Celebrating More Than Three Decades in Business!
Bowers Design Build believes that houses should be more than just square feet. Every home should be functional and filled with details that make it special for the way you live. Since 1990, we have renovated hundreds of homes in the Northern Virginia area and built new custom homes for clients upon request. Many have won awards for excellence in design and construction. While the quality of our work defines us, the true measure of our success is creating satisfied customers for life. Call us to discuss how we can help you create a new home or re-create your existing home, customizing it for the way you live.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA REMODELING & CUSTOM HOMES IN ARLINGTON, FAIRFAX, AND LOUDOUN COUNTIES, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND. OUR CLIENTS LIVE IN: McLean, Arlington, Falls Church, Vienna, Oakton, Great Falls, Alexandria, Aldie and Middleburg.
SERVICES: Northern Virginia Architectural Service, Northern Virginia Design/Build, and Northern Virginia Construction Management
SPECIALIZING IN: Northern Virginia New Custom Homes, Northern Virginia Whole House Renovations, Northern Virginia Kitchen Renovations, Northern Virginia Master Bathroom Renovations, Northern Virginia Interior Renovations, Northern Virginia Basement Renovations, Renovations for Aging-in-Place and Northern Virginia Outdoor Living Spaces
Why Choose Bowers?
MORE THAN GREAT HOMES
WE BUILD QUALITY, INTEGRITY & TRUST.
Since 1990, we have been designing and building award-winning renovations and new homes. Our on-staff architects, designers and craftsmen with decades of experience are eager to create your new kitchen, bathroom, home addition, whole house renovation or new custom home. Contact us today and discover why over 30% of our business is with repeat customers.
Award-Winning Design & Customer Service
100% of Clients Would Recommend Us to a Friend
A Passion for Excellence in Renovations
30 Years of Experience
Contractor of the Year in Northern VA for 30 Years
Highest Ranking Remodeler in Northern VA
Top Rated Design Build Contractor in Virginia
Featured on HGTV "Before and After"
In addition to the overall great experience, what was really key to me was that the communication process with the Bowers team was exceptional and their project management exceeded my expectations.
Donna Bunton
Featured in Northern Virginia Magazine
We loved the Bowers Design Build design team and our construction managers. We are thrilled with the finished space and it has truly changed the way we live in our home.
Marian & Chris Cooper
2020 NARI Award – Best Interior Renovation
100% of Our Clients Would Recommend Us to a Friend!
Bowers Scores 100% in All Categories of GuildQuality Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Our Bowers designer took our needs and made a great design come to life. We wouldn’t change anything about the process or end-product.
Linda & Neal Abravanel
2020 NARI Award – Best Kitchen
The Bowers team was very professional, respectable, and the project was done with high quality craftsmanship. Our designer was great, and the project turned out exactly as we envisioned.
Tom & Diane Welle
2020 NARI Award – Best Bathroom Renovation
The Bowers team was super and we would choose them again in a heartbeat.
Anne & Ward Worster
2018 NARI Award – Best Interior Renovation
Featured on HGTV
Home & Garden Television (HGTV) featured a Bowers Design Build project on its “Before & After” show. Each episode of “Before & After” profiles major home remodeling projects from start to finish. This entire McLean house renovation took about one year to design and build. This is the fourth Bowers appearance on HGTV’s “Before & After”.
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Monica Baranko2026-05-28 11:16:442026-05-28 11:16:44Why Outdoor Living Spaces Are Becoming Essential in Northern Virginia Homes
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Monica Baranko2026-02-12 11:32:362026-02-12 11:32:36Architecture-Design-Build vs. Architect + Builder
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Monica Baranko2026-01-28 10:59:012026-01-28 10:59:01Whole-Home Renovation Cost in Northern Virginia & Montgomery County, MD (2026 Guide)Voted 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia
Virginia Business Magazine has named Bowers Design Build as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia. The award identifies, recognizes and honors the best places of employment in Virginia. Workplace policies, practices and demographics, along with an employee survey to measure the employee experience were evaluated to determine the top companies and the final ranking. “The 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia know what it takes to create a workplace that results in teamwork and excellence. They put their employees’ welfare first, creating a positive environment for all”.
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Craftsmanship isn’t just about skilled hands. It’s about creating the right systems around them.
A talented carpenter, tile installer, or cabinetmaker can only do their best work when they have the right information: detailed drawings, accurate dimensions, thoughtful material selections, clear expectations, and a team that has anticipated how each decision affects the next.
That’s especially important in renovations, where changing one detail can impact everything from cabinetry and flooring to lighting, plumbing, HVAC, and trim.
At Bowers Design Build, craftsmanship starts long before construction. It’s in the planning, documentation, communication, coordination, and quality control that happen behind the scenes.
It’s checking a measurement twice. Catching a conflict before installation. Thinking through how two materials will meet. Making sure everyone...from our architects and designers to our project managers and trade partners....is working toward the same vision.
The beautiful details are what you see at the end.
But the systems behind them are what make that level of craftsmanship possible again and again.
Great craftsmanship isn’t accidental. It’s designed into the process.
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🎉 Please join us in congratulating Kirsten Gable on her promotion to Senior Project Designer!
Since joining Bowers Design Build, Kirsten has played an important role in guiding our clients through the design process...often balancing multiple projects at once while bringing creativity, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail to each one.
At Bowers, our goal has always been to create an exceptional experience for our clients, and that starts with having exceptional people on our team. Kirsten’s dedication to her clients and her work exemplifies that commitment.
We’re proud to recognize her growth and this well-deserved next step in her career.
Congratulations, Kirsten! We can’t wait to see what you accomplish next. 👏
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Life has a funny way of changing the plans we thought we had.
Maybe your parents need more support than they did a year ago. Maybe the kids who moved out have found their way back home. Maybe you're thinking ahead to retirement, recovering from an injury, or simply realizing that the home you've loved for years isn't working the way it once did.
Those moments can feel overwhelming because they rarely come with a roadmap. You're trying to make decisions that affect the people you love most while balancing finances, timelines, emotions, and a hundred unknowns. It can be hard to know where to start.
At Bowers Design Build, we've learned that our role goes far beyond designing beautiful homes. We believe our job is to help people navigate life's transitions with confidence. Sometimes that means finding a creative way to make a home work for multiple generations. Sometimes it means planning for accessibility before it's needed. Sometimes it simply means sitting down, listening, and helping a family sort through the possibilities together.
The homes we build are important, but the people living in them will always matter more.
If you're standing at one of those crossroads and wondering what comes next, know that you don't have to have all the answers before reaching out. That's what we're here for.
Over the next week, we'll be sharing a client story that beautifully captures what it means to have a trusted partner through one of life's biggest transitions. We can't wait to share it with you! ... See MoreSee Less
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