Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
How To Do Your Own Extreme Makeover
You'll have to agree, it's highly unlikely that the big shiny Extreme Makeover bus is ever going to pull up outside your two-bed semi one morning. But before you start crying into your cornflakes, try reading our tongue-in-cheek guide to achieving that dramatic Extreme Makeover look... all by yourself. After all, where there's a will...
Step 1: Think big
The key's in the title here... Extreme Makeover. That means really, really big. So you're going to have to do your best to think like an American while you formulate your makeover plan. For example: why go mirror crazy in an attempt to make a room look bigger when you can create real space by simply bulldozing a few walls? Why not install an individual basin for every single member of your eight-strong household? Whatever your plan, remember that overblown dramatic themes, kitschy "home cinemas", caravan-sized American fridges and "tribute walls" are all de rigeur, and will lend your scheme a certain Extreme Makeover authenticity.
Step 2: Take a week off work
Yes, for that genuine Extreme Makeover sense of panic whilst rushing against the clock, you will only be allowed one week for a makeover that would ordinarily take about four months. You will be redecorating every single room, plus overhauling the exterior and landscaping the garden. But before you fly into a screaming panic, read step three...
Step 3: Enlist help
Several hundred of your closest mates should do it, but do try and be selective. Be sure to choose real architects, builders, electricians, plumbers, carpet fitters, interior designers and so on, over those who simple indulge in a little light DIY at weekends. You won't have a moment free to kiss any inexperienced hammered fingers better.
The key's in the title here... Extreme Makeover. That means really, really big. So you're going to have to do your best to think like an American while you formulate your makeover plan. For example: why go mirror crazy in an attempt to make a room look bigger when you can create real space by simply bulldozing a few walls? Why not install an individual basin for every single member of your eight-strong household? Whatever your plan, remember that overblown dramatic themes, kitschy "home cinemas", caravan-sized American fridges and "tribute walls" are all de rigeur, and will lend your scheme a certain Extreme Makeover authenticity.
Step 2: Take a week off work
Yes, for that genuine Extreme Makeover sense of panic whilst rushing against the clock, you will only be allowed one week for a makeover that would ordinarily take about four months. You will be redecorating every single room, plus overhauling the exterior and landscaping the garden. But before you fly into a screaming panic, read step three...
Step 3: Enlist help
Several hundred of your closest mates should do it, but do try and be selective. Be sure to choose real architects, builders, electricians, plumbers, carpet fitters, interior designers and so on, over those who simple indulge in a little light DIY at weekends. You won't have a moment free to kiss any inexperienced hammered fingers better.
When is it on?
- Extreme Makeover is next on at 8.00am on Monday 7th July on UKTV Style
