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 | Local Designer's Cameo on "Extreme Makeover"
Danielle Pro (UD Review) Photos (ABC.com)
To the excitement of designers across the country, ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" announced it would travel to all 50 states to provide new homes to needy families. In Delaware, not one, but two homes were chosen to be demolished and rebuilt in the Wilmington area. While families and volunteers prepared for the week-long project, local designers were given the opportunity to show off their goods to be used on the show.
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| Hector Correa, who owns the design store Delcor in Middletown, along with his business partner Milton Delgado, decided to audition for the show.Correa says after he and Delgado applied they received word they would be contacted at a later date if the show wanted to use their merchandise.
"It was exciting, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Correa says.
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|  | He was finally contacted with the good news that his merchandise was going to be used in the new homes the day before the project began. T.J. Paradise, a designer from "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" came to the store before shooting began to browse and make all of his selections for the houses. Correa says Paradise picked a lot of things, including a silver sunburst mirror and multi-colored vases. "He is the backstage designer who does all the work but doesn't get on TV," Correa says. |
| Correa donated approximately $700 in accessories to the Wilmington houses and attributes his desire to help to his humble upbringing. "I grew up poor and I make sure that I give back," he says. "I also believe in karma. If you do good, it will come back to you." After working with designers to donate the accessories, Correa learned some of the secrets behind the show. He says production on the show never stops. The crew has approximately 200 people who "look like ants" diligently working away through the night.
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|  | "You see it on TV and you're like, 'One week, really?' But it is only one week," Correa says. "I was told that on every house at least one person needs to be taken to the hospital for exhaustion." Correa was unable to be at the reveal of the house, but says he will have a "reveal party" with a few friends when the show airs this Sunday. "I will be watching the show," he says. "You have no idea how excited I am." Correa says the show was a good experience and he enjoyed being able to do what he loves while still helping others. "It is so positive," Correa says. "Everything they do is for the people...and that's great!" |
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