<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Newport Beach Kitchen Co, Journal</title><description>Notes on kitchen work in Newport Beach: building eras and floor plans, coastal materials, association rules, permit history and what the work costs here.</description><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/</link><item><title>The 1970s Kitchen Is Newport Beach&apos;s Most Common Renovation</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/newport-beach-1970s-tract-kitchens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/newport-beach-1970s-tract-kitchens/</guid><description>The 1970s produced more Newport Beach housing than any other decade, and the kitchens from it all share the same three problems. What they are and what fixing them costs.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item><item><title>Kitchen Work on Balboa Island: Inches, Access and Old Services</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/balboa-island-cottage-kitchen-constraints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/balboa-island-cottage-kitchen-constraints/</guid><description>The smallest lots in Newport Beach, the oldest housing, and a single bridge. What that means for a kitchen project on Balboa Island, and how experienced crews plan around it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item><item><title>HOA Approval Runs on Its Own Clock, Not the City&apos;s</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/hoa-approval-newport-beach-kitchen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/hoa-approval-newport-beach-kitchen/</guid><description>Association approval and a city permit are separate processes with separate timelines. How to sequence them on a Newport Beach condo kitchen so neither one stalls the other.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item><item><title>Unpermitted Kitchen Work, and Why It Surfaces at the Worst Time</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/unpermitted-kitchen-work-newport-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/unpermitted-kitchen-work-newport-beach/</guid><description>On housing where half the stock predates 1980, undocumented kitchen alterations are common. How Newport Beach permit history works and why to look before you design.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item><item><title>The Climate Here Justifies an Indoor-Outdoor Kitchen. The Detailing Decides It</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/indoor-outdoor-kitchens-newport-beach-climate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/indoor-outdoor-kitchens-newport-beach-climate/</guid><description>Newport Beach averages 13.33 inches of rain a year and 72.6 degrees in the warmest month. The climate supports an outdoor kitchen. Here is what the detailing has to get right.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item><item><title>Newport Coast Kitchens Are Hitting Their First Real Refresh</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/newport-coast-first-refresh-kitchens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/newport-coast-first-refresh-kitchens/</guid><description>A kitchen built in 1998 or 2004 is not worn out. It is dated in specific, predictable ways. What changes on a Newport Coast refresh and what it costs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item><item><title>When to Schedule a Kitchen Remodel on the Coast</title><link>https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/best-time-of-year-kitchen-remodel-newport-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newportbeachkitchenco.com/blog/best-time-of-year-kitchen-remodel-newport-beach/</guid><description>Rainfall here is concentrated in winter and traffic is concentrated in summer. What that means for scheduling a Newport Beach kitchen remodel, and what matters more.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Newport Beach Kitchen Co</author></item></channel></rss>