Kitchen Expressions

Working with Kitchen Expression was a pleasure. By far the most creative design and knowledge of everyday life using your kitchen. Steven Naphtali not only designed the kitchen, but also my master bathroom. Steven is master and a perfectionist, clear on the process and set the expectation. His installers are masters of their trade, especially dealing with these old homes. Construction has so many moving parts and delays, but Steven and his Team were exceptional and I can’t wait to use them on my next project.
If you are considering any type of Kitchen, Bath, Mudroom, Built-​Ins — it is worth your time to speak with them. They won’t disappoint you!

This is a review from work in 2003. Using Kitchen Expressions was one of the 5 worst experiences of my life. They (Sol Kassorla, Steven Naphtali) promised to take care of everything for us. Sol is everything that is bad with the stereotypical contractor. Our costs just kept escalating. We had put a large portion of the money down and then Sol Kassorla (the builder/​contractor) tells us that it will be thousands more for an architectural drawing for town hall as needed for a permit. He was your standard contractor sleazeball. His workers showed up without tools and used mine. The new kitchen floor did not match the adjoining kitchen floor. After months and months of delays and problems, they finally were able to do some work on a major US holiday when my family was visiting. Their holiday construction ruined everything, but they were so bad that we figured if we didn’t let them work at that point, they would never come back. In their defense, some of the frustration/​delay was due to corruption by local permit officials and in the end the woodwork from Rutt looked beautiful, but it just wasn’t worth suffering through months of dealing with Kitchen Expressions. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

Really huge fan of this place! Steven Naphtali is extremely service oriented and cares about his customers. I’ve worked with them personally to remodel my bathrooms and have sent several clients for kitchen remodels who have also raved about them. Very meticulous when it comes to the details and if you want high quality custom cabinetry and a great kitchen design, give Stephen a call. He will work well with your architect if you’re building or doing an addition too.
Sue Adler
#1 Keller Williams Agent in Nj 2005-​Present

Exceptional work by Steve Naphtali.(the owner)…he’s crazy precise with his math and pragmatic design and works within our budget. He also explains thoroughly in his down-​to earth way why one costs more than the other and the quality of the items. Expect to sit with him on several working sessions. It’s worth it since it’s a huge investment.
Cabinetry he offers are by Rutt, Sokee, and Millbrook (what we got)…great quality cabinetry. We asked him to design our kitchen but he also does office and bathroom cabinetry. He also sells appliances and contracts work for installation, granite or tile work. We went on our own with granite only because our builder has a good deal with another company.
Tip — order the cabinetry hardware online instead through him… saves you $$$.
His Manhattan showroom is huge and worth a see. The one in Millburn is only a handful of kitchen designs (one country, one traditional and one modern) but it gives you a taste of what Kitchen Expressions can do.