Jovial and

tall, Scott Vanecek looks comfortable in his own skin, comfortable around

the power saws and stacks of custom cabinet materials. Cabinetry may well

be in Vanecek's blood.

"I was

twelve years old when I started sanding doors," he said.

Vanecek's great-grandfather

and grandfather both owned cabinet shops. Locally, his parents founded

Cabinets 4 You in Peachtree City in 1986. Since then, the Vaneceks have

provided quality cabinets to local homeowners and builders.

"We specialize

in kitchen remodeling," he said. "We had one lady who had her

house, built in the 1960s, moved from one lot to another. The floor in

her kitchen was two and half inches lower from one end to the other. We

built cabinets with level countertops that go all the way to the ceiling,

and fit perfectly."

In order to

have that kind of precise fit in a less-than-perfect situation, Vanecek

relies on his professional designer, detail-oriented Sherry Starowicz.

With her degree in design, Starowicz started out in nursing, and also

holds a master's in health education. The kind of exacting standards found

in quality healthcare are what Starowicz offers in cabinets.

Before customers

have their work done, she thoroughly surveys their needs, desires, what

they don't like about the locations of things in their current kitchen.

Starowicz will even want to know whether the primary cook is right or

left handed.

She knows her

business. "Cabinets 4 You offers personal service, and we service

what we sell," she said. "It's individualized customers always

talk to me. It's not like a home center. We custom-build quality cabinets.

We have our own on-staff installers. We deliver on time."

Just what is

on time? "We build a job in about four weeks," Starowicz explained.

"A bathroom vanity might be made in two weeks.

"The structure

of our pricing also sets ups apart from a home store," she continued.

"We price by the job. They price by the foot. Pricing a cabinet by

the foot is like pricing a car by the pound. You can't do it. It's not

accurate. Price depends on the materials leaded glass doors, finished

interior, corbels (decorative brackets, flutes, rosettes. You get what

you pay for."

"We can

meet any price range, whether budget-conscious or high-end," added

Vanecek.

Starowicz prides

herself in creating not only beautiful kitchens, but spaces that are work

efficient. In designing, she follows National Kitchen and Bath Association

guidelines for making the kitchen work triangle (stove, fridge and sink)

save her clients time and trouble.

With her experience

and the expertise of the Vanecek family behind her, Sherry Starowicz tries

to take the mystery and hassle out of kitchen remodeling. "It takes

about an hour when a customer comes in to figure out what they want,"

she said. "I show them our portfolio and showroom samples. It opens

their eyes to the possibilities."

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