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Portland's design-build approach to custom kitchens, open-concept layouts, and chef's builds. Cabinetry, structure, and finish under one accountable team. From Craftsman bungalows to West Hills mid-century, the room that anchors the home.
Kitchen remodel pricing in Portland tracks five things: square footage, structural changes, cabinetry tier, countertop material, and appliance grade. The ranges below reflect real WCG projects completed in the last twelve months across Portland, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, and the West Hills.
A kitchen has to cook for ten years before anyone notices the design. We start with the workflow, the way the household actually moves, and the materials that survive a real Portland family. Everything else gets specified around that.
Licensed Oregon contractors who design, specify, and install every kitchen project. Anna leads design with full cabinetry elevations before fabrication. Tyrell manages the build day to day. Tyrone signs every estimate. NARI member firm, 5.0-rated across Google, Houzz, and Yelp, with 500+ Portland kitchens since 2008.
A mid-range kitchen remodel in Portland returns 70% to 80% of its cost at resale in the current market. The longer return is the daily one. Ten years of dinners, breakfasts, and homework hours in a room built around the way the home is actually lived in.
Most kitchens fall into one of five briefs. Knowing which one you are remodeling shapes every later decision: budget, layout, cabinetry tier, structural scope, the appliance plan. We start there.
The wall comes down. A structural beam goes in. The kitchen flows into the living room and the way the household uses both rooms changes for a decade.
Linear footprint, two parallel runs, every inch worked hard. Common in older Portland homes where moving walls is not on the table. Efficiency over expansion.
U-shape or L-shape with a central island sized to the room, not the catalog. The Portland default for the last decade. Prep zone, seating, and the kitchen's social anchor.
Dual zones (prep and clean), panel-ready refrigeration, induction range with downdraft, dedicated prep sink. Built for the household that cooks the way restaurants do.
Same footprint, new cabinets and counters, new lighting and fixtures. No structural work, no permits triggered, four to six weeks on site. A sharp upgrade without the long timeline.
Six features that show up most often in Portland kitchen remodels. Each one specified for a 10-year horizon, not a magazine spread.
Painted, stained, two-tone, panel-ready. Inset, full-overlay, frameless. Solid-wood drawer boxes and soft-close hardware standard. Built to your floor plan, not pulled from a catalog.
Quartz, marble, soapstone, butcher block. Slab-matched before fabrication. Mitered waterfall edges and undermount sinks specified at design. Seams land where they belong.
Sized for the room, not the catalog. Floor reinforcement before stone goes on. Prep zones, outlets, charging, dedicated lighting. The island as the social anchor of the kitchen.
Three layers, every layer dimmed. Task lighting under cabinets, ambient ceiling fixtures, accent lighting on the island and shelving. Each on its own switch, each on its own scene.
Refrigeration, dishwashers, induction ranges with downdraft venting. Cabinet panels matched to the surrounding millwork. Specified at design, wired during rough-in.
Knocking down a wall isn't free. Load-bearing analysis, beam options, HVAC re-routing, and the new traffic pattern modeled in 3D before sign-off. Structural decisions made before demo.
Before cabinetry and finishes, six choices determine whether a kitchen holds up for ten years or starts failing in three. We walk every client through them in the order they actually matter.
Murray Kitchen · Beaverton · 2024 The cook's triangle is dead. Modern kitchens work in zones: prep, cook, clean, store. We map yours to your weekly cooking habits before any cabinet gets sketched.
Where the range, sink, fridge, and island sit determines daily flow more than any finish. We walk the room with you in 3D before any rough-in begins.
Painted MDF, solid wood, semi-custom, full-custom. Each tier has trade-offs in cost, lead time, and finish life. We surface the trade-offs so you choose with full information.
Most Portland kitchen remodels under-vent the range. We size hood CFM to BTU output, route exhaust externally, and verify make-up air. The kitchen should not smoke.
Three layers, dimmable. Task lighting under cabinets, ambient ceiling fixtures, accent lighting for the island and shelving. Specified together, wired at rough-in.
Quartz before marble in high-traffic kitchens. Painted cabinets touched up not replaced. Floors that take the dog and the dropped pan. Material life specified at design.
