Natural Dream Home VIP Party


Kitchens by Wedgewood’s Jim Ames (left) and Neil Maday (right) with Mountain Living’s Holly Scott.


Cordillera, Colorado
Saturday, January 31, 2009



Sponsors, partners and friends of the Natural Dream Home joined the Mountain Living staff
in the newly completed home to celebrate the end of a long and rewarding journey at a VIP
gala to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Eagle & Lake Counties. Guests sipped wine from
Hill Family Estate and nibbled on delicious treats by Rutherford Greenslade Maule as they
toured the home and met the pros who brought it to life.

All photos by Mort Mulliken










Gwen Howell (left) of Recla Metals and a friend toast to the completion of the Natural Dream Home.
Rachael Morton (left) of interior design firm Associates III takes a moment to celebrate the design team’s accomplishment.
Margie Hamrick of Ecoexistence, the Natural Dream Home’s developer, visits with Paul and Karen Keating of TKP Architects.
Mike Hamrick, owner of Stone Concepts Inc. (left) chats with Holly Scott, Mountain Living’s publisher, and Mark Lestikow, CEO of the Closet Factory’s Colorado franchise.

Harry Lundt (left), of The Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, visits with a friend.
Meadow Mountain Homes’ Ingrid McGinley (left), with Active Energies’ Jason Weingast (right) and a friend.
Vocalist Katie Miller serenades the crowd.
Collin and Kathy Price of Ventana, Inc.

Chef Rutherford Greenslade Maule (left) and Malinda treat guests to a delicious lobster bisque.
Todd Morrison of Precision Construction West.
Roger Benedict of Ruggs Benedict (second from left) and his wife (far left) catch up with Ron Brave and a friend.
EcoStar’s Dan Govan (right) chats with a friend.

Slifer Smith & Frampton’s Patti Brave (right) tours the home with a friend.
Carol Moore (right), of Carol Moore Interior Design, shares a bite to eat with her date.
Trilogy Partners’ Michael Rath (left) and Carolyn Gash (center) visit with Kodiak Enterprise’s Dave Koons.
Deborah Hall (left) of Halls Walls and Mountain Living account executive Cyndi Hochberg.

Margie Hamrick of Ecoexistence, the Natural Dream Home’s developer.
Mountain Living’s Holly Scott (second from left) and her husband Michael (far left) catch up with friends Brad and Angela Miller.
Karen Wray of Mountain Log Homes of Colorado shares a laugh with a friend.
Steve Anderson (left), owner of Artisans Doors of Montana, visits with a friend.

Natalie Lynch (far right) of interior design firm Associates III tours the home with friends.
Dell Ann Claypool (left) poses with her date, Kelly Upp.
The Associates III design team: (from left) Kari Foster, Amy DePierre, Natalie Lynch, Rachael Morton and Jill Bosshart.
A partygoer "shops" for shoes in the home's master bedroom closet.

Brian and Karen Wray of Mountain Log Homes of Colorado.
Ruggs Benedict’s Jen Tarus (left) visits with a friend.
David Huffman (far left), the home’s project manager, celebrates with friends.
Carol and K.T. Thuerbach of Alpine Log Homes visit with Mountain Living account executive Susie Langford (far right).