About Affordable Kitchens and Windows

Bill Langford has been remodeling kitchens in Wheaton since 1985, more than 1,500 of them, from a storefront showroom on Hale Street.

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Bill answers his own phone. Open 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days a week.

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Long kitchen island with a white quartz top and gray upholstered stools, brass lantern pendants, white shaker cabinets with brass pulls, a panel-front refrigerator, and a white range hood.

A Wheaton kitchen remodeler run by Bill and his sister Grace, serving all of DuPage County, plus Aurora and nearby towns.

In Wheaton since 1985
1,500+ kitchens
300+ references
Showroom on Hale Street

A Wheaton kid who never left

Bill grew up on the west side of Wheaton and walked home from Emerson Grade School in the '70s. He's been remodeling kitchens in the same town since 1985.

He'll tell you he had the greatest dad on earth: mild-mannered, funny, and hard to upset. Only one thing really got to him, and Bill has built the whole business around avoiding it.

"He called it, 'The Ole Bait and Switch.' He told me it's when someone tells you to expect one thing, knowing full well you will be getting something less."

— Bill

That's why every price Bill gives you is itemized on the spot, with each item priced separately and good for one year. What he tells you is what you get.

His dad had one more piece of advice that stuck. In Bill's words: "My dad told me when I was 10 to 'Keep it simple, stupid…' I live by that philosophy to this day… I remember being surprised at the time because he had never called me 'Stupid' before."

White shaker kitchen with a blue-gray island and white veined quartz top, black metal stools, a black lantern pendant, stainless steel refrigerator and range hood, blue arabesque tile, and red oak floors.

No fancy pitch. Just kitchens done right.

You won't get spectacular 3D drawings, a polished sales routine or a magnificent showroom. What Bill's team is good at is production: getting the workers, the customers and the suppliers all heading in the right direction at the right time.

Bill will be the first to admit the box trucks are old and he doesn't dress up for design visits. (He'll also admit he probably should.)

What keeps it all moving is a day-by-day calendar. Every customer gets one, so the crew, the suppliers and the homeowner are always on the same page.

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

— Abraham Lincoln, one of Bill's favorite quotes about planning

See how a kitchen remodel works

White shaker upper cabinets and gray-brown stained lower cabinets with a white quartz peninsula and woven stools, a curved white range hood, and a three-panel grid window over the sink.

The people you'll meet

Bill

Owner

Designs every kitchen himself, right at your house, and answers his own phone.
Grace

Bill's sister

Works alongside Bill. Together they go over every cabinet order line by line, down to the last piece of trim.
Chase

Installer

One of the two installers who put your new kitchen together.
Matt

Installer

The other half of the install crew you'll see on your calendar.

Come see us on Hale Street

The showroom has a whole wall of cabinet doors. Find a few you like, borrow the samples, and see how they look in your own kitchen.

Visit the showroom

129 N Hale St
Wheaton, IL 60187
Open 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days a week
(630) 890-3379

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Shelby, in the window

Shelby, the showroom's Cockapoo, keeps an eye on the street from the window above the store.

"If you see Shelby sitting in the window of the showroom, please don't steal her. The maximum ransom we will pay for her is 1 Million dollars."

— Bill

The little green car

Bill's pale green car tows a small wooden cabinet trailer covered in signs. Two favorites:

"Building Wheaton 1 cabinet at a time… Seriously, that's all this will carry."
"The 100th person to honk at this vehicle gets a free kitchen. You are #99."

Free silent disco in the showroom every Friday and Saturday, 7–10 PM, all ages. Bill loves the Bee Gees, and as he puts it, "I did not 'survive' Disco. I am thankfully still living it." About the silent disco

Nothing goes to waste

The cardboard from your new cabinets gets recycled, and old cabinets in good enough shape go to Goodwill for someone else to enjoy.

"I have a rule… nothing goes to the landfill if there is a chance that someone would want it."

— Bill

Don't take our word for it

Every customer gets a list of more than 300 past customers, along with Bill's "Let's Get Started" booklet explaining the whole process. Call as many references as you like.

"Our most important sales tool is our list of references. Call them. They will love to hear from you."

— Bill

We had a great experience with Affordable Kitchens. We weren't looking for a cheap kitchen, we were looking for a nice kitchen that wasn't outrageously priced.

Bill has got a great system going. We knew exactly what things were going to cost and when things were going to happen. Bill and Grace create a storyboard for your project and every contractor looks for it to follow. The contractor's really like working on Bill's projects because they know exactly what to expect. They all did good work.

We were very happy with how everything turned out and impressed with the system that Bill has devised.

Take the time to read some of Bill's guides, he's a hoot!

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Questions about us

Who owns Affordable Kitchens and Windows?

Bill Langford. He grew up on the west side of Wheaton and has remodeled kitchens here since 1985, more than 1,500 of them. Bill designs every kitchen himself, answers his own phone, and works alongside his sister Grace and installers Chase and Matt.

How long has Bill been remodeling kitchens?

Since 1985, from his home base in Wheaton, and more than 1,500 kitchens so far. Over that time he has refined a simple system: a free in-home design visit, itemized prices on the spot good for one year, and a day-by-day calendar for every project.

Where is your showroom, and when is it open?

Our showroom is at 129 N Hale St in downtown Wheaton, IL 60187, open 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days a week. Stop in to see the whole wall of cabinet doors, borrow a few samples to try at home, and wave to Shelby in the window.

Can I talk to past customers?

Yes. Every customer gets a reference list of more than 300 past customers, and you're welcome to call as many as you like. Ask them how their remodel went, how close it stayed to the calendar, and whether they'd hire Bill again. You'll also get Bill's "Let's Get Started" booklet.

"If all went well with the kitchen, I will probably run into you at the Mariano's in Wheaton. If it didn't, that's me hiding in the deli."

— Bill

Meet Bill at your kitchen table.

Call Bill to set up your free in-home design visit.

Call Bill: (630) 890-3379

Open 8 AM – 10 PM, 7 days a week