Design preparation has been done ?

What type of design preparation has been done for the kitchen?
1. Cut outs or photos of ideas and products
2. Sketches/Basic idea of what you want
No ? That's what is the most common asnwer you get if some one is talking about Redoing the Kitchen. But its always better if you start planning little early.
First you should start making an outline. I mean to say what exactly you will really like to change in your kitchen first ?
What exactly is influecing you to do so? have you gathered any information in perticular ? How soon you want to go about it ?
Or you may have something elase. May be some offer or info sheet. You may have done some sketches?
Because all these things will help you to best describes your kitchen project.That's the first step towards redoing you your kitchen and get best out of it.