Bellevue, WA ยท Woman-owned since 2010Bellevue, WA
Nip Tuck Remodeling designs and builds kitchens, baths and whole homes across Seattle's Eastside. Every detail and every trade price is settled before construction, so projects finish within about 2% of the estimate.
Nip Tuck Remodeling has handled kitchen remodeling Bellevue-wide and across Seattle's Eastside since 2010. Founder April Bettinger built a woman-owned design-build firm where designers, project managers and trade partners work as one team.
Kitchens are the firm's stated specialty, and the same team handles primary baths and whole-home remodels.
The difference shows up before demolition. Floor plans, finishes, structural needs and real pricing from every trade are locked in first.
That is why Nip Tuck projects land within about 2% of the original estimate, against an industry norm of 10 to 20%. One Google reviewer called the finished kitchen "the center place of our home" a year later.
Custom cabinetry, a well-placed island, layered task and undercabinet lighting, and surfaces such as quartzite, porcelain and hardwood. Appliance and finish choices are made early, during design, so the schedule and budget hold once the crew starts work in your kitchen.
Primary and guest baths planned around daily routines, with custom storage, lighting placed for mirrors and mood, and comfort features like zero-threshold showers, heated floors and ergonomic vanity heights. Primary bathrooms often take 8 to 10 weeks from the start of construction.
Multi-room remodels that rework flow, light and storage across a main floor or an entire house. The Medina Cottage on the Course project added a new dining area and earned a 2026 REX Award, and the firm's work has appeared on the Remodeled Homes Tour.
A streamlined version of the full Nip Tuck process for a single space: laundry rooms, guest baths, fireplaces and living rooms. Materials and lighting are chosen to match future phases, so one room can be the first step toward a larger plan.
Once construction wraps, the interior design team led by Design Director Allison can finish the rooms with full-service furnishings, custom window treatments and styling. It keeps the look of a new kitchen or main floor consistent all the way to the furniture.
Nip Tuck reports an average cost variance of about 2% from the original estimate. The firm credits thorough pre-construction planning, not a padded contingency, for that number.
Each client gets a dedicated point of contact, weekly check-ins and a live project calendar. A Google reviewer noted the client portal "had budget/payment info, a live work schedule, pictures, communication, etc."
Recent honors include 2nd place at the 2026 REX Awards, a spot on Qualified Remodeler's 2026 Top 500, and a 1st place NKBA Design Award for Design Director Allison Scott.
The firm grows its team before it adds to its workload and turns down jobs it cannot fully deliver. Third-party surveys check in with clients at contract signing and again at completion.
April Bettinger started Nip Tuck Remodeling in 2010 with a focus on craftsmanship, professionalism and a close-knit team. Today it is a 100% woman-owned design-build firm that has served hundreds of Eastside families.
April wrote Happiness Guaranteed: A Successful Remodel Doesn't Happen by Accident, which reached #1 in Amazon's kitchen and bathroom remodeling categories and lays out the planning-first approach her clients experience. Clients mention her by name.
One wrote that April and her team were "exceptionally detailed in ways I never could have imagined a contractor would be."
April BettingerFounder and Owner
A 15-minute call about what you are imagining, followed by an honest answer on whether Nip Tuck is the right team for your project.
Designers study how you use the space, then finalize the floor plan and every finish before any pricing is treated as final.
Structural needs are confirmed and each trade partner prices the actual plan, so no open questions remain when construction begins.
Your point of contact keeps a live project calendar and checks in every week, telling you what is happening before you have to ask.
The project ends with a walkthrough, and a third-party survey asks how the experience went so the Happiness Guaranteed promise can be measured.
We used Nip Tuck for a full kitchen remodel at the end of 2024, which included moving our fridge and stove/hood locations, new cabinets, and new countertops.
Nip Tuck remodeled our kitchen and later helped with additional projects.
April and her team are exceptionally detailed in ways I never could have imagined a contractor would be. Even through weather delays and unexpected problems she was professional and caring and her team were exactly the same. I never thought I would say this for any remodel but it was worth every penny. My home looks amazing.
According to Nip Tuck's own guidance, primary bathrooms often take 8 to 10 weeks, and a kitchen combined with a main-floor remodel may run around three months. Those figures cover construction. Design and selections happen first, because the firm will not start building until the plan is complete and approved.
Nip Tuck reports that its projects finish within about 2% of the original estimated investment, compared with an industry norm of 10 to 20%. Before construction, floor plans are finalized, finishes are selected, structural requirements are confirmed and real pricing is collected from every trade partner on the job.
Yes. One-room remodels use a streamlined version of the Nip Tuck process for laundry rooms, primary and guest bathrooms, fireplaces and living rooms. A single primary bath or kitchen gets the same standard of care as a whole-home project. The investment scale is different, and choices are made to fit later phases.
The firm says so up front. It may not suit you if you are remodeling mainly to sell, plan to do part of the work yourself, have fixed the budget before design starts, or need to move fast. Its process favors thorough planning, so a short call usually settles the question.
It is Nip Tuck's promise that you should be happy with the whole experience, not only the finished room. In practice that means weekly check-ins, third-party surveys at contract signing and at completion, and a planning-first process. April Bettinger explains it in her book of the same name.
Call April's team at (425) 645-9625 or book a 15-minute discovery call to find out if Nip Tuck is the right fit for your home.
(425) 645-9625
