Are White Kitchen Cabinets Going Out of Style in L.A., or Still On-Trend?
Walk into ten open houses in Los Angeles, and you will probably see white kitchen cabinets in at least seven of them. From new construction in the Valley to 1920s Spanish homes in Hancock Park, white is still everywhere. Yet I hear the same question from homeowners almost weekly: “Are white cabinets on their way out? Am I about to spend five figures on something that will look dated in five years?” The short answer: white kitchen cabinets are not out of style in Los Ange
Do You Need a Permit for New Kitchen Cabinets in Los Angeles? Local Rules Explained
If you remodel kitchens in Los Angeles for any length of time, you eventually run into the same argument on every job. The homeowner says, “We’re just changing cabinets. No walls. No plumbing. Why would the city care?” The contractor looks nervous and says, “It depends what else we’re touching.” Both are partly right, and that is where people get into trouble. Los Angeles has very specific rules about when you need a permit for kitchen cabinets and when you do not. At