Capitol Design, LLC

Capitol Design, Joe Currie, worked with my husband and I for much of 2019 on the renovation design for the 80's Texas Hill Country home we bought. The house was solid, VERY dated, and needed a bit more square footage to accommodate our family's needs. Joe helped us update the style and use of the existing space; his experience with living spaces across the country was so valuable to us. He also helped us add square footage in a second floor. He managed the engineer's visits, of which there were several. I would call Joe again in the future with design needs. We are currently waiting on permits, and hope to have the project completed in early fall 2020.

Working with Joe was a pleasure. He spent a lot of time reviewing our needs and our goals while providing suggestions and guidance on our choices and design for our kitchen. He was patient and accommodated our change requests and provided detailed 3d renders and drawings prior to any construction beginning. He was very helping in making suggestions to maximize our value for dollar spent. We gutted our kitchen to the walls and replaced everything including all cabinets, appliances, countertops, and expanded the entire kitchen island. We installed a new range and hood and enlarged the existing vent. Joe did an excellent job managing the various vendors and contractors and guided us through the entire experience of selecting our materials and appliances. I would highly recommend Joe to anyone looking to do a complete kitchen remodel. Joe was also extremely helpful in taking care of issues (which are guaranteed to come up in any major remodel) including taking care of damage caused by contractors and making sure were satisfied with the fit and finish of the kitchen even months after the job was completed and we found small issues. Although his services weren't cheap, I strongly believe you get what you pay for and I plan on using Joe for future projects. I don't believe our kitchen would have turned out as wonderfully as it did if we had tried to do this without Joe.

When I started my kitchen remodel, only knew that I wanted new cabinets and something super durable and easy maintenance but not boring. Joe guided me to a kitchen that in addition had a much more open feel, better traffic flow, and more storage space. The 3D renderings were crucial for showing me possibilities. Joe's crews were friendly and helpful and made sure all the details were right. I now have a happy space with a little pizazz and I can't think of a thing I would change.

We hired Joe to do a kitchen remodel for us and are extremely pleased with the results. Joe is knowledgeable, professional, and detail-oriented. He gave us useful design suggestions based on his expertise. Joe was easily reachable by phone/text, and he returned messages promptly. The rest of his team was excellent in customer service as well. Start to finish, the work itself took only a few weeks, which helped to minimize the disruption to our schedule/life. We would highly recommend Joe and his team.

I have worked with Joe Currie of Capitol Design, LLC on a number of kitchen and bathroom projects. I am an interior designer in the DC metro area and bring Joe in when doing kitchen and bathroom designs. I have also worked with Joe on built-in bars and entertainment built-ins. His expertise and knowledge go beyond. His approach to each space is well detailed, and always includes function, style, and creativity. He listens carefully to the clients' needs and implements what they want in the best way possible. He works well with challenging spaces. Very professional and absolut.y great to work with. I really enjoy it when we team up together.

Joe is an extremely talented designer with a dedication to quality and function equally. His designs are timeless and he is ALWAYS a pleasure to work with! I would recommend Capitol Design without hesitation to anyone seeking the finest quality design work with the friendliest service.

Joe did an amazing job with our kitchen!!! He struck just the right chord of advising us about ideas/possibilities and incorporating our own unique style. Very happy with the final outcome!!

We are so happy with our new kitchen, designed by Joe and constructed by his crew. In addition to the kitchen, they also painted much of our downstairs and replaced our flooring, and everything turned out beautifully. Joe and his crew are highly professional and responsible, and the costs were explained in advance. I highly recommend Capitol Design!

It was a great experience working with Joe. Our project was to merge our dining area to the kitchen. He was easy to work with, listened to our needs/desires and cooperatively produced a unique and on target design. He managed the construction phase and all of his subs (with one exception) were equally responsive to our needs and produced excellent results. We plan to use Joe again for future work.

Joe did a great job on helping us design our new kitchen and implementing those changes. It was a big job. We knocked down walls and moved appliances. He had lots of ideas and was not pushy at all. The video rendering were super helpful because I could get an idea of what it would really look like. I would for sure hire him again.

We have a nice home in a lovely neighborhood, but it was a typical suburban design with narrow hallways and compartmented rooms. We had recently remodeled the basement and we were now ready to tackle the kitchen. We knew we wanted a more workable kitchen and that removing a wall would create a better space for entertaining. We also knew we wanted the project to have a “wow” factor but were not exactly sure how to get there. Our interior designer knew just who we needed; she referred us to Joe Currie of Capitol Design. The first thing Joe suggested was reconfiguring the layout of the room itself by removing a wall and widening an entrance to open the space to the family room. He also streamlined the room by deleting a door and removing a zig-zag portion of a wall. We wanted to retain seating in the kitchen and didn’t know how this new layout would accommodate it. Joe designed a 45° peninsula with an attached 48” diameter round glass tabletop. Even with renderings, it was still difficult to visualize. The day before installation, I called Joe to express my reservation, and he asked me just to trust him. We are so glad we did. Now when friends and relatives see the kitchen for the first time, they say, “Wow!” We found Joe to be very knowledgeable about all phases of construction and design, very patient with our questions and concerns and extremely accessible by phone, text or email. We look forward to working with Joe on our next project.

