Jen Gallagher has been working in the field of kitchen and bath design since 2004. She received her B.S. in Human Ecology with a concentration in Interior Design from Liberty University and stays active with continuing education opportunities to stay current on the latest trends and information in kitchens and baths. She has a passion for improving...

Susan joined the Reico team in 2013 with a B.S. in Interior Design from Ohio University and 8 years of experience in helping clients design their ideal kitchen. Each project brings a unique set of challenges, and these challenges are what fuel her desire to master the space. Budget, time and space are often the most constrictive and Susan enjoys wo...

Jeff Rizzi joined Reico Kitchen & bath as a Key Business Manager in 2007, moving his way up to Branch Manager and into his current role as a Regional Manager. In addition to this role, he is an active member of National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) and participates in a wide variety of industry training both as a student and instru...

With a passion for places and people in those places, Carolina has always seen interior design as being the best way for her to combine her interests in arts with her skills in computer-aided design. Hailing from South Jersey, Carolina has been designing in the Northern Virginia area since 2020. A graduate of the University of Minnesota – Twin Citi...

Kayla Carter graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design from East Carolina University in 2023. During her studies she interned and worked with many local interior designers, discovering her passion for kitchen and bath design. Kayla joined the Reico team in 2024. Starting out as a Project Coordinator, she learned every aspect of the proj...

With an interest that started as a young girl going to work with her dad, a general contractor, Reilly Husson developed an early passion for design. This experience led to a Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in Residential Environments and Design and a minor in Property Management in May 2023. She started working with the Reico Kitchen & Bath te...

With industry experience in Interior Design, her LEED Green Associate certification from the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) and a successfully completed internship at Reico, Blair Wright joined Reico Kitchen & Bath full time in July 2024 as a Designer. For Blair, it is her goal is to be straightforward and honest with her clients, treating the...

With industry experience accumulated since 2004, Sylvia Hooper joined the Reico Kitchen & Bath Frederick, MD team in 2024. With an Associate’s degree in Interior Design, Sylvia also holds her Associate Kitchen & Bath Designer (AKBD) certification with the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NBKA). For Sylvia, it is her goal is to work within the b...

With an accumulation and wealth of industry experience, David Schonert joined Reico Kitchen & Bath in 2024 as a Key Business Manager. A degree in Architecture and Interior Design from the University of Maryland led to an extended career in Architecture that David retired from in 1996. Turning to kitchen and bath design, he brought his passion for a...

With experience developed and accumulated in kitchen and bathroom design since 2015, Alice Mulvey joined Reico Kitchen & Bath in 2025 as a Designer. For Alice, it is her to goal to help navigate her clients through complex process of renovation or building in a way that makes it easier for them on their way to creating the dream kitchen or bathroom...

Akram Aljahmi has been working in the field of kitchen and bathroom design since 2010 and is an active member of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA). Akram takes each design personally, partnering with his clients to identify their wants and needs in order to create the best possible design for them. He has the ability to design in any s...

Green Forest Cabinetry understands how hard it can be to find high-quality, budget-friendly cabinetry that doesn't sacrifice style. That’s why Green Forest is committed to keeping things simple in design, in process, and in price. With decades of manufacturing experience and a passion for craftsmanship, Green Forest specializes in creating cabinets...

As a kitchen and bathroom cabinet manufacturer that focuses solely on full overlay, full access cabinetry, Ultracraft is an expert at providing you with the look and feel that you desire for your kitchen, bathroom and any room in the house. Ultracraft's frameless cabinet construction offers up to 15% more usable space than manufacturers that rely o...

Introducing simplicity, in the form of cabinetry.  Merillat Basics gives you straightforward cabinets choices that can create exceptional looks.  All at a price point that makes it practical and extremely simple.  A well-defined variety of cabinet options is represented with an assortment of door styles, finishes and glaze options that can work for...

For sophistication without complication, consider Whirlpool Appliances for your kitchen and home. Whirlpool appliances advance technology to the point of simplicity, creating cleaner, more efficient homes.  Every detail on a Whirlpool appliance is attended to, every machine designed to help you manage your home precisely the way you want-faster, ea...

The Rev-a-Shelf goal is to make you change the way you think about cabinet accessories and cabinet organization!  The Rev-a-Shelf product line began as metal and polymer Lazy Susan components for kitchen cabinets manufactured for the largest U.S. kitchen and bathroom cabinet manufacturers.  Since then, it has grown into a market leading innovator o...

