FOR SALE

We are selling our Scenic Hills Showhouse and will be relocation our showroom to"The Design Center" 307 West Chase Street, Pensacola,  home of "Constance Crosby Interiors". call anytime to view the house,(850) 626-9636, 1644 Spalding Circle, Scenic Hills North, Click on Portfolio to see photographs of the Showhouse. Directions to Showhouse: From Nine Mile Road turn onto Scenic Hills Drive, turn right at Meadowbrook Drive, Right at Burning Tree Road, Right at Tam O'Shanter and left on Spalding Circle. House is on the right at the curve. MLS#371351

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The DNA of a renovation firm

Have you longed to redo your kitchen or bath? Naturally, everyone would like to have a drop dead gorgeous award winning

kitchen and bath. How do

you go about finding a designer and construction firm, what are the qualities or makeup that you should look for and what differentiates or makes one firm unique from another?

Katheryn Cowles of K.W. Cowles Design & Cabinet Division of Paul Cowles Construction thinks that most firms in this area do not have an understanding of the products and resources available in the area and do not have the design experience to achieve a comprehensive and cohesive plan for a kitchen or bath remodel.

"The one item I see many designers do is sacrifice function for pretty. Aesthetics are important, however, you should never sacrifice the function and safety of a kitchen or bath design when both can almost always be achieved."

Also, continues Cowles, "The kitchen and bath are very complex areas to design and not many professional designers are qualified to deal with these areas."

Katheryn is a Certified Kitchen & Bath Designer, this certification is an interior design option in 50 endorsed schools of higher education and requires seven years interning and designing residential kitchens before you qualify to take the certification exam.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association states that Certified Designers are highly skilled in design, space planning, product selection, decorating and they have extensive knowledge of building codes, and materials. They write specifications, draft plans that include mechanical systems and are easily interpreted by the trades. A certified designer will oversee and supervise every phase of the project and quite often hold their client's hand when a crisis happens or a schedule must be revised or extended.

Katheryn has been a key member of the design community for 30 years and is currently President of the National Kitchen & Bath Association Emerald Coast Chapter, her kitchen, bath and other room designs have garnered numerous awards on a national as well as a regional level. Katheryn is a member of "The Kitchen & Bath Workshop" a group of six professional design experts that will present seminars beginning Thursday, Aug. 27 on the dos and don't s of kitchen and bath design. The seminars will focus on educating small groups from the general public on what to look for in good design, emerging design trends, 2010 color forecast, product and storage tips, flooring and lighting. (For information on these seminars go to Web Site, www.kwcowles.com)

Katheryn Cowles of K.W. Cowles Design and Cabinet Division incorporates functionality as well as beauty in her designs. As a Certified Kitchen & Bath Designer, she has extensive knowledge of all phases of renovation. She plans a series of renovation seminars beginning August 27. The other members of the Cowles Design/Build Team, are Paul Cowles and Brendon Cowles. In 1984 Paul Cowles resigned his professional positions as Commercial Artist, Structural Designer and Home Furnishings Coordinator in up state New York to become a partner in his brothers Santa Rosa County construction firm. Now as president of Paul Cowles Construction he is an exceptional hands on general contractor and a contributing designer of the firm.

When asked what he felt set his firm apart from other companies, Paul stated that "Excellence in design and product is only part of the equation that make our firm exceptional. Essential in the performance of any successful renovation project is attention to detail and unsurpassed workmanship" Brendon Cowles joined the firm in 2005 and is the firms on site supervisor /manager and the future of the firm.

To contact the Cowles design team call (850) 626-9636. The Cowles Showhouse is located in Scenic Hills N. and they have an open house every Tuesday 11-5 and by appointment evenings and other days.