Joe Currie of Capitol Design, LLC has designed and supplied several projects for GBI Corporation, a new home builder in Montgomery County, Md. Joe is very creative and his attention to detail allows our product to shine above our competition. Joe's vision does not stop with the cabinetry, suggestions to improve space and flow factor into an organic approach to the space. I would without hesitation, recommend Capitol Design for any kitchen or bath project. Michael Gordon Vice-President GBI Corporation

As we were considering a design team for the kitchen (and other areas) in our new home, there was no question who we would turn to for the BEST of everything...Joe Currie and Capitol Design! Joe's creative vision and extensive portfolio of award winning kitchens is the literal "one two punch" for a fabulous design and build. Thank you Joe!

We were designing a new home and the kitchen was consistently an issue. My wife wanted all the amenities. Multiple islands, vast amounts of working counter top space, and every appliance that exists. I read about Joe Curry in a magazine and called. He set an appointment and met me at my office. Joe understood the demands of my wife and designed a kitchen that met every need. He put the design into a new 3D rendering that made the whole process come to life. We just moved into the new home a few weeks ago. The kitchen is wonderful! Joe met every expectation we had with professionalism, great ideas, and the ability to take our ideas and transform them into what is now my wife's dream kitchen. I would recommend Joe Curry to anyone looking for fresh ideas. He is a joy to work with. Thanks Joe for our new home!!

Joe did a major redesign of our kitchen/dining area. I was hesitant to contact him at first because his projects all seemed really high-end. I was afraid he wouldn't be interested in working on a country farmhouse. I needn't have worried -- Joe took as much care with my house as he does with a million dollar project. From first to last, he was attentive, enthusiastic and conscientious, and his crew was skilled and dependable. A construction site is always somewhat chaotic and messy, but they made sure to clean up and pick up as much as possible before they left each day. I shared my Houzz wish list with Joe when we first met. I knew I couldn't have everything on the list, so Joe helped me narrow it down to the features that were most important to me. He even picked up on something I never came out and said -- my need for an open, airy space where I'd feel like I had room to breathe. The design he came up with was completely unexpected, and yet once I saw his renderings, I couldn't imagine doing it any other way. Left to my own devices, I'd have probably crammed too much in and lost the opportunity to have a space where friends and family could congregate without stepping all over each other. I couldn't be more pleased with Joe and his work. He'll definitely be the one I call for future projects.

I recently worked with Joe on my kitchen remodel drawings and had an amazing experience! He was very attentive, kind, and provided support and encouragement on design choices throughout the process. I also appreciated the fact that even after he shared the drawings, he happily and promptly responded to my millions of follow up email questions. My contractor also found his drawings to be extremely helpful and thorough and I high recommend him.

We made the wise decision to engage Capital Design to remodel and upgrade the kitchen of our newly purchased home in Lakeway, Texas. We loved our new home, but the kitchen seemed dark and dated compared to this otherwise beautiful home. From the onset of the project through its completion, Joe Curie provided us with the vision and tasteful design ideas which resulted in a beautiful new layout that is open and vibrant. Joe and his team of professional contractors were a pleasure to work with and we could not be more pleased with the results.

I would highly recommend Capitol Design and I can not say enough great things about Joe and his crew. The professionalism, guidance and transparency really made this job as smooth as possible. Not to mention that Joe and his crew are simply a delight to work with -- so kind, so thorough, and so focused on excellent results. Things will go wrong with a remodel of this size and scope -- materials will be late, contractors will be unavailable, people change what they want mid-stream, the schedule is going to shift... but Joe and his crew moved heaven and earth to finish our project (on a very aggressive schedule) before we had our friends coming into town. They are truly fantastic...

Joe designed our master bathroom as our home was 20 years old and needed to be updated. His design was very complex as we moved walls and completely changed the layout. What set him aside from others was the fact that he stayed very involved and active in the entire process. He helped us select all fixtures, cabinets, tile, stonework as well as helped us pick the final contractor and was in the middle of the whole process from design to completion. We could not be happier with the end result and credit Joe in large part for the success. Based on this project we will most certainly use him as we remodel the rest of our home.

