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The Design Center is owned by a husband & wife team,
Patrick & Dina Goembel, and they are very proud of the
products and services they provide to their clients. With
the opening of their Showroom & Cabinetry Shop, they
are able to give their clients the one-on-one attention they
deserve. They specialize in unique projects that allow their
clients to address all of their needs.
With their location in Apex, they are able to serve the
entire Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. The Design Center
is able to give their clients a guaranteed delivery date
by building all of the cabinetry & furniture in their
custom manufacturing shop in Apex. Clients are welcome to
visit the Showroom to view product samples and make design
choices, view appliances offered through The Design Center,
as well as see their cabinetry & furniture being built.
Patrick started his career as an apprentice with Victorian
Restorations, in Buffalo, NY. In the northeast, the trade
industry is more structured which means you begin as an
apprentice working under a Master Carpenter, and work your
way up the ladder to achieve a Master Carpenter status.
After 2 years as an apprentice, Patrick became the Shop
Foreman of Victorian Restorations. Victorian Restorations
is a custom woodworking mill-shop, which specialized in
restoring older Victorian homes to their original condition.
After working for 6 years with Victorian Restorations,
in 1994 Patrick moved to Raleigh, North Carolina to start
his own business. This company began as a high-end cabinet
installation business and in 1998 this company evolved
into Goembel Incorporated. Throughout the years, Patrick’s
carpentry skills became more extensive, and his designing/drafting
background began more apparent, leading him to acquire
his North Carolina General Contractors License in April
of 1998, and the addition of a Cabinetry Shop… returning
to the original craft that he learned at the start of his
career. This led to the opening of The Design Center in
the late fall of 2001, a full-service Shop & Showroom
in Apex, North Carolina.
Dina has been the Office Manager of Goembel Incorporated
since its start in 1994 and is now the Sales & Showroom
Manager at The Design Center. She devotes the majority
of her time to helping clients with their design choices,
scheduling, marketing and much more.
Originally a Business & French major when graduating
from high school, Dina received her Bachelor of Science degree
in French Education from the New York State College at Buffalo
in 1995. After graduating, she relocated to North Carolina
where she taught 2-years of High School French and 4 years
of Elementary French. She also organized yearly 2-week trips
to Europe where she was able to add a unique point of view
to cabinetry design and styles. Dina speaks fluent French
and also some Italian.
In 1995, Dina became involved in Real Estate Brokerage, and
worked as a part-time Real Estate Broker for several years.
In 2000, she became a full-time Real Estate Broker with RE/MAX
United and has been very successful in her sales. As a Broker
Associate, she is aware of new neighborhoods being developed,
the types of cabinetry and styles that Builders and Designers
use in this area, as well as staying up to date as to current
and local cabinetry trends. She is a member of the Cary Chamber
of Commerce, member of the Apex Chamber of Commerce, and
a member of the Wake County Home Builders Association.
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