About Big Easy Kitchens
At Big Easy Kitchens, we help New Orleans homeowners turn dated kitchens into spaces built for real cooking, hosting, and daily life. Cabinets, countertops, and full kitchen design are handled under one roof by our own crews.
Free, detailed initial consultation. No obligation.
Who we are
A Local Kitchen Contractor, Not a Franchise
Big Easy Kitchens is a local kitchen contractor working across Greater New Orleans and the parishes around it. Everything from the first measurement to the last handle is done by people who live here.
One team, start to finish
Design, cabinetry, worktops, plumbing and electrical are all handled in house. There is no subcontractor to chase and no second schedule to reconcile.
Free estimates on everything
Every service we offer is quoted free and in writing. You get a firm figure at the house rather than a range over the phone.
On time and on budget
Our team works to the schedule you were given, not the one that emerges. Where something changes, you hear it from us before it costs you anything.
Built around how you cook
Every project starts with a conversation about how you actually use the room. The plan comes from that rather than from a catalogue layout.
Want to know what we would do with your kitchen? Ask us for an estimate.
Our mission
Clear, Honest Work on a Schedule You Can Plan Around
From the first sketch to the final fixture on any New Orleans kitchen, we keep the process clear and honest, and the project on schedule. That is the whole of it.
Say what it will cost
A firm figure in writing before anything is ordered or torn out. If the scope changes, the number changes in front of you rather than at the end.
Recommend the smaller job when it fits
Plenty of kitchens need refinishing rather than replacing. We will say so, even though it is the smaller invoice.
Finish what we start
The punch list gets walked with you before we call a kitchen done. Anything on it is ours to put right.
What we do
Everything a Kitchen Needs, Under One Roof
Six services, one team, and no handovers between trades anywhere in Greater New Orleans. Each of these has its own page if you want the detail.
Kitchen design
Layout, materials and appliance recommendations settled as one set before anything is ordered.
Kitchen cabinets
Installation, repair, refacing, replacement doors and custom builds for the run you actually have.
Countertop remodeling
Granite, quartz, laminate and timber, templated off your cabinets with the plumbing reconnected.
Cabinet refinishing
Old finish stripped, damage repaired and a new colour sprayed on, without replacing sound boxes.
Small kitchen remodeling
Making a tight footprint hold far more, which is a great deal of the work in this city.
Closet renovations
Fitted storage planned around what you own, which matters in houses that were built with almost none.
Not sure which of these your kitchen needs? We will tell you plainly at the estimate.
How we work
Three Stages on Every Kitchen We Build
The same sequence runs on a refinish and on a full rebuild across Greater New Orleans. Only the length changes.
We come to you
We measure the room, look at what is behind the walls and under the floor, and listen to how the kitchen gets used. The estimate is free and the figure is firm.
You approve one set
Layout, finishes and appliances are decided together rather than piecemeal, with any parish permitting handled by us. Nothing is ordered until you have signed it off.
Our crews build it
The people who drew the kitchen are the people who fit it, licensed plumbing and electrical included. We walk the finished room with you before calling it done.
Built for this region
Why Working Only Here Makes a Difference
That local focus means we plan around the housing styles, humidity and renovation rules our region is known for. A national outfit learns those on your project.
Humidity is the constant
Cabinet boxes, finishes and hardware all behave differently at Gulf Coast humidity levels, and it is the hardware that usually gives up first. We specify for August rather than for a catalogue photograph.
Every parish is different
Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa each run their own permitting, and the housing changes as you cross between them. Knowing which rules apply is part of the job, not an extra.
Older houses, fixed footprints
Shotgun houses, mid-century ranches and raised cottages all limit what a kitchen can become. We plan inside those limits instead of pretending they are not there.
Tell us where you live and we will tell you what your house is likely to allow.
Why homeowners choose us
What You Get With Big Easy Kitchens
Four things New Orleans homeowners tell us made the difference. None of them are about the cabinets.
One point of contact
The person who measured your kitchen is the person who answers when you ring about it. Nothing routes through a call centre.
Licensed trades in house
Plumbing and electrical are ours, not a subcontractor’s. That means one schedule to track and nobody to chase between trades.
An honest recommendation
If refinishing serves you better than replacing, that is what the estimate will say. We would rather do the right job than the larger one.
We are still here afterwards
We work this region continuously, so coming back to put something right is the next visit rather than a negotiation.
