Ivory & Oak Remodeling and Millwork

We had a fantastic experience with Ivory and Oak! Their design, execution, and final product far exceeded our expectations. They truly brought our bathroom vision to life, even while navigating the challenges of our 100-year-old home. Their team was skilled and incredibly attentive, effectively managing all the ‘old house’ issues. I wholeheartedly recommend their services to anyone looking to transform their space!

We worked with Ivory & Oak to renovate our kitchen, breakfast area, and powder room. From the beginning to the end of the project, the owner, designer, project manager and each member of the construction team were responsive and pleasant to work with. We are very pleased with the quality of the work. We will definitely hire Ivory and Oak again for future renovation projects and we highly recommend them.

Nicole, Steve, and the entire Ivory & Oak team are masters at their crafts! We purchased a new-construction condominium with builder-chosen floors, fixtures, and bathrooms. They replaced these standard features and elevated them to a luxury level. In addition to ripping out stubborn hardwood flooring, they gut-renovated the primary bath (converting a bathtub to a zero-entry shower) and created a fluted wood wall with a floating vanity in the powder room. Their custom millwork in the bathrooms is striking. At no point in the planning or execution phases did we feel pressure or frustration about our project. Their dedication, creativity and professionalism are remarkable. From the same-day response I received to my initial inquiry through project completion, they never disappointed. Nicole made the design portion easy, patiently sending design iterations and appropriately helping me to focus my ideas. Steve has a wealth of construction knowledge and vision. The flooring and tiling crews, painters, plumbers, and electrician were all top-notch and meticulous in daily clean-up. Zef, our project manager, demonstrated attention to detail and impeccable responsiveness. He sent numerous photos each day and handled all village permits in a timely fashion. He and Steve let us know of any unforeseen issues. More importantly, they promptly gave us options and solutions that worked. Obviously, the finished rooms are stunning. However, the integrity, kindness, and respect that they showed to us truly sets them apart in this industry. I would highly recommend them for any project.

We have been planning renovations on our home since we bought the house 6 years ago. I found Nicole and Steve on Houzz when searching for inspiration and immediately fell in love with their work. Once I met them in person, I knew they were team for the job. Ivory and Oak is truly a concierge contractor. Nicole and Steve walk you through the process from day 1 and never make you feel overwhelmed even on a large project like ours. They handle everything. Nicole took a smattering of Houzz inspiration photos and turned them into dream spaces in our home. She helped us through the often dizzying experience of choosing materials, providing opinions that were both beautiful and practical. Steve is detailed and organized. He is expert at explaining step by step what is needed and what will happen. His extensive experience instills confidence that he is helping you make the right decisions for your home. In addition, everyone who works for Ivory and Oak was an absolute pleasure to work with, and their work is impeccable. We saw daily the care that every person took with our home which is a truly special experience. Lastly, their custom cabinetry is exceptionally beautiful and allows you to create exactly what you need for the space you have. We could not have had a better experience with Nicole and Steve and the entire Ivory and Oak team. I recommend them without hesitation to anyone who asks. We can't wait to work on future projects with them!

We are thrilled with the work and workmanship of every person from Ivory & Oak who worked with us. From the beginning, throughout every stage, and right through to the end of our project, Steve, Nicole, Zef and their crews were terrific. They have top-notch knowledge, skills, craftsmanship, and perspective for every aspect of renovations. They listened to what we wanted and what we didn't want. They addressed a few surprises inside our walls and ceiling just as they did the initial project - and provided options for solutions before we even realized we needed them. The highest quality of the skilled work and the highest quality of the millwork are phenomenal. The communication was excellent: an app to record and store all messages between us, and a set of photos of the work done every day. Every person on their team showed care and consideration for doing the best work in our home. We could see and hear the respect each team member had for each other, for our home, and for our well-being during the construction. We wholeheartedly recommend Ivory & Oak and would definitely hire this firm of professionals for future work in our home.

We had the bathroom in our 100 year old New Rochelle house gutted and remodeled by Ivory & Oak. Nicole, Steve, & project manager Zef were absolutely outstanding to work with. They were always extremely communicative and always spot on with their designs, timeline and budget. Everything was organized and managed through an online portal. We have never met a team so diligent and careful. The entire site was protected from start to finish and protocols/procedures/plans were followed to a T, etc. All changes and modifications had to be approved through official change orders. The finished bathroom looked exactly like the mock-up Nicole provided and we couldn't be happier with the results. We will absolutely be using Ivory and Oak again when it comes time for our next project. Thanks again!

We hired Steve and Nicole for multiple projects in our house, including custom cabinetry, millwork, and an interior remodeling project which included a bathroom, laundry, and guest bedroom. The quality was top notch and they were a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended!

We recently undertook a master bathroom renovation with Ivory & Oak. This is our second project working with Nicole and Steve after they completed a major kitchen renovation for us in 2020 which included knocking down multiple walls. Nicole and Steve are excellent partners to work with - they remove all of the typical stresses from remodeling by guiding you through the design phase all the way through completion of the project. They are incredibly thoughtful and detail oriented; they stick to the budget agreed at the start of the project and lay out a detailed project plan of key milestones by week. They utilize technology which makes communication around change orders, schedule and project updates seamless. Their team is very professional and most importantly the work that they do in very high quality. I cannot recommend them enough and will continue utilizing them for future projects.

We hired Ivory & Oak for an extensive renovation of our home, which included a custom kitchen, a bathroom addition, millwork, fireplace refinishing, flooring, new windows, James Hardie siding, masonry work and painting. Steve and Nicole were highly professional and worked hard to execute our vision. They have excellent taste and are detail oriented. In addition, their highly skilled crew were always professional, respectful, friendly, and pleasant to be around. We are absolutely thrilled with the outcome of our project and would highly recommend Ivory & Oak! In fact, we plan to reach out to Steve and Nicole when we’re ready to tackle a few more home projects.

Ivory and Oak is an outstanding company to work with. We have worked alongside Steve and Nicole on many home renovation projects over the past several years. They bring a true integration of design and construction services to their projects. From Steve’s wealth of knowledge in the construction industry and Nicole’s creative and inspiring design ideas, they truly provide a unique and outstanding service for their clients. They are a pleasure to work with and we would highly recommend Ivory and Oak for your next home project.

Excellent work on our master bedroom / bath and master closet remodel. Steve and Nicole are a pleasure to work with and well worth the cost.

Ivory & Oak is a very professional, well-organized firm. They handled our kitchen and sun porch remodel and the addition of a new powder room from design, through demolition, construction and final inspection. They connected us with a registered architect with whom they handled all of the permitting and inspections for our project - no small feat in our municipality. They kept to the estimate they provided for their original scope and would discuss the costs associated with scope changes/additions before doing that work, so there were never surprises. And they understood and respected our budget. Though they make gorgeous custom cabinetry, which we employed in small, impactful ways, they understood that we didn’t have the budget to go completely custom. Instead of pushing us, they put us in touch with a great local kitchen showroom that guided us to lovely pre-made cabinets within our budget, which Ivory & Oak then installed. When an existing structural issue in our home was revealed during demolition, they mobilized quickly, determining possible solutions, consulting with an engineer, procuring stamped drawings, ordering materials and implementing a fix within little more than a week, keeping our moving. If anything wasn’t just the way we wanted it or had envisioned it, they were extremely understanding, accommodating and legitimately seemed to want us to be completely happy with the project, and we are. Thanks to Ivory & Oak we have a kitchen, powder room and sun porch every bit as beautiful as we had envisioned. We would definitely procure their services for future work in our home and would recommend them to anyone else.