Kitchen Remodeling in Irvine
Serving 92602 · 92603 · 92604 · 92606 · 92612 · 92614 · 92618 · 92620 and Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Tustin
An Irvine kitchen remodel is rarely a rescue job. The wiring is usually adequate, the plumbing is usually sound and the structure is usually not the constraint. What owners want here is a layout that matches how the household actually uses the room, which means the budget goes to cabinetry, surfaces and light rather than to work that disappears behind the plasterboard.
Real projects. Real prices.
73 finished remodels published with their final price — nothing hidden.
What 27 finished LA kitchens actually cost: a median of $50k, in a range of $23k–$84k. Real final prices from our own job records, not estimates.
$25,000 White shaker cabinetry, white subway tile, and light quartz counters.
$40,000 White shaker cabinetry and brass pulls around a sage-green island under a beaded chandelier.
$50,000 Navy shaker lowers under white uppers, with a slate-tone tile backsplash and a wood ledge shelf.
$65,000 White uppers over grey shaker lowers with brass pulls, an apron sink and a broad quartz peninsula.
$72,000 Honey-oak cabinetry replaced with white shaker fronts and a marble-look quartz island.
$75,000 Rift-oak flat-panel cabinetry with white uppers, a quartz island and a fluted tile backsplash.
Newer house, different brief
More of the budget shows
In older stock a meaningful share of spend goes on services and remediation. In newer housing that share is smaller, so a similar figure buys a visibly better result. That is the single biggest practical difference in remodelling here.
Check what governs the property
Many Irvine homes sit within planned communities whose association rules apply alongside the city's requirements. For an interior kitchen this often changes nothing — but it is read rather than assumed, because the rules vary between associations.
Written by Onn Cohen-Meguri, founder and designer at Design Onn Point — 12+ years in business, 1,200+ finished Los Angeles projects. CSLB #1133368.
Pricing in Irvine
From our completed projects.
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