A Few Words From Our Valued Clients…
Patricia Kay
Anita recently helped us with the long and arduous task of renovating our 200 year old cape cod styled home. She helped us with cabinetry for the kitchen and dining room as well as two bathrooms. We had lived in this home for over a decade and had some very specific ideas about what we wanted but no idea how to do it. We really wanted to keep the historic nature of the house intact but being an avid cook, I of course wanted a fabulously functioning workspace.
Upon our first meeting I had every confidence Anita would produce something spectacular, but she truly went above and beyond. Her design opened the dining room to the kitchen and made the whole space seem 10 times bigger and brighter. We broke the galley-like kitchen into two areas with mixed finishes and she made them flow together perfectly, retaining the warm feel of the older space while making it much more storage friendly. Anita met every one of our requests and delivered on them in a way that brought them all cohesively together. She was endlessly helpful, never upset by any changes or challenges that ensued along the way and was always available to help us figure it all out.
We could not be more pleased with the outcome, it is truly more beautiful and functional than we could have ever imagined and we know it would not have happened this way without Anita's help.
Laine M. Jones Design
I have collaborated with Anita Colby on several projects over the last 15 years. Our mutual clients have appreciated her many gifts; creativity, unique ideas, distinctive perspective, real-world approach to kitchen design and professionalism. I have full confidence in Anita’s talent, as well as her interpersonal skills when referring clients to her. A skilled communicator and project manager, she tunes in to her clients’ needs. Anita does an exceptional job of maximizing functionality, practicality and aesthetics, while staying mindful of specific taste and budget.
lloydhamm
Anita did a fabulous job with the redesign and implementation projects we had!
She seamlessly integrated a cabinetry addition to the kitchen, not an easy task!
rebuilt and modernized our main floor half bath and rebuilt our master bedroom bathroom into a true "master bath". On the latter she used the space very effectively, had great options to save us money and the end product was spectacular.
My wife and I feel very comfortable giving Anita and Cabinetworks a terrific recommendation and we would happily call them first when our next project stumps us and we need the talents and expertise of Anita!
sandyvc
We were referred to Anita by a friend of ours. She has been very helpful every step of the way. She recommended fantastic builders and helped design our wonderful new kitchen. We are very happy with the results.
kathylemoine
If you are searching for someone who is extremely talented to design your dream kitchen or bathroom, look no further. Anita Colby, owner of The CabinetWorks will deliver!
Anita has an innate ability to see the end product after only one visit to your home. She really listens to you- your needs, wants and desires for your space, and does whatever it takes to exceed your expectations. She takes pride in creating your kitchen as if it was her own kitchen. She goes above and beyond with ideas, service and due to years of creating custom kitchens and baths, has lots of great industry contacts. The CabinetWorks is truly a full service operation.
We were looking for a unique, timeless design that considered our coastal setting, maximizing both our water views as well as the actual use of our space. Since we eat most of our meals at home, we wanted our new kitchen to be the heart of the home with space for relaxing and entertaining. We also needed to reconfigure access from the garage and to the new dining room. Anita made suggestions that really wowed us! She has tremendous design insight. My advice would be to let her creativity flow. You won't be disappointed.
janmanb
Anita Colby, kitchen designer and owner, is a fabulous designer! She will truly create your dream kitchen to come true! Not only will she design your kitchen but will make suggestions, such as moving a door or taking down a wall in order to give you a functional space.
Working with her was a pleasure and I just "love my kitchen"!!
jimmarg
I have known Anita for many years. I am a builder/income property owner. I have referred numerous people to her and all who have dealt with her have been very pleased. We recently bought cabinets and countertop through her for our own residence. We were astounded at how she transformed our drab kitchen into a dazzling space without any change in the size of the kitchen. We have vastly more cabinet space due to Anita's amazing knowledge and layout skills. It would be impossible to recommend anyone, anywhere, more highly and sincerely than we recommend Anita. Jim M Hampton NH
cooperhillfarm
We too, were referred to Anita from The CabinetWorks - that gives us great pleasure to do the same.
She came to our home to personally feel our space and listen to our needs. She had many great ideas and in a format to relay to us. Her amazing ability to think out of the box is what sets her apart from all the others. In the end - her creative vision gave us this kitchen that was beyond what we had ever expected. We would highly recommend The CabinetWorks.
lisagallagher32
Anita Colby owner of The CabinetWorks is a genius. She can walk into a room and see what no one else can. She walked into a house that I had just bought in a short sale. It had been abandoned by the previous owners and had a kitchen stripped of appliances and fixtures and a jagged corian countertop island. I asked Anita for renovation suggestions. She asked me a lot of questions to get an understanding of how I cooked, what was important to me in a kitchen and what my taste was like. She went home and at 3 am I received an email from her telling me she had designed a new kitchen and the drawings were attached. It was absolutely incredible I was dumbfounded! She totally listened to me and made my dream kitchen a reality and at a cost that was within my budget. We ended up gutting the original structure and building a designer show house kitchen like none other.
