Published: July 01, 2007 12:22 am            

Enid couples happy with remodeled rooms after the 2-day event wraps up

By Tippi Rasp

Staff Writer



The project wasn’t a rainout, but it was dampened by high humidity.

Both Teddie and Rob Danielson and Timmie and Mike Stuber were pleased with their respective room projects during the third annual Changing Places, organized by Eagle Marketing.

“I love it,” Timmie Stuber said after her new computer room was revealed. “That is so awesome. It’s cool. I love it.”

The Danielsons’ bedroom reveal was delayed slightly for some finishing touches, but the couple said it was worth the wait.

“The aftermath and the reaction was worth it,” Teddie Danielson said.

Teddie Danielson and Timmie Stuber are sisters and Teddie made the application for the Changing Places project as a way to surprise her sister.

Changing Places begins when people submit applications to Eagle Marketing. The couples are picked, then designers are chosen to work with couples. The interior designers come up with a design scheme and put it together in about 36 hours — or a little more when the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Viewers followed the progress through live Web cams at www.enidnews.com.

After the keys to each home were exchanged Friday, both couples and carpentry and sewing crews started redesigning the master bedroom in the Danielson home in the Neilson Addition and the multi-purpose room in the Stuber home on Ramona Drive.

Designer Phillip Scaffetta chose rich color and wood flooring for the Danielsons’ bedroom. The laminate wood flooring made for a tight fit, especially with the high humidity throughout the last two days.

“The paint wouldn’t dry in the rooms due to the humidity,” said Lynne Benkendorf, of Eagle Marketing. “The weather played a huge part in it.”

Designer Britton Howerton’s goal with the multi-purpose computer room was to give it more of an organized feel. After the reveal, the Stubers were pleased with the room they also use as a guest room.

The room features a cork board and organized shelves with baskets in lime green, orange and blue. A curtain separated the computer nook from the rest of the room.

Teddie Danielson said she would “absolutely” do the project again if she could.

The Danielsons were pleased with their new bedroom that features bright gold walls and Asian accents and artwork.

“It’s really cool,” Teddie said. “I love the headboard.”

Employees of Hays Construction were busy in the garages of each home, since rain kept them from working outdoors where there was more elbow room. They did all of the carpentry work and floor installation at the Danielsons.

Video crews with PEGASYS followed the work, filming each of the couples and crews as they went about their projects. Lynne Benkendorf, of Eagle Marketing, said last year’s Changing Places is now airing on PEGASYS, and this year’s project will start airing in a few months.