Paragon Kitchen & Bath Studio — Local services in Oakland

We hired Elyse at Paragon to design our kitchen and bath remodel, and she did a fantastic job. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone.

Elyse is not only an expert designer, but she is a great partner during the process. She listens carefully to your ideas and what you want, whether they're well-formed or not. Just as you're getting overwhelmed with options, she brings you two or three great ones and helps you pick the best. She doesn't upsell and is happy to cut things if you can't afford them or don't want them. She never seems to forget anything and always follows through. Best of all, she was practically our therapist during an extremely trying and stressful time with our contractor, patiently listening to us vent and offering advice out of her own time. I cannot imagine a better partner.

Our job was a full kitchen and bath gut on our '20s Oakland bungalow, down to the studs (and then some). We had a lot of moving parts, knocking out wall sections, all-new cabinets and appliances, floors, window, you name it. Elyse nailed every single detail down to the inch. She helped us custom-design a shallow cabinet/countertop for our funky door. She created our huge set of pantry cabinets around our fridge out of a few spitball ideas. She helped us make a custom hanging cabinet for cat food/treats with an under-cabinet hideaway water fountain. We have a wine fridge cabinet and a cat litter box cabinet. The details in our kitchen are amazing, and we have her to thank.

Financially, Paragon may not be the cheapest option around (we spent a pretty penny on our fully custom cabinets), but it was the best money we spent on our whole project. At the beginning of this project, we weren't sure whether we needed a designer; the answer was unequivocally yes. We'll be recommending Elyse and Paragon to...

10 stars if I could! When I started ideating my kitchen renovation, I didn't know how to start. This was my first significant house project that involved an interior. I needed a lot of hand holding but couldn't afford going with a design and build firm, and had enough of an idea of what I wanted that hiring an interior designer seemed overkill. After my first consultation with Paragon, I knew I found the perfect partners. Christina was my cabinet designer and incredibly helpful. She was by my side throughout the entire process and consistently went above and beyond - even giving tips, advice and recommendations for elements beyond the cabinetry. I do not think I could have done this without her and I am SO happy with my new kitchen. I've recommended them to friends and I'm already planning on using them again when I'm ready to do a...

Two nice ladies in business does not mean competence! Facing a major remodel and all of the crises that arise I mistakenly thought I could trust them to walk me through the overwhelming task of designing all new cabinetry in my kitchen and bathrooms.

But buyer beware these ladies take 50% up front and 50% BEFORE delivery of the product so if the cabinets don't fit so well or they don't order the right parts Guess Who's problem it is???

Suggestion pay by credit card then maybe you may have recourse with a dispute if you run into problems. Unfortunately in my case I wrote a check. Also DEMAND an itemized list of the cost of each of the components of your cabinet design so YOU the customer can make an educated decision about exactly what you're paying for in...