Do not use! Absolute worst decision of our families life. Not only did they wildly over sell and drastically miss expectations, but we truly felt blamed for all of their negligence. Extremely expensive/over priced for cheap vendors/poor quality. Their whole office is cold and difficult to communicate with, sometimes taking weeks for a simple response. Every picture attached is "completed" work walked by over 10 Sundesign employees. I didn't include pictures of all the issues with cracking, popped nails, the HVAC, the electrical, the flooring, water intrusion, the gutters, the roof, the front door, and more. I was hoping to avoid the review, but after another cold disappointing response from their team, we feel this is the only way to provide transparency for others hoping for their dream renovation. read more

Sun Design did a fantastic job for us - designing and completing a substantial project on time and on budget. They are friendly, professional, skilled, and a great partner to work with. The results speak for themselves - even Martha Stewart is impressed - https://www.marthastewart.com/houzz-home-design-trends-2025-8738251? (See 'English Style Kitchen'). I would strongly recommend them for any project - large or small! read more

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Sun Design always bring a smile to our face. Sun Design did a whole housee house remodel down to the studs. We loved the location and waited a long time for the renovations. Sun Design was the perfect choice for our family. The design is beautiful, and workmanship was amazing. My husband enjoyed the process and always looking forward to using Sun Design again. The finished product was beyond our expectations and we enjoyed the process!! read more

Sun did an (almost) whole house remodel for us in Clifton Virgina and we couldn't be happier. The kitchen is the star of the show and all our guests enjoy spending time there and cooking with us. Our designers Chris and Morgan thought of every detail and added special features like spice shelves, a dramatic arch over the stove and picked out the perfect colors from the flooring to the paint. The bathroom is my favorite room now and it feels like a spa retreat with a big copper soaking tub and wet room. I love the hidden clothes hampers they designed, the mirrors that match the cabinets, and the tile floor is truly unique. They also finished our basement with a wine room, theater, gym, yoga studio and much more! Not only did they do a great job, but they continue to warranty their work and come back anytime we have a question or concern. Maryam in the warranty department is the best! read more

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We are thrilled with the quality, expertise, and professionalism that SunDesign delivered to fully remodel our basement, open our foyer, and remove a brick wall between our dining room and sunroom. The company provided excellent and personalized customer service throughout the planning and implementation process--particularly challenging since we were overseas during the majority of the project. But the company deployed the BuilderTrend construction management software to simulate completion and facilitate real-time pictures and progress, so we felt comfortable and trusting throughout the project with weekly progress meetings. When any problems arose, they worked patiently with us to provide solution options--always cognizant of cost considerations. In the end, we remember the friendliness of the SunDesign team that made our project fun and worth the effort! read more

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Prior to the pandemic, we worked with Sun Design to remodel our bedroom wing: three bedrooms and two baths became three bedrooms with two and a half baths. The design team listened to our ideas and needs, and we had a wonderful working relationship. The build crew, headed by our project manager, was terrific. We had weekly progress meetings, open and candid conversations, and were delighted that the project started and ended timely. And then we were thrilled with the couple of years of follow up to be sure that everything was still working well. All of the improvements to our primary living quarters were especially welcome during the pandemic when our household swelled to include college-aged kids and extended houseguests. We LOVE our new space, amenities and upgrades! This entire Sun Design team is professional, capable, and downright nice. read more

Sun Design is the go to remodeler for us! From their sales people to the warranty services, our concerns, needs, and issues have been addressed every time. They have remodeled and maintained (Warranty) our front porch, master bath, guest bath, kitchen, and back porch. Each time the various teams we worked with were consistently customer-focused and ready to help. We strongly recommend this company if you are looking to remodel. read more

Sun Design is one of the few contractors I can recommend. They did a kitchen remodel for us a couple of years ago and we just used their handyman service to replace rotting wood and an old door with polywood. They did an excellent job making everything look perfect like it's always been that way. Everyone is very professional and makes sure the work is done to your satisfaction. I'm very particular and I'd use Sun Design again and again. read more

We've worked with Sun Design on two separate occasions - the construction of a detached garage/patio area and the redesign/conversion of upper floor bedrooms/closets. Both times with team was professional in both the way they communicated with us as well as during the construction. The finished jobs exceeded our expectations, and we felt well-informed throughout the process. We would certainly use Sun Design again and would certainly recommend them. read more

Sun Design delivers exactly what they promise. We live in a wonderful neighborhood, but our family room was only 11 feet wide. It felt claustrophobic and left little room for family activities or entertaining. A few of our neighbors had hired two other builders to remodel their homes. We interviewed the companies and listened to what the neighbors revealed in their post remodeling conversations. Knowing well that construction was going to be disruptive to our daily lives, we weren't sold on hiring the other companies. I had seen Sun Design ads for years, but they had never remodeled in our neighborhood. When I researched them,I found very few complaints and very satisfied homeowners. Our addition went relatively smooth considering the 2020 lockdowns and related supply chain issues. All of Sun Design's employees and subcontractors were very professional and delivered a quality product. Our entire family is thrilled with our addition, and two years later we have no regrets. read more

