The DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide® franchise, of St. Louis Park, Minn., was chosen for a kitchen and hearth room remodeling project, which will be featured on HGTV’s "Room for Change" at 12:30 p.m. EST, Oct. 7.

More than 1.6 million single-family homes changed owners last summer. In fact, the most popular time for families to move into a new home is during June, July and August when children are out of school. But moving also means sprucing up.

Doug Dwyer, president of DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide®, has been appointed a Director-at-Large for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) for the 2002-2003 term. With more than 5700 members nationwide, NARI is the only trade association dedicated solely to the remodeling industry.

In a recent survey conducted by DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide®, an overwhelming majority of customers said that the company exceeded their expectations on remodeling jobs and they would use the company again.

Remodeling Magazine’s "Big 50," published in the May 2002 issue, has named Paul Calafiore, franchise owner of DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide®, in Newington, Conn., as one of the nation’s best remodelers.

Each year, Spring ushers in the high season for residential remodeling. But for many homeowners, it is a journey into the unknown.

Approximately 25 million Americans take on a home improvement project each year, and kitchens and baths are at the top of their list. DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen, a national remodeling franchise that averages more than 20,000 jobs a year, recently polled its network and came up with the following top five kitchen and bath trends for Spring 2002.

For the second year in a row, DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide® has been named to Remodeling Magazine’s "Remodeling 100." The ranking, which is published in the March 2002 issue, is the publication’s annual authoritative list of the nation’s largest remodeling companies.