A kitchen you feel, not just see
About
I'm Hila Oz, an architectural engineer, interior designer and kitchen specialist since 2003.
I believe a living space fitted to you changes your quality of life for the better.
The process begins with getting to know you and listening. I want to understand how you live, what matters to you, what you would like to change. From your answers I build a plan that accounts for every detail, large and small, until the design feels right.
Good planning is an investment in your quality of life. I would be glad to walk you through it.
AboutThese are the things you don't see in the photos, but you feel every day.
Behind the plan
Measuring on site, holding samples against the actual wall, and sometimes helping with the hammer. The planning does not end on paper...
Selected projects
Kitchens designed over recent years, each built around its own material board.
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Modern with a Twist
Walnut veneer in front of Phoenix Nano facades combined with recessed handles. The splashback is printed glass in a patterned-tile design — the twist.
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Green & Cool
A deep-green U-shaped kitchen with oak floors and pale quartz. The brass handles were chosen to emphasize the green and not compete with it.
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Warm Modern
A parallel kitchen in "warm" white is integrated into a bright oak niche. Opposite the niche is a special carpentry unit facing the living room. A table was designed in the corner of the counter, so that the kitchen opens to the living room and does not block it.
8 more projects
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Provence
A kitchen combined with a TV wall facing the living room. Colour fronts with Taj Mahal marble on the surface and the wall, and an additional surface in African walnut. In this project, custom carpentry was also designed in the entrance hall - there is a coat and shoe cabinet located there, and there is also an integral freezer hidden there that looks like a cabinet.
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Modern Fusion
Aluminium vitrines and printed glass above a continuous porcelain counter, and an island that doubles as a table.
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Rustic Romantic
General renovation. Polymer facades alongside painted facades, oak surface alongside porcelain, and an antique brick wall on which a refined breakfast bar rests, used for additional storage and decoration. Beside it, custom carpentry was also designed for the washing machine, dryer, and a storage solution for cleaning and laundry supplies.
Before · After
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Sport Elegant
Sahara acrylic in front of Formica with an oxidized metal finish and combined with synchronized Formica resembling oak. A continuous bench along the wall turns the passage into a light diner-style dining area.
Before · After
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Classic White
Framed polymer fronts, ceramic subway tile and a black hood. Open oak shelves complement and warm the atmosphere.
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Deep Blue
Deep blue base cabinets under white upper cabinets - a combination that anchors the room without making it smaller.
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Bathrooms
Bathrooms from various projects.
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Libraries, Studies & Storage
Libraries, studies and TV walls. The same logic as the kitchens — storage built around what actually goes into it.
Most of the photographs on this site were taken by Hila or by her clients, in real homes after the work was finished.
What clients say
What clients say
What I do
Architectural engineer specialising in interior design, kitchen designer.Working in the Modi'in area and central Israel.
- Full interior design for apartments and private homes
- Bathroom planning and design
- Kitchen planning and design
- Joinery throughout: libraries, studies and storage units
- Material, flooring and cladding selection
- Lighting and electrical planning
- Design consulting for new-build apartments
What is my price made of?
- I stay with the project from its beginning to its end and make sure it is built according to the plans. For example: during a full renovation, I visit the site around 20 times (and sometimes even more, if needed).
- I do not limit the number of sketches I prepare for you until we reach the plan we were hoping for. I believe good design starts with a good plan, and I give it the time it takes.
- Speaking of "the time it takes" - in order to give my clients the time they need – I commit to only a very small number of projects at any given moment – which makes you "boutique" clients.
- Transparency - I am committed to my clients' interest. Suppliers are chosen honestly and professionally, free of outside considerations that are not in my clients' interest.
- Experience. A lot of experience. I have been working in interior design and kitchen planning for over 20 years. Experience is an invaluable advantage! My experience saves my clients a lot of money and plenty of time!
What I provide
- Structural changes (moving walls) - a demolition plan + a construction plan.
- A furniture layout plan + 3D visualisations (the basis on which we plan power and lighting)
- An electrical and lighting positions plan
- A plumbing positions plan
- A flooring plan
- A ceiling plan
- An openings plan (aluminium specification) setting out, for every space, the window position, the profile type, the opening method, the glass type and so on.
- Bathrooms
- Wall elevations
- Planning and designing the vanity units
- 3D visualisations
- Choosing finishes and sanitaryware - a showroom meeting to choose finishes such as: cladding, flooring, sanitaryware and vanity units.
- The kitchen -
- 3D visualisations
- A detailed kitchen plan for the build + elevations
- A showroom meeting or a meeting with a joiner
- A services plan: plumbing, lighting and electrical positions
- A worktop plan
- A plasterwork plan where needed
- Choosing colours and finishes (formica/veneer/wood, worktop, splashback, handles and so on)
- Advice on choosing what goes with it (sink, taps and appliances)
- Advice on choosing light fittings
- A tender to joiners/kitchen companies: around 3 quotes
- Releasing the kitchen to production with the joiner/kitchen company you chose
- Marking the services on the walls of the house, and checking the build against the plan
- Staying with it until the kitchen is fully installed, worktop and splashback included
- Planning further joinery - in the spaces of the home as needed (a library, a wardrobe, a sideboard, a good-looking display cabinet for the kettle collection... and more).
- Choosing light fittings
- Interior design - designing the walls, choosing shades and textures, furniture.
What are the advantages of an interior designer who specialises in kitchen planning?
- Professional technical knowledge, an understanding of ergonomics and a view of the whole house.
- Exclusive commitment to the client. Because an independent kitchen designer has no commitment to any kitchen company or joiner.
- An independent designer adapts herself to your wishes, needs and dreams – and is also physically present on site to make sure it is actually carried out. Site visits are essential for a successful and precise project!
- With the plan you received you have also gained independence in choosing the kitchen supplier. Now you can go round the different companies and make a proper, professional and precise price comparison.
- One plan lets you hold a real negotiation (comparing "apples to apples").
I would be very glad to accompany you through this process.
If you have any questions – talk to me.
"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine; and at last, you create what you will"
Common questions
How much does kitchen planning cost?
It depends on scope — the kitchen alone, the kitchen together with the living space, or full renovation guidance. After we talk I send you a precise quote, with no surprises later.
How long does the kitchen design process take?
From the first meeting to an approved plan is usually three to six weeks, depending on how fast you decide and on material availability. Manufacture and installation typically add another two months.
Which areas do you work in?
I am based in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut and work across central Israel — Shoham, Rosh HaAyin, Rehovot, Lod, Ramla, Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem and the Gush Dan area.
Can a kitchen be planned for a new-build apartment before handover?
That is exactly the right moment. Coming in at the shell stage lets us move plumbing and electrical points, change openings and plan the lighting — changes that cost far more after handover, or are no longer possible.
Do you only do kitchens?
No. Kitchens are the specialism, but I also plan bathrooms, libraries, studies and storage units, and take on interior design for whole apartments and houses.
Do you also oversee the build with the joiner and the contractor?
Yes. The plan is only the beginning. I stay with the joiner, the contractor and the trades until what was agreed on paper actually stands in the house.
Contact
Let's plan it together
Tell me about the kitchen or home you want to change. I will get back to you soon.
- Chat on WhatsApp054-4633966
- Call054-4633966
- Emaildesigner@hilaoz.com
- Address3/17 Rav Aluf Yigal Yadin St., Modiin