Showcase Kitchens has been a family tradition since 1979, operating from a showroom in Canton, Connecticut with more than 30 years of dedicated design experience. The company was founded by Doug and Colleen Eckdish and is now owned and led by their daughter, Erica Caserta, who has worked in the business for 15 years and holds an Associate Kitchen and Bath Designer credential from the National Kitchen and Bath Association. The company is an authorized Dura Supreme Cabinetry dealer and a MasterBrand Cabinetry dealer, carrying cabinet lines including Aristokraft, Decora, Diamond, Dynasty, Homecrest, Kemper, Kitchen Craft, Mantra, Omega, and Schrock.
The company is a member of the National Kitchen and Bath Association, and Erica’s design team — which has included designers such as Vincent Guarino — brings a combined 50-plus years of kitchen and bath design experience. The Canton showroom lets customers physically see and feel materials — cabinetry displays, countertop samples, hardware, sinks, and faucets — before committing to a purchase. Showcase Kitchens has been named “Best of Houzz” for design in multiple consecutive years starting in 2013.
Showcase Kitchens takes an involved, consultative approach: designers start by evaluating the space and exploring possibilities directly with homeowners, working through ideas, budget, and design trends together. Customer reviews are largely positive, with many clients describing Erica specifically as knowledgeable, patient, and skilled at coordinating the various subcontractors involved in a kitchen renovation.
As with any contractor, experiences vary — at least one detailed customer complaint describes significant dissatisfaction with a tile installation subcontractor on a kitchen project, along with disagreement over how the company handled the resulting issues. Homeowners considering a project with Showcase Kitchens, as with any renovation company, are encouraged to review recent feedback across multiple platforms and clarify in writing how subcontractor work and potential issues will be handled before a project begins.
For homeowners across the greater Hartford and Farmington Valley area — including Avon, Farmington, Bristol, Simsbury, Granby, and Enfield — planning a kitchen or bathroom renovation, Showcase Kitchens offers more than four decades of family-owned experience and access to premium cabinet brands like Dura Supreme, now led by second-generation owner Erica Caserta.