Valley Kitchens, Inc.
Todd Potasky, Owner
15M College Highway, Red Rock Shops
Southampton, MA 10073
(413) 527-1500
toddpotasky@valleykitchens.biz
Todd Potasky, owner of Valley Kitchens, a local kitchen design center in Southampton, always wanted to be in business for himself.
A native of the Pioneer Valley and graduate of Williston and the University of Vermont, Todd started moving towards that goal in 1987 by gaining invaluable hands-on experience building his own house with his father-in-law. He developed essential connections to local contractors while working as the Assessor for the town of Easthampton and Heritage Surveys of Southampton. Todd substantially increased his knowledge of materials while fabricating Dupont Corian counter tops and then selling Corian and Zodiac for commercial applications to regional architects. About 2 years ago, after many months of preparation and research, he had enough pieces of the puzzle to jump in.
Today, Valley Kitchens is a success story with about 60% of business coming from new construction. Sales volume continues to increase every year thanks to local word-of-mouth. Always gracious about his success, Todd works collaboratively with local interior designers, lumber yards, handymen and contractors. His retail space in the Red Rock Shops is adjacent to Hampton Flooring Center, offering great synergy between the two businesses.
Todd provides customers with a small town showroom, personal service and great prices. “If you know what you’re talking about, give your customers a fair price, deliver what you say you’re going to deliver, and fix the occasional problem that might go wrong right away…people really appreciate it.” He says.
And what about competing with the large home renovation centers? “You’ve got to know your competition’s products and pricing.” Every customer that has first visited the big box stores has ended up buying from Valley Kitchens. He advises. “In my case, almost always, customers turn into friends. The big home centers can’t say that.”
Valley Kitchens offers free design services using the industry standard 20/20 CAD program which renders life-like 3D views of how your kitchen will look at completion. Cabinet lines include Wellborn, Prestige, Aristocraft and newly acquired custom line Canyon Creek. Counter top materials include granite (25 stock colors), engineered stone (4 lines), Corian, butcher block, slate, cultured marble, Swanstone and plastic laminates.
Every kitchen needs to be designed, whether new construction or a remodel, whether a 20 unit development or your family home. Valley Kitchens is the local kitchen design center with the products, prices and personalized service to handle the job.
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