We tour the kitchen, listen to how the household actually cooks, take measurements, photograph the existing layout. No sales pitch. No fee.
Within one business day. Line-by-line breakdown of cabinetry, stone, plumbing, electrical, demo, and labor. The estimate matches the final invoice within scope.
Layout in 3D, cabinetry elevations, lighting plan, electrical plan, structural review. Every selection made on screen before any cut is made on site.
Cabinets, counters, hardware, tile, faucets, lighting, appliances. Locked before construction starts. Cabinet order placed (10 to 14 week lead time).
Multnomah, Washington, or Clackamas county, depending on jurisdiction. We pull every permit, schedule the inspections, and own the timeline.
Tyrell manages the build day to day. One PM, one schedule, one accountable team. Site updates communicated daily. No subs you've never met.
Punch list cleared before final walkthrough. 1-year craftsmanship warranty starts at sign-off. We come back for warranty issues at no charge.
Murray Kitchen · Beaverton · 2024 "We knew what we wanted but couldn't see it. Anna drew it on the second visit. Tyrell finished six days early. We have not eaten dinner in another room since."
Five projects from the last twelve months across Portland, Beaverton, the West Hills, and Bethany. Click any tile for the full case study.
A full kitchen remodel in Portland costs $65K to $185K in 2026, with most mid-range projects landing between $85K and $135K. A cosmetic refresh (cabinet refacing, new counters, no layout change) starts at $35K. Open-concept remodels with structural changes run $120K to $220K. Chef's kitchens with panel-ready appliances and dual islands reach $185K to $350K. The range tracks square footage, structural work, cabinetry tier, countertop material, and appliance grade.
A mid-range Portland kitchen remodel takes 8 to 12 weeks of construction after a 3 to 5 week design and selections phase. A cosmetic refresh finishes in 4 to 6 weeks. Open-concept projects with load-bearing wall removal add 2 to 4 weeks. Custom cabinetry has a 10 to 14 week lead time, ordered during the design phase so it arrives the week before installation. We schedule the start date once permits clear and selections are locked.
Yes, most full kitchen remodels require permits in Portland and the surrounding metro. A like-for-like cosmetic refresh (cabinetry, counters, appliances in the same locations) often does not. Anything that moves plumbing, alters electrical circuits, removes a wall, or adds square footage triggers permit review. We pull every required permit, schedule the inspections, and own the timeline. Homeowners are not navigating Multnomah, Washington, or Clackamas county portals on our projects.
Yes, with planning. We set up a temporary kitchen in a dining room, basement, or garage before demo starts, with the existing fridge, microwave, toaster oven, and a portable induction burner. Plumbing for a temporary sink can be run if helpful. Most clients keep the temporary setup for the 8 to 12 week construction window. We dust-wall the work zone and protect the floor path so daily life carries on around the build.
A 60 to 90 minute meeting in your kitchen. We tour the space, listen to how the household actually cooks, take measurements, photograph the existing layout, and discuss your goals, must-haves, and budget range. Within one business day you receive an itemized written estimate with line-by-line pricing for cabinetry, stone, plumbing, electrical, demo, and labor. There is no obligation, no sales pitch, no fee.
Yes. Anna Woodland leads cabinetry design with full elevation drawings before fabrication. We work with two trusted Portland-area cabinet shops on inset, full-overlay, and frameless construction in painted MDF, solid wood, and panel-ready fronts. Soft-close hardware is standard. Solid-wood drawer boxes are standard. Lead times run 10 to 14 weeks, ordered during the design phase so the cabinets arrive the week before installation.
A 1-year craftsmanship warranty on every kitchen project covers all installation work, structural assemblies, and finish details. Cabinetry, appliances, plumbing fixtures, and lighting carry their manufacturer warranties. We come back for warranty issues at no charge. The warranty starts at final walkthrough sign-off, and the punch list is cleared before that walkthrough happens. CCB #181942 is on the contract, the permit, and the warranty card.
Free in-home consultations across the Portland metro. We work most of the eastside neighborhoods, the West Hills, and the surrounding cities. Click any city to see kitchen projects from that area.
Free in-home consultation. Itemized estimate within one business day. Now booking 2026 projects across Portland and the metro. CCB #181942. Family-owned since 2008.
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