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Foundations Design | 7 that includes trust, mutual respect and doing the next right thing.” And though they are friends, Pasternack says both remain mind- ful that they’re running a professional busi- ness. The partnership has proven to perfectly blend the respective skill sets of both men, combining one’s knowledge of construction and tradecraft with the other’s skills in num- ber crunching and business management. Both men will affirm that they’ve learned valuable lessons from one another, and have learned a lot about the industry itself over the years. In the beginning, Foundations Design’s first projects involved basic home renova- tions involving kitchens or bathrooms, but they have since transitioned into larger, full scale projects. One of the drawbacks from their participation in the television show, which routinely depicts their work in trans- forming properties to make them more con- ducive for real estate purchase, as Trow ex- plains, “People sometimes get the idea that’s all we do.” As principals in Foundations De- sign, LLC, Trow and Pasternack do special- ize in “flipping,” but to be sure, through the auspices of Foundations, their services en- compass everything from interior and exte- rior design, architectural design and the full gambit of new home construction or reno- The Prado Kitchen, before remodel