ShelCidy Custom Remodeling Wins Platinum Kitchen Award in SRQ Magazine Home of the Year Competition

Sarasota, FL, March 10, 2011 --(PR.com)-- SRQ Magazine has awarded ShelCidy Custom Remodeling the Platinum Kitchen Award for its Siesta Key kitchen remodeling project. The award is part of the annual SRQ Magazine Home of the Year contest, awarded by out-of-town independent judges and announced in the March 2011 issue.

The concept behind this remodel was to change the existing traditional kitchen into a unique, eclectic style, and give it a functional and open layout. The original kitchen had dark cabinets and granite, and a small center island, and was separated from the family room with a high bar, limiting the bay view and making the kitchen seem small and closed in.

“We opened up the kitchen to the family room and bay views, and the island was expanded to give it more work space and dining area,” said Dewey Brannon, president of ShelCidy Custom Remodeling. The longer upper cabinets and the use of tiles on the upper walls added an expanded vertical appearance, as well. Custom materials included polished concrete countertops with randomly distributed colored glass pieces, Sicis wall tile handcrafted in Italy, polished onyx floors, and Wolfe high-end appliances.

Contributors to the award-winning kitchen include All Cad Designs, the architect; Jim Dove of Canterbury Design, the interior designer; Light Up Your Life, the lighting; Mark Van Osdol, the tile; IB Furniture, the cabinetry; and Jake Brady of Concrete Countertops Etc., the countertops. Maria Lyle Photography provided the photos.

ShelCidy Custom Remodeling has been in the Sarasota area for a decade, with 56 years of cumulative experience. The company is located at 5355 McIntosh Rd., Suite E, Sarasota, FL 34233. Telephone: (941) 921-4222. Website: www.ShelCidy.com.

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