Urban Elements receives HOUZZ's 2012 "Best of Remodeling" Award

Urban Elements Interior Space of Portland, Oregon

Receives Houzz’s 2012 ‘Best of Remodeling’ Award

First-Ever Survey & Analysis of More than 1.2 Million Members Reveals Top-Rated Professionals and Current Design Trends from Across the Country

Portland, Oregon -- May 5, 2012 – Urban Elements Interior Space of Portland, OR has been awarded “Best Of Remodeling” 2012 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design. The Pacific Northwest design firm was chosen by the more than 1.2 million registered members of the Houzz community.

The Houzz “Best Of Remodeling” award for 2012 is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction award winners are based on homeowner members who rated their experience working with remodeling professionals in 12 categories ranging from architects, and interior designers to contractors and other residential remodeling professionals. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the 1.2 million members, also known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 16.5 million professional images to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site and iPad/iPhone app.

Urban Elements Interior Space is a full scale residential and commercial interior design firm located in Portland Oregon with inspired interiors for the Pacific Northwest. Owner/Designer Michael Newsom shares a passion for creating stylish, organic and contemporary spaces that are truly stunning.

“With 3.5 million monthly unique users and 80 million monthly page views, Houzz has rapidly become the largest community of active remodelers, providing homeowners and design enthusiasts with first-hand advice from Houzzers who have been through the renovating and decorating process,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of marketing for Houzz. “This is a real stamp of approval for Urban Elements Interior Space from the Houzz community and we’re thrilled to welcome them to this elite group of ‘Best Of’ winners.”

With Houzz, homeowners can identify not only the top-rated professionals like Urban Elements, but also those whose work visually aligns with their own design goals. Homeowners can also evaluate professionals by contacting them directly on the Houzz platform, asking questions about their work and evaluating their responses to questions from others in the Houzz community.

About Urban Elements

Owner/Designer Michael Newsom specializes in providing clients with more than they thought they could afford with fast, simple, affordable design and space planning strategies. Michael is a driven and dedicated designer that thinks out of the box, and his talent is showcased throughout every project.

About Houzz

Houzz (www.houzz.com) is the leading online platform for home remodeling, providing inspiration, information, advice and support for homeowners and home improvement professionals through its website and mobile applications. Houzz features the largest residential design database in the world, articles written by design experts, product recommendations, a vibrant community powered by social tools, and information on more than 1.2 million remodeling and design professionals worldwide who can help turn ideas into reality. @houzz_inc