Professional Kitchen Designers... Avid Cooks!

What separates us from other Kitchen Dealers? We are professional designers and we are avid cooks! Our extensive kitchen knowledge is technical as well as practical. It's a winning combination!

Jan Parker, CKD

With a background in graphic design and a degree from Wichita State University, Jan Parker began her career in kitchen planning and design in the early 1980s. In 1987, Jan became the first woman in the state of Kansas to obtain the professional status of Certified Kitchen Designer (CKD). In the late 1980s she began studying the marketing and design of model homes. Jan's model home designs were showcased in such areas as Polo Estates, Tallgrass, and Beacon Hill. In 1989, she established her own company and showroom, Jan Parker's Kitchens by Design, LLC.

Jan has designed four Symphony Showhouse kitchens, the Inn at the Park, #2 Parkwood, 205 North Roosevelt and 15001 E. Pawnee, and has had designs featured in national publications. Wood-Mode, Inc., the largest custom cabinet manufacturer in the United States, featured one of Jan's kitchens in their Design Guide brochure for several years. She has been a finalist four times in national design competitions sponsored by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). In April of 2000, Jan was awarded Second Place honors in the NKBA competition for her home theatre and wet bar design for a Wichita family.

Wendy Mayes, ASID, CKD

A graduate of Kansas State University in Interior Design, Wendy is an NCIDQ certified Interior Designer and a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Having chosen to specialize her knowledge and expertise in the areas of kitchen and bath design, she obtained her Certified Kitchen Designer credentials (CKD) from the National Kitchen and Bath Association in 2003.

In 2001, Wendy was a finalist in the SubZero Corporation's Professional Design competition. This kitchen, which was designed for a Wichita couple, has been featured in several publications. Wendy was also co-designer of the Wichita Symphony Showhouse kitchen for 2003 and 2005.