There is no single sticker price for kitchen design in Hollywood, and any contractor who quotes one before seeing your kitchen is guessing. What you actually pay is set by eight specific things: how far the layout moves, what happens to the cabinets, what is hidden behind the walls, and the rules your building and Broward County put on the job. Below is each factor and the direction it pushes your number.
- Kitchen design is priced by complexity, not by square footage alone.
- Cabinets are the biggest lever: refacing the existing boxes takes far less design and demolition than full custom cabinetry.
- Condo and HOA approval packages in Hollywood and Hallandale Beach add real design and paperwork hours that a single-family home does not have.
- Broward County permits require drawings, so permit-ready plans are part of the design work rather than an extra.
- The most useful estimate names every selection instead of leaving allowances to be settled later.
1. Whether you are buying design on its own or design inside a remodel
Some homeowners hire a designer, then hire a separate contractor to build what the designer drew, and pay twice for the same walk-through, measurements and revisions. Green Contractors FL handles kitchen design and kitchen remodeling together, so the plans are drawn by the same licensed team that builds from them. That single change usually removes a standalone professional design fee from your budget and keeps the drawings tied to a real construction scope.
2. How far the layout actually moves
A galley kitchen in an older Hollywood home where the sink, range and refrigerator stay roughly where they are is a straightforward plan. Move the sink to an island, open the wall between the kitchen and the living room, or reshape the room entirely, and you add structural review, new plumbing and electrical routing, and several more rounds of drawings. Layout movement, not room size, is the factor that most often separates a modest design scope from a large one.
3. Cabinets: refacing versus custom
Cabinetry is the largest line item in most kitchens, and the design decision drives it. Kitchen cabinet refacing keeps the existing boxes and changes the doors, drawer fronts and finish, which limits both the drawing work and the demolition. Custom cabinets sit at the other end: every run is drawn to your exact walls, appliance sizes and ceiling height, which is how an awkward corner, a dropped soffit or a stepped ceiling gets solved rather than hidden.
4. Countertops, tile and flooring selections
Surfaces are where a kitchen goes from finished to genuinely designed, and where budgets quietly drift. Large-format tile, stone slabs with matched veining, waterfall ends and flooring that runs continuously from the kitchen into the living area all take more layout planning and more careful tile and stone installation than a simple field tile. Settle the material category early, because switching from tile to slab after the drawings are done means re-checking substrate, thickness and every transition.
5. What is hidden behind the walls
The parts nobody sees set a surprising share of the price. Older Hollywood and Broward homes frequently have cast iron drain lines, undersized electrical panels or circuits that will not carry a modern kitchen, and an island sink needs a drain path cut through the slab. Air conditioning belongs in the conversation too, because opening a kitchen into a living room changes how that space is supplied and returned. Any of these turns a cosmetic refresh into a larger design and permit scope.
6. Condo boards, HOA rules and Broward County permits
Hollywood and Broward County require permits for the plumbing, electrical and structural portions of a kitchen remodel, and a permit set means drawings. If you live in a condo or an HOA community in Hollywood, Hallandale Beach or Aventura, the board layers its own requirements on top:
- A full approval package submitted before any work begins
- Proof of contractor licensing and insurance naming the association
- Restricted work hours and noise windows
- Elevator padding, loading dock scheduling and debris routes
- Sound-rated underlayment requirements for any new flooring
Those are real hours of design and administration, which is why condo kitchens generally cost more to plan than single-family kitchens in the same city.
7. Hurricane-rated openings in the same room
South Florida kitchens often include a window over the sink or a slider out to the patio. If that opening is not already impact rated, the sensible moment to replace it is while the wall, tile and cabinetry are already coming out, not a year later through brand new finishes. Green Contractors FL installs impact windows and doors alongside kitchens, so the opening can be drawn into the same plan and permitted together, and impact-rated openings may also help with insurance discounts.
8. How much is decided before anyone signs
Two estimates for the same kitchen can differ mainly in how much was actually decided beforehand. A plan that names the cabinet line, door style, counter material, tile size, sink, faucet and lighting layout gives you a price you can hold to. A plan built on allowances produces a friendlier opening number and a run of change orders once the selections get made. Ask which one you are reading before you compare two figures side by side.
What pushes a Hollywood kitchen design up or down
The same eight factors, read as a quick comparison:
| Factor | Lower cost path | Higher cost path |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | Sink, range and refrigerator stay in place | Island sink, wall removal, reshaped room |
| Cabinets | Refacing the existing boxes | Full custom cabinetry to the ceiling |
| Surfaces | Standard field tile, one counter material | Matched stone slabs, large-format tile, continuous flooring |
| Building | Single-family home | Condo with board approval and work-hour rules |
| Behind the walls | Sound drains, adequate panel, no AC change | Cast iron drains, panel upgrade, AC rework |
| Scope detail | Every selection named up front | Allowances decided mid-project |
Getting a real number for your kitchen
The honest answer to what kitchen design costs in Hollywood is that it is set by your kitchen, your building and how far you want the layout to move, and it is knowable as soon as someone measures the room and walks the scope with you. Green Contractors FL is a family-owned licensed general contractor (CGC1535102) based at 4624 Hollywood Blvd #203, Hollywood, FL 33021, working across Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and the rest of Broward and Miami-Dade. We design, build and cabinet the kitchen with one team, and financing is available for qualified homeowners.
Call (786) 519-0391 to schedule a kitchen walk-through and get an estimate written against real selections instead of guesswork.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does kitchen design cost in Hollywood, FL?
There is no fixed price, because the cost is set by your specific kitchen. The main drivers are how far the layout moves, whether cabinets are refaced or built custom, the countertop and tile selections, the condition of the plumbing, electrical and AC behind the walls, and whether your building or HOA requires an approval package. Call Green Contractors FL at (786) 519-0391 for an estimate based on your actual kitchen.
Is kitchen design charged separately from the remodel?
It depends on how the work is set up. If you hire an independent designer and then a separate contractor, you pay a standalone design fee and then a construction contract. Green Contractors FL handles kitchen design and kitchen remodeling with one team, so the drawings are produced by the same licensed contractor who builds the kitchen.
Does a kitchen remodel in Hollywood need a permit?
Plumbing, electrical and structural work in a kitchen remodel is permitted work in Hollywood and Broward County, and a permit application needs drawings. That is one reason design and permitting are treated as part of the project rather than an optional add-on. Purely cosmetic changes such as cabinet refacing typically involve far less permitting.
Why do condo kitchens cost more to design than houses?
Condo and HOA boards add requirements a single-family home does not have: an approval package before work starts, proof of contractor licensing and insurance, restricted work hours, elevator and loading rules, and sound-rated underlayment for new flooring. Meeting those adds real design and administrative hours to the project.
Can I finance a kitchen remodel with Green Contractors FL?
Financing is available for qualified homeowners. Approval and terms are determined by the lender, so ask about the current options when you call (786) 519-0391 and we will walk you through what is available.