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Go Fishing
HOLIDAYS HURRICANES CABINETRY | DESIGN | INSTALLATION
by Clay Cox Owner/President

would like to suggest an I know it’s tempting for some to ask a lot of
I questions and for others to sweep up behind the
excellent way for you to
installers as they work but trust me when I say
enjoy your kitchen remodel.
Go fishing. Empty out all your they will work much more efficiently if they are
by Clay Cox, Owner/President – Kitchens by Clay
cabinets, cover your furniture left alone to do their jobs. So, go fishing, relax
and then go fishing. Once you and enjoy! You will be pleasantly surprised at the
THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE, and we are all blessed to be able to the true spirit of folks helping their neighbors in any way they are
have gone fishing go again. In end of each day when you come home and see
celebrate in our own ways. For me this means bringing good cheer capable of, while putting on brave smiles as they weather the after
addition, be prepared to eat out how well you did with your choices.
to family, friends, employees, and strangers. I know that if I choose to effects of the storm themselves. It’s true that the roadblocks seem to
often and then go fishing some I’m thinking of having t-shirts made for
smile and present a happy and content face to all around me, my be everywhere when it comes to re-building those homes and lives.
more. my people that say, “If you can read this you’re not fishing”. That
days will also start and end in good cheer. So to everyone out there, Inventory is low and sometimes non-existent, at least for a while. There
If you think about it, you have done all your research, made your should be a great motivator for you to get your fishing rod out of
be happy, be generous with your actions and be kind to all, friends and seems to be not nearly enough labor and prices are high—not to
decisions, hired your contractors and the project is finally about to storage.
strangers alike, and your Holidays will most assuredly be wonderful. mention that the time it takes to get things done seems like forever and
begin. Now is the time to trust those decisions. So, the best thing
Enjoy your remodel!
Unfortunately, I feel like I should address hurricane Ian, which passed a day. These are the facts of life as we know them right now. The best
you can do now, for your own sanity if nothing else, is to go fishing.
through our community in October. In my travels, I followed up on our way for us all to help maintain a positive attitude is to be patient.
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clients to see how we can help put their lives back together. I saw Patience and kindness will not only win the day for the holidays but
areas that were devasted and unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed in will help to make our community whole again. And a complete and
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the 30 years I’ve been designing kitchens here in Naples. It was so whole community is what I’m asking Santa to bring us all for Christmas
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hard to see folks up and down the shoreline and in low lying areas this year. God bless everyo
that had their life’s belongings along the streets to be picked up as wonderful holiday season with a happy and prosperous year in 2023.
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everyone will have their lives put back together soon. ENJOY CLAY COX I clay@kitchensbyclay.com
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the tragedy will not stop them from living their lives to the fullest. I saw HOME

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An Octopus? Or a Layered Curve?
LET’S FACE IT–THEN LET’S TALK...
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e will be seeing If you enjoy long hair and don’t want to
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