DESIGN LINE KITCHENS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Interior Designer from Toms River
- Kitchen Designer
Brittany is an Interior Designer from Toms River, NJ. She started her schooling for this degree in High School through vocational school studying Architecture & also taking classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City for Interior Design. After graduating High School she continued her education at Brookdale Community College where she graduated with an Associates Degree of Science in Interior Design.
She has a strong passion for the design world, and is extremely detail oriented and able to translate any style to satisfy the desire of an assortment of different clients. Her mission is "taking a space you have fallen out of love with and create a fresh perspective that uniquely reflects your personality and desires. Being able to take a space and create something breathtaking is such an amazing feeling."
From 1980 to 1995, Ralph owned his own cabinet shop specializing in custom kitchen design. Ralph is a recognized leader in innovative kitchen design, being a regional winner of the 2015 GE Monogram Dream Kitchen Competition, the 2000 KBB National Design Competition and a finalist in the Sub-Zero Design Competition. He's been featured in various nationwide kitchen and design publications. He is the proud father of triplet girls and is a contemporary artist and photographer.
Matthew Joseph Egan, founder of Design Line Kitchens, began in Ireland serving a seven-year apprenticeship learning the wood working trade. Matt came to the U.S. in 1963 and began working in New York City with antique furniture reproductions. After a brief return to Ireland to marry, Matt returned with his new family in 1968. Matt found work in several areas including as a night watchman before finding a position at an office furniture manufacturer in Roselle, New Jersey.
Soon, Matt began a series of side-jobs involving cabinet refacing. Working at night and on weekends, Matt eventually began renovating entire kitchens for friends. Soon after, these friends were referring Matt to their friends... and those friends began referring to their friends. In 1974, Matt decided to take a chance and ventured out on his own forming Matt Egan's Kitchens.
By 1979, Matt's business had grown so much that he needed an entire shop. Matt moved his business, now called Design Line Kitchens, to the Jersey shore and operated out of a showroom on Brighton Ave. in Spring Lake Heights. In 1986, as word of mouth continued to spread, Design Line was relocated for the final time to its current 10,000 square foot facility on Route 35 in Sea Girt, NJ.