NIVIYA CUSTOM KITCHEN AND BATH CABINETS

unknown

From the start of the project all the way to the end, it was an absolute pleasure working with Young, Mina and their team. The quality of their craftsmanship is outstanding and they accomplished everything they committed to exactly when they said they would do it. I was amazed that I could get full custom cabinets installed in less than 6 weeks. Their shop is located in Hollister, California.

We had looked at cabinets through the home improvement stores (Lowes, Home Depot) and some other custom solutions and had obtained quotes.

A friend referred me to Niviya after being delighted with their work in her kitchen. They have a pretty extensive showroom in Cupertino so I scheduled an appointment and we met with Young. I had an idea of what I wanted, and Young understood pretty quickly the look I was going for. He was extremely generous with the knowledge he's accumulated over the years and offered wonderfully helpful suggestions and ideas. So much so, that I started referring to him as and quot;Mr. Solutionand quot;.

I love his recommendation on the under cabinet LED lights - they are absolutely stealth and not noticeable. He made the bottom of the upper cabinets flush with the frame and installed the LED's inside the bottom panel so the round LED is also flush. It's gorgeous. I've seen other solutions where the workings are in full view once you look under the upper cabinets.

I also love his recommendation on lazy susan type of mechanisms to make the most of my corners in the kitchen. They are pretty high-tech and unique and they work flawlessly and look stunning.

At my request, he made a couple of slide out, open faced drawers so I could use baskets for items I didn't want refrigerated like tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, bread, etc., but didn't want to clutter up my counter tops. I'm thrilled with them and use them several times a day.

They only use top of the line hardware on the doors and drawers. I went with a pull out pantry and we've always got it loaded up. It glides as smoothly today as the day it was installed and soft-closes like all the other cabinets. I can't tell you want a pleasure it is to not hear any more banging!!!

These are full custom cabinets and I got to specify absolutely everything - including the edge profiles. I got to select the exact color I wanted based on Sherwin Williams entire collection of whites. I got cabinets for all three rooms for not much more than the price of the stock cabinets we could have purchased at Lowes.

Young and Mina are absolutely great to work with and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for cabinets.

We started off by emailing photos of the panels to get an estimate. My wife dropped of an example panel for color matching. The new panels are a very good match and seem to be well made. We had them installed as well as part of the price.

I first went to Niviya with my design consultant. We gave the blueprints of the kitchen to her and told her basically what I wanted. She put the dimensions into her computer and using their softward started puting the the cabinets leaving areas for sinks refreigerator etc. She spent a great deal of time with us then sent us home with plans to study. These went through several revisions. She had samples of many different cabinet finishes but would finish them in any design and finish you requested. Once those decisions were made we started on kitchen cabinet inserts.

We went through a much shorter process designing bathroom cabinets in the same manner.

We then decided to completely build in our offices. We went through the same process with those until we each had the ofice of our dreams.

Once the house was nearly complete I was so pleased with the cabinet work that I askedMina to design a large entertainment unit for the living room. It is really abeautiful peice of furniture.

Each piece was installed when requested and adjustments were made when the builders did not leave areas the exact specification as the plans had called for.

This was a very positive experiece all around. These people are honest, hard working and aim to please.

They got the job done when we were building a new house. They did an excellent job. They were nice people to work with and they did very nice work. They were very professional and everything was on time. If you want any little thing to be different, then they would change it. They made everything work and everything fit as it should have. It turned out beautifully with nice finish. They had to try several times. They gave me different choices. I have recommended them and I would use their services in the future too.

The owner, Mina, and her husband, Young, were very nice at the beginning. They bent over backwards to come up with an initial design quickly. They then asked for a 50% deposit on the order. Once we paid the deposit, they were very unresponsive. We had to call many, many times to try to find out when the order would be complete. They refused to give us clear answers and frequently changed what they were saying. Sometimes they would say something was almost done and then tell us that it wasn't even started. The pieces came in very piece-meal. The price and quality of the cabinets were not bad, but given the amount of frustration that we had to go through, I would never recommend this company to anyone.

We had 4 other bids, but they gave us way better design advice and the lowest price. They use high quality wood so everything has a very consistent pattern and add beautiful detailing touches. They are very focused on delivering a great experience from beginning to end. Even my contractor was impressed with not just the quality of the work but the printed and verbal directions they provided to him. Their factory is in Hollister so they were faster than most, completing the job in under 4 weeks, and they could have been quicker if we needed it sooner. I am very impressed with their company and the quality of their cabinets.

THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL. THEY PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT TO DO THINGS WITH HIGH QUALITY. WE WERE IMMENSELY SATISFIED WITH THEIR PROFESSIONALISM AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK.