Hickory
Extremely strong
hardwood known for
its dramatic color
changes from nearly
white to dark red.
Our Customers
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Bertch Fairfax
Bertch Yellow Island
Aristokraft Winstead
Dupont Corian
Aristokraft Pioneer
“We used Academy Customs for the custom countertops in our
home. We had solid surface countertops installed in our two
bathrooms and kitchen, including a kitchen island. John
Cunningham was very professional and easy to work with and we
are extremely pleased with his craftsmanship and with the solid
surface product. We consider these countertops to be an asset to
our home’s value. My husband and I would definitely use Academy
Customs again and we highly recommend John Cunningham
and his products.”
Nina Fogle, Dahlonega


“Academy Customs just completed my third small project
(bathroom vanity and cabinets) over the past two years and I am
as pleased as ever with John’s work and professionalism.”
William Cornett, Ellijay

“As everyone knows, buying a new home is stressful, even when
everything goes the way you expect it. Since we were in essence
down-sizing our home from a two-story to a ranch, we liked the
idea of having the kitchen and the living/family room all in one
room. What we didn’t know was that the builder used different size
cabinets, depending upon whether you bought a ranch versus a
two-story. My husband knew how upset and disappointed I was
after seeing the installation of the builder’s upgraded kitchen
cabinets which we had selected. He went online to find
distributors of our brand of cabinets who were in the Dahlonega
area. Since Academy Customs is in Dahlonega, he called you the
next day to explain our dilemma.
I greatly appreciated your responsiveness and flexibility to meet
with me on my schedule. You listened to my ideas which included
adding cabinets and expanding the island. You immediately
recognized that the kitchen was a focal point of the room and
presented some cabinet design alternatives for the new area
while still keeping the same brand. You took it in stride when I
called two days later to say that I changed my mind and had
decided to rip out the existing top 30” cabinets and replace them
with 36” cabinets. Rather than simply quote the price of replacing
the existing cabinets, you asked to meet with me again so that we
could look over other possible cabinet design alternatives.
Even after the contract was signed, you continued to live up to my
expectations, even exceeding them. It was especially difficult since
none of the work could be done until after we had moved in. What
started out as a simple cabinet addition and island expansion,
ended up as a kitchen remodel. Working around all my boxes and
furniture, you were able to complete the work on time and under
budget all with a great sense of humor, professionalism and
minimum disruption. Your creative design took my simple idea
and converted it into the beautiful focal point it was meant to be. I
can’t thank you enough for taking my kitchen nightmare and
turning it into a dream. I would not hesitate to recommend
Academy Customs to others.”
Bonnie H. Reeves, Dahlonega


“Mr. Cunningham, I can’t thank you enough for your kindness and
patience while working on making our kitchen wheelchair
accessible for my mother. Even though you had a small space to
work with, your design has really opened up our kitchen and made
it ‘family central’ again.”
Cheryl Evans, Cumming


“We are absolutely delighted with our new Corian kitchen
counters. We are telling all our friends how great you were to work
with.”
Mark & Barbra Johnson, Helen


“After our marriage nearly falling apart after a kitchen remodel in
Florida, my husband and I were hesitant to purchase a lovely
home in the mountains because the kitchen was horrendous. But
we loved it so much, we gave in. Being new to the area, we were
very concerned about hiring reliable contractors. We found the
appliances we wanted at Home Depot but we were not thrilled
with the cabinetry choices. Your truck was parked in the lot when
we left the store and you were kind enough to follow us to our
home. As they say, ‘the rest is history’ we love our new kitchen,
and we’re still married! We feel blessed to have run across
Academy Customs that day in the parking lot and we highly
recommend you and your company.”
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Timmons, Dawsonville