For many years, the Rockridge Community Planning Council has hosted a Kitchen Tour (KT). Its purpose is to raise funds that support our neighborhood association and events such as the Halloween Parade; community grants for neighborhood beautification; and Town Halls. Our 2022 tour raised enough to fund the beautiful mosaic tile trash cans on College Avenue and at Frog Park.
The KT is also a community builder: it offers neighbors the opportunity to meet one another, learn about how they made their
kitchens their own, and share the history of our homes. The tour showcases local architects, contractors, and craftspeople. Neighbors can volunteer for the KT Committee and serve as docents (prospective volunteers should email chair@Rockridge.
org).
Kitchen Tour Needs Kitchens
RCPC invites homeowners, architects, designers, and builders to submit kitchens to be considered for the 2024 Kitchen Tour. A kitchen does not have to be fully finished to qualify, but should be ready for viewing by August. Whether it is recently remodeled or not — we welcome and encourge you to let us know if you think your kitchen should be featured.
What Does the Process Entail?
First, interested homeowners or renters need to send a short description and a photo or two of their kitchen to chair@rockridge.org no later than April 30. Next, our KT Committee will review the kitchens and determine the best tour date
(sometime this fall). Then they set up interviews, which, in turn, are used for descriptions in our brochure, and take professional photos. Closer to the tour date, we’ll schedule time for a docent tour so they can be prepared to highlight the unique features.
My kitchen was featured in the 2019 tour, so I can attest that the process was fun and not much work. We had recently remodeled our kitchen, so I saw the tour as an opportunity to highlight the great work of our local designer and our local contractor, as well as to support the neighborhood we love. Many people enjoy talking to the neighbors who come through, but since our designer was able to attend, we opted to go to an A’s game instead.
The self-guided tour takes place over a few hours on a weekend afternoon. Tour guests can admire and be inspired by the beautiful kitchens and meet the professionals whose artistry, design genius, and craftsmanship fashioned amazing results. Tickets and brochures will be available at a central location on College Avenue, and docents will be on hand at each kitchen to answer questions and point out key homeowner design choices.
Volunteers Needed:
Available Roles:
Kitchen Recruiter, Webmaster, Advertising Team, Volunteer Manager (recruit & train docents), Photographer, Sponsorships, Tour Brochure
To sign up, please email: chair@rockridge.org
