Since the birth of our company 16 years ago, House of Dreams
has been dedicated to providing quality design and remodeling
for hundreds of Minnesota homes. This summer we have taken
the opportunity to reach beyond the borders of our state and
use our gifts to help a community in need.

When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast on August
29th, 2005, the modest home of Biloxi, Mississippi resident Ethel
Curry was one among the many thousands that were destroyed.
For almost a year and a half, she waited patiently for an organ-
ization to come and begin rebuilding that which was lost. Then
in the fall of 2006, Hand On Gulf Coast, a Gulf based branch of
the nonprofit Hands On Network, began the work that seemed
so long in coming. Today, her house is almost complete!

It is here, through the generosity of several local Minnesota
businesses and in cooperation with Hand On Gulf Coast,
House of Dreams will be providing Miss Curry with a "kitchen
of her own dreams"!

During the first week of August, Cheryl Hamburger, a House
of Dreams designer, and her daughter Michelle, will personally
be delivering cabinets, countertop, a sink, faucet, microwave,
and lighting to Miss Curry's home. The employees of Hands
On Gulf Coast will install the new kitchen.

We at the House of Dreams are excited to be a part of these
final stages as Miss Curry prepares to leave her FEMA trailer
behind and reenter her family's home. It is with humble thanks
that we recognize those businesses who willingly gave their
time and resources to make this possibility a reality. With out
you, we could have never done this.

Click Here To Visit Hands On Gulf Coast website!

Contractors from central Minnesota vie for COTY awards
on an annual basis. All projects submitted for judging were
an improvement or an addition to an existing structure. An
impartial panel of nine judges who are experts within the
industry and associated fields selected winners based on
each entrant’s “before and after” photography and project
description. Judging was based on problem solving, function-
ality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of
difficulty and entry presentation.



The project entered was a "Green" kitchen remodel. It is
the 1st certified green built kitchen in Minnesota certified
through the Wisconsin Green-Built Initiative. Great care
was taken in reusing existing materials, using environmentally
products,and designing the project so that the homeowners
would have a healthy and beautiful new kitchen!

House of Dreams Honored With Big50 Award!



The House of Dreams, LLC. has been selected by Remodeling
magazine as a winner of the 2006 Big50 Award. The Big50
awards were presented at a gala dinner at the Remodeling
Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2006.
Winning companies are featured in the May issue of
Remodeling magazine.

Each year, Remodeling magazine inducts 50 companies
who have set the standard for professionalism and integrity
through smart marketing,exemplary business practices,
unique design, and extraordinary impact in their community
or the industry at large. Big50 remodelers run successful,
often growing, companies of various sizes that have taken
the lead in raising industry standards.

“We are very honored to receive this distinction,” says
Joycelyn Schaffhausen, owner of the House of Dreams.
“The award recognizes excellence and leadership, and we
are privileged to be named to this select group of remodelers.”

House of Dreams Designer/Project Manager
Pat Gilewski Receives Her Certification As An
"Aging-In-Place Specialists"!

Pat Gilewski, a Designer/Project Manager at the House of
Dreams recently became one of a select group of profes-
sionals nationwide to earn the Certified Aging-In-Place
Specialists (CAPS) designation, identifying her as one of
the the building industry's top professionals with skills and
knowledge specific to home modifications for aging-in-place.

CAPS was developed by the National Association of Home
Builders to help home remodeling professionals meet the
needs of the 77 million Baby Boomers that will reach retire-
ment age in the first years of the 21st century. The CAPS
designation identifies remodelers that have been trained to
help retirees and older adults remain in their homes safely,
independently and comfortably, regardless of income or
ability level, and continue to live in a familiar environment
throughout their maturing years.

Feel free to call Pat at 651-484-5363 or e-mail her at
patski@HouseOfDreams.com to learn more about any
questions you may have in regards to your own home or
one you may be thinking of purchasing!