Saraota Cabinets – Before And After Cabinet Shots Let You Imagine The Results
- August 1st, 2011
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This site has a wonderful new feature – before and after pictures that show you what this company can do to your kitchen. These pictures show such a dramatic improvement that you can’t even tell it’s the same room. You may find yourself clicking back and forth several times thinking it’s a mistake!
It’s no mistake. The company has added this feature so that you can see exactly what they do. Here’s how it works:
The site shows a photograph of a drab, ordinary but not-too-bad kitchen and dining room. When you click on either arrow at the bottom of the image, it shows the same room after they’ve gotten ahold of it. The changes that have occurred are just incredible. Clicking on the arrows further shows you more detailed parts of the room so you can see more.
While this is a fun feature that you can spend hours looking at, it has a more important function. By showing the exact work they can do, it helps you visualize a similar transformation in your house. This gallery gets you thinking about what you can do.
It also shows you the quality of their work. It truly is outstanding. It’s like they’re offering their portfolio to show you that they do top-notch work. After looking at this gallery, you know that this is a company you can trust with your renovation.
One word of warning though – You can get stuck on this site forever looking at different rooms! They’ve got a lot to look at here, so get a cup of coffee and get comfy.
The home took five years from start to finish and is owned by a retired couple from the Midwest who are visited often by their five grown children and their grandchildren. Clifford Scholz was the architect; Collingwood Construction Group, the builder.
“Yes, it’s a big house, but everything has a comfortable and homey feel,” said Softas, the interior designer, who has done four other residential projects for this family over the past 10 years. “This isn’t a hotel, and all of us on the project kept in mind that this is a family home to be enjoyed by three generations. So for the furniture, I used lots of cozy leather and chenille for comfort, along with some damask for elegance. All of the furniture was custom designed for the spaces, and the homeowners chose a neutral color palette with the central color being sand, because we wanted to reference the outdoors and the beach. For accents, we used black, gold and some of the jewel tones. We also introduced color with inlays of glass and stone on the counters and floors.”
The powder room on the first floor features Old World European styling with cherry cabinetry, onyx counters, fancy moldings and a marble floor. The room is divided into two spaces; the first has a double vanity and a chaise lounge for relaxing. The inner room includes another vanity area and an enclosed toilet room. The trompe l’oeil-painted wall treatment replicates draped fabric.
The multi-purpose living room is the gathering place for three generations of family. The south wall is a granite-top bar with two under-counter dishwashers and refrigerators, as well as an icemaker, two wine coolers, and lighted shelves for glassware. The north wall houses the entertainment unit and is ornamented with columns, some of which open to store DVDs. Agaming area is another defined area in the space. The 608-square-foot coffered ceiling includes an original painting. The cabinetry throughout the room is maple with a glaze-and-crackle finish.
The design challenges from a layout point of view were working within the existing footprint and using the existing hood and island and stainless steel counter top. The sinks, hood and cooktop placement were firmly established so my approach was to get the desk area out of the middle of the kitchen and move the refrigerator closer to the sinks. By switching these two areas, the desk is now adjacent to the entry from the garage and allows for a message area as you enter the house. The addition of some floating shelves and differing cabinet heights added interest to this end of the kitchen. We also included some file drawers to help minimize the countertop clutter. The refrigerator is now within steps of both sinks allowing a more functional flow between appliances.
Adding to the emphasis on design, the tall elements are installed slightly higher than the wall cabinets, giving movement to this large kitchen while avoiding the monotony of just filling the walls with cabinetry.
In an effort to pick up on the growing popularity of Asian-inspired design, it was decided to work toward a minimalist approach with more organic materials. The curved wall remains as the backdrop for a low bank of overlay drawers and a tall storage unit that grounds three “floating” shelves. The shelves are illuminated for display items and staggered to allow a T.V. lift to rise out of the dresser at the touch of a button.
The owners of this typical, plain-Jane claustrophobic condo kitchen were eager to open up the space and take advantage of beautiful Gulffront views. They were also enthralled by all the classic accoutrements offered by a well-known premium cabinet company. Confined to a relatively small footprint, the designers had to deal with mechanical issues
Four of our projects were published in local and state magazines in their March, 2006 issues. Two were in Florida Design magazine and one each in Sarasota Magazine and House Trends magazine. The fifth was published in the NKBA’s Profiles Magazine, an industry trade periodical distributed nationally. Following are some pictures of the projects and some background information.
This project, by Interior Design Consultant Ellen Levine, and featured in Florida Design Magazine, was definitely one of the most interesting and unique projects we have ever had the pleasure of being involved in. The condo, which has a fabulous gulf front view, was built in the 70”s and was very ready for a remodeling. The designer chose to expose structural elements such as the concrete support columns and the concrete ceilings, all eventually polished and sealed, as well as the vents and ductwork. Bringing the outside in, Ellen used natural colors throughout. This provided an excellent setting for our Artcraft Kitchens line of cabinetry. Working with EuroTech’s Jim Judsen, Ellen chose the “Como” door style, a gloss laminate simulating a sand colored, Figured English Sycamore with stainless steel trim around the edges of the doors and drawers. This was contrasted with frosted glass upper cabinets in a wide aluminum border and stainless steel pulls throughout. We topped it all off with “Caesarstone” counter tops, a quartz surfacing product.
Over 90% of our work is from referrals or repeat clients. About seven years ago, after being referred by a local contractor, we provided Phyliss and Ron McSwain with the cabinetry
must be able to design contemporary, traditional, transitional and any other style of kitchen. Jim was able to design a family-oriented, traditional kitchen using an inset door style cabinet with a painted, glazed and antiqued finish. To compliment the feel of the house, Jim used “palladian” style glass doors as accents to recessed panel doors with
Included in Sarasota Magazine’s DELICIOUS KITCHENS article this March was a EuroTech kitchen designed by EuroTech designer Judy Adams Hunt. Sarasota Magazine writes, “In Gator Creek, a posh country community of largely equestrian estates, the recently renovated kitchen …….. is as sleek as a thoroughbred.”. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Using Artcraft Kitchens cabinetry with a “driftwood” stain on Rift Cut White Oak, floating shelves and varied cabinet heights, Judy made sure this kitchen would be special. Working with interior designer, Holly Logan, who had the walls finished in Venetian Plaster, Judy created a sense of movement by varying the heights of the floating shelves, wall
This project, a bedroom display designed by EuroTech designer Tracey Scalzo, CKD, CBD, for the EuroTech Showroom, was published in the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s
Eurotech has been published in a number of magazines. Locally, we have been featured in two issues of “Home and Design” magazine. We were featured in a past February issue, highlighting luxury bath settings and an April issue, featuring dens and libraries. Nationally, “Wood Digest” magazine wrote a story highlighting our manufacturing capabilities. The April 1, 2005 issue of the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s “Style” magazine featured one of our kitchens in a newly renovated Siesta Key home.