Monarch Kitchen Design Studio

10/19/2026

Be sure to save the date and join us! I promise when you walk in you will KNOW which table is mine 🖤✨🖤

GIVEAWAY ✨ Buffalo’s newest design event!

We’re excited to sponsor the Interior Design Association of WNY’s first-ever Tablescaping Event, and we want to send you!

On November 7, the historic Forbes Theater will fill with imaginative tablescapes inspired by places like the French Quarter, an English garden, and Rio de Janeiro. Shop local artisans and participate in a silent auction benefitting UPward Design For Life.

Forbes Theater, 500 Pearl
Saturday, November 7 | 11am-3pm

ENTER TO WIN: https://ow.ly/8cBl50ZYXGp
Deadline to enter is 10/25. Must be 21+.

Want to learn more about the event? Read the sneak peak from Danielle Ossher, Spree's HOME Editor, in the September issue: https://ow.ly/RxKf50ZYXGq

Pictured: Mood board by Monarch Kitchen Design Studio

10/04/2026

Is anybody else like this or am I the only weirdo? I think it’s just me…..

This is our hallway and his name is Stewart!

10/04/2026

5 spots remain! This Tuesday 6-9 join us while we craft beautiful flower arrangements on brooms.

6-9pm at Monarch with host Catherine Szabad - Floral Designer - Wheatfield, NY

09/27/2026

Stepping away from the Monarch Kitchen Design Studio showroom to tour the Kips Bay Decorator Show House in NYC alongside my fellow Interior Design Association of Western New York design friends was such an inspiring reset.

There was something so special and inspiring about walking through a stress free Showhouse (lol, lol) and seeing so many specified top national brands, many of which I curate for my own clients. While I love every detail of residential design, my heart will always belong to custom kitchen and bath design forever ever.

Stepping through so many fresh well-designed spaces from across the country allows me to bring elevated and unique ideas back home with me.

Check out some of the shots I took while I was there-

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09/24/2026

Honestly, I have always felt like this is supposed to be a portfolio. Perfect, curated, professional- I have so many projects in progress and I never really post them because, well- they aren’t perfect.

But, going forward I will show the process and progress because this is what the process is like!

This old kitchen was for the birds and this family couldn’t live in it how they wanted to, so we knocked down the wall between and created this amazing island.

It took several versions from two islands to a single large. But, I took the direction from the client on this one and it’s really turning out super cool.

There is SO much stone in this kitchen and so much storage too (since there really isn’t much at the walls). Oh, we cheated at the pantry cabinet too!

What do you think?

09/15/2026

✨🔮Join us for our ‘Blooms and Brooms’ floral class🔮✨

Friday, October 2nd 6-9 at Monarch kitchen Design Studio.

Spend the evening creating beautiful broomstick floral arranging with other witches! Drinks, snacks and sisterhood, need I say more?

Limited space for this event, we anticipate this selling out quickly. We hope to see you there!

09/05/2026

✨🖤It’s officially spooky season, Witches!!🖤✨

Anyone interested in hearing spooky tales of actual ghost encounters from jobs? I’ve been reluctant to talk about ‘my gift,’ but if I lose people I am fine with that!

👻 (literally)

09/01/2026

For this beautiful lakefront equestrian home, we blended original farmhouse charm with modern luxury—weaving together coastal water tones, warm organic woods, and sleek contemporary lines and warm gold metals.

Check out these stunning MSI slab options that pull the entire design together.

08/27/2026

Ever have a project that you just wanted to go smoothly?!? Yeah, well that wasn’t this one and I had hoped that it would since we were trying to build a new relationship.

The sink base was ordered in December, kept getting on delayed backorder because of its color and of course it was holding everything up- template, tile, completion. It didn’t arrive until the end of March. Fillers were LABELED correctly, but came shipped in a different size.

There’s things that I can control and these weren’t one of them. Then, there was more cut off on this tile than usual because of its funky shape. So, we needed to get this tile brought in from Rochester because it was sold out in Buffalo (we actually bought out all the stock on this one).

One of the end panels came in damaged like 3 times and I couldn’t control that either. But, as designers we always feel responsible and try our best to just fix things and quickly.

That is ONE of the many values designers bring to this job. AI hasn’t built personal relationships with brands and people to help you when s**t hits the fan. We span beyond wall color selection and pretty things.

I mean, in the end this is an AMAZING air bnb, but it was a marathon that gave me anxiety and the hiccups.

This client was brought to me and shows how much she trusted Alex and his team because she didn’t meet me until months after I took her payment in full. That was a huge leap of faith and I know she loved it!

Also, this blue changed colors in every photo. It is the powderyest beautiful blue you have ever seen.

Amazing install: AVM Homes Construction
Tile: Floor & Decor
Counters: Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces
Cabinets: Wolf Kitchen and Bath

08/20/2026

Proof that high-end design is all about the mix. ✨

Who says builder-grade cabinets can’t look like luxury cabinetry? The secret to elevated interior design isn’t spending a fortune on every single finish—it’s knowing how to seamlessly layer high-low elements so the entire space feels rich, bespoke, and undeniably expensive.

For this upscale Airbnb kitchen design, we paired classic builder cabinets with a breathtaking, luxury marble and mother of pearl tile. We even had a fresh batch hand-delivered straight from Rochester to keep the vision alive when he realized there was going to be more than usual waste cuts.

A high-end looking kitchen remodel like this takes serious master craftsmanship. Alex AVM Homes Construction and his incredible team tacked an unbelievably complex tile installation with total precision with a stunning final result. Alex is unbelievably skilled in the fine finish work and details. It’s beautiful in real life, I couldn’t find a single flaw.

The luxury inspired details, custom tile fitting, and seamless finish truly made this high-concept kitchen come together beautifully.

Whether you’re booking your next luxury stay or saving this for bespoke kitchen inspiration, this space proves that smart design and expert installation make all the difference.

Wouldn’t you LOVE to stay here? I WISH I had the before’s!

Design: Lauren Schulte - Kitchen & Bath Showroom North Tonawanda
🔨: AVM Homes Construction
Cabinets: Wolf Kitchen and Bath
Tile: Floor & Decor
Hardware:
Stone: Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces