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Building Reputations: Spotlight on Award-Winning Remodelers and Their Most Lauded Projects
By Cathy Cruise

Do you ever wish your home was more functional, or dream of roomier rooms? Long for light, ache for ambiance? You’re not alone. With fewer people buying new homes these days, more are considering remodeling.

“When there’s no easy sale or trade-up option, it makes sense to improve upon what you have,” says John Byrd, president of Home Fronts News Service. “There’s a sense today of people settling in and making a house into one that works for them.”

But how to choose a contractor? Take a look at their achievements—like these 10 area builders, most of which received the National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s (NARI) Contractor of the Year (CotY) awards (national and regional). Others took home the big-name Chrysalis and American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards.

Eagle Home Design, LLC
11738 Indian Ridge Road, Reston; 703-476-5550; www.eagleprojects.us
Winner: NARI 2008 Regional CotY Award, Residential Kitchen $60K to $100K, Region II
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