Forked River, NJ

Your Kitchen & Bath Showroom Serving Ocean County, NJ

Some purchases you can make from a screen. A kitchen is not one of them. Countertop veining, cabinet finishes, the feel of a soft-close drawer, how a floor color reads next to your cabinet door — these are decisions your eyes and hands need to make in person. That is why New Jersey Kitchens and Bath maintains a full design showroom at 235 N Main Street in Forked River, NJ, in the heart of Lacey Township — an easy drive for homeowners anywhere in Ocean County and southern Monmouth County.

Family-owned and serving the area since 1971, we are the rare local company that combines a real showroom, an in-house design team, and licensed installation crews under one roof. Whether your project is a full kitchen and bathroom remodel, a custom closet system, new flooring, or new doors, it starts the same way: with real materials in front of you and an expert beside you.

What You Will Find in Our Forked River Showroom

• Kitchen displays: Full cabinet vignettes from our featured cabinet brands — including Fabuwood, Eurocraft, and 21st Century Cabinetry — so you can open the doors, test the drawers, and compare finishes side by side.
• Countertop gallery: Quartz, granite, quartzite, Dekton, and solid surface from our featured countertop brands, including MSI Q Premium, Silestone, and Viatera, displayed in slab-scale pieces that show real movement and veining.
• Flooring library: Tile, hardwood, luxury vinyl, laminate, and natural stone samples you can take home to check in your own light.
• Closet and storage systems: Rev-A-Shelf and Perfect Fit Closet components you can operate in person.
• Door and window displays: Entry doors, interior doors, French patio doors, and window styles from casement to garden windows.

Prefer to start from your couch? Browse the online product catalog or experiment with styles in our kitchen visualizer — then come in to confirm your favorites in person. Find hours and directions on our location page.

Proudly Local: One Showroom, Dozens of Communities

From Forked River, our design and installation teams cover the whole region. If you are searching for a kitchen and bath store near you in any of these communities, you have one — and it is closer than the big-box stores in the next county.

Lacey Township and the Immediate Area

We are your neighborhood showroom for Forked River, Lanoka Harbor, and Bamber Lakes. Lagoon-front homes off Beach Boulevard, ranches in the Pines, new builds near Route 9 — we have worked in all of them, and our designers know the housing stock street by street. Local projects also mean easy showroom visits mid-project when you want to double-check a finish.

Toms River, Beachwood, and Bayville

Ten minutes north on Route 9, the greater Toms River area is home to thousands of our past projects. From Silverton to South Toms River, we handle kitchen remodels, bathroom renovations, flooring, and door installation with crews that are in the area constantly.

Barnegat, Waretown, and Manahawkin

Heading south, we serve the fast-growing communities of Barnegat, Ocean Township (Waretown), and Stafford Township (Manahawkin) — including the many 55+ communities where accessible bathroom design, comfort-height vanities, and low-maintenance surfaces are top priorities. We design for the way you plan to live, not just the way the house was built.

Long Beach Island and the Shore Communities

Beach Haven, Ship Bottom, Surf City, Harvey Cedars, Barnegat Light — island homes face salt air, humidity, and sandy traffic that mainland materials guides simply do not account for. From salt-air-appropriate countertops to waterproof flooring and storage systems built for short-term rentals, we specify materials that thrive at the beach.

Tuckerton, Little Egg Harbor, and Southern Ocean County

At the southern end of our home territory, Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor Township homeowners have the same materials challenges as the rest of the coast — humidity, salt air, sandy traffic — with fewer nearby showroom options. We are twenty minutes up Route 9, and our crews are in the area weekly.

Whiting, Manchester, and the Adult Communities

The retirement communities of Whiting, Crestwood Village, and greater Manchester Township are a specialty of ours: right-sized kitchen updates, walk-in shower conversions with safety built in elegantly, and low-maintenance surfaces chosen so the home serves its owners — not the other way around. We are patient guides through HOA requirements and small-space design alike.

Brick, Lakewood, Jackson, and Northern Ocean County

Our crews regularly work the Route 70 and Route 88 corridors — kitchen and bath projects in Brick Township, big-family pantry and storage builds in Lakewood, and whole-home updates in Jackson and Howell. Monmouth County towns from Freehold to Middletown are within our service footprint as well; see the complete town-by-town list on our service areas page.

More Than a Store: Design and Installation Included

A showroom is only as good as what happens after you pick your materials. Ours is backed by a complete project team:

• In-house designers who measure your rooms, plan layouts, and coordinate finishes across the whole project.
• Licensed, insured installers for cabinetry, countertops, tile, flooring, closets, doors, and windows — see the full services overview.
• Free in-home estimates with itemized pricing — schedule yours here.
• Shop-at-home service if you would rather we bring the showroom to you.
• Flexible financing to fit real budgets.
• A labor warranty on our workmanship, honored alongside manufacturer warranties.

