Ithaca Kitchen Remodeling

Many of the kitchens we remodel in the Ithaca area were designed decades ago — built for appliances, workflows, and family sizes that no longer match how people actually cook and live. Opening a wall to connect the kitchen to an adjacent dining room, relocating the sink to face the backyard, or simply replacing a cramped galley layout with an island-centered design can change how your entire home feels. We approach each project by first understanding how you use the space now and how you want to use it going forward — then designing a kitchen that solves for both.

Older homes in the Ithaca and Finger Lakes region present their own set of considerations. Plaster walls, aging plumbing, knob-and-tube wiring, and structural beams in unexpected places are all realities we encounter regularly. We assess these conditions early in the process — before design decisions are locked in — so that the project scope reflects what we actually find behind the walls, not a best-case assumption. That early transparency is one of the clearest advantages of working with a design-build firm: the same team that draws your new kitchen is the team that builds it, which means nothing gets lost between the design intent and the finished result.

The material selection phase is where the project starts to feel real. Our private Design Studio in Freeville gives you access to cabinet door samples, countertop slabs, hardware finishes, tile, and flooring options in one place. Rather than coordinating visits to multiple showrooms on your own, you work through selections in a single environment, with a designer present to evaluate how each choice relates to the others. Decisions that can feel overwhelming — the relationship between cabinet finish, countertop veining, and hardware tone — become clearer when you can see everything side by side.

Once construction begins, our project management process keeps the project on schedule and keeps you informed at each phase. We handle all permitting, subcontractor coordination, and inspections directly. For projects that expand into adjacent spaces — a pantry wall, a laundry area, a breakfast nook opening — we coordinate those scopes in parallel rather than sequentially, which reduces the total time your kitchen is out of commission. Most kitchen remodels we complete in the greater Ithaca area are finished within eight to fourteen weeks from the start of construction, depending on scope.

If you are considering a kitchen remodel — whether it is a focused update or a full reconfiguration — we are happy to schedule an initial consultation at no cost. We will walk through your space, discuss what is realistic within your budget, and give you a clear picture of what the process would look like from start to finish.