For over a century, the Maytag suite of quality and dependable kitchen appliance products has grown to included new and innovation kitchen appliance products. During this time the company has never wavered from its founder's steadfast commitment to quality, and continues that endless pursuit relentlessly to build the highest quality and most depend...

Design Ideas to make your kitchen design or bathroom design even better Creating your dream kitchen or bathroom is truly a collaborative effort!  Gathering your own ideas, finding inspiration and weaving in the appropriate expertise goes a long way to a kitchen remodeling or bathroom remodeling experience that helps you achieve that dream.  But tha...

Part Method, Part Madness. Eclectic Kitchens and Bathrooms. Playful, personal and pretty diverse. The Eclectic kitchens and bathrooms borrow entirely from other design styles, combining imagination with surprise to create well thought out elements of design, color and contrasts to make your kitchen or bathroom look cohesive. Designing eclectic is n...

The warm comfort of Cottage Kitchens and Bathrooms Cottage Kitchens and Bathrooms create a lighter, brighter and open feeling to your kitchen or bathroom space. In a cottage-inspired design style, you'll find elements of comfort, relaxation and simplicity. From distressed surfaces to driftwood-like finishes, paint colors in various shades of pale a...

The Asian influence on Kitchens and Bathrooms Serenity. Calmness. Balance. The Asian influence on kitchens and bathrooms balances sleek, minimalist design that avoids excess and emphasizes the natural. Bamboos and natural stones calmly interact with warm neutrals and crisp whites, gently melding serenity with the exotic. It is this strong emphasis ...

A simple way to make your Pantry more efficient and accessible Pantry storage is always an important consideration in any kitchen design. You need a place to store those taller items and things you do need every time. Base pantry tall cabinet provides easy to access pull out pantry storage for storing items of all shapes and sizes that you can acce...

Deep Drawers and Roll Out Trays? Yes, we can do that. The Two Drawer Deep Drawer Cabinet w/ Built-in Roll Out Trays offers convenient and flexible drawer storage. Each deep drawer has a smaller roll out tray that can be opened and closed independently of the drawer, offering extra storage and better organization in each drawer. Kitchen Cabinet Idea...

The Tilt Out Sink Tray - now you see it, now you don't A sink base offers great opportunities for storage and design solution. Tilt out sink trays offer extra storage that keeps sponges and scrubbers handy and off of your countertop. Door caddies attach inside the door of the cabinet to keep frequently used cleaning supplies organized and within ea...

Clear countertop space with this kitchen cabinet accessory When countertop space is at a premium in a small kitchen or you just want less clutter on your tops, considering getting your microwave off the countertop by using a base cabinet with microwave opening. Some cabinets come up slightly higher than the countertop height, giving you a more comf...

A kitchen cabinet accessory must - the trash and recycling cabinet A base top mount wastebasket features hidden bag storage and a two-bin design to keep trash and recyclables separated and out of sight. Place by a sink, refrigerator or kitchen island for convenient access to your food prep area. A top drawer in the cabinet offers a little more stor...

Another option for those baking pans - the Flat Storage Roll Out Tray Cabinet Flat storage roll out tray cabinets offer efficient, easy-to-access storage for shallow or fabric-made items such as placemats, cutting boards and kitchen towels, as well as bake ware sheets and decorative trays, all tucked away cleanly behind two cabinet doors. Kitchen C...

Your Guide to selecting Countertops for the Kitchen or Bathroom The countertop works hard. From food prep to casual dining to homework in the kitchen to the toiletry and make up covered bathroom vanity top, the countertop is the most highly used surface in the entire household, often times in the center of it all. So choosing the right material is ...

Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinet Basics - what you need to know Along with your appliance choices, selecting cabinets early on will help you make other decisions regarding your new kitchen or bathroom design.  Learn more about Reico's cabinet brands here, or visit our Reico Express page for in stock cabinets and other products you need quickly.   Maybe...

4 timeless kitchen design ideas to add that touch to your kitchen Designing a new kitchen is overwhelming. Besides it being maybe the only time you might do this in your lifetime (the average for most people is 1-2), the choices to go along with it are overwhelming. Design styles today are more far reaching than ever, from modern and contemporary t...

3 big design ideas for your small kitchen A small kitchen design is limited only by space and not by ideas. Your small, cramped kitchen may limit some options but it will inspire the creativity of your kitchen designer to create a small kitchen design that gives you as much to work with as possible. So what can make the greatest impact on a small k...

