About Kendal Cavalieri Design
An award-winning interior design firm specializing in kitchen & bathroom design with a function—first approach.
Kendal Cavalieri Design is a Buffalo-based interior design firm specializing in kitchen design, bathroom design, and whole-home renovations that need more than pretty finishes. We help homeowners create spaces that are not only beautiful, but thoughtfully planned, highly functional, and ready for the realities of remodeling.
While some designers begin with the look, we begin with how the space needs to work. Your layout, storage, lighting, materials, cabinetry, appliances, and daily routines all matter. Our job is to bring those details together into a cohesive design plan so you can move into your renovation with more clarity, confidence, and direction.
Get to know Kendal
Military-Grade Discipline. A Designer’s Eye. A Builder’s Reality.
Kendal Cavalieri brings an unusual combination of experience to residential renovations. She is the principal designer behind Kendal Cavalieri Design, the founder of Cavalieri Contracting, and a former U.S. Navy Yeoman with seven years of military experience.
That matters because renovations are not just creative projects. They are technical, expensive, detail-heavy undertakings with a lot of moving parts. A successful kitchen, bathroom, or whole-home renovation needs strong design, practical planning, clear documentation, and someone who understands what it takes to move from idea to execution.
Kendal’s background shapes the way she leads: organized, direct, detail-oriented, and highly focused on function. She brings creativity to the design, but she also brings structure to the process, so you are not left trying to make expensive decisions from a pile of disconnected ideas.
Designed by Someone Who Understands How Renovations Get Built.
KCD’s work is grounded in the realities of construction because Kendal is not only a designer. Through Cavalieri Contracting, she also works on the construction side of renovation projects.
That does not mean every KCD project is automatically a construction project through Cavalieri Contracting. It means the design work is informed by real jobsite knowledge, practical sequencing, and an understanding of how decisions affect the build.
When we recommend a layout, select materials, plan cabinetry, or talk through how one room connects to another, we are thinking beyond what looks good in a presentation. We are thinking about how the renovation needs to function, how the details need to come together, and what has to be clear before construction begins.
Designed Around Your Life. Led With Professional Clarity.
As a woman leading both a design firm and a contracting company, Kendal brings a rare perspective to a traditionally male-dominated industry. She understands the design details clients care about, the construction details that affect the outcome, and the importance of clear communication between the two.
You can expect warmth, honesty, and direct guidance. Kendal is not a passive order-taker, and she is not here to overwhelm you with endless options. She works best with homeowners who want a confident professional to listen carefully, tell the truth, narrow the choices, and lead the process with clarity.
“I believe good design starts with listening, but it also requires leadership. My job is to understand what matters to you, then create a clear, functional design plan that helps your renovation move forward with confidence.”
