• The Vitale Family - St James, New York - John Vitale, 32,
  works as a police officer with the Suffolk County Police Department. He
  and Anne-Marie were a young, happily married couple with three little
  children: Jack (4), Adrian (2½), and Luke (18 months). Their family was
  growing quickly so they moved out of their small, two-bedroom adobe
  home to Anne-Marie’s parents’ house. But soon after they moved out,
  tragedy struck in August 2004. Anne-Marie died of an aggressive form of
  leukemia and was buried on what would have been her 29th birthday. John
  couldn’t renovate his home as the family’s savings accounts were
  drained after paying hospital bills and for Anne-Marie's burial. He and
  his children need their house back so the design team came to the
  rescue to build a new home in memory of a young wife and mother.
  • Ty’s Secret Room – A secret lounge for John behind a bookcase in his bedroom
  • Design Team – Ty, Paige, Constance, Paul, and Michael
  • Special Guest – Tenor Daniel Rodriguez

The entire block had been turned into a movie set, At 4:00 AM, we arrived to begin what would end up being the most successful episode yet... they actually finished the project a day in advance! Why, you ask? Well, it seems that painters are notorious for not showing up when they say they will (who would'a known?). That's right, it even happens on television. By deciding to work with our group, they had the pride and work ethic of truly professional contractors bringing them to success.

Although it's dark out this early in the morning, the streets were shining like broad daylight under the stage lights, which were run by generators, from one end of the block to the other. Walking from the work truck to the jobsite, we saw several homes whose owners donated the use of their yards for various setups. Large tents were set up on each. One had tablesaws and powertools set up, another had masonry supplies covered from possible rain, another contained the food and refreshment served gratis throughout the day, and yet another housed a few massage therapists to ease the workforces aching muscles.

We all worked like a drove of bees, some of us for a day, others for 6 straight days until it was finished. Local companies, neighbors, police officers, firemen, all types of people worked to tear down the little cottage and build a dream come true. This was truly a wonderful experience for everyone involved.

Tom Pace

President, Wallmasters Painting, Inc.