#Kitchens Etc - Kitchen & Bath - Simi Valley, CA - Reviews - Photos

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No remodel headaches whatsoever!  In fact it was a true pleasure and actually fun and creative to work with Debra the designer and Dean the… Read More

My husband and I waited 3 years after owning our home to save up enough money to finally remodel our very outdated 1970 s kitchen.  The… Read More

My husband and I waited 3 years after owning our home to save up enough money to finally remodel our very outdated 1970 s kitchen.  The things that were most important to me were budget, time frames and quality.  I wanted to find a kitchen designer and cabinet installer who could give me a beautiful, functional new kitchen within my modest budget.  Prior to deciding to go with Kitchens Etc. I met with a few other local cabinet designer/installers who were quite expensive and also met with Home Depot.  Surprisingly, Home Depot is not as inexpensive as you might think, even with their promotions and 10% discounts, the cabinets and installation only priced out to be only $2,000 less than Kitchens Etc. for what I thought was very inferior design.  (Kitchens etc. design, delivery, install was around $12K.  Home Depot often has to give you fillers and where cabinets could only be a certain size, the designer gave me a vertical wine cubby which I didn t even want but she didn t have a choice.  That is just one example of some weird design decisions that HD wanted to give me.

We worked with Dean from Kitchens Etc. who came out to my home, took measurements, listened to what I wanted and within a few days later, we met on a Saturday at his showroom to go over his design proposal. He was very patient in answering our questions and explained every item on the quote thoroughly.  The one thing that I want to warn homeowners is that Home Depot gives you just cabinet costs. They do not give you estimates on all the prework (demo, electrical, plumbing) and associated renovation work (countertops, backsplash, electrical etc.) - so it will seem like they offer a good price.  Kitchens Etc. gave me a quote end-to-end which although it gave us a bit of sticker shock, it was so helpful to really budget properly for this project.

My dad is an electrical contractor and I have built contacts with a local plumber, countertop and flooring contractors of my own, so I asked Dean if it would be possible for Kitchens Etc. to just design, deliver and install the cabinets.  Without hesitating, Dean said Sure! No problem.  Dean continued to be this accommodating, helpful and responsive throughout the whole process.  He never tried to upsell me on more expensive cabinets (like some others do, warning me that they will fall apart after a few years).  He never warned me that coordinating and general contracting my own kitchen remodel was going to be hard.  He even went out of his way to mark the kitchen after the demo for the electrician to know where to install new outlets and lights. His detailed quote gave me a  good roadmap to follow when directing my contractors.  I could go on and on about how easy this process was thanks to Dean and Kitchens Etc. He always returned my calls promptly no matter what question I had (big or small), whether it was his problem or not, he always helped.

The cabinets arrived on time as promised, installed on time. I wanted to complete the remodel before I had my first baby (I am pregnant) and Dean explained the timeframes to me and met them. It ended up being perfect because of all the prework we needed to complete.  The installation crew that arrived, led by Chris was extremely professional and skilled. It is clear that they do this a LOT.  It is complex and yet they make it look so easy. They were pleasant, friendly and hard working.

The kitchen turned out BEAUTIFUL.  I can t believe it went so smoothly and Dean s design expertise and professional cabinet installation crew was a big part of it.  Today was the last day for finishing work and I couldn t be happier. I highly recommend Kitchens Etc.