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NEW AROUND TOWN MANDAN ON THE MOVE
CREATE A BEAUTIFUL LIVING SPACE WITH
BRIDGET’S ROOM
Rustic modern.
This is the feeling customers are
greeted with as they enter Bridget’s
Room in Bismarck. The store, owned by
Bridget Gerhardt, is quickly becoming the interior
design business of choice in central North Dakota.
Started in 2002 as a home-based design consulting
business, Gerhardt’s talent quickly spread by
word of mouth and the business rapidly expanded.
She began branching into various lines of flooring,
special window treatments and additional home
décor.
“I am honored that customers trust me to come
into their homes and help create special spaces
that create memories for their families,” Gerhardt
said. “My goal is to help select quality products
that last years and create a feeling of warmth and
beauty in each home.”
In 2010, Bridget’s Room became an official
storefront, showcasing unique lines of furniture
and more décor to help add finishing touches. The
store is an official dealer of Hunter Douglas products,
which Gerhardt finds to be the best fit for her
design styles.
Clients are not shy about sharing their enthusiasm
for the finished product and also for Gerhardt.
She has a wealth of thank you notes that she
treasures.
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“We are so grateful for Bridget. She has a special
gift to see each home through the customer’s
eyes and meet the needs of what each client truly
wants,” said Cindy, a Bismarck customer. “From
countertops, flooring, paint colors, tile, beautiful
décor, window coverings and accessories – we just
found everything we loved at Bridget’s Room. We
definitely recommend Bridget’s Room and are so
thankful for such an awesome experience!”
Live beautiful. These words are her personal
motto that she wants each person she works with
to experience.
“We all need to find more beauty in our lives.
Whether it is in the spaces we inhabit or the people
we surround ourselves with, beauty enriches
us,” she said.
Gerhardt has created a community of loyal
customers. Her Facebook following is growing
each day at www.facebook.com/bridgetsroom,
and recently she decided to kick off a personal
blog called Live Beautiful at www.bridgetsroom.
wordpress.com.
Bridget’s Room is located at 3250 Rock Island
Place, northeast of Sam’s Club. Visit the website
www.bridgetsroom.com or call 701-250-9600 to
schedule a design consultation.
Pam Link is a public relations professional and freelance
writer, currently living in Washburn, N.D.
Photo by Kristin Byram
TRAFFIC & ROADWAY SYSTEM UNDER STUDY
IN NORTH MANDAN
The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO) is overseeing
two studies in 2013 that take into
account Mandan’s rapidly developing
area north of the interstate. The I-94 corridor from
Mandan to Bismarck has experienced increasing
traffic volumes in the past few years. This growth
is the result of both local traffic increases, as well
as an uptick in regional trips to and from western
North Dakota related to the oil boom.
Mandan’s development north of I-94 is spurred
by construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter near its
152 interchange at Sunset Drive. Additional projects
include an 86-room Comfort Inn, a three-story
St. Alexius Medical Clinic, a Keitu Engineering
office building and a future Prairie Rose Dentistry
site. Developers are planning infrastructure and
creating concepts with restaurant pad sites, strip
malls and additional office buildings.
All of this development might have people
wondering about future roadway plans. One of
the MPO studies focuses on the entire Interstate
94 corridor encompassing 17 miles from west of
Mandan to east of Bismarck. Engineers are examining
on and off ramps and nearby intersections to
Photo by Kristin Byram
Construction of north Mandan’s new Wal-Mart is almost complete
as the town is examining future roadways.
Bridget’s Room has expanded from a home business to a
growing store front.
address traffic and safety issues. They’ll review current
and year 2040 traffic projections, crash data,
and motor vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle access,
plus interchange and cross street design. More info
is available at www.bis-mani94study.com.
The other study looks at a large amount of land
north of I-94 in Mandan between Old Red Trail/
Highland Road and Highway 1806. The North
Mandan Subarea Study considers future road
network possibilities for improving safety and
connectivity while avoiding congestion. Residential,
business and industrial interests are being
considered in identifying needs and potential
solutions. An initial public information and input
session was held last fall. More public meetings will
be held during the study. Stay tuned for dates and
recommendations at www.northmandanstudy.
com.
Metropolitan areas such as Bismarck-Mandan
are required to study long-range transportation
needs to receive federal funding for road projects.
Both studies are to be complete in 2013.
Ellen Huber is the Mandan business development director.
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