Our Process
A process built for precision, not speed.
A Belle kitchen moves through four stages — each one handled by the same team, in the same studio, from the first sketch to the final fix-off.
Most renovation experiences fail for the same reason: too many hands, not enough accountability. A designer specifies something a builder can't execute. A supplier substitutes a material without telling anyone. A client is left managing the gaps.
We built Belle to close those gaps entirely. Because design and fabrication happen under one roof, the person who draws your kitchen is accountable to the person who builds it — and both are accountable to you.
Here is exactly how that works.
Consultation
We listen before we design.
Every project begins with a paid design consultation, credited back to your project should you proceed. We spend this time understanding how you actually live in your kitchen — not just what it should look like, but how you cook, how you entertain, how your household moves through the space at 7am and at 7pm.
If you're working with an architect or interior designer, we're brought in early, as a collaborator on the drawing — not a subcontractor waiting for instructions.
What to expect: a conversation, a site visit if relevant, and an honest assessment of scope, budget range, and timeline before anything is drawn.
Design & Documentation
Your kitchen, drawn, detailed, and specified.
This is where the vision becomes a buildable set of drawings — layout, elevations, material specification, hardware selection, and a detailed schedule covering every component of the joinery.
You'll see and touch real samples throughout this stage: timber, stone, hardware finishes — never a swatch on a screen alone. Because our own workshop builds from these drawings, they're prepared to a level of construction detail that off-site design firms rarely need to produce.
What to expect: concept drawings, a materials presentation, a fixed-scope proposal, and a clear production and installation timeline before any fabrication begins.
In-House Fabrication
Built by our own joiners, in our own workshop.
Once your design is approved, your kitchen is built by our own team, in our own facility — not outsourced to a third-party manufacturer working from a set of plans they didn't draw.
This is the stage where the studio model matters most. Because our designers and makers work together daily, any question that arises during fabrication is resolved in hours, not weeks of back-and-forth between separate companies.
What to expect: regular progress updates, an invitation to view your kitchen in production, and quality control at every stage — not just at final inspection.
Install & Handover
Fitted with the same precision it was drawn with.
Installation is carried out by the same studio that designed and built your kitchen — no unfamiliar third-party installer meeting your project for the first time on-site.
Once installed, we walk you through every detail personally: soft-close mechanisms, care instructions for your chosen materials, and warranty documentation. Your kitchen is complete when it's exactly as considered as the drawing that started it.
What to expect: a dedicated install window, a final walkthrough with your design team, and ongoing support after handover.
Timeline & What to Expect
Every project is different, but as a general guide:
- Consultation to design approval
- 2–4 weeks
- Documentation & material procurement
- 4–6 weeks
- In-house fabrication
- 6–10 weeks, depending on scope
- Install & handover
- 1–2 weeks
We'll give you a project-specific timeline in writing before any work begins — not an estimate that shifts once you're committed.
Ready to begin?
The first step is always the same — a conversation about how you want to live in your kitchen.