 About
Bryce&Doyle
Bryce
& Doyle is a kitchen designer and kitchen
remodeler in Rochester, New York. Our evolution
to a full service kitchen design/build firm has
been a natural progression from its humble beginnings
as a custom wood working shop. Owner Richard Doyle
got his start building out of the ordinary novelty
wood products and soon was being commissioned
by interior designers, owners of finer homes and
proprietors of historic buildings like the Genesee
Valley Club to build custom wood products from
furniture to coffered ceilings and custom moldings.
We are very excited to share our commitment to
supporting the growth of business in the downtown
area and have recently built our brand new state
of the art luxury kitcen and bathroom showroom
in the Empire Zone of the High Falls area. We
are also honored to be able to showcase some of
the examples of our custom kitchen and bathroom
craftsmanship at The Sagamore on East luxury apartments.
Our mission is to help you rediscover the passion
in your home by accommodating you with exceptional
levels of quality craftsmanship and customer service.
We are proud to support local trade organizations
and are active members in National Association
of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), National
Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and Better
Contractors Bureau (BCB).
Richard
Doyle, Owner/President
 Richard
Doyle is not only the owner of Bryce & Doyle
Craftsmanship but is the creative force that
is the cornerstone and vision of this notable
and upscale design/build firm.
Richard was born and raised in Rochester,
NY and has a personal affinity for this great
city. With customers demanding more high-end,
custom applications Richard knew it was time
to build a new facility that would allow him
to showcase all aspects of any type of project
that a client could imagine. He intentionally
stayed put in the city and bought and gutted
the 140 year old building that used to be Gruttadauria's
Bakery and converted it into a 3800 square foot
luxury design living showroom.
Richard has a come a long way since
he started his business as Almost Ordinary Wood
Products over 25 years ago building novelty
wood products and furniture pieces that were
sold at local fairs and arts and crafts shows.
Delivering an exceptional level of quality and
craftsmanship, Richard's passion for woodworking
led him to building custom furniture, entertainment
centers and architectural millwork. As word
spread of Richard's talent, his reputation for
exceptional customer service, honesty and integrity
became synonymous with the beauty and intricacy
of his craftsmanship. His desire to always put
the needs of his clients first along with his
natural ability for networking has afforded
Richard the opportunity to partner efforts with
some of the most creative and well known talent
in Rochester like Nancy Gong local glass artist,
Paul Knoblaugh local metal artist and designers
like Debra Audet and Maury Catcheye. Always
modest, Richard is most proud of his reputation
as a man of his word.
Amy
Kruger, Senior Designer
 "After
all these years, designing kitchens for me is
always a new experience - each job, each client,
each day…. Unique and new… this is what I love
about my job."
Being creative has always been a part
of Amy's life. Pretty much was born with a pencil
in her hand. She was always sketching and drawing
as a child. By the 7th grade she knew that she
wanted to be an interior designer and structured
her academics toward that goal. Throughout high
school she took mechanical drawing and art classes.
She attended Buffalo State College for interior
design and was hired by her professor during
and after graduation as an assistant for his
own person interior design business.
After working in the Buffalo area for
2 years she moved back to Rochester and started
working at her first kitchen and bath showroom.
That was in 1991 and the rest as they say "is
history".
"the years in this business has
taught me many things - what works, what doesn't….how
to communicate ideas and how to listen, which
is the key to being a good designer."
Today you can find Amy either at the
drawing board creating a new dream space or
somewhere enjoying the outdoors with her husband
and two boys. (depending on if it's a work day
or not !) She lives in the country outside of
Rochester and enjoys spending time with her
family, flowers, horses, motorcycles, beads,
skiing and believe it or not doesn't spend her
free-time in the kitchen :). Amy has spent most
of her life in the Rochester area but thanks
to her family trips as a child and spending
time abroad during college has had the opportunity
to experience many beautiful places, people
and cultures which all have an influence on
her designing.
"I find designing to be an emotional
experience. When an idea is good, it FEELS right.
This translates to a wonderful space that you
want to spend time in…this makes people happy."
Tom
Kilminster, Project Manager
Tom was born to a British mother and Welch father
in Bletchley, England just outside of London.
Eastman Kodak Company brought the Kilminster family
to the United States just shy of Tom's second
birthday. Tom grew up in West Irondequoit and
resides there still with his wife Melissa and
son Liam.
Tom did not grow up knowing that he wanted
to become a master craftsman. After a year of
college, Tom went looking to see what the world
had to offer and moved to North Carolina to work
for his cousin, a Project Manager for a commercial
construction company. While Tom's job as a general
laborer was far from creative and fulfilling,
it was there that he became aware of his innate
ability to clearly see a finished project in his
minds eye from a mere concept. Tom became intrigued
by the beauty and detail of finish work and all
the steps that go into bringing a project to fruition.
Finally knowing what his passion was,
Tom began classes at New England School of Architectural
Woodwork for cabinet making. He graduated in 2000
eager to begin his career. A mutual friend suggested
that with Tom's abilities he should approach Richard
Doyle about a job. Richard immediately recognized
Tom's passion and eagerness to learn and hired
him as a Carpenter's Assistant to then project
manager Justin Lippa.
Tom is quick to acknowledge that being
mentored by Richard and Justin in the mechanics
of finish, detail work and cabinet making has
given him the skill sets needed to achieve his
recent promotion to Project Manager.
Tom has worked very hard at building
his credibility and develops wonderful relationships
with clients because he strives to keep his schedule
and conducts himself with integrity and a consistently
high level of quality in every aspect of what
he does. Tom's inspiration now comes from guiding
and mentoring his people through a project and
knowing that he was able to instill in them his
passion for exceeding the customer's expectations
not only in the finished product but in the total
experience as well.
Tom's two biggest passions besides his
family are golf and custom woodworking. He can
often be found in his workshop designing and building
custom wood products and looks forward to his
son being old enough to teach and share his passions
with!
Sarah
Almekinder, Junior Designer
 Sarah
first joined Bryce & Doyle as an intern during
the summer of 2008. In June 2009, she earned her
Bachelor of Fine Arts, specializing in Interior
Design from Cazenovia College, a small private
college located south of Syracuse. Shortly thereafter
she returned to Bryce & Doyle as a Junior
Designer. Sarah got hooked on kitchen and bath
design when she had to design a kitchen to be
accessible for a person in a wheel chair for her
universal design class. She enjoys using her skills
in AutoCAD, 20-20, Viz and Photoshop to take a
space that is major part of the home and make
it more suitable for its users. Sarah loved her
Cazenovia experience because of the small community
of the college where she knew everyone and everyone
knew her. She was involved with the Campus Activities
Board, a group that plans the majority of activities
occurring on campus. The intimate college experience
has allowed her to appreciate all that Rochester
has to offer even more. She loves the wide variety
of activities Rochester has to offer, stating,
“There is always something going on or something
to do.”
Sarah lives in Greece with her family and two
Huskies. She enjoys being outdoors with her dogs,
doing yard work, camping or just walking. Sarah
also enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping
and hockey. Sarah looks forward to vacationing
in Cape Cod or Myrtle Beach with her family and
friends.
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