Some milestones make you pause and take stock of how far you’ve come.

Being named by Architectural Digest as one of just 11 builders and contractors in the Southeast to know is one of those moments. For Sean and me, it’s a recognition that means more than the headline — because it speaks to something we’ve been quietly building toward since day one: a firm where design and construction aren’t two separate conversations.

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What AD highlighted is exactly what we set out to create: a process where everything happens in-house, from the first concept sketch to the final nail. No hand-offs between a designer and a separate contractor. No gaps where the vision gets lost in translation. Sean leads the build side, I lead design, and our team carries both threads from the very first meeting. That integration is intentional — and it’s the thing our clients feel most in the final result.

Because the goal was never just beautiful spaces. It was spaces that work. Kitchens designed around how a family actually cooks. Primary suites that feel like a retreat rather than just a room with a good tile job. Additions and ADUs that fit the property and the people who live there — not just the trend of the moment. AD put it well: the results reflect our clients’ tastes and lifestyles, with comfort and functionality built in so the spaces can actually be lived in, fully, for years to come.

That’s the standard we hold ourselves to on every project, whether it’s a kitchen refresh or a whole-home transformation.

To our clients past and present — you trusted us with your homes and your lives inside them. This recognition is yours too.

Cheers,

Kimberly Co-Founder + Principal Designer, Park & Patina