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A Focus on Smart Design
Van Metre Homes Offers
Home Design Workshops
ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 15, 2007
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Van Metre Homes proudly presents
READY...SET...DESIGN, a series of workshops with tips on home
decorating and entertaining from prestigious guest speakers.
Designed to educate and inspire, the workshops have been a
huge success. Plus, attendees at any one of these events or
visitors to any Van Metre community can register to win a
$10,000 Home Design makeover for their current home or a new
Van Metre Home.
Previous guest speakers at
the workshops include acclaimed TV interior designer Christi
Proctor from TLC's "Trading Spaces." Held at Van Metre's
award-winning Stone Ridge community, Christi Proctor offered
design demonstrations, information about current home design
trends, decorating tips and assistance for guests with
decorating challenges of their own. Future
READY...SET...DESIGN events will be taking place at many the
Van Metre communities throughout the fall. Visit
VanMetreDesign.com for more information.
Recently Van Metre Homes was
awarded two leading honors by J.D. Power and Associates --
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction with New-Home Builders in
Washington, D.C." and "Highest Ranked Design Among New-Home
Builders in Washington, D.C.". The J.D. Power and Associates
rankings reflect Van Metre Homes' long-standing, hallmark
reputation for outstanding customer service and commitment to
innovative design.
Van Metre Homes is part of
The Van Metre Companies, a family-owned, Northern Virginia
based residential development and homebuilding firm founded in
1955. Van Metre Homes develops new home communities and builds
over 350 new homes annually. Van Metre also develops, builds
and manages apartment communities and commercial properties,
and builds signature estate homes through their Marquis Custom
Homes brand. For more information about Van Metre Homes, their
READY...SET...DESIGN events or the $10,000 Home Design
Makeover, please visit VanMetreHomes.com.
Van Metre Homes received the
highest numerical score in Washington D.C. in the proprietary
J.D. Power and Associates 2007 New-Home Customer Satisfaction
StudySM. Study based on 50,401 total responses in 34 markets,
measuring 15 builders in Washington D.C. (Alexandria City,
Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fredericksburg City, Loudoun,
Prince William, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties in
Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, and St. Mary's Counties in Maryland; Washington D.C.)
and measures opinions of consumers who purchased a new home in
2006. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and
perceptions of consumers surveyed in March-July 2007. Your
experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. Van Metre Homes
received the highest numerical score in Washington D.C. in the
proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2007 New-Home Design
StudySM. Study based on 45,670 total responses in 30 markets,
measuring 15 builders in Washington D.C. (Alexandria City,
Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fredericksburg City, Loudoun,
Prince William, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties in
Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
Georges, and St. Mary's Counties in Maryland; Washington D.C.)
and measures opinions of consumers who purchased a new home in
2006. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and
perceptions of consumers surveyed in March-July 2007. Your
experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. Washington D.C.
market area covers: Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax,
Fauquier, Fredericksburg City, Loudoun, Prince William,
Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties in Virginia; Calvert,
Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince Georges, and St. Mary's
Counties in Maryland; Washington D.C.
Source: Van Metre Homes
CONTACT: Decia Stringer of
Fraser Wallace Advertising, +1-703-264-6400,
for Van Metre Homes |
