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Kitchen Remodeling in Southlake, TX

Luxury kitchen remodels for Southlake homeowners — Vaquero, Carillon, Timarron, Estates of Southlake, Stone Lakes, Clariden Ranch. Chad partners with your interior designer (or one we introduce). $185K-$425K typical scope, 12-22 weeks construction.

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A luxury kitchen remodel in Southlake typically reconfigures 300-600 square feet, installs custom cabinetry, replaces countertops with natural stone (Taj Mahal quartzite, Calacatta marble, or premium engineered quartz), upgrades to Wolf + Sub-Zero appliances, and integrates lighting + millwork through the pantry and breakfast area. Most Southlake kitchens land in the $185,000 to $425,000 range as of 2026; whole-floor opens and butler's-pantry additions push toward $325-650K.

Kitchen remodeling for Southlake, done right.

Southlake is where our practice began. Since 2007 we’ve been walking Southlake kitchens weekly — Vaquero mostly, Carillon and Timarron heavily, Estates of Southlake and Stone Lakes regularly, Clariden Ranch when the fit is right. The Southlake luxury kitchen has an identifiable shape: 400-650 square feet, walled off from the family room in the 2000-2010 builds, oversized island, statement lighting, natural stone slab tops.

We know the shape because we’ve built it a hundred times. And we know the moves that turn it from a builder’s kitchen into a designer’s kitchen: opening the load-bearing wall to reunite the kitchen with the family room, refining the cabinetry vocabulary away from the heavy Tuscan of the era, refreshing the lighting layer, letting a single stone move (Taj Mahal quartzite, Calacatta marble, honed Danby) carry the room.

Three moves we make in most Southlake kitchens.

1. Open the wall.

Nine out of ten Vaquero and Carillon kitchens have the same problem: a load-bearing wall between the kitchen and the family or breakfast room. When we remove it (with a properly-sized steel beam and re-routed HVAC), the kitchen suddenly has 30 feet of sight line, natural light from three sides, and the family room becomes part of the cooking geography instead of a separate room. Budget: $25,000-$55,000. Time impact: 2-3 weeks. Worth it every single time.

2. Refine the cabinetry.

The 2000-2010 Southlake kitchen typically has raised-panel Tuscan cabinetry, dark stain, ornate crown, corbels under the upper corners. Today’s homeowner is done with all of it. We rebuild with a cleaner cabinetry vocabulary — inset shaker or slab-front, lighter finish (painted or a natural rift-cut white oak), simpler crown, linear hardware. Custom millwork from our long-time local craftsman when the budget supports it; Wood-Mode or Plain & Fancy semi-custom when it doesn’t.

3. Let one stone carry the room.

A single high-impact stone move — usually the island top, sometimes the perimeter, occasionally full-height as the range wall — anchors the kitchen. Our most-spec’d choices in Southlake: Taj Mahal quartzite for warmth and durability, Calacatta marble when the client accepts the patina, honed Danby for a softer white. We go to the yard with you for the marquee slab.

What’s included in a Swanson Southlake kitchen contract.

  • Design coordination with your interior designer (or one we introduce). Chad partners with the designer on materials, layout, structural decisions, lighting, hardware, appliances, and fixture spec.
  • Architectural drawings + permits. City of Southlake permit pull.
  • ARB submission when scope requires it (rare for interior-only kitchens).
  • Demolition + haul-off.
  • Structural work. Load-bearing wall removal with sized steel beam, re-routed HVAC + electrical.
  • Custom cabinetry. Wood-Mode, Plain & Fancy, or our local custom shop.
  • Natural stone or premium engineered countertops. Slab sourcing from yards across DFW.
  • Appliances. Wolf, Sub-Zero, Thermador — full package coordination.
  • Plumbing fixtures. Waterworks, Kallista, Newport Brass, Rohl.
  • Lighting design. Visual Comfort, layered recessed + decorative pendants + task.
  • Hardware. Rocky Mountain Hardware unlacquered brass, Top Knobs for linear profiles.
  • Flooring in the kitchen footprint. Wide-plank white oak, matched to the existing home when the rest of the floors stay.
  • Project management. BuilderTrend daily updates, weekly walkthroughs, single point of contact (Nancy).
  • Site protection. Ram-board on floors, zip-wall dust barriers, daily cleanup.

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Ready to talk about your Southlake kitchen?

Talk to Chad about your project — the first conversation is sixty to ninety minutes in your home, free, no pitch. Bring your interior designer if you have one; we’ll introduce you to one if you don’t.

Frequently asked questions

What does a kitchen remodel cost in Southlake?
Most Southlake kitchen remodels we complete land in the $185,000 to $425,000 range as of 2026. Vaquero and Carillon kitchens skew higher because the load-bearing wall between the kitchen and family room almost always needs to come out — that adds $25,000-$55,000 in structural work and 2-3 weeks of timeline. Butler's pantry additions add $45,000-$95,000. Whole-floor opens (kitchen + family + breakfast reworked together) land in the $325-650K range. Use our [kitchen budget calculator](/tools/kitchen-budget-calculator/) for a more specific range against your inputs.
How long does a Southlake kitchen remodel take?
Active construction is typically 12-22 weeks. Add 8-14 weeks before construction for design coordination with your interior designer, ARB submission when required (typical in Vaquero, Carillon, Estates of Southlake — usually only for exterior changes), permits from the City of Southlake, and material lead times. Custom cabinetry is the longest-lead item at 10-14 weeks and gates everything. From first consultation to keys: 6-9 months for most Southlake kitchens.
Do most Southlake kitchens really need a wall removed?
Most Vaquero and Carillon kitchens we remodel, yes. The 2000-2010 floor plans in those neighborhoods commonly wall off the kitchen from the family room. Today's clients want the rooms reunited. The fix is structural — removing a load-bearing wall, sizing a beam, re-routing HVAC and electrical. It adds $25-55K and 2-3 weeks of timeline, but it's almost always worth it for the design payoff. Newer Southlake builds (2015+) often already have the open plan, so this scope drops away.
Do you handle Southlake ARB review?
For kitchen-only projects, usually not — interior remodels stay below the ARB threshold in Vaquero, Carillon, and Estates of Southlake. If your scope includes exterior changes (new window openings, a bay window addition, a butler's pantry that touches an exterior wall), we draft the ARB submission package as part of the contract. Typical Southlake ARB review cycle is 4-6 weeks.
Can we live in the house during a Southlake kitchen remodel?
Yes, with planning. Southlake homes are large enough that we set up a temporary kitchen in a butler's pantry, breakfast area, or laundry corner — microwave, mini-fridge, induction burner, electric kettle. The hardest weeks are demolition (dust, noise) and the final two weeks of installation (trades in and out daily). Many Vaquero and Carillon clients stay through the whole project; some move out for the structural-work phase.
What Southlake neighborhoods do you work in?
All of them. Our core Southlake kitchen work is concentrated in [Vaquero](/locations/southlake/vaquero/), [Carillon](/locations/southlake/carillon/), [Timarron](/locations/southlake/timarron/), [Estates of Southlake](/locations/southlake/estates-of-southlake/), Stone Lakes, and Clariden Ranch. Kitchen scopes are similar across the town; the ARB variance is by neighborhood.

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