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Capitol Design of Austin, TX Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award

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Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World

Austin, TX, January 29, 2015 – Capitol Design of Austin, TX has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The award winning kitchen and bath design company was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.” Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community.

“Thoughtful and creative design for the most important client in the world: you.”

“Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize J. Monroe Currie among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

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About Joe Currie

Joe Currie, of Capitol Design, is an award winning kitchen and bath designer since 1981 and his projects have been featured in local and national magazines, well known buildings such as the Watergate in Washington, DC and the Harbor Terrace in Baltimore, Maryland. Along with luxury kitchens and baths, he has been building a broad design repertoire by designing furniture, home additions, restaurants and bars, and even a media room resembling an 11th century castle for a client in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He has worked on both coasts, and designed homes from New England to sunny Florida. Joe has designed projects for media celebrities, Fortune 500 CEOs, a well known St. Louis chef and many busy families. His projects can be found in historical neighborhoods such as Compton Heights in St. Louis, Missouri, Georgetown in Washington DC, and Castle Hill in downtown Austin, Texas. New construction projects include Castlebridge in Ellicott City, Maryland and Valderrama in Gainesville, Virginia.

Most recently, his designs have won 1st and 2nd place in the Washington, DC Metro NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry) 2010 CoTY awards. The 1st place home was located in Darnestown, MD and the 2nd place home was located in Baltimore, MD. He also won the Washington, DC based, Home and Design magazine’s “Kitchen of Distinction” for the second straight year.

Joe divides his time between the Washington, DC metro area and Austin, Texas, where he designs stunning, functional, kitchens; fabulous baths; and comfortable, beautiful spaces for clients in southern Maryland, northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Austin, Texas. He is also available for consultation and commission locally and nationally.

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com.

New Project in Cimarron Hills

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Capitol Design has recently been retained to design several living spaces of an 8000 sq. ft. private residence in Cimarron Hills, a new development in Georgetown, Texas. This initial rendering of the kitchen features a two island plan with a barrel ceiling overhead.

Virtual Reality

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Do you have trouble visualizing an idea, a room? How about color? Do you feel confident that you can mix colors and textures in a room? You’re not alone, most people find it difficult to picture in their mind’s eye, what their project will look like. Floorplans, elevations and perspectives give you a technical understanding of the room, but what will it really look like?

Now, with modern technology, wicked fast computers and eyepopping, photo realistic software, you can actually see what your new room will look like! Your tile, floor, cabinet and countertop choices can be scanned and inserted into a virtual rendering of your design project. Even your child’s artwork can be scanned and displayed on your refrigerator!

You’re able to see what the kitchen looks like with tile or hardwood. Do the furniture and drapes go together in the living room? What does the bathroom look like with a pedestal sink instead of a cabinet. You can feel confident about the materials you have chosen because now you can see them in the room!

We would love to show you the potential of your space with a virtual photo. We are based in Austin, TX but we can travel to your project and have custom cabinetry and other products drop-shipped to your jobsite anywhere in the world. Please contact us and we can discuss what works best for your project.

Capitol Design Joins NKBA

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Capitol Design has recently joined the NKBA and the local Austin chapter.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is a non-profit trade association that promotes the professionalism of the kitchen and bath industry. Established in 1963 as a network of kitchen dealers, it has grown into the premier association of distributors, retailers, remodelers, manufacturers, fabricators, installers, designers, and other professionals. The NKBA’s certification program emphasizes continuing education and career development and includes designers and professionals in all segments of the kitchen and bath industry. The NKBA has become a valuable resource for both professionals and consumers.