How to Get the Most From Your Showroom Visit

A little preparation turns a browsing trip into real design progress. Here is what our designers suggest bringing:

• Rough measurements: Even a hand sketch with wall lengths and window positions lets us talk layouts, not just finishes.
• Photos of the space: Wide shots of the room as it is today, including floors and adjacent rooms visible from the doorway.
• Inspiration images: Saved photos from Houzz, Pinterest, or magazines — patterns in what you save tell us more than adjectives do.
• Samples from home: A cabinet door, a flooring plank, or a paint chip makes matching real instead of remembered.
• Your honest budget range: It shapes recommendations from the first conversation and saves everyone time.

No preparation at all? Come anyway. Some of our favorite projects started with a homeowner wandering in from Route 9 with nothing but a frustration and twenty minutes. You can also front-load ideas with the kitchen visualizer or by browsing what your neighbors have said about their projects.

From First Visit to Finished Project

Here is how a project typically flows once you walk through our doors: a showroom conversation and material shortlist; an in-home visit where we measure and quote for free; design refinement with samples in your own light; a clear, itemized proposal with financing options if useful; installation by our licensed crews on an agreed schedule; and a final walkthrough backed by our labor warranty. One company, accountable at every step — that is the structural difference between a showroom-based local firm and a marketplace of strangers.

Beyond Kitchens and Baths: A Whole-Home Partner

The showroom leads with kitchens, baths, closets, and flooring — but our family of companies covers the rest of the house too. We install entry, interior, and patio doors, a full range of windows from casement to custom sizes for older homes, and exterior improvements including roofing, siding, awnings, and garage doors through our sister operation, with trusted names like ProVia, IKO, CertainTeed, and Clopay. For homeowners planning multiple projects, that breadth means one relationship, coordinated scheduling, and finishes that agree with each other — the practical opposite of managing five contractors who have never met.

Commercial Projects Welcome

Contractors, property managers, and business owners across Ocean County use us as their materials and installation partner for offices, rental units, and retail spaces. Our commercial installation services bring the same product quality and scheduling discipline to business projects, with volume capabilities residential showrooms often lack.

Why a Local Showroom Beats the Big Box

The warehouse stores have their place — but a kitchen, bath, or storage project is a design problem, not a shelf pick. The differences show up fast: at a local showroom, the person helping you has measured hundreds of area homes and will still be here when your project needs a tweak in year three. Displays are curated for how people actually live at the Shore, not a national planogram. Quotes come from someone accountable to their own name and a 50-year local reputation — not a rotating contractor marketplace. And when design, materials, and installation come from one company, there is no gap for problems to fall into. You pay a fair, competitive price either way; only one path comes with a neighbor’s accountability.

A Company Your Neighbors Already Trust

Since 1971, our family business has built its reputation one project at a time: an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, membership in the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce, and generations of repeat customers across the Shore. Read their stories on our reviews page, or learn more about our history.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly is the showroom?

We are at 235 N Main Street (Route 9), Forked River, NJ 08731 — in Lacey Township, roughly 15 minutes south of downtown Toms River and 15 minutes north of Manahawkin. Directions, hours, and parking details are on our location page.

Do I need an appointment to visit?

Walk-ins are always welcome for browsing. For dedicated design time with samples pulled for your project, we recommend contacting us to set up a consultation so a designer is reserved for you.

Do you charge for estimates?

No. In-home estimates are free and carry no obligation — we measure, discuss options honestly, and give you itemized pricing to make your decision with.

What if I live outside Ocean County?

We serve all of Ocean and Monmouth counties and much of the surrounding area. Check the service areas page for the full list — and if your town is not shown, reach out anyway; we can often accommodate nearby projects.

What financing options are available?

We offer a variety of financing plans designed to fit different budgets and project sizes, from kitchen remodels to whole-home updates. Your designer will walk through current options during the estimate — no separate bank visits required.

Can you handle my whole project, not just materials?

Yes — that is the point of how we are built. Design, materials, and licensed installation are all in-house, from kitchens and baths to closets, flooring, doors, and windows.

Deep Roots, Local Hands

Businesses that last fifty years in one region do it by being worth recommending at backyard barbecues. Since 1971, our family company has weathered every housing cycle the Shore has thrown at it — and rebuilt alongside our neighbors after the storms that tested this coastline. We are members of the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce, we hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and the manufacturers we install — ProVia, IKO, CertainTeed, Clopay, and the cabinet and surface brands in our showroom — are chosen because their warranties mean something. When you hire us, the people in your home are part of a company your town has known for two generations. That is not marketing; it is the history we would be glad to tell you about in person.

Come See Us

The best remodeling decisions get made face to face with real materials. Visit New Jersey Kitchens and Bath at 235 N Main Street, Forked River, NJ 08731, request a free in-home estimate, or start browsing the product catalog now — and put fifty years of local craftsmanship to work on your home.