Twelve Stones Designs is always happy to be part of the great discussions on design that take place at Houzz. Here are three articles that featured our designs during the months of March and April 2018, covering topics on how to choose the right ceiling fan for your room, how to incorporate heritage items into your space, and door styles
Save the Date for the 15th Annual Austin NARI Tour of Remodeled Homes
Twelve Stones Designs and Trifecta partners, Realty Restoration, LLC, have 2 wonderful homes on this year’s tour. Purchase your tickets now!
NARI’s 15th Annual Tour of Remodeled Homes
April 7-8, 2018
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Twelve Stones Designs Featured on Houzz: Ideabooks Galore
Twelve Stones Designs is always happy to be part of the great discussions on design that take place at Houzz. Here are three Ideabooks our designs were featured in during 2016, covering everything from tile styles to bringing a taste of contemporary India into your space.
Congratualtions To Twelve Stones Designs Friend & Partner, Christopher Davison
Twelve Stones Designs would like to congratulate, Christopher Davison, AIA, on being awarded the 2016 President’s Award at the Austin CotY Awards on November 10th. Unfortunately, Christopher was not able to receive his award that night due to illness. The President's Award is presented by the current chapter president to a chapter member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedication to the betterment of the chapter. Congratulations on a well deserved award for his dedication!

Twelve Stones Designs Wins Two 2016 Austin NARI Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards
Twelve Stones Designs and Design+Build partner, Realty Restoration, LLC win at the 2016 Austin NARI Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards. This year the Trifecta team took home awards for categories Residential Kitchen Over $150,000 and Entire House $250,000 to $500,000. Regrettably, the third part of the Trifecta team, registered architect Christopher Davison, was ill and could not attend the awards ceremony. Congrats to all!
Twelve Stones Designs Honored With Two National CotY Awards
2016 NARI National Residential Bath $50-75K
Twelve Stones Designs and design+build team, Realty Restoration, LLC won not just one, but two National awards at the 2016 Evening of Excellence awards which was on April 8th. The prestigious Contractor of the Year Awards ceremony was located here in Austin, TX this year. It was a magical evening for us all and we were so proud to win in our hometown!
2016 NARI National Residential Bath up to $25K
Awards received were for Residential Bath up to $25,000 and Residential bath between $50,001-$75,000. We’d like to send a special thank you to all of our amazing clients who let us enter their homes into this prestigious competition. We absolutely could not have done this without you. Thank you for your trust in our team and for allowing us the opportunity and privilege of helping you to actualize your remodeling visions. We are so blessed!
Twelve Stones Designs Featured On Houzz
One of our bathroom designs has been featured in an ideabook on Houzz. We're flattered to be shown as an example in Scenario 1 in Porcelain vs. Ceramic Tile: A 5-Scenario Showdown.
Twelve Stones Designs Wins At 2016 NARI Regional CotY Awards
Trifecta Design+Build team Twelve Stones Designs and Realty Restoration, LLC does it again! Winning 6 out of 6 categories entered at the 2016 NARI Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards Competition in February. Our region, Region 5, consists of 8 states and 7 chapters.
The 6 categories will automatically be entered into the National CotY Awards Competition. The winners will be revealed in early April in our home town of Austin, Texas. Stay tuned for more updates!

Also, TSD would like to send out a heartfelt "congrats" to the design+build firm Realty Restoration, LLC for winning the "Contractor of the Year" Award at the November 2015 Austin NARI CotY Evening of Excellence Awards. TSD and Realty Restoration have been teaming up for the past 5 years and have won dozens upon dozens of awards for their projects; from the local level all the way up to the national level. They have been featured multiple times in local trade magazines and have graced the cover of both local and national publications. They have formed what they call "The Trifecta of Design Build" in reference to their team approach to managing the not only the job but their clients expectations and surpassing the level of both repeatedly.

So, congrats to David, Christopher, Kamie, Laurie and the guys for receiving the well deserved recognition for a job well done! TSD is so blessed to have you as a partner! Here's to many more years of continued, collaborative success.
~Christy Bowen
Twelve Stones Designs Wins At Austin NARI CotY Awards
Trifecta Design+Build team Twelve Stones Designs and Realty Restoration, LLC made "sweeps" at the 2015 Austin NARI Chapter CotY (Contractor of the Year Awards) in November. They took home 8 awards in all, winning every category in which they submitted entries. They were also bestowed the prestigious and coveted NARI Tour of Remodeled Homes "Judges Choice" and "People's Choice" awards.
Twelve Stones Designs Project Featured In Qualified Remodeler Magazine
Twelve Stones Designs and trifecta design+build team, Realty Restoration, LLC, were featured in Qualified Remodeler’s Top 500 of 2014 issue. Titled “Party Kitchen”, the nationally recognized and award winning kitchen was recognized for its Master Design Solutions. Read about how perplexing angles, the homeowner’s extensive wish list, and the integration of multiple finishes resulted in a spectacular space: both functionally and aesthetically.
View the entire article online.
Twelve Stones Designs Named Regional Winner of 2012-2013 Thermador Kitchen Design Challenge
We are delighted to announce that Twelve Stones Designs has been selected as one of only 16 regional finalists in the prestigious 2012-2013 Thermador Kitchen Design Challenge. Read all about this proud achievement in the official Thermador Press Release.
Plan a New Kitchen But Know Trends and Pitfalls First
Twelve Stones Designs project featured in the Austin American-Statesman
White is very popular for kitchen cabinetry, as seen in this Thermador Kitchen Design Challenge Award Winner from New Creations Custom Kitchen and Bath and Christy Bowen of Twelve Stones Designs. Using different cabinetry for the island than the rest of the kitchen is also popular.
Source: Austin American-Statesman
Design a Spectacular Bath on Any Budget
TSD was featured in this article of a recent issue of Custom: a home plan portfolio. The article discusses universal design factors, setting budget priorities for needs and wants, and even lists "go-to" sources for budget friendly fixtures.
Spring Ln project continues to garner interest on Houzz.
Twelve Stones Designs and team partners Realty Restoration, LLC are featured once again in a Houzz article titled, "7 Low-Maintenance Countertops for Your Dream Kitchen". Check out the link!
Twelve Stones Designs Kitchen Featured On Houzz
Today my Design+Build Team, Realty Restoration, LLC, was honored in a feature article on Houzz.com titled 8 Kitchen Design Tips for Foodies. This was a kitchen I designed with them. Check out the link below for the full article. This kitchen also won both a local and regional CotY Award by NARI. Thanks Realty Restoration for another great collaboration! Congrats!
Twelve Stones Designs On Austin TV!
Christy M. Bowen CKD, CBD was featured on MyFoxAustin morning news spot regarding trends in Bathrooms on Jan, 10, 2014. Click here to watch.