For five years from 1993 to1998 Elizabeth worked as a designer for custom kitchen & bath design showrooms in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Studio City while running her own architectural design practice, Sharkov Design Studio. The close collaboration with leading fine custom cabinetry makers, local and nationwide, empowered her with invaluable knowledge about this particular niche of the design industry.
Kitchens
Working as a kitchen and bath designer was a formative experience in her development as an all-around residential architect and designer – one who is capable not only of visualizing the potential of a project but also uniquely equipped to handle every job from conceptual sketch to final touches.
Elizabeth’s professional relationship with her long time associates – from cabinetry makers and installers, to interior design professionals, and appliance representatives – enable her to provide clients with a high quality craftsmanship work and a polished final product.
These fine finishing touches, with precision down to the last detail, enables Elizabeth to present her clients a project that they will enjoy and be proud of for years. From initial sketch to finished design, every design decision adds up to a polished whole. In the design process, Elizabeth helps guide clients so that they may make a smart investment in their home.
Suppliers
Elizabeth has worked closely with the following manufacturers and vendors in the specialty kitchen and bath market:
- Wood-Mode brand custom kitchen cabinetry, known recognized for excellence for over 60 years and widely in cabinet design, material selection, construction and finishes.
- Rutt Handcrafted Cabinetry, serving third generation of kitchen dealers, interior designers, and architects who continue to create artful designs throughout the home.
- Snaidero USA, importers of the finest European kitchen cabinetry and Italian furnishings to complete your home.
- Scavolini spa, a leading Italy-based designer and manufacturer of modern and traditional kitchen cabinetry.
These manufacturers and Sharkov Design Studio’s talented, capable associates ensure that Elizabeth can provide the highest quality work to your demanding standards (notice detail in marble and cabinets).
Modest Budgets Can Transform the Ordinary
When the budget presents constraints, there is always a way to improve appearance and functionality. With a modest investment, an ordinary kitchen can approach the extraordinary. Improving your kitchen is one of the most wise investments you can make in your home as it is sure to increase your home’s resale value.
Bathrooms
The logic of outsized return on investment applies not only to kitchens but to bathrooms too. While a powder room is more about ambiance and designed to the guests, your private bathroom is a healing place. Your architect’s role is that of a therapist. No mater the size of the bath, it is the most sensible place in your home for rejuvenation and renewal.
Your bathroom needs to provide you with a comfort zone that reflects your personality. Elizabeth has worked with number of clients who relied on their bathroom comfort zone to relax and rejuvenate after an intensely busy day.
