Once you've researched and planned about how your kitchen should be and what your budget is like, the next step is to search for the right professionals. No matter how good you're at DIY, making cabinets and other stuff, you will need professionals at some point of time. Surely, your friends and relatives might have done some remodeling work in the past. Ask them for referrals and then hire an architect and designer. Maybe its a little old-fashioned way, but online reviews and forums can be gamed. Hence, be perfectly sure of who you're hiring and getting feedback from friends and relatives is the most full-proof way of finding the right professionals and trusting them to finish your dream project from start to finish smoothly. Now, finalize the plans, drawings and permits other documents with them.