Posted by General Carnemark on Fri, May 11, 2012 @ 05:25 PM
Turn to CARNEMARK design + build to breathe new life into condominums large and small. CARNEMARK's condo gurus know how to balance the inevitable bumps—from shared walls to freight elevators to condo boards—along the path to enlightenment. CARNEMARK is experienced in the cooperation, creativity, and client care needed to achieve the most positive reincarnations. Are you ready to transform your condo or apartment space into everything it was meant to be?
Check out the results of CARNEMARK's Condo Karma on their "Our Projects" webpage.
Pictured above: condo renovation project in Alexandria, Virginia.
Posted by General Carnemark on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 @ 10:33 AM
CARNEMARK was selected as an award winner in three categories for the 2012 National Kitchen and Bath Association DC-area design competition. CARNEMARK received 1st place in the medium kitchen category, 1st place in the large bath category, and 2nd place in the large kitchen category. Below are images of each award winning design/build project.
1st Place - Medium Kitchen category - Kitchen Remodel - Alexandria, VA
1st Place - Large Bath category - Master Suite Remodel - Potomac Falls, VA
2nd Place - Large Kitchen category - Kitchen Remodel - Potomac Falls, VA
For more information and photographs of these three kitchen and bathroom renovations, visit their full project galleries at the links below.
Kitchen Remodel, Alexandria, VA
Bathroom Remodel, Potomac Falls, VA
Kitchen Remodel, Potomac Falls, VA
Posted by General Carnemark on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 @ 05:38 PM
Thinking about a remodel? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the latest trade secrets from an award-winning expert in residential design and construction.
Jonas Carnemark, CR, CKD, will share advice on what you can do—and what you can avoid—to make the most informed homeowner decisions during your remodel.
Make plans now to attend the upcoming CARNEMARK Seminar Series on Kitchen & Bath Remodeling on Sunday, March 18, from 1 to 3 pm.
Register for our seminar by clicking on the button below or by visiting info.carnemark.com/seminars or calling 301.657.5000.
Posted by General Carnemark on Fri, Mar 02, 2012 @ 05:14 PM
Community Forklift, the DC metro area’s largest “thrift store” for home improvement, and its mission of recovering building materials that can be reused instead of thrown away has taken hold within the remodeling industry.
For years, the CARNEMARK team has been a huge fan. “We work with Community Forklift on nearly all of our projects,” says Jonas Carnemark, CR, CKD. “As a result of this partnership we are able to promote our green building practices, donate valuable materials for resale, and reduce our overall project costs, making it a win-win for everyone involved.”
Not only is CARNEMARK a Community Forklift enthusiast but they are also one of their top contributors of building materials and they have the donation process down. Because of this, Community Forklift asked CARNEMARK to be the featured company in a video tutorial showcasing each step of the donation process—from demolition and staging to jobsite pickup and even where the materials end-up.
“CARNEMARK is well advanced when it comes to recovery of materials from jobsites,” states Christine McCoy, Donations Director at Community Forklift. “We would love to visit CARNEMARK jobsites and create a video to instruct other builders on how to manage their sites for maximum reuse and recycling potential.”
Needless to say, the CARNEMARK team is honored to highlight their reuse and recycling best practices and is looking forward to showcasing the Community Forklift video. Stay tuned as the final video is coming soon.
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Learn more about Community Forklift here.
Posted by General Carnemark on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 @ 09:28 AM
On January 21, 2012, the National Associaton of Remodeling Industry hosted their Metro DC-area Contractor of the Year award ceremony. CARNEMARK entered three remodeling projects in this local CotY award competition and received highest recognition in all three categories (outlined below).
These same three projects also competed in the NARI 2012 National CotY award competition. Contractors from seven regions around the country vie for CotY awards on an annual basis. An impartial panel of judges, experts within the remodeling industry and associated fields, selected winners based on each entrant's binders, which include "before and after" photography and project descriptions. Judging focused on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty and entry presentation.
In the National competition, judges first select Regional award winners and then those Regional winners go on to another round to compete to win at the National level in each remodeling category.
At the Regional Awards competition, CARNEMARK was named NARI 2012 Southeast Regional Contractor of the Year in two award categories: Entire House Over $1,000,000 and Residential Kitchen Over $120,000 (outlined below).
NARI Metro DC CotY GRAND winner, Entire House $500,000 to $1,000,000*
View all photographs of the finished whole house remodel here, "All Together Now"
NARI Metro DC CotY MERIT winner, Entire House Over $1,000,000
NARI Southeast Regional Contractor of the Year award winner
View all photographs of the finished whole house remodel here, "Age and Beauty"
NARI Metro DC CotY GRAND winner, Residential Kitchen Over $120,000
NARI Southeast Regional Contractor of the Year award winner
View all photographs of the finished kitchen remodel here, "What's Cooking?"
"The CotY Awards are the highest honor in the remodeling industry," said owner Jonas Carnemark, CR, CKD. "CARNEMARK is proud to be among the caliber of firms who are members of the NARI program. We are among the largest and most talented remodelers in the country."
All projects submitted for CotY awards were an improvement or an addition to an existing structure, with the exception of one category, "Residential Exterior Specialty." Otherwise, new construction projects were not eligible.
To be considered for a CotY Award, a company must be a NARI member in good standing. The entries of this year's competition totaled nearly $90 million worth of remodeling projects. NARI members represent an elite group of the approximately 800,000 companies and individuals in the U.S. identifying themselves as remodelers. For more information on NARI and its members, visit www.NARI.org.
