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[Vancouver, Canada], January 19, 2015 – Miccaro Designs of Vancouver has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.  The "company that displayes an approach with imagination, careful attention to detail, restraint and a sense of humor" was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.” Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community.

“Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize Miccaro Designs among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

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Miccaro Designs

Miccaro Designs is the natural evolution of my love of the fine arts and the interior design training I received through the B.C. Institute of Technology in Vancouver.

With a strong background in various art mediums, many years of successful custom design with a fabric house and a passion for home design, I’m able to blend my creative talent and professionalism to create warm and inviting residential interiors. As an artist, I see the world very much in terms of light, balance, form, color and texture. Successful interior design celebrates all of these.

Interior design is a collaborate process in which the artistic sensibilities of the designer and the unique personality of the client merge to create an environment that is tailored to perfectly reflect the clients’ individual needs, hopes and dreams. I am inspired by clients who are interested in pushing the envelope and working with visually exciting ideas. I am also a strong believer that all budgets deserve good design because as I see it, everyone deserves to live a beautiful life.

I approach my work with imagination, careful attention to detail, restraint and a sense of humor. When my versatile knowledge and experienced eye is applied to your project I will not only meet but exceed your expectations. Over the years, I have come to realize my greatest assets are my satisfied clients both past and present. Although every project is a unique journey the results are always the same, a comfortably, elegant home that is a celebration of that particular person or family and the life that they live.

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish - online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com

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Annual Survey and Analysis of Community of Over 25 Million Monthly Users Reveals Top-Rated Home Remodeling Professionals and Design Trends

Houzz (www.houzz.com), the leading platform for home remodeling and design, today announced the community’s picks for Best Of Houzz 2015, a homeowner-to-homeowner guide to the top home builders, architects, interior designers, landscape pros and other residential remodeling professionals on Houzz from tile, stone and countertop pros to painters.

“Houzz connects people with the best home professional for their project by providing the only 360-degree view of a professional, from their portfolio, client reviews, awards and accreditations to their work style and expertise based on their participation in the Houzz community,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to join our community in recognizing the talented professionals on Houzz who are delivering incredible designs and delightful customer experiences.”

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Customer Service and Design. Customer Service honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers,” Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, showing the Houzz community their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz.

Houzz recently launched the Photographer Network (http://www.houzz.com/getPhotos) to provide industry professionals with access to top photographers at affordable prices, making it easy to showcase their work to the Houzz community. Consisting of more than 500 professional photographers in the U.S. and Canada on Houzz, the network provides special photography packages to first-time clients who are professionals on Houzz.

About Houzz
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish - online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com

• Standard Living/Family Room – it should be proportional to a room’s floor space.
  Ideally, it should leave an equal amount of floor bare all around it. This applies
  regardless of obstacles like fireplace hearths, radiators, and furniture set against
  the walls. An alterative is to place the rug so it reaches under all or most of the
  furniture’s front legs (it’s not always necessary the back legs are on it). There also
  shouldn’t be more then 2’ of rug beyond the furniture. Either place a piece of
  furniture in it such as a console table behind a sofa or find a smaller size.
• In the Bedroom – Use the same rules as in the living room: choose a rug that leaves approximately 2” of bare floor at the edges. However, if your bed is off center, centering the rug under the bed will look awkward. As alternative, use two or three smaller rugs in the room – one on each side of the bed and perhaps the third at the end of the bed, instead of one large one.

• Frame your existing mirror – to give it definition and updated style in 2 ½ “ wide wood or MDF (Medium density fiber board), stained or painted and attach it right to the mirror to the wall around it.
• Dress up the cabinetry – for a flat plain door & drawer fronts, add detail to plain vanity doors by installing panel mouldings about 2” to 3” in from the edges (found in all hardware stores).
• Sleek new hardware – replace outdated and worn out cabinetry knobs & pulls with new good-looking versions in brushed nickel & chrome and are available at reasonable prices everywhere.
• Change the light fixture – Double sconces on either side of a mirror are an especially hot look right now or a great looking single fixture that radiates a good amount of light for the space.
• Stylish new sink – if your budget allows, you’ll be surprised at the difference it can make.
• Cover outdated floors - with peel-and-stick linoleum tiles in a fresh new color.
• Added storage – in a bath without much storage, make use of the vertical wall space over the toilet and hang an inexpensive new medicine cabinet chest or floating open shelves.

• Using Fabrics Creatively:
  
  Fabric weaves, finishes, and patterns express varying degrees of formality.
  Eclectic – linen is a good choice for eclectic rooms that are sleek yet casual.
  Casual – whether contemporary or country, dress sofas & chairs in the same
  textural denims, plaids & cottons you wear on weekends.
  Formal – matched fabrics convey a formal look, as do elegant silk, damask, and
  Chintz.
• Frame a View:
  
  Window treatments play a major role in building your style.
  Eclectic – loosely draped curtains express a casual, clean or eclectic look.
  Minimal – stick to unadorned shades, blinds or shutters.
  Formal – consider traditional drapes with flowing floor –to-ceiling panels,
  Valances & elegant trim.
• Furniture Tells a Story:
  
  Tailor furniture for the way you want to use your space.
  Casual – Oversized roll-arm sofas & chairs with an abundance of pillows.
  Modern – 20th century classics such as Barcelona & Wassily chairs.
  Formal – antiques, reproductions featuring classic details such as camelbacks
  on sofas or ball-and-claw feet.
• Factor in Texture:
  
  Most important to give visual interest and personality.
  Casual – rough textures such as berber carpet, natural fibre rugs, wicker furniture
  Work in casual & eclectic rooms.
  Formal – smooth textures such as lacquer, glass, mirrors and polished woods
  convey a sleek yet formal attitude.

Create Unity – Color and theme unit a display, but subtle differences add interest.
(ie. all of the pictures are black & white, all frames are the same
color, not necessarily the same size, all are family photos or
similar theme).

Focal Point – Give the arrangement a focal point. One larger or a set of larger
pictures or photos can be placed in the center, with smaller ones
radiating their way out from the inner pictures for a more casual
grouping.

Center Stage – Find a wall space where images can take center stage. A hallway is
the perfect spot for a large arrangement of pictures.

Arrangement – Let the wall space suggest the shape of the arrangement – a tall,
narrow space might be enliven by pictures hung in a tall column, a
long hallway lends itself to a series of photographs hung gallery
style or hung in a uniform layout.