Haven Design Works Scores Six GAHBA OBIEs for Best Interior Merchandising

1/26/17

Barry and Donna Mathis

Also Wins NAHB 55+ Housing Industry Awards at IBS

Haven Design Works, the well-known interior design firm specializing in model home merchandising, clubhouses and hospitality projects throughout the U.S., won four Gold and two Silver OBIE awards at the 36th Annual Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) Awards Gala in November 2016.

In addition, the rapidly expanding Atlanta-based company was recognized nationally at the2017 Best of 55+ Housing Awards ceremony at the NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando. Haven Design Works won two Silver awards in the Best 55+ Interior Design of a Model category for Killarney II Loft Model and the Ravenna Model, both at K. Hovnanian’s®Four Seasons at Lakes of Cane Bay in Summerville, South Carolina.

GAHBA OBIEs:

The OBIE Awards are the premier awards in Atlanta’s new home construction industry and celebrate outstanding achievement in new home building, marketing, remodeling and personal achievement categories.

For their work in 2016, Haven Design Works won Best Interior Merchandising in each of these categories:

Gold:

  • Detached Model $300,000-$449,999 – The Preserve at Reed Mill, Edward Andrews Homes
  • Detached Model $400,000-$499,999 – Crestmont, CalAtlantic Homes
  • Detached Model $600,000-$699,999 – Reserve at Lakeview, CalAtlantic Homes
  • Attached Model, $500,000-$599,999 – Towns at Druid Hills, CalAtlantic Homes

Silver:

  • Detached Model, $400,000-$499,999 – Shiloh Pointe, CalAtlantic Homes
  • Detached Model, $600,000-$699,999 – Woodbury Preserve, CalAtlantic Homes


“These awards are a result of the joint effort and partnership that we develop with our team and clients," says Donna Mathis, founder and president of Haven Design Works. "We are thrilled to win six Gold and Silver OBIEs for our work on behalf of clients like Edward Andrews Homes and CalAtlantic Homes."

Haven Design Works is known for its sophisticated use of color and careful, innovative space planning. Different palettes appeal to targeted homebuyers who can then more easily imagine living in the new homes.

About Haven Design Works:

Haven Design Works specializes in designing interiors that sell, from tailored to reclaimed, classic or modern. Award-winning services include:

? Model home merchandising

? Clubhouse/Sales Center/Common Spaces design

? Review and critique of floor plans and elevations

? Turnkey service/Purchasing, storage and installation