It’s been 2 months since my dad died, and even as I say that… as I type it, I find it hard to believe. It’s just that it is so final. It was a wonderful death if that is possible. Dad died in the arms of the woman he loved so very much, he’s wife of 61 yrs, in their own bed as he slept. That is what I mean by a wonderful death. I believe that is the way we would all like to go. I just want to share with all of you a few stories about my father because I am so proud if the life he […]
Season 7… that’s a wrap!
May 31, 2010 by
Well that’s it for Season 7. Did we ever have some great moments. First I want to thank someone special that helped us out… Jessica Alba, she was wonderful. Having her there in Kemah, Texas for the Beach family was a perfect fit. Like Tracy, Jessica is a mom so we get a moms’ perspective. What comes with that is compassion, duty, and a mother’s nature that you only get from a Mom. Jessica’s willingness to help was matched by none, anything asked of her she was willing to try. From welding to sewing, she would just jump in. That is really all we can ask of our guests that […]
Paul DiMeo: The people’s carpenter
February 24, 2010 by
You know Paul DiMeo as the caring carpenter and designer from television’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” This week, he’ll be an in-town expert, dispensing advice to those at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. We caught up with him by phone for a glimpse of the man behind the makeovers. Q Why do you call Minneapolis-St. Paul one of your favorite places in the world? A We’ve done some wonderful builds there. My best buddy, Gary Brown, is from Minnetonka. We were builders together, starting out — finish carpenters in the Hollywood hills; the rich and famous were our clientele. He used to speak so highly of Minnesota. It’s true […]
The recession slammed ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ production
February 14, 2010 by
Wallet Pop Interview With Paul – February You aren’t the only one feeling the pinch. In an exclusive interview with WalletPop’s Jason Cochran, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s resident carpenter, Paul DiMeo, reports that the tough times have hit his popular ABC show, too. One of the first things to change was the size of the homes. In years past, families would be bestowed with homes that felt more like mansions, with scads of square footage and amenities such as new swimming pools. The taxman and the maintenance bills can prove too onerous for families to cope with, so that’s a thing of the past, and homes are now built […]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s Paul DiMeo to Appear at the Indianapolis Home Show on Saturday, February 6
February 4, 2010 by
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s Paul DiMeo to Appear at the Indianapolis Home Show Answers questions about Extreme Makeover, Remodeling & Central Indiana ahead of appearance on Saturday, February 6 Indianapolis, Ind. – Best known as the carpenter with attitude on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” Paul DiMeo is also an established actor, a man’s man and the first to cry on this hit show. With boundless warmth and his genuine nature, DiMeo is particularly renowned for his imaginative work on children’s bedrooms. He also pioneered the Loft Living project, working on the renovation of lofts and brownstones, and as master carpenter, renovated the Landmark Brownstone of Aaron Burr. DiMeo will appear […]
Lexington, NC
February 3, 2010 by
I’m flying home from Lexington North Carolina and I am watching Meryl Streep in the role of Julie Childs. I think that Ms. Streep would have been or could be a wonderful designer. Ms. Streep knows a lot about details and it is in the details I think that we find ourselves. It’s the little things that we do that tell others, show others, and allow others to see who are. Theresa Christie is a schoolteacher. She was teacher of the year. She has 3 children and a wonderful husband. Theresa also has stage 4 cancer. Its in her colon and has spread to other parts of her body. She […]
‘Extreme Makeover’ star hopes to see show go global
January 30, 2010 by
‘Makeover’ star Paul DiMeo learned early that relationships are what matter most He shot hoops with the Indiana Pacers, gave a weather forecast on a local TV station and visited cancer patients at Riley Hospital for Children. Paul DiMeo, a carpenter and designer with ABC TV’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” is no stranger to Indiana. After two Hoosier home builds in the past year, he returns to Indiana on Feb. 6 for an appearance at the Indianapolis Home Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. “We’ve had two wonderful stories in Indiana and made some wonderful friends with builders, families and volunteers. The weather was tough on the last one, but […]
Just got back from Miami County, Indiana…
November 3, 2009 by
Just got back from Miami County, Indiana. Hallmark Homes built a beautiful house for the Cowen-Brown Family. We went there because of their 12yr old daughter Kori (that’s I-ROK backwards) she suffers from an immune deficiency disease. Their home was a mess with mold and other problems that not only put Kori in the hospital but two of her brothers. Kori has had about 17 operations to remove polyps from her sinuses and throat. A few years back while Kori was at the hospital she met a little girl Alyssa who had leukemia. We had Alyssa with us all week long; she has been in remission for 4 yrs and […]
Building Hope – One Dream At A Time
October 29, 2009 by
From the ashes of a family tragedy has arisen a human phoenix who combines the imagination and showmanship of an actor with the practicality of a tradesman. As Sam Rayburn, the nation’s most famous Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, once opined, “A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” Paul DiMeo is that carpenter, that actor and that human phoenix. He is “the carpenter with attitude on ABC television’s two-time Emmy winning Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Second only to the show’s host, Ty Pennington, DiMeo’s specialty is creating imaginative children’s bedrooms. Perhaps that stems from his own heart wrenching experience as […]
St. Paul, Minnesota
October 20, 2009 by
Just got back from St. Paul, Minnesota… I seem to say each week how wonderful it was to be part of a project so cool, but this week was especially great because I got to be part of a story with some very old friends. We all know what its like when we get together with old friends, you just pick up where you last left off. This week our special guests were the Muppets and Sam Champion from Good Morning America. Sam was very cool, and to see him do his job is amazing. If you think what he does is easy, think again. His show is done “Live” […]
Paul DiMeo while best known as the carpenter with attitude on ABC Television’s two-time Emmy winning Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, is also an established actor, a man’s man and the first to cry on his hit show. 