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Design for a Difference 10K ROOM MAKEOVER CONTEST WINNER ANNOUNCED

We're proud to announce the winners of the DFAD Home is Where the Heart Is contest.

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Ithaca Makeover

Finger Lakes Independence Center

Design for a Difference has traveled to upstate New York to follow B&B Floor Coverings massive makeover reveal. Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC) services individuals with disabilities with a number of different programs designed to help them lead a happier, healthier and safer life. The design team lends their talents to completely transform the space to be accessible and functional!

Vail Valley Makeover

Mountain Valley Developmental Services

The team at Select Surfaces has done it again transforming an old sterile bank into a mountain inspired oasis for the staff and clients at Mountain Valley Developmental Services in Minturn, CO.

Morristown Makeover

Morristown Neighborhood House

Giving back runs in the family as J&S Designer Flooring owners Javid & Sima Hakakian take on their first Design For A Difference project with the support of their son, Jonathan, to makeover the Morristown Neighborhood House, a non-profit organization providing education to local children and youth.

Mountain View Makeover

CHAC

IDG showroom owner, Fred Wee and his amazing team of interior design students-turned-professionals come together again to transform the Community Health Awareness Council, a local non-profit organization that thrives on building happier and healthier communities.

Avon Makeover

SOS Outreach

DFAD hits a new high in Avon, Colorado as Select Surfaces owners Rob & Deb Davis, along with their partner Becky Maddux, spearhead the transformation of SOS Outreach, a national non-profit organization focusing on development for at-risk youth.

Madison Makeover

East Madison Community Center

FLOOR360 owner, Bob Tobe and his incredible Design For A Difference Madison team have outdone themselves yet again. Under the leadership of Angela Skalitzky, 44 interior designers and over 200 individuals and companies joined forces to complete a 12,800 sqft. makeover of the East Madison Community Center, a community center that caters to the needs of local families.

Madison Makeover

Centro Hispano

International Design Guild member Bob Tobe and his team made history with the largest Design For A Difference™ makeover to date. Led by Floor 360, thirty-eight interior designers joined with over one-hundred businesses to complete a 12,000 sq. ft. design makeover of Centro Hispano, a cultural center for the Hispanic community of Madison with a mission of empowering youth, strengthening families and engaging the community.

Madison Makeover

Rise

Bob Tobe, owner at Floor360 and a team of 12 designers gave back to their community in a BIG way. As a kick-off to 2015's Design for a Difference movement Bob and his group transformed this bland, unembellished hodgepodge commercial space into an exciting, bright, stimulating area for the children & families that rely on the respite center at local Madison, WI charity, Rise (Center for Families).

Minneapolis Makeover

Bridging

The Design for a Difference Minneapolis project rallied a group of designers including Lucy Interior Design, Intersource INC, InUnison Design, Insite Interiors LLC & more to create room vignettes to benefit Bridging MN. Watch the final ‪#‎DFAD‬ project reveal!

Mountain View Makeover

CSA Cares

IDG showroom owner, Fred Wee of Interiors & Textiles brought together a group of student designers and corporate sponsors to transform the dreary lobby at Community Services Agency into a vibrant and inviting 'Welcome Center'.

Indianapolis Makeover

Outside the Box

In 2015, Allen Gindt the Retail Manager of Blakely's Flooring brought Design for a Difference to Indy in a major way! Blakely's selected the Indianapolis charity Outside the Box to receive their local makeover, which blossomed into a makeover valued at over $115,000 thanks to the astonishing support of the Indianapolis community.

Kansas City Makeover

Operation Breakthrough

2014 National Design for a Difference winner Stephanie Stroud along with IDG showroom Madden-McFarland gave Kansas City charity Operation Breakthrough, a charity that aids underprivileged families in the Kansas City area, a makeover to remember. Team Stephanie and four regional winners created a beautiful space and delivered happiness.

Spokane Makeover

Transitions

In 2013, IDG showroom owner Gina Cook of Gina’s Design Center in Spokane, WA won the debut of the Design For A Difference contest to help make over Transitions, a Spokane charity offering transitional housing for woman and children. Talented designers renovated the common area and transformed the space from bland to beautiful for the families living at Transitions.

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When good people get together and do good things, then good things happen!

Fran Heitzman, Founder, Bridging
DFAD Minneapolis Recipient

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In This Together

With contributions made by International Design Guild showrooms, local businesses, and national sponsors, Design For A Difference continues to shine hope on local communities by bringing likeminded people together and harnessing the uplifting power of design. Sponsorship inquiries:
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