Go vertical with a Cooking Utensil Storage Drawer. Always looking for the spatula, only realize it is in the drawer across from where you are cooking.  Or worse, it's on the countertop jammed together with all your other cooking utensils.  Add a Vertical Cooking Utensil Storage Drawer to conveniently locate them near your cooking areas but out of s...

Do not let anything hide in the corner. Don't dread that corner base cabinet!  Consider a Corner Cabinet with Independent Shelves and Lighting. Bring everything in that corner cabinet right to you, and with lighting from inside the cabinet you can see exactly what you are looking at.  Now's that's task lighting!  Kitchen Cabinet Accessories Corner ...

Keep it out of sight and charging through the night The beauty of a charging drawer is it offers tremendous convenience without cluttering your countertops with a variety of electronic devices.  With proper planning for electrical, you can not only use the charging drawer to power your devices, but put them away for the night too.  Kitchen Cabinet ...

Double Up (not down) with your silverware drawer. Space is always at a premium, no matter how big your kitchen is.  A simple way to maximize more of your drawer space is to add a Double Tier Silverware Drawer.  You create more space in one place for all your daily cutlery.  Kitchen Cabinet Accessories Double Tier Silverware Drawer

Forget the selection shows and the wondering about seeds, who is in and who is out. Kitchen and bathroom remodeling clients now have a new source for the complete line of Kohler line of products. March Madness will come and go, just like it does each year. But the madness of finding the right products for your kitchen and bathroom projects just got...

Working with a variety of clients, you invariably connect with someone you know or that knows you. But what happens when someone finds you after 20 years? Patty Whitman, AKBD, a Kitchen and Bath Designer for Reico Kitchen & Bath and a former military wife, knows firsthand. The first part of the story is familiar. Living in the same community (in th...

Kids. We love ‘em! But leave them unchecked and things can quickly escalate. Adding a kitchen island can help! When starting the thought process for kitchen remodeling and a new kitchen design, a kitchen island might just be the difference between a happy life and constant strife. Not sure what we mean? Here are 3 simple ways a kitchen island “work...

When it comes to kitchen remodeling, we want you to feel lucky…like you’ve hit the jackpot, finally able to remodel and bring your dream kitchen to life. So this Friday the 13th, let’s embrace a lucky 13 kitchen design ideas to help you create that dream kitchen of yours. Put away the ladders, mirrors and black cats and let’s focus on what’s going ...

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today 2 get through this thing called….remodeling? Well, maybe not exactly how Prince wrote it. The world lost a true legend in music and performance artistry with the passing of Prince last week. His musical legacy will forever live on as a comfort to current fans and influence on futures ones and musicians. Ta...

St. Patrick’s Day is just about a week away. And while we welcome the green of spring slowing seeping into March in advance of this Irish celebration, what we don’t want to see is the green of envy in our clients wishing they had known more about what popular in kitchen trends as they prepare for a kitchen remodeling project. So before anyone taps ...

Bathroom design is serious business these days. Most of us are looking to do more than just “update” a bathroom. Instead, we want to transform the bathroom space into something soothing on every level, from design and function to comfort and rejuvenation. So, what’s trending in bathroom design to make that happen? Here are 5 popular categories and ...

Traditional Valentine’s Day gifts are so passé these days. Chocolate? Delicious of course but that moment on the lips is a lifetime on the hips. And who needs that? Flowers? Beautiful but they don’t last forever…and when they start to wilt and have to be thrown out. Awkward! Jewelry? Okay, admittedly that’s a little tougher to compete with. But unl...

March Madness. For basketball fans, it can be a source of some March gladness. But more often, March Madness creates more March sadness. Just ask anyone who had Michigan State winning it all. Or had Xavier, Kentucky or West Virginia going further than they did. And they call it the “Sweet” 16? The pain…is….real. So your bracket is busted. The harde...

Phase 1: Information Gathering, Design & Pricing Gathering information for your kitchen remodeling project While you are excited at this stage, it is essential for you to take your time and get it right. The choices you make here will start to create the foundation of your kitchen remodeling project, so it is critical that you take your time and co...

The First Meeting This project started out as a simple request from the clients. The family contacted Reico Kitchen & Bath for a quote to swap out the cabinets based on their existing layout. They had previously hired an interior designer to spruce up their kitchen, but weren't entirely satisfied with the outcome. However, after learning more about...

Phase 2: Ordering, Scheduling & Permits We’ve ordered your bathroom products. Now hurry up…and wait. Congratulations! You’ve made all your decisions, finalized the design and signed off on your order. All the excitement that has built up to this point now…has…to…wait. Product lead times for all the products you’ve chosen can range depending on the ...