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Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Renovating Your Home Helpful Remodeling Tips

July 31, 2014

Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Renovating Your Home

People often ask me why we started Synergy Design & Construction and it is always the simplest of answers: to help homeowners avoid renovation nightmares! Although there are many steps to having an…

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What’s In a Name? Helpful Remodeling Tips

July 15, 2014

What’s In a Name?

I often get so focused on what I am doing, that I forget the why I’m doing it! Sometimes it takes a person close to you to point out the obvious and that…

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New Remodeling Season Starts with a Bang! Current Events, News & Press

March 19, 2014

New Remodeling Season Starts with a Bang!

It’s been a few months since the New Year, and the season for renovating is starting to heat up! New Years resolutions are being realized, and spring is approaching – a great time…

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Chiropractor’s Office Receives Holistic Design Treatment Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

Chiropractor’s Office Receives Holistic Design Treatment

This month, we’re featuring photos of one of our most recent commercial projects for Palmercare Chiropractic in Sterling, VA. Before purchasing an adjacent office space, Palmercare occupied one half of the end of…

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Mina Fies Elected Incoming President of NAWBO Greater DC Chapter! Current Events, News & Press

March 19, 2014

Mina Fies Elected Incoming President of NAWBO Greater DC Chapter!

Mina (2nd from R) joins the rest of the NAWBO Greater DC board at their annual banquet in June At their annual banquet and luncheon on June 4th, the National Association of Women…

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Builder-Grade Kitchen gets Vintage Vibe Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

Builder-Grade Kitchen gets Vintage Vibe

Antiqued white cabinetry and dark floors contrast with a contemporary glass-and-stone backsplash and bright Kashmir White granite For their renovated kitchen and family room, our Ashburn clients wanted a slightly rustic yet fresh…

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Creating a Dream Space with a Few Special Touches Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

Creating a Dream Space with a Few Special Touches

The old brick fireplace is revitalized with new built-ins and stacked stone Creating a Dream Space with a Few Special Touches Our Reston clients came to us with a common problem: a nice…

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Luxurious Living in a New Transitional Living Space Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

Luxurious Living in a New Transitional Living Space

Two-tone cabinetry was the perfect solution to tie together existing dark furniture in the formal dining room with new white built-ins in the family room Check out our most recent kitchen, family room…

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The Best “Thank-You” Gift Ever Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

The Best “Thank-You” Gift Ever

  https://youtu.be/jNSsp1K1dOQ A couple for whom we had just finished an extensive kitchen and living room remodel gave us the best thank-you gift ever! The tech-savvy client created this fabulous testimonial via his…

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Check out Mina’s TV Spot for Women’s Small Business Month! Current Events, News & Press

March 19, 2014

Check out Mina’s TV Spot for Women’s Small Business Month!

An avid speaker and supporter of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, Synergy’s own Mina Fies was recently interviewed by WUSA 9 in Washington, DC for a series featuring women business owners! The series, a…

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Lighting Trends That are so NOW! Favorite Products

March 19, 2014

Lighting Trends That are so NOW!

Birdcages and Vintage-Industrial. These are two lighting trends that we are seeing a lot in popular décor right now! Birdcages, like this Weston Round Pendant from Restoration Hardware, are a classic-looking style with…

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“Adorne” Electrical Controls Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

“Adorne” Electrical Controls

"Pop out" outlets look clean and sleek, especially when combined with Adorne's square wall plates, available in color, metal, or leather "Adorne" by Legrand is a line of unique, sleek-looking switch plates, dimmers,…

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Philips “Hue” Personalized Lighting Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

Philips “Hue” Personalized Lighting

Personalize your lighting based on a photo in your phone? Yep, Hue does that. Meet Philips “Hue”! Hue is a fun new lighting system that allows you to control synced LED bulbs anywhere…

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Nest Learning Thermostat Get Inspired

March 19, 2014

Nest Learning Thermostat

Nest is able to “learn” your heating and cooling preferences based on trends it records   Get ready for the next big thing in home temperature control that you never knew you needed!…

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Putting the “Heart” in Your Home Newsletter

March 18, 2014

Putting the “Heart” in Your Home

As a kid I remember loving the beginning of the school year. Fresh new clothes, clean notebooks and sharp pencils, not to mention the excitement of seeing old (and new) friends! Although those…

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Don’t Make Excuses. Make Progress. Get Inspired

December 18, 2013

Don’t Make Excuses. Make Progress.

  I just got back from an incredible weekend of personal and professional training and development. One of the main distinctions we delved into was the world of "reasons" versus the world of…

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Why NOT To Conceal Your Remodeling Budget Newsletter

January 30, 2013

Why NOT To Conceal Your Remodeling Budget

We hope you're enjoying this great start to the summer! I just returned from a nice relaxing yoga weekend with my dear friend Danielle Omar where we enjoyed great weather and scrumptious vegetarian…

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Unique Spaces and Products Newsletter

January 29, 2013

Unique Spaces and Products

We are constantly exploring great new products – from the subtle elegance of innovative finishes, to mind-boggling mechanics of a futuristic piece of furniture. As always, we've compiled some of the most exciting…

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Inspired Commercial Spaces & Design Award Newsletter

January 27, 2013

Inspired Commercial Spaces & Design Award

It’s spring already, and the budding trees, sunshine, and warm temperatures are making the air electric! If you’re like us, you’re eager to venture out, do some spring cleaning, and get some fresh…

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What Makes an Award-Winning Space Newsletter

January 27, 2013

What Makes an Award-Winning Space

Boy does time fly – before you know it, the summer season is over, kids are back in school, and the sun decides to go behind the clouds for weeks on end. Since…

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