Why Us
Designing is more than just making your space look beautiful. It is also dedicated to improving the functionality of your space. Here at AKB, we love creating your dream space. Our team strives to make it elegant, beautiful, and, most importantly, functional!
At AKB, we integrate both functionality and aesthetics while working on your home. With us, there’s no need to sacrifice one for the other. After all, what good is a beautiful kitchen or bathroom if it isn’t functional?
Let us transform your home, kitchen, and bathroom into spaces that speak for themselves. Our designers, builders, and carpenters are exceptional craftspeople with extensive experience.
Our Design Team
Cynthia Childs
Meet Cynthia Childs, our amazing designer at AKB. She grew up in Mid Missouri, and after graduation, she attended the Rolla Technical Institute for Drafting. She worked in drafting for four years before moving on to design, where she honed her design skills for over eight years by working for large home centers. We are so excited to have her as part of our design team. With her extensive knowledge of the building industry, especially in drafting and design, we know she can create your dream space with ease.
Cynthia and Justin have over 50 years of combined experience in the kitchen and bath industry! And with her incredibly friendly, positive, and bubbly personality, you’ll come in as a client and leave as a member of the AKB family.
Stop by the showroom and meet Cynthia. Let her become a part of designing your dream space. You will be amazed by her brilliance!
Justin Smith
Meet Justin Smith. He is not only our owner but also a designer! Justin enjoys combining the old-school charm of farmhouse style with a touch of modern design and a splash of contemporary industrial trends to create something spectacular. Justin has been in the industry for over 20 years. Kitchens and baths have always been his passion.
Despite the fact that he has no formal design training, his design ability is quite impressive. His experience in the industry has undoubtedly helped him develop a keen sense of design.
Our Story
Hi! I’m Justin Smith, the owner of American Kitchen and Bath. I’ve lived in Pulaski County my entire life. I’ve been married to my beautiful wife, Shiloh, for 25 years, and we’ve raised three children and our first grandchild right here in Missouri. I’ve been in the construction industry for over 20 years.
My experience has turned me to people’s desire to have an easier, less stressful way to get their homes remodeled. Remodeling is one of the most stressful things a person can go through. Therefore, I’ve set up a streamlined, efficient, and worry-free system to put your heart at ease. No need to run all over trying to find the right fixture, color, or style. We have it all right here in our showroom. And if we don’t, we will find it for you. Our quoting system is efficient. Our designs are elegant and functional.
AKB team consists of brilliant designers and carpenters ready to fulfill your dream of a beautiful home. My motto is “If we put God first in everything, the rest is easy.” So come on by and see us and be greeted with a smile and a handshake. Let us take the worry out of your next remodeling project. By God’s grace, if you can dream it, we can build it.
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Justin Smith
Our Start to Finish Process
We start by coming to your home and measuring your space FOR FREE. We get the basic ideas of what you want, styles, color themes, products, etc. If you don’t really know what you want? Don’t worry! That’s what we are here for!
Our dedicated and talented design staff will start by creating your space in our state-of-the-art 3D rendering software. You’ll be able to see your dream come to life in 3D and full color—all the way from the paint color on the wall to the finishing on the faucet. Then we schedule a visit to our 5000-square-foot showroom for you to go over your design ideas and begin selecting your products!
When everything is finished and approved, you are placed on the construction list for our incredibly talented carpenters to come and make your dream space a reality. You Dream It, We Build It.