors. Its showrooms provide the ideal setting for personal design consultation, material and finish selection, and a virtual reality design view.

For more information about The Designery North Raleigh please visit https://thedesignery.com/locations/north-raleigh/.