Peachtree City is not an old

colonial town. Many of the homes are new and beautiful, but some subdivisions

have been around for 30-40 years.

If it's your 1970s kitchen,

with badly placed appliances and innefficient workspaces, you'd be

looking for some solutions.

"We had tried to work

with a home store," shares Peachtree City resident Sherrie Cleveland.

"But we couldn't get personalized service."

Cleveland called Cabinets 4

You. She and her husband sat down with designer Sherrie Starowicz and

worked out their ideal kitchen. When the Cleveland's saw that the

remodel would be a bit over their budget, Starowicz gave them some cost

saving options.

This last Spring, Cleveland

had her new kitchen. In the subsequent months, she added her own homey

touches, until it was ready, last week, for finished pictures. "They

did a great job. Sherrie Starowicz is wonderful to work with. She listened

to us and worked with our ideas. Not only did she help us with the cabinets,

but she gave me ideas for the other design aspects of the kitchen, tile,

accessories and more."

According to Cabinets 4 You's

inhouse designer, Sherrie Starowicz, the Clevelands saved money by using

Wellborn Forest stock cabinetry, rather than custom. But that didn't

sacrifice quality or look. The cabinets are wood with maple mitered door

and drawer fronts, which have been glazed to highlight the details of

the door. The drawer boxes are dove tailed and feature concealed undermount

slides, shares Starowicz.

In Cleveland's 1970's

kitchen, the refrigerator blocked the dining room entrance. It needed

to be moved, which opened up the accessibility of the space. Above the

refrigerator, a deep cabinet gives a full 24" of storage space, doubling

the average 12" wall cabinet above most refrigerators.

Remember hard to reach kitchen

objects hiding in the corners of the 1970s cabinetry? Gone. "All

blind corners were eliminated for more accessible storage. A corner base

lazy susan cabinet, a corner base easy reach cabinet and a diagonal wall

cabinet created more usable storage areas," says Starowicz.

Several deep drawers were added

to this kitchen for more functional storage as well as a pantry unit.

It's not all function

in the Cleveland kitchen. Sherrie Cleveland's favorite detail in

her new kitchen is the customized crown moulding that Starowicz designed.

Starowicz explained the features fully. "There is the beadboard back

on the peninsula, the furniture base wrap around the back and side of

the peninsula, the three piece crown moulding including the rope insert,

the raised end panels, the antique silver hardware and the seedy glass

inserts in the wall cabinet between the pantry and the refrigerator. These

all provide great visual interest."

Cleveland chose to add undercabinet

lighting, overhead recessed can lighting, pendant lights above the sink,

new wallpaper and a tumbled marble backsplash with decorative inset pieces.

New appliances were also purchased for this renovation and an ice maker

was added.

The Euro edged laminate countertops

were selected as an updated alternative to the postform laminate tops

and kept the costs of the remodel very reasonable. The end result? "I

love the space. The cabinets are beautiful. They're high quality,

but affordable. Sherrie Starowicz was so flexible. She's so excellent.

She's on top of every detail," concludes Cleveland.

To make an in-showroom appointment

with Sherrie Starowicz at Cabinets 4 You, call 770-487-0763.

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