My kitchen has been invited to be on numerous kitchen tours although I have only accepted one and the feedback has been amazing. My kitchen is not only beautiful and unique but totally efficient and user friendly. Anita thought of everything to enable me to cook and entertain like Martha Stewart or Mario Battali! Anita has a gift that you will never find anywhere else. She can look at a space in any condition and visualize the finished product which she professional draws herself to scale. Her kitchen designs are very special and speak to your heart and soul.</p?
One more very important fact to consider : Anita has very good connections with high quality vendors and contractors that work hand in hand with her to insure a superior outcome.
alibfa
We had the good fortune of working with Anita from CabinetWorks, after meeting with several other companies....We felt at ease right from the beginning that our kitchen update would be able to go forward and within our budget....She helped us make wonderful choices for our cabinets and our new island is spectacular......Anita was always so pleasant and available to answer my many many questions....We absolutely love our kitchen...so much so we are now in the beginning stages of a master bath update.......to be continued.......Allyson L.
pamelawlogan
Anita has the amazing ability to look at a space and know exactly how the kitchen should be designed and she usually has finished plans in your hands the next day. She has designed three kitchens for me - I would never work with anyone else. She is a woman - she knows exactly how a kitchen is supposed to function. Everything is always in the right place. She has exquisite taste in materials and fixtures so the finished product is always drop dead gorgeous. Best of all, she has never suggested a Tuscan kitchen for me because I don't live in Tuscany! Her kitchens are always appropriate for the house they are in.
julester
Anita was tasked with the assignment of designing a new kitchen within the great room in our lakeside log cabin. We threw our wish list at her: Rustic, beautiful and functional for a reasonable price, minimal timeline while also coordinating the tear out and installation schedule with the flooring company we'd hired to remove old flooring and install new! Pretty tall order! Anita pulled it off and we couldn't be more pleased! She thinks outside the box and we ended up with a totally new footprint in the kitchen area of our great room! We love it as does everyone else who visits! Anita acted as the GC and has a talented and reliable group of subcontractors! I hope to have Anita redesign our bathrooms next!
Panache Interior Design
I have worked with Anita professionally for many years. She has a keen ability to walk into a kitchen or bathroom space and immediately find unexpected and innovative design ideas. She is truly gifted in her eye for space planning and kitchen design, and has made many of my clients very happy. Anita is also always polite and respectful of her clients, and never uses a pushy or "salesy" approach. She is an excellent listener, and works to find the right match between product and client. Furthermore, she has a gifted and impressive support team of carpenters, cabinet installers, electricians, and plumbers, which makes the process of kitchen design or renovation infinitely easier.
lynngirard
Anita has the ability and creativity to take a space and provide designs that are both functional and appealing to the eye. She is very easy to work with and values her clients feedback. We enjoyed working with Anita so much with our kitchen that we recently hired her to customize our new office and closet space. Again, we are very happy with the end product!
saabk1
The CabinetWorks and my company have had many clients in common over the last 10 years (as I am an appliance salesperson in the area).
I have found the CabinetWorks to be very professional and sensitive the the needs of our clients. The kitchen designs and workmanship display a vision far surpassing many others in the industry.
I am reporting a very thorough and thoughtful experience with this kitchen designer. In addition to the design excellence, the installation provided by The Cabinet Works has proven to be accomplished with perfection and our customers are extremely happy with their finished products.
craft455
We have a 100+ yr old farm house that we tore the kitchen out down to the studs.
The CabinetWorks remodeled the whole Kitchen with beautiful Plain N Fancy Cabinets and a center Island of Cherry with beautiful granite countertops.
The attention to detail was awesome and everything fit perfectly down to the corner stove, industrial range hood and pull out cabinet for canned goods.
Our house was also on the Kitchen tour for Exeter that year and we still receive glowing complements any time anyone enters our home.
We love our new kitchen 🙂
zenjen
Anita redesigned our kitchen. She had a very modern functional design for our island and cabinets. Every person who sets foot in our house compliments our kitchen. It's our favorite part of our house. She did an amazing job!
nhbaskets
Anita gave us our dream kitchen! When we decided to remodel our 15 year old colonial with builder grade golden oak cabinets, we approached 3 different designers giving each the same list of wants. The other two designers provided basic designs that a big box store could have done as well. Anita went way outside the box and provided us with a magazine-ready, yet totally functional kitchen. All her subs were first class and our entire project was finished on time.
We are now constructing a new home and are excited to have Anita again do our kitchen.