Kitchens
By Design, Inc. co-owner
and designer Duval Baynard Acker will exceed your design
expectation. In fact, Duval is a Certified Master Kitchen
and Bath Designer (CMKBD).
In addition to more than 25 years of kitchen and bathroom remodeling and design experience,
Duval offers the added benefit of being a Professional Member of
the Carolinas Chapter American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
Her dedication has taken on a leadership role in recent years.
Duval served as President of ASID Carolinas in 2005-2006, is now
Past President of the Chapter, and remains actively involved in
Chapter work.Duval has
enhanced her skills through continued industry schooling and has
won several awards. Her accolades include an award from the
National Kitchen and Bath Association and her design work has been
published in Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping, and
Kitchens by Professional Designers (8 times!)
In 2003 and
2004, Duval participated in the ASID/Symphony Designer Showhouse
in Charleston, South Carolina. She also showcased her expertise
with a unique powder room design for the 2002 ASID/ Symphony
Designer Showhouse in Charleston.
Although she is
past president of Mt. Pleasant Business and Professional
Association, a member of the Junior League and the Colonial
Dames. Duval says family is a priority! She is also active at
church, and loves to cook, sew, and work out.
CMKBD
Certified Master Kitchen
and Bathroom Designers (CMKBDs)
specialize in the design, planning and execution of kitchens,
bathrooms and other built-in units throughout the home. Only a
select group of expert designers attain the CMKBD designation(s).
CMKBDs, while
an integral part of the interior design profession, are also
distinctly different because of their specialization of
practice. Similar to general interior design practitioners,
CMKBDs must meet common core educational requirements, adhere
to various legal restrictions and regulations in practice, and
follow a professional codes of ethics. However, beyond these basic
core commonalties, distinct differences exist because of the
nature of the space to be designed and close relationship with
the user (client).
The planning of
kitchen and bathroom spaces requires unique design skills and
knowledge because of the highly technical nature of the
equipment incorporated into them, and the personal way that
these environments affect the user. The CMKBD is
competent beyond the minimum interior design qualifications of
federal and state legal codes and requirements. CMKBDs prove
advanced knowledge of technical and personal communication
skills required to succeed as a design specialist in residential
kitchen, bathroom and other built-in environments.
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