To date, Christine and Julia have been amazing. Their ideas capture our needs in and around the house and their designs are just what we visioned. I look forward as we move into the building phase of our project. read more

I would like to recommend and thank Sun Design for the results of my Kitchen remodel. Mine was not an easy project as we worked with parts of the house that were built in the '30s and other parts built in the '70s. Add to this we were downsizing, wanted high quality, and had to accommodate todays difficult supply chain. Sun Design guided us throughout the design project and always kept us informed. End result: I have the most beautiful kitchen that is also functional. Love it, Thank you! read more

Hired Sun Designs to remodel our kitchen and add a screen porch to the back of our house. The design process was, dare I say, fun. The designers we worked with were knowledgeable, creative and worked hard to keep the project on budget. The construction phase, was not without its hiccups, but these were mild. They listened to our concerns and made sure that we were happy with the results. We have loved our new kitchen and porch and would recommend Sun Designs for your project. read more

Our experience w SunDesign was 5 STAR!! The design & construction teams were a class act from start to completion. The staff & all the workmen were thorough, meticulous, efficient, professional & personable throughout the construction process. Everyone responded & adjusted immediately & as needed when we reached out to them for any minor or major issue. Kudos go out to the SD management leads who were involved & accessible to us throughout the process. Special thanks to Dave Scadden, design consultant, for his expertise in all the design & construction areas. Kudos also to Ericka Williams, the lead designer, whose creative ideas, thoughts, opinions & intelligent knowledge were golden. She stayed closely involved with us throughout. Thanks to Jamie Walker, the lead carpenter & our "point man," who was always accessible, thorough & brilliant as he brought our project from start to completion! We were continually pleased by the tidiness of the crew for their care of our personal items, floors & walls which were always protected & our home was left clean & neat each day. TODAY we are happily enjoying a new primary spa bathroom that is a haven of luxury! Thank you, SunDesign!! We hope to work with SD again in the future. read more

Sun Design has completed two remodeling projects for our home. In 2014 they remodeled our kitchen and added a sun room. In 2021 they remodeled all four of our bathrooms. We could not be happier with the results from both projects. In both cases the designs and final results were beyond our original expectations. This company provides thoughtful results based on understanding of our actual needs and desires. I felt comfortable with everyone being in our home. When I was alone in the house with workers I always felt safe. They will be our go-to company for all things remodeling in the future. Save yourself lots of hassle and just start with Sun Design!!! read more

Nothing but good things to say about the Sun Design team. Their craftsmanship, abilities and customer service are second to none. If you are in the market for any type of home renovation, big or small, I highly recommend giving them a call! read more

We are very happy we selected Sun Design for our kitchen renovation. It was easy to work with the design team and the construction staff. Our project manager was attentive and very helpful. We love the final result--from the overall functionality and beauty to the small delightful details. Donna and Joe in McLean, VA. read more

Pay attention to the "$$$" in their Yelp header. We inquired about a kitchen remodel and, during a pre-screen telephone call, after providing my budget and high-level description of the project, was politely informed that their kitchen remodels typically run $75K-$90K. This was above our budget and they, again politely, offered to refer to me to a "lower-cost" provider. This is, of course, their prerogative to position themselves as a higher-end firm that only takes higher-end jobs but to provide the quote sight unseen as to the dimensions of the space, the type of work that would need to be done, struck me as a bit hoity-toity. I'm probably doing their screener a favor by saying this: don't bother inquiring unless you have a generous budget. read more

I keep getting mail from them and it reminds me of how utterly rude and unprofessional their rep was. I would never use them and wish they would stop sending me advertisements. It was truly one of the most rude meetings I've ever had from a vendor looking for business and to top it off he was in my home. I would give zero stars if possible. read more

My husband and I had a great experience with the team at Sun Design. We went through the plans several times to make sure we got the look we were going for. The on-site team was polite, friendly, and conscientious. We lived in the house during the project, and the team was good about working around us. My only concern was that our estimate at the beginning to pricing secured later was pretty far off, but we had chances to course-correct, and I am happy with the overall project. read more

Beginning in 2001, Sun Design has done a dozen projects on my house, from building a beautiful all seasons sun room off my dining room, to completely renovating my basement, kitchen and three bathrooms. It has always been a pleasure to work with the Sun Design folks, and I especially want to acknowledge their creativity in design, responsiveness, and expertise. I am now at a stage of my life where I am aging in place, and Sun Design's concepts of universal design that they have built in over the years have made my home ideal for safety in aging. Sun Design has also made my cat happy by including a little feeding nook in the kitchen! read more

