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by: hansgirl3

date posted: Dec 12, 2007 8:02 AM

Extreme Makeover: Star Wars bedroom!

Inspired today by a blog by JadeSabre777, I remembered watching an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition last week similar to the one that Jade blogged about.

On the Extreme Makeover show, a family whose home had some air problems, coupled with four children with some disease that made the air quality crucial received a home makeover.

One of the kids was a Star Wars fan and so the show did his room in a Star Wars theme complete with an X-Wing bed! It was truly outstanding! I loved how they painted the wall to look like the trench of the Darth Ball... er... I mean Death Star (inside joke)!

Additionally, as they were dreaming up the concepts for the room, Lucasfilm allowed them to go to the archives and pick several items to put in the room including a life-size Yoda figure. Too cool!!

Then, on top of that, Chewbacca came to "help" with the construction of the room. They had the sound effects for his speech and everything. They truly did a fantastic job!

Hopefully, this link to the show's site will work properly, however if it doesn't the show was aired on 12/2/07 and the family being helped was the Stockdale family.

http://blogs.starwars.com/hansgirls_hopes/63

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	Smuggler Jedi Hokey Religions and A Good Blaster at My Side
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 8:33 AM Pretty sweet! That room looks very nice. I liked all the memorabilia they had in there as well.

	jediprincess77 I Know...
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 8:53 AM How cool! I would LOVE a Darth Ball in my room...! I'd even settle for a trench like that one. I couldn't find any more pics on the site. It looks like they skipped that week or something ...ah well. The pics you posted look super sweet!

	MomOf2YoungPadawan Mamadala's Lair
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:05 AM Wow - that is truly incredible! I totally dig that Death Star trench! I loved the artwork on the walls, too - it looked like framed schematics of the Falcon and other vehicles! AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing this one, dearie!

	gencrs Technical Manuals from The GFFA
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:06 AM The painting on that wall is amazing. I want one like that.

	Michelle1968 M68- Star Wars Kid at Heart
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:10 AM I want the bed!!! Did they make it? Have it made? Tell us. Tell us now! giggles

hansgirl3
Invoking the Squee

date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:10 AM

Pretty sweet! That room looks very nice.

Dream room, don't ya think, SJ?

I would LOVE a Darth Ball in my room...! I'd even settle for a trench like that one.

Me too, JP!!

It looks like they skipped that week or something

You have to click on the little arrow to the right of the other air dates and you can find 12/2/07. Hope that helps!

I loved the artwork on the walls, too - it looked like framed schematics of the Falcon and other vehicles!

I know, right, MO2!!! So fantastic!

Thanks for sharing this one, dearie!

My pleasure!

I want one like that.

Oh, so do I, Gen, so do I!!

	hansgirl3 Invoking the Squee
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:11 AM I want the bed!!! Did they make it? Have it made? Tell us. Tell us now! giggles They made it! It was awesome to watch the construction of it, too! So amazing! giggles

	Jade Sabre777 A luminous being, I am...
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:29 AM AWESOME!!! I soooo want a Star Wars bedroom!! And thanks for the shout out!

	Michelle1968 M68- Star Wars Kid at Heart
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:31 AM Next time something this cool is on the tube babes, call me ! Have an awesome day! Love you!

	nob01 Oil Bath Bubbles
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 9:58 AM Man, I missed it... I'm telling ya - whenever we finally get around to having out own youngling, I'm either turning its bedroom into a Tatooine landscape with landspeeder bed or the Cantina. Poor kid.

	Sarlacc-Pitt Slowly Digested Over A Thousand Blogs
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 10:09 AM That bedroom rules the galaxy!! runs to Home Depot to get wood and gray paint

	hansgirl3 Invoking the Squee
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 10:26 AM And thanks for the shout out! No, thank YOU for the reminder! Next time something this cool is on the tube babes, call me ! You got it, Babe! Poor kid. Uh... no... LUCKY kid, Nob! *runs to Home Depot to get wood and gray paint* Pitt, you... ah... wanna come do mine when you're done?

	comanderbly That's Impossible. Even for a Computer.
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 10:32 AM I saw that episode! My wife kept making fun of me because I thought the bed so cool, she kept telling me she would get me one someday. He got some great stuff from the ranch. It was great to see how well the whole room turned out.

	WifeofVader Tales from the Death Star
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 10:54 AM Oh my goodness! I don't usually watch the show ... I can't help but be jealous yet deliriously happy for these people. It reminds me that life really isn't as bad as it seems sometimes. Anyway... What a great blog. Thanks for sharing... I wouldn't have had any idea! I LOVE the bedroom... can I get that mural of A/DV on my wall?

	JediPug1 Like My Father Before Me
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 11:23 AM Very cool! Comparing that to my mess of a SW room is just too sad.....

	viagoangel2 Were Anakin and Padme' really one?
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 12:50 PM They truly did a fantastic job! OMG! No Doubt! Completely funtabulous, if you ask me Of course, I made