Really and I cannot see any idea of what you are asking as to reveal.

Those look like frameless cabinets! No wiggle room at all! Fire this KD.

Your instincts are correct on the sizing of these cabinets. What brand are they? Do they offer 39" uppers and 93" talls? This needs to be reworked....don't order them until it's fixed.

Did they do a jobsite measure yet?

Also not a bad idea to find the low spot on ceiling and high spot on floor. Use a laser level to figure this out. You take the two smallest dimensions...add them up....and that's your working height....use trim to to fill in the rest. Must also take in to account flooring thickness and countertop thickness....so much more goes in to fitting a kitchen.

The brand is Bridgewood, Era series.

There was no jobsite measuring due to C19.

I told her I wanted a banquette bench and then found the company spec catalog with the sock numbers on line and realized she had the bench seats at 23" high! Ugh

1) More space between your window and your uppers isn't necessarily bad. Great place to hang a dishtowel, where the moisture won't damage your cabinet finish.

2) Ordering cabinets through a pro who didn't measure onsite? Don't do it. Designers and contractors across the country have been coming in to homes and taking measurements for the past two years, except for the first few months of hard shutdowns. If your designer ordered based on her own measurements, any resulting problems would be her responsiblitity. Since she's (presumably) relying on your measurements, she can kick back any problems to you. Even ones like too-tall cabinets that are clearly her fault.

You are already discovering problems with her work. What other problems aren't you seeing? Get out now. Take the time to find a better designer. Good luck!

It's really hard to find a designer that is willing to do a layout only in Southern California. If you dont have an $80,000 budget and your not interested in letting them  control the whole project from design to sourcing all the subs and using their contractors they really don't want to deal.

I don't know the details of your designer experience but in many métiers, a professional is reluctant to be part of a job lest he be blamed or his reputation be smeared by any errors in the rest of the job.

And no job site measuring due to COVID?

What nonsense. Do they lick the walls?

Amy C, that's too bad. Do you have any realtor connections? Good realtors have deep networks in housing services. That might be your best chance at finding a good design-only firm.

I had a client with a good friend kitchen designer in Pennsylvania (I'm in Ohio). So I worked in conjunction with this online KD. She was amazing. If you give her good dimensions, she can provide you with a good design. She also teaches kitchen design at a PA college. She's here on houzz. Look her up if interested.

Houzz Profile:

Houzz Profile: One of a Kind Design

Website:

One of a Kind Design - Julie Graf

I have a list of online designers, and all are way better than whomever produced that. But, 80k is the national average for a middle quality kitchen remodel, in a mid cost area of the country. In your high cost area, expect to spend at least 50% more to get the same results as you would in Nashville or Albuquerque.

The kitchen place! Thank you for your kind advice.