*CARNEMARK has received GRAND award winner recognition in the NARI Metro DC CotY Entire House $500,000 to $1,000,000 category for three consecutive years - 2009, 2010, and 2011!
Posted by General Carnemark on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 10:42 AM
Please join us on Saturday, February 4th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm to tour a recently completed CARNEMARK renovation including the kitchen, family room, master bath, basement and foyer all while enhancing traffic flow of the first floor. The home is located in The Palisades neighborhood of Northwest DC - to RSVP and receive the exact home address, email event@carnemark.com or call 301-657-5000 by Friday, February 3rd.
We hope you can join us!
Posted by General Carnemark on Wed, Jan 04, 2012 @ 01:44 PM
Have you seen our whole house remodeling story in the latest issue of HOME & DESIGN? If not, look for the magazine on local area news stands now!
Cover Photograph
An Artistic Aura is one of HOME & DESIGN's feature stories focusing on a transformation of a traditional home into a sleek modern backdrop for art and sculpture.
Click HERE for more photographs and information about this whole house renovation project.
Read An Artistic Aura online HERE.
Posted by General Carnemark on Fri, Nov 25, 2011 @ 05:30 PM
Take a peek through this Houzz ideabook for inspiration on ways to make a small bath more interesting.
Looking for additional bathroom remodeling inspiration? Join us at CARNEMARK on Sunday, December 11th at 1pm for a Bathroom Design Trends Seminar -- click below for more information and to RSVP today. In the meantime, check out our CARNEMARK bathroom remodeling projects here.
Posted by General Carnemark on Thu, Oct 27, 2011 @ 09:55 AM
Congratulations, Sub-Zero and Wolf! The J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Kitchen Appliance Satisfaction StudySM has recognized Sub-Zero and Wolf within the refrigeration and cooktops, ranges, ovens categories.
Sub-Zero ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Refrigerators"
Wolf ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Ranges, Cooktops and Ovens, Two years in a Row, Tied in 2011"
As customer service is one of CARNEMARK's top priorities, we're proud to be associated with and to have the opportunity to work with a brand that shares this parallel value. Browse through the images below to see a few DC-metro area kitchen remodel projects with Sub-Zero and Wolf products.
Kitchen design and cabinets by KONST SieMatic; Interior Design by Katalin Farnady; 1st Place Regional Winner of 2008/2009 Sub-Zero/Wolf Kitchen Design Contest; photography by Anice Hoachlander. Featured Sub-Zero and Wolf products: fully-integrated Sub-Zero refrigerator, fully-integrated undercounter Sub-Zero freezer drawers, Wolf gas rangetop, Wolf double oven, Wolf warming drawer.
Kitchen part of CharityWorks Green House 2009; Kitchen designed by KONST SieMatic; Interior Design by Barry Dixon Inc.; photography by Gordon Beall. Featured Sub-Zero and Wolf products: built-in Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer, Wolf induction cooktop, Wolf cooktop low-profile wall hood, Wolf single oven, Wolf microwave, Wolf warming drawer.
Kitchen design/build by CARNEMARK; photography by Anice Hoachlander. Featured Sub-Zero and Wolf products: Wolf dual fuel range, Wolf pro hood liner, Sub-Zero fully-integrated refrigerator/freezer.
Kitchen design/build by CARNEMARK; cabinets by KONST SieMatic; 1st Place Regional Winner of 2006/2007 Sub-Zero/Wolf Kitchen Design Contest; photography by Maxwell MacKenzie. Featured Sub-Zero and Wolf products: Wolf dual fuel range, Wolf pro wall hood, Sub-Zero stainless steel built-in refrigerator/freezer.
Kitchen design/build by CARNEMARK; 1st place Regional Winner of 2004/2005 Sub-Zero/Wolf Kitchen Design Contest; photography by Maxwell MacKenzie. Featured Sub-Zero and Wolf products: Wolf gas rangetop, Wolf double oven, Sub-Zero stainless steel built-in refrigerator/freezer, Sub-Zero undercounter wine refrigerator.
Again, congratulations to Sub-Zero and Wolf, a company known for their performance, quality, long life span, and satisfactory owner experience. Stop by this link for more information on this brand and their products. Or visit the official DC/ Baltimore area Sub-Zero and Wolf Showroom by Fretz.
Posted by General Carnemark on Fri, Sep 16, 2011 @ 12:07 PM
The 2011 Professional Remodeler Magazine's Best of the Best Design Awards have been announced, and CARNEMARK won two awards: one Silver award for Residential Bathroom remodel and one Bronze award for Whole House Residential remodel.
The Best of the Best Design Awards is a national contest which recognizes outstanding remodeling projects in 18 categories. Nominees are residential remodeling companies from around the country and winners are selected based on construction quality, overall design, creativity, problem solving and value. Awards are determined by a panel of four industry expert judges who stated that "with the quality of projects they received, this year's contest was very competitive." The judges also left written feedback about CARNEMARK's projects, including:
- "What a great transformation of the master bathroom space!"
- "I appreciate the clean, simple design elements that work; I like the way the plan has really been cleaned up."
- "The home has been transformed nicely with clean and simple lines making it a more relaxed and zen-like space."
Residential Bathrom Remodel, Silver Award Winner
bathroom before
bathroom after
for additional project images visit "See the Light"
Whole House Residential Remodel, Bronze Award Winner
exterior before
exterior after
this project's master suite is the other award winner: see above for photos
kitchen before
kitchen after
for additional project images visit "From Vision to Reality"
All winners will be featured in the 2011 October issue of
Professional Remodeler as well as on their website:
www.housingzone.com.