Had an initial phone appointment to discuss a modest renovation (kitchen, custom closet) Roger in sales. It was rather obnoxious and unpleasant. First Roger warned me that any job will take 5-6 months to begin. Then he jumped into how expensive sun design's LEAST EXPENSIVE kitchen renovation job ran which was $150,000. All of this was to warn me in 5 minutes that he was looking for a super wealthy client with a 200k plus budget to even justify speaking to them. The phone scheduler told me that I could get one intial consultation in the property for redesign ideas to see if there was even a connection or if I felt Sun Design had ideas that I even liked. The consultation never happened. In fact the scheduler lady was fabulous and classy. Roger killed any interest in the company. He made it all about how much money he could get as the priority. I prefer a warmer, less predatory company where people are the priority. being rude about middle class incomes and their hard earned budgets is a turn off. read more

On behalf of the Allied Pilots Association, thank you for the outstanding job of converting a basement apartment into the main part of the house, remodeling a bathroom, creating a new bedroom, and painting the entire house. Your attention to detail, great communications, and can-do attitude were amazing. The workmanship was impeccable and more importantly you stayed within budget. Thank you again, Hank Cofield - Director of Finance & Accounting. read more

This business is very strange! They advertise screened porches so I called to schedule someone to come out to give us an estimate. They told me that they needed to ask me some questions so they could send out the right person. They started asking me how long I lived in the house,; how many people live there, do I have a wife; what's her name; do I have children, and what are their ages, etc. When I asked what any of this has to do with building a 20 x 20 screened porch, I was told it's important that they get to know me. When i pushed back as to why that was important on the initial call, they said bc we want to know if you need 300k worth of finishes or something simple. When I asked if they had built screened porches with $300k worth of finishes, the lady said no but you never know. The conversation was so uncomfortable, I had to end it. I ended up calling Jendell in Potomac,. They were much easier to communicate with about the project. read more

We are very pleased with SunDesign and our bedroom/bathroom/closet renovation. SunDesign's Craig listened to us and came up with a design that exceeded our expectations yet was within our budget and could be completed inside our desired timeframe. All of the SunDesign team were professional, courteous and communicative. From start to finish we knew exactly where the project was and what remained to be done. We have had several renovation experiences and this was by far the best. We highly recommend SunDesign. read more

Live in a modest house. Sun Design stated that the lowest cost kitchen they will do is 65,000 and that is considered bottom of the line. Our house does not need nor should it have a $65,000-100,000 kitchen. Sales (project management) was insistant and showed us many beautiful kitchens, but none that would meet our budget or requirements. Have discovered that Sun is only an upscale design/remodeler, and really is higher priced than a lot of equally qualified organizatons who have the same designations from many organizations. The design team was willing to work within our budget, but not the project manager.... Looked through their cabinet samples, they did not have any maple, or oak. All were quite high end (I want quality, but not necessarily top of the line.) sun was not interested in what I wanted, really interested in doing projcet their way (you will be happy when we finish. ) This is not acceptable to us. read more

The process so far has been spectacular. We've been expecting something to go wrong and when it comes to planning for construction it usually does and we're ok with that as long as the crew is up front about it and we work through it together. To be fair we're still not end-of-project yet but I just wanted to shout out that SO FAR everything is superb. read more

Sun Designs did a major renovation of my house in 2009, including a kitchen, two bathrooms, a laundry room, and a redesign of the all the spaces on our main floor. I was so pleased with the result and how they managed their three year guarantee that I hired them again in the fall of 2015. This time they did two bathrooms, the garage and various other odds and ends, including some outside work and replacing all the floor coverings in my lower level. The designers, Erika and Morgan were great. They continued to help me throughout the project after the initial design had been approved. Fahad, the project manager on site, did a great job. His workmanship, follow through, and flexibility were terrific. I can recommend them without reservation. read more

We did our bathroom which turned out to be an awesome design and a skilled crew, My wife loves the way it came out and admire it every day. JR came and did our porch, We just love it, real craftsmanship. Excellent work! read more

This company is amazing. They have a culture of excellence and exceptional design. They listen and make your vision come to life. 3D rendering prior to construction. Magazine quality. I highly recommend. read more

Sun Design did a complete remodel of our basement, and the results were fantastic. Their process incorporates a comprehensive design process that allows the client to chose between different design solutions and make cost trade offs. Sun's construction personnel are first rate and their trades are reliable and professional- most have been working with Sun for years. We can't say enough about Mike Lindner, the construction manager for our project. He took customer service to a different level- great problem solver and extremely knowledgeable. To view the final product, go to http://vivatysons.com/blog/2017/01/20/refined-style-down-under/?utm_content=bufferf3b55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer read more