Where we work
Cities We Serve Across Greater New Orleans
We cover Greater New Orleans and the surrounding parishes with the same crews and the same standard. Each city has its own page.
New Orleans
Shotgun houses, historic cottages and converted apartments, where the footprint is fixed and the plan has to work around it.
Metairie
Post-war homes on concrete slabs in Jefferson Parish, where moving a sink means cutting into the slab.
Covington
The St. Tammany parish seat, with a large historic district and older houses raised on piers.
Mandeville
On the lake shore, where damp and wind take the cabinet hardware long before the boxes.
Madisonville
A river town on the Tchefuncte, full of modest cottages that are now lived in full time.
Abita Springs
The smallest town we cover, set in the piney woods, where storage rather than floor area is the constraint.
Slidell
The largest city in St. Tammany, with raised, slab and rebuilt houses often on the same street.
Hammond
In Tangipahoa Parish, a university city where a great deal of the property is let rather than owner occupied.
Not sure whether you are inside our service zone? Call us and we will tell you straight away.
Explore further
Where to Go Next
The pages homeowners read most before booking an estimate. Each one goes into the detail this page summarises.
Kitchen Design
Where the layout is settled before anything is ordered. Start here if a wall or the sink might move.
Kitchen Cabinets
Installation, repair, refacing and custom builds. The largest line in most remodels.
Cabinet Refinishing
The route when the boxes are sound and only the finish is tired.
Countertop Remodel
Stone, quartz and timber worktops, or a resurface that keeps your cabinets.
Service Areas
Every city we cover across Greater New Orleans and the surrounding parishes.
Contact Us
Book the free in-home estimate. No obligation and a firm figure in writing.
About us, answered
Questions Homeowners Ask Before Calling
The things people want to know about us before they book anything. If yours is not below, call us and we will answer it straight.
What areas does Big Easy Kitchens cover?
We work across Greater New Orleans and the surrounding parishes, covering New Orleans and Metairie on the south shore and Covington, Mandeville, Madisonville, Abita Springs, Slidell and Hammond beyond it. The same crews handle every one of those cities rather than a different team per area.
If your city is not on that list it is still worth calling, because we will tell you straight away whether we cover it.
Do you subcontract the plumbing and electrical?
No, never. Our own licensed plumbing and electrical crews carry out that work on every job we take on across Greater New Orleans, which is the reason we can hold a schedule rather than waiting on somebody else’s diary to free up.
It also means one point of contact throughout, and nobody to chase when two trades need to coordinate on site.
Are your estimates really free?
Yes, on every service we offer and anywhere in our service area. We come out to the house, measure the room properly, look at the structure and the services, and then put a firm figure in writing rather than quoting a range over the phone.
There is no obligation attached to it and no charge if you decide not to go ahead.
Will you tell me if I do not need a full remodel?
Yes, and we do it regularly. A great many New Orleans kitchens we are called out to look at need refinishing or refacing rather than replacing outright, and saying so costs us the larger invoice but keeps the recommendation honest.
Where the carcasses have genuinely failed we will tell you that just as plainly.
How do you handle permits?
We handle them as part of the job, whichever parish your house sits in. Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa each run their own process with their own forms, and working out which one applies to your scope is our responsibility rather than yours.
Cosmetic work such as refinishing usually needs nothing, while moving plumbing or taking out a wall generally does.
What happens if something is wrong after you finish?
We walk the finished kitchen with you before calling it done, and anything that ends up on that list is ours to put right. We work this region continuously rather than passing through it, so coming back is simply the next visit rather than a negotiation.
Our reputation across Greater New Orleans is the only advertising that has ever mattered to us.
How long has Big Easy Kitchens been working in New Orleans?
We have been remodeling kitchens across Greater New Orleans and the surrounding parishes for years now, and that continuity is what lets us hold licensed crews in house rather than hiring per job. It is also why we know what this climate does to a kitchen over time.
Do you offer financing?
Yes, we offer payment options so that a plan can fit the budget you actually have this year rather than an ideal one. We would sooner stage a New Orleans project sensibly across two phases than talk you into a scope that does not fit.
Ready to talk about your kitchen? Call us and we will book the estimate.
Start With a Free Kitchen Remodeling Estimate
Tell us about your kitchen anywhere in Greater New Orleans or the surrounding parishes. We will come out, take measurements, and give you a real number for the design, the materials, and the labor.
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