Capitol Design designed this beautiful total kitchen remodel for a high-end residence. Joe Currie, Owner, is a professional and has been awarded many awards for his high-quality plan and design services. Joe is very creative with designs, ideas....with multiple details. Joe has many years of experience and expertise not only with kitchen and bathroom designs.....as well as great experience in designing residential plans. Joe uses high-grade appliances and beautiful cabinetry. Joe is on time.....and on budget to this homeowner as well as each of his customers. Joe is very attentive to the homeowner's ideas and respective lifestyles......Joe works very well with subcontractors. Joe's total redesign of this kitchen .....from the beautiful granite counters....beautiful cabinetry....and other high-end details resulted in a very functional and spacious kitchen - dining area for entertaining guests! Capitol Design has enhanced each of my residential remodels.....( I have been a high-end custom home builder in Austin for 40 years )....Each of the discriminating homeowners have been truly pleased with the team partnership of Bill Foster Builders and Capitol Design ! ~~ Bill Foster

I never met Joe Currie before we hired him but I figured he must have a really big head because all the photos I saw of his work were gorgeous. Well, now that our kitchen/dining/living room remodel is complete I still don’t know if Joe has a big head because I have yet to meet him in person. What I do know now — after he helped us create a gorgeous space of our own — is that he richly deserves any and all accolades bestowed upon him… and whatever sized ego that might result. Our project goals seemed unattainable. We had a love/hate relationship with the modest, 60’s ranch house we had bought and for the life of us we couldn’t figure out how to fix it. When our contractor suggested we work with a designer 1000 miles away I was skeptical. Could we really do everything that needed to be done via phone and email? How could someone who had never set foot in our house get a good feel for the space? Many of the projects in Joe’s portfolio seemed more elaborate than what we wanted (or could afford) and I wondered if he would push us in directions we weren’t prepared to go. Those concerns were short lived, however, as the Joe I got to know and who got to know us (maybe better than he would have liked!) was warm, gracious, and perfectly willing to let me steer our course. It was a circuitous path, to be sure, as I am not one to make even the smallest decision without changing my mind several times. Having Joe as our “virtual guide” took a great deal of pressure off my husband who, by the way, was thrilled to let “the expert” deal with his indecisive wife! And Joe was incredibly patient and resilient throughout our “long distance relationship.” His virtual renderings really helped me “see” what I otherwise couldn’t imagine. He finessed every good idea I had into something better. When I had questions, he had answers. When I didn’t like his first answer, he’d whip up a new, illustrated solution to address my concern in the blink of an eye. When I was at my wit’s end, he revived my spirits with his own special brand of wit and humor. The final result was a true collaborative effort. We no longer have a dysfunctional relationship with our house and we credit Joe (and our contractor) for ably facilitating this physical and emotional transformation. It’s not the house we bought, it’s not Joe-the-Designer’s house, it’s OUR house, and we love it!

We hired Joe Currie to help us with the design for our kitchen remodel. He's been patient and helpful, with the technology for us to "see" different proposals and ideas. His recommendations and help have been invaluable.

Capitol Design just finished a complete renovation on my kitchen. Joe Currie's attention to detail helped to create a kitchen that is both beautiful and functional. His patient and friendly demeanor made him a joy to work with. Everyone who comes into my new space just says , "wow". And that's why you hire Joe Currie of Capitol Design!

Joe was great to work with & he came up with some creative ideas for our kitchen remodel. Thanks Joe for your design work!

We have had the pleasure to become recently acquainted with Joe Currie. Our family hired him to layout and design our 38th Street project. Joe is the consummate professional. He has communicated very well with us and has respected our time and wishes concerning the critical initial phase of this project. Joe's designs are very classy and unique. Because of his experience in the field, he knows when to assert himself on a design aspect and when to relent to our desires. We have also enjoyed the benefits of the technology he uses to produce amazing renderings to see if we like the ideas that are being suggested. In summary, Mr. Currie is a keeper!

Capitol Design worked on architectural elevations, finishes, and custom furniture in our 100,000 sq. ft. building. Joe Currie turned some very challenging issues into very beautiful space! He has a wealth of knowledge, a diverse skill set, and a deep well of experience from which he draws. He very patiently worked with our committee and walked us through every step of the way. I highly recommend Joe Currie and Capitol Design.

I love my new kitchen designed by Joe! It functions perfectly savting many steps. It has stayed in perfect condition with good use reflecting wise choices of materials & appliances. We love this space, our family loves it too but the compliments we get from visitors are so outstanding! It is so much fun to see their faces! This kitchen has the wow factor everywhere you look! We could not be more pleased! Thank you Joe!

Joe Currie created exquisiteblue print/designs detailing where everything should be placed in our kitchen rennovation from sink, fridge, cooktop, oven, dishwasher, cabintry and counters. His attention to funcionality and asthetics were perfect. He focused on each cabinet type making sure I had enough small storage and large storage while keeping the vision of the room balanced. He looked at where appliances were placed so that there was useful counter space and functionality for each. He maximized the use of the space and made my kitchen/dining area a beautiful and practical room.

One meeting with Joe and you have to love him. His affable personality is only overshadowed by his skill and ability to plan space and design. I first met Joe in 2006 when we both worked in the Washington, D.C. market (he in design and me in remodeling) and learned why he has been so successful in design. Having been around the industry my whole life I have come to pick out different projects from well known designers by their "signature" elements. With Joe his only signature is stunningly beautiful design with every project. Considering a designer for your project? At the absolute minimum, give Joe the opportunity to provide input. You won't be sorry.