Hillsborough County · about 90 min (72 mi) from the shop
Kitchen Remodeling in Cheval, FL
Custom kitchens, home bars and built-ins for Cheval's large gated golf homes, built in Sarasota and installed on a planned schedule.
- Built in our Sarasota shop since 2011
- 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews
- 3D model before anything is built
- Solid-wood boxes, dovetail drawers
Kitchen remodeling in Cheval brings us about 90 minutes (72 miles) north of our Sarasota shop to the gated golf community of 12,522 residents inside Lutz. We design and build every cabinet on Lewis Ave and plan our visits so the gate, the HOA and your calendar all line up.
Cheval stands apart for its scale and its French accent: Cheval means horse, streets carry names like Avenue du Soleil, two 18-hole courses wind through it, and its large homes went up from the 1980s into the 2000s. Many original kitchens were high-end for their day and now need a full redesign rather than a refresh.
Gate access, HOA review and our install visits
Site visit
We arrange gate access with you, measure the kitchen and any other rooms in scope, and photograph ceiling heights and trim.
Design and approval
Working drawings and a 3D model go to you for review; if your HOA reviews contractor schedules or dumpster placement, we provide what it asks for.
Shop build
Cabinets, bar and built-ins are built and finished together in Sarasota for consistent color.
Install
We deliver and install over consecutive days within the community's work hours, then coordinate countertop templating.
Gated streets between Dale Mabry and the Suncoast Parkway
Cheval sits between North Dale Mabry Highway on the east and the Suncoast Parkway on the west, with entrances off Lutz Lake Fern Road. Homes are large, often two stories, with high ceilings, formal rooms and views over fairways or water. Kitchens from the 1990s typically have raised-panel cabinets, angled islands and soffit lighting.
Those 1990s kitchens share fixable habits. Angled islands set at 45 degrees to a corner range eat floor space; squaring the island to the room often gains a seat and a full drawer bank. Dropped soffits built to hold lighting can come down so uppers reach the ceiling, with a licensed electrician moving the fixtures.
In homes this size, the kitchen rarely stands alone. A wet bar in the family room, a library or office, and a closet with real cabinetry are common requests, and they look right when built from the same wood and door style. Our custom home bars are built alongside the kitchen cabinets, from the same boards. Deciding whether to plumb a sink into the bar? Our piece on wet bar vs. dry bar cabinetry covers it.
Kitchen remodeling in Cheval, room by room
Large golf-community homes usually call for coordinated work across several rooms.
Luxury Kitchen Remodeling
Full redesigns of 1990s showpiece kitchens, including larger islands, inset doors and exotic hardwoods. Paneled refrigerators and dishwashers replace the stainless fronts that broke up the original raised-panel runs.
Custom Cabinetry
Fully custom cabinetry built to tall ceilings and wide rooms rather than stock heights. Cheval ceilings often leave a foot or more above stock uppers; stacked cabinets or taller boxes fill it.
Custom Home Bars
Wet or dry bars for family rooms that open onto the lanai and the course. An under-counter refrigerator and glass storage fit within the same run, and any new sink line goes to a licensed plumber.
Custom Closets
Hardwood closet systems for large primary suites. Primary suites in Cheval's larger 1990s houses may still have a walk-in fitted with builder wire shelving. We replace it with hardwood drawers, hanging sections and shoe shelves sized to what you own.
Home Office Cabinetry
Paneled offices and libraries matched to the kitchen finish. Formal front rooms that see little use in these golf-course plans convert well to a paneled study with closed file drawers and open shelving above.
Coffered Ceilings
High flat ceilings in Cheval's formal dining and family rooms can carry a coffered grid. We build the beams in the shop to match the kitchen's wood and set them so recessed lights land in the bays.
Cheval permits and the rest of Lutz
Cheval is unincorporated Hillsborough County, so licensed trades pull any plumbing, electrical or structural permits from the county; HOA approval, where required, is a separate step. Outside the gates, we also serve Lutz, Northdale and Keystone.
Getting here is simpler than it once was. The Veterans Expressway opened to traffic in October 1994, and the Suncoast Parkway along Cheval's western edge followed in August 2001, according to Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. With both roads at the edges of north Hillsborough, a Cheval visit is easy to group with stops in Lutz or Northdale.
Reviews
What customers near Cheval say
4.4★ average from 52 reviews on Google. Quotes are from public Google reviews, shortened where marked.
“We recently had a remodel done in our home in which all the custom cabinetry was beautifully done by SRQ Woodworks Co. Graham made cabinets for our kitchen, feature wall, dining room, and powder room. The quality is amazing and we are so happy with the wonderful attention to detail!”
“No fancy showroom. No pretentious anything. Just evidence of a working shop that builds and repairs cabinetry & furniture and that does a wide variety of other work involving wood and engineered wood alternatives. Everything they've done for me has been top notch.”
FAQ
Cheval kitchen remodeling questions
How do you handle gate access and HOA rules in Cheval?
We ask you to add us to the visitor list for each scheduled visit and confirm the association's work hours and parking rules before the install. Since the cabinets arrive finished from our Sarasota shop, the on-site portion is mostly setting, leveling and trimming, which keeps noise and truck time in the community short.
Can you match a new bar and office to the kitchen?
Yes. We draw the kitchen, bar and office together in the 3D model so you see them side by side, then select lumber for all three at once and finish them together in the shop. That keeps color and grain consistent from room to room, which matters in Cheval's open, high-ceilinged floor plans.
Nearby
Also serving near Cheval
- Northdale, FLAbout 85 min (68 mi) from the shop
- Lutz, FLAbout 85 min (72 mi) from the shop
- Lake Magdalene, FLAbout 80 min (66 mi) from the shop
- Keystone, FLAbout 85 min (70 mi) from the shop
- Citrus Park, FLAbout 80 min (65 mi) from the shop
1121 Lewis Ave, Sarasota
About a quarter mile east of US 301, off 12th Street. Shop visits are by appointment. Please call ahead before stopping by Lewis Ave.
Living Well Crafted
Planning a kitchen in Cheval? Talk it through with the shop.
- Built in our Sarasota shop since 2011
- 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews
- 3D model before anything is built
- Solid-wood boxes, dovetail drawers