Swanson Renovations — Luxury Design and Build

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Kitchen Remodeling in Southlake, Keller & DFW

Design-led custom kitchen remodels in Southlake, Westlake, Keller, Colleyville, Trophy Club, and Flower Mound. Chad partners with your interior designer (or one we introduce) on every kitchen — from butler's-pantry additions to whole-floor opens — under a single construction contract.

A luxury kitchen remodel in the DFW market typically involves reconfiguring 250-600 square feet of space, installing custom cabinetry, replacing countertops with natural stone or engineered quartz, upgrading to professional-grade appliances, and integrating lighting and millwork — completed in 12-22 weeks for $185,000 to $425,000 depending on scope.

What a kitchen remodel looks like at Swanson.

Every kitchen we design starts with how you actually live in your home. Not what magazines say a kitchen should look like — what you cook on a Wednesday night, how many people are usually in the room, where the coffee gets made on a Saturday morning, where the dog’s water bowl needs to be. the first consultation is mostly questions.

From that conversation, we work backward. The layout follows the lifestyle. The materials follow the layout. The lighting follows the materials. The hardware follows everything else. By the time we present design drawings, every decision has a reason.

Most of our kitchens in Southlake, Westlake, Keller, Colleyville, and Trophy Club fall into three patterns.

The “open up the closed floor plan” project.

Common in homes built between 1998 and 2008 — Vaquero, Carillon, Estates of Southlake, Hidden Lakes. The original kitchen was walled off from the dining room or family room. The fix is structural: removing a load-bearing wall, adding a beam, often re-routing HVAC and electrical. Budget band: typically $250,000 to $475,000. Timeline: 16-22 weeks construction.

The “hosting kitchen” remodel.

For clients who entertain. Larger island (often 12+ feet), beverage center, expanded refrigeration, sometimes a butler’s pantry or scullery. Often paired with a coordinated dining room rework. Common in newer builds in Westlake, Quail Hollow, and Carillon. Budget band: $325,000 to $650,000.

The “refined refresh.”

The bones are right — layout works, ceiling height is good, light is good — but the finishes are dated. New cabinetry, new countertops, new appliances, new lighting, new flooring if needed. No structural changes. Common in well-maintained 2010s-vintage homes in Marshall Ridge, Quail Hollow, Granada. Budget band: $185,000 to $285,000. Timeline: 12-16 weeks.

What’s included in a Swanson kitchen contract.

A single construction contract covers:

  • Design. full design coordination: layout, materials, finishes, lighting design, hardware, integration with adjacent spaces. 3D renderings before demo.
  • Permits and HOA approvals. We pull all permits and handle HOA architectural submissions for neighborhoods that require them.
  • Demolition and disposal. Full removal of existing kitchen, clean haul-off.
  • Structural work. Beam installation, header reframing, foundation cores if needed.
  • MEP rough-in. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC modifications coordinated with the design.
  • Cabinetry. Custom or semi-custom cabinetry, ordered, delivered, installed.
  • Countertops. Slab selection (we go to the yard with you), templating, fabrication, installation.
  • Appliances. Coordinated with the design — we work with Wolf, Sub-Zero, Thermador, Miele, La Cornue, and the full luxury appliance ecosystem.
  • Tile and stonework. Backsplash, range alcove, any feature walls.
  • Lighting. Recessed, decorative, under-cabinet, accent.
  • Hardware and plumbing fixtures. Faucets, pulls, knobs, all specified.
  • Paint. Ceiling, walls, trim, cabinetry finishing if site-finished.
  • Flooring. New or refinished, coordinated with adjacent rooms.
  • Project management. BuilderTrend access for daily updates, weekly site walkthroughs, single point of contact.
  • Cleanup. Daily and final.

Process snapshot.

  1. Discovery call (free, 20 minutes). We talk through scope, neighborhood, timeline, budget direction.
  2. In-home consultation with Chad (free, 60-90 minutes). Our team walks the space, asks about how you live, pulls initial ideas.
  3. Design agreement (signed, ~10% of estimated total). the designer produces detailed design including 3D renderings, material specs, and a complete scope-of-work.
  4. Itemized estimate. Based on the locked design.
  5. Construction contract. Locked scope, locked budget, locked schedule.
  6. Permits and material orders. 8-12 weeks while cabinetry is built and stone is sourced.
  7. Construction. 12-22 weeks, with daily BuilderTrend updates.
  8. Final walkthrough and celebration. Punch list closed before we hand you keys.

