Do you remember watching TV when a home makeover show meant they would redecorate a room, tidy a garden or (at a push) titivate a pensioner’s bungalow?
Well that’s all changed. As I write, if you flick around your TV channels you’ll quickly find revolutionary restoration, refurbishing and rebuilding projects that take ‘makeover’ to a whole new level.
I saw one recently (Extreme Makeover USA) where they built a brand new 5-bedroom house for a veteran’s family, constructed a hurricane-proof village hall, refurbished 50 houses and converted a school — in a week!
On the other side of the coin there’s Restoration Man and Grand Designs, where intrepid ...
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