Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Debra Campbell, of both Wallartistry and the Midwest School of Italian Plasters, was chosen to take part in ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to air this Sunday, November 8th at 8 pm, EST.? Although no pictures were allowed to be taken of the project (since it has yet to air), the following is a pic of Debra’s team at the lucky home.
(Above) L to R: Jill Scherer, Lori Polumbo, Diane Hanson, and Debra Campbell
For the Extreme Makeover shows, the previous home is knocked down and a new one built and decorated in its place in less than a week.? All labor is voluntary or donated and all the materials are paid for with donated funds or given directly to the project.? Everything is done well with several hundred people working together to help one family.? Although no details can be given out before the show, Debra did share how she came to be involved and a bit of her experience.? Lucky for us! Here it is in her own words:
I fell into the Extreme Makeover Home Edition show.? The builder is a close friend of my brother, who owns a local business called Hanson Audio Video.? When the producers came to town ahead of the show to go over the details, my brother mentioned that he had a sister who did faux finishing.? They took a look at my Wallartistry website and proclaimed, “We LOVE your sister!”? Next thing I know I’m getting a phone call asking me if I would volunteer — of course I said “YES!”? We had a work trip scheduled to?Nashville for around the time they would be needing us, so I asked my client if we could move our trip up to accommodate the EMHE taping schedule.? They were thrilled for us and said “No problem!”.? We ended up leaving for our job in Nashville on Thursday afternoon to start work first thing Friday morning and working all weekend to drive home again LATE Sunday night in order to report to EMHE set first thing Monday morning.? Who needs sleep?!?
Details about the show have to be kept under wraps until the airing, but I can tell you that we did several projects that you can keep an eye out for:? a desk/hutch in the master bedroom with a cool and very trendy taupe-gray lime finish, all the wall surfaces in the bedroom with the home theater screen that feature Espresso Chocolate LusterStone and aged metallics, and a large feature wall in the dining area with irregular stripes featuring both LusterStone and Calcenova Venetian Plaster, a 100% pure lime Venetian plaster by Safra.
The filming of a Kellie Pickler music video set us back 4 hours because they filmed it right when we needed to work!? (Us four girls in the photo were used as “extras” so we might just embarrass ourselves with some cheesy dance moves on national television!)?We were there until almost 5 in the morning on the day of the reveal.? We went home, took a cat nap, showered and came back to help with any last minute details.? It was really fun to see how the behind the scenes work on these shows.? Everyone is genuine and truly caring about the generous work that goes on for each of these families.? The sheer number of local volunteers in staggering and everyone had a great attitude.? It really does give you a feeling of hope and that there is true goodness in life.? I am thankful to have been a part of it.? Everyone that helped me did so generously and willingly asking for no compensation.?They were just happy to be a part of it, too.? I hope the family likes what we did.? I’m looking forward to seeing their reaction when I watch the show Sunday night!
Congratulations, Debra!? I’m looking forward to watching Sunday night as well — I hope you do as well, dear Readers!? Remember that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs this Sunday, November 8th at 8 pm (est) on ABC.? Until next week…
