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Kitchen layout and design
We rework the floor plan so the kitchen cooks, stores and gathers the way your family really lives. That can mean a bigger island, a cleaner work triangle, or opening the wall to the family room.
Girl Flip is a licensed, women-led kitchen remodeler in Los Angeles. We plan, permit and build kitchen renovations from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.
A full kitchen remodel with Girl Flip covers the layout, cabinets, counters, backsplash, flooring, lighting, plumbing, electrical and appliance hookups, plus permits when your plan needs them. Most projects run about 3 to 5 months from signed contract to final walkthrough. It is built for homeowners who want one licensed crew from the first sketch to the reveal.
Girl Flip is a licensed, women-led, family-owned kitchen remodeling company. Erica Anenberg, our general contractor and founder, and Beth Benson, our head of sales and operations, stay on your project from the first walkthrough to the last one. You never get handed to a rotating cast of estimators.
Kitchens are what we do best. For Carnie Wilson, we gutted a 400-square-foot kitchen down to the studs, refinished and reconfigured the cabinets to fit a 72-inch built-in refrigerator, and took out a wall to open a passthrough to the dining room. We also built two kitchens that appeared on HGTV with Tarek El Moussa, in Torrance and Long Beach.
Our shop is in Canoga Park, so the crew, the materials and the project managers are close to the work. We hold CA contractor license #1091248 and carry a 5.0 rating across Google, Yelp, Sitejabber, ProvenExpert and BuildZoom.
Want to know more about who you would be working with? Read about our women-owned general contractor team or see the HGTV projects.
Every kitchen renovation in Los Angeles is scoped in writing after a walkthrough, so you know what is included before work starts. Here is what that scope usually covers.
We rework the floor plan so the kitchen cooks, stores and gathers the way your family really lives. That can mean a bigger island, a cleaner work triangle, or opening the wall to the family room.
Cabinets are built or ordered to fit your walls, your storage habits and your budget. We can also refinish and reconfigure good existing boxes, as we did in the Carnie Wilson kitchen.
Explore →Quartz, granite and natural stone are templated after the cabinets are set, then installed clean. We help you weigh edge profiles, seams and upkeep before you commit.
Explore →A custom kitchen island can hold prep space, seating, a sink or a range. We size it to the room so you can still open the dishwasher and walk behind a stool.
Explore →From stacked ceramic to full-height marble slab, we set tile flat and finish it cleanly around outlets, windows and hood runs.
Explore →Wide-plank hardwood, engineered wood and tile all work in a kitchen, and we run the new floor through the open living space so the seams do not show.
Explore →Gas ranges, built-in refrigerators and larger hoods change the venting, gas line and electrical load. We confirm the specs before the cabinets are ordered.
Explore →Recessed lights, under-cabinet lighting and pendants go in on planned circuits, with added outlets where you will use them.
Planning a kitchen renovation in Los Angeles? Tell us about your space and we will set up a discovery call.
A clear order of work is what keeps a kitchen remodel from running your life. These are the five steps, with the time each one usually takes from our kitchen timeline guide.
A short call to hear about your goals, your timeline and your budget, and to see if we are a fit for each other.
We walk the kitchen, measure, take photos and write a detailed scope and estimate. Design and material selections usually take 2 to 4 weeks.
Drawings, engineering and permit paperwork for anything that moves plumbing, electrical or walls. Permit review runs 2 to 8 weeks or more, depending on the city.
Demo takes 2 to 5 days. Rough-in, drywall, cabinets, counters and finish work follow, usually over several weeks, with regular updates from the crew.
A final walkthrough with a punch list, so every detail is right before we call it done.
Most mid-range kitchen remodels in Los Angeles start in the $50K to $100K range, and a full project usually takes about 3 to 5 months from signed contract to final walkthrough. These are general market ranges, not a quote. The number that applies to your home comes after a walkthrough.
| Kitchen project | What it usually involves | Typical starting point in LA |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-range kitchen remodel | New cabinets, counters, backsplash, flooring, lighting and appliances, mostly in the existing layout | Starts in the $50K to $100K range |
| Larger or high-end kitchen | Layout changes, custom cabinetry, premium appliance packages, bigger footprints | Moves well past $100K |
| Kitchen inside a full-home remodel | Kitchen plus other rooms, often with structural work | Whole-home projects often start around $100K to $250K or more |
For a deeper breakdown, read our kitchen and bathroom remodel cost guide and our kitchen remodel timeline guide.
Lead times drive the schedule more than demolition does. Custom cabinets, certain stone slabs and specialty appliances can take weeks to arrive, so we help you finalize selections and order early.
In a Spanish bungalow or a mid-century ranch, a kitchen remodel often means opening a closed kitchen to the dining room and rebalancing storage. In a tract home in the Valley, the footprint is usually fixed, so the gains come from smarter cabinet runs and a better island or peninsula. A mid-century kitchen remodel can keep the clean lines of flat-panel cabinets while swapping in better counters, lighting and appliances.
Changing a selection after materials are ordered is the most common cause of delay. We lock decisions before demo and price each upgrade clearly, so you can trade one for another.
See how finishes come together on our cabinet installation and countertop installation pages.
In the City of Los Angeles, moving walls, relocating plumbing, adding circuits or changing a gas line generally needs a permit from LADBS, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Swapping cabinets and counters in place often does not. Cities such as Burbank, Beverly Hills and Calabasas run their own building departments with their own rules.
We tell you which category your plan falls into. When a permit applies, our preconstruction package takes the project to Ready to Issue, which includes plans, structural engineering where needed, energy compliance documents and permit processing. Read the details in our guide on whether you need a permit to remodel in California.
We remodel kitchens across the city of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, and we have dedicated pages for the neighborhoods and cities below.
Photos show the finish quality better than any description. These are real Girl Flip kitchens.
Rated a perfect 5.0 across Google, Yelp, Sitejabber, ProvenExpert and BuildZoom.
From start to finish the entire Girl Flip team provided excellent work, thoughtful attention to detail, and impeccable customer service. Our home has been completely transformed.AlexisFull Home Renovation
The team at Girl Flip made remodeling our home and recording studio such a fun and pleasant experience. Looking at the before-and-after photos still blows my mind!Kim CavalloFull Home and Studio Remodel
We had a great consultation with Beth and Erica. They came prepared, took detailed notes and photos, and spent time understanding every aspect of our project. They were transparent about costs and potential challenges, and we left feeling informed about our options and next steps. Highly recommend!Veronica GrijalvaRemodel Consultation
Tell us about your project and we'll set up a discovery call to talk it through. Serving LA and the Valley.