Recent kitchen projects.

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Why our kitchen clients refer us.

Read what clients say after living in a Swanson kitchen for six months, a year, three years. The reviews are about more than the result — they’re about how the project felt while it was happening.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a luxury kitchen remodel cost in Southlake?
For full-scope luxury kitchen remodels in Southlake, Westlake, Vaquero, and similar neighborhoods, we typically see total project costs in the $185,000 to $425,000 range as of 2026. The variation depends on the size of the kitchen (most luxury kitchens in this market are 350-550 sq ft), whether structural changes are needed (removing load-bearing walls adds $15,000-$40,000), countertop and cabinetry selections, and appliance package. Kitchens that include butler's pantries, scullery additions, or coordinated dining room reworks generally land in the $325,000-$650,000 range.
How long does a kitchen remodel take from contract to keys?
A typical luxury kitchen remodel at Swanson runs 12-22 weeks of active construction, with another 8-12 weeks of design, permits, and material lead times before construction starts. The longest lead-time items are custom cabinetry (10-14 weeks from order to install) and natural stone slabs (4-6 weeks if not in-stock). We don't break ground until cabinetry is in production and major selections are locked, which protects schedule and budget.
Do I need an interior designer if I hire Swanson?
No — but the choice is yours. If you already have an interior designer you love, Chad partners with them and executes their spec without ego. If you don't, we introduce you to designers we've worked with for years, matched to your taste and neighborhood, and coordinate the relationship from day one. Either path works.
How does Swanson work with interior designers on a kitchen remodel?
We're a construction firm, not a design firm — Chad is a builder. When you hire Swanson, you sign a construction contract; your designer (either one you brought or one we introduced) holds a separate design contract with you. Chad and your designer sit in every design-review meeting together, so intent doesn't get value-engineered out during construction. Chad executes to spec without ego. If a real constructability issue comes up, we bring it to your designer first with two or three options that hold her intent — you never end up mediating a fight between vendors. It's the same accountability of a design-build model, without the aesthetic ceiling that comes from a builder pretending to also be a designer. [Read more on the model comparison](/journal/design-build-vs-designer-and-contractor/).
What kitchen countertop material works best in a transitional design?
For transitional kitchens — the most common style in Southlake and Keller — The Swanson Renovations team most often specifies Taj Mahal quartzite (warm white with subtle veining, harder than marble), Calacatta marble (when the client wants the patina and is comfortable with the maintenance), or a high-end engineered quartz like Cambria's Brittanicca or Caesarstone's Statuario. The right answer depends on lifestyle: how the client cooks, whether they entertain, and how they feel about staining and etching.
Do you do kitchen remodels in Vaquero, Carillon, and Timarron?
Yes — these are core neighborhoods for us. Vaquero kitchens often involve opening up the closed early-2000s floor plans typical of that build vintage. Carillon kitchens skew toward refined transitional with butler's pantry additions. Timarron projects often involve coordinated kitchen-and-living-room reworks for the open-concept layouts that subdivision favors. We have detailed neighborhood pages for each: [Vaquero](/locations/southlake/vaquero/), [Carillon](/locations/southlake/carillon/), [Timarron](/locations/southlake/timarron/).
Can you give me a rough estimate over the phone?
No, and that's intentional. Phone estimates for luxury kitchen remodels are almost always wrong — either lowballed to win the call (which leads to change-order conflict later) or padded to be safe (which costs you a fit that would have worked). We give realistic budget bands during the in-home consultation once we've seen the space, understood the scope, and discussed your design priorities. Our first consultation is free and takes about 60-90 minutes.
Do you handle permits for kitchen remodels?
Yes. Permitting for a Southlake or Keller kitchen remodel typically involves city building permits and, depending on scope, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits. We pull all required permits as part of the construction contract and coordinate inspections. For neighborhoods with HOA architectural review (Vaquero, Carillon, Estates of Southlake), we handle the submission and approval process as well.

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