My husband and I worked with Sun Design on a complete kitchen renovation for our 1991 home. There were several unique challenges including: shortening a wall, creating a pass-through on a load-bearing wall, closing an access doorway, relocating all of the utilities, expanding the electrical capacity and removing an intrusive bulkhead. Sun Design patiently worked through the design issues with us and the completed kitchen is everything we had hoped for. The construction team was always on time, cleaned and straightened up daily and communicated well. We highly recommend Sun Design and are discussing our next project with them. read more

We hired Sun Design to remodel the kitchen, which is the main project. Our family room, laundry room and basement were also renovated at the same time simultaneously. The whole project took almost 3 1/2 months for completion. From the start to the completion of the project, we were very happy during the duration of the renovation. Sun Design provided great ideas from the beginning, during and end of the project including, paint colors and type of light fixtures etc. We had several meetings with the team to finally came up with the final concept and plan for the kitchen, laundry and family room. The team was very helpful in guiding and assisting us in the final outcome of the project. We are now enjoying the completion of all renovated rooms. We have received so many wonderful comments from our friends and visitors on the final product of the renovation. We strongly recommend Sun Design Remodeling for any renovations to your house. We will definitely use Sun Design for future remodeling work. read more

Expensive, be wary. We had Sun Design give us an estimate for a modest update to our very small master bathroom in Alexandria. I'm talking new tile in the shower and on the floor. They wanted $2,200 up front for "design work" even though the only "designing" involved expanding the shower stall by 9 inches. The shocker, though, was the estimate: $31k-$43k! Aside from the enormous range, it was four to five times more than what the other contractors (all reputable, licensed and experienced) bid. It was bizarre. The estimate was so divorced from reality that I can only assume that they didn't want our business because the project wasn't big enough. read more

These guys are very professional. They were honest with the cost and I did not feel like they were pulling one over on me. Very happy with their service and can't wait to use them on a project read more

Sun Design team was great to work with. They were creative in coming up with a cost effective design to remodel a bathroom and fit in a laundry room. The construction folks also did an excellent job of managing in the constrained space and addressing the inevitable challenges that emerge when you look behind the wallboard of an older home. They finished on time and on budget. Great project management. read more

We just completed an extensive renovation of our townhouse and can highly recommend this company. From the design phase through to the completion of the work, the project was professionally handled. We had extra work done outside of the original scope and they managed that as well. Work was completed on time and to our specifications. They really went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with all aspects of the job. read more

We are very pleased with our new kitchen and bathroom which were done by Sun Design a few years ago, and will definitely consider them again next time we have a remodeling project. We were really impressed with their pleasant attitude, competence and quality of work, their trustworthiness, the overall ease of working with them (we even went on a cruise while the work was being done and they kept in touch by e-mail), and follow-up after the work was completed. They are a top-quality organization. read more

After six months of researching home remodelers in the Northern Virginia area, we decided to contract with Sun Design. We live in a 4 bedroom colonial and wanted an open concept with a new kitchen. We based our decision to go with Sun Design on several factors such as affordability, quality of work, professionalism and experience of design team, friendliness of staff, and recommendations of past clients. We attended several of Sun Design's free monthly seminars that we found very informative in educating us in their remodeling process. In addition, we attended many of their Open Houses at local homes that Sun Design had remodeled. There we had the opportunity to talk first hand to the home owners and see the excellent quality of work. . All Sun Design clients were very satisfied with their remodel and the Sun Design team. As far as cost, we gave Sun Design a dollar amount that we had budgeted for the remodel and they successfully stayed within those limits. We were impressed and delighted with all the checks and balances Sun Design provides to insure a quality product to their client. We were shown how to go on line and create an electronic photo album of all the design features we wanted in the remodel. Then the design team used this album to build a 3-D model of what our home would look like when completed. Changes could be made right up until the construction started. This feature was very helpful in visualizing what the finished remodel would look like. Sun Design projected 2 months for the completion of the remodel and they met their deadline. The weekly walk throughs with the project manager were a great feature because we had weekly opportunities to actually see the work . We also appreciated Sun Design's 3 year warranty on all work completed in the remodel. Sun Design showed us that redesigning our existing space created better function, flow, and light in our home without adding more square footage. We love our gourmet kitchen, great room, and gorgeous columns. And along the way, we made some life long friends from the Sun Design family. read more

Sun Design performed a remarkable remodel for our house involving turning a dated split foyer into a contemporary two story design by building an addition onto the front of the house. The result was both functional and aesthetically beautiful inside and out. The design team took special care in bringing our old 1970's home into the new millennium while still fitting in with overall style of the neighborhood. The team was professional, knowledgeable and the craftsmanship and materials were excellent. Several years after project completion, the team still contacts us periodically to make sure we are absolutely satisfied with the project and checks if there are any issues that need to be addressed. That to me underscores the quality of contractor and peace of mind we have found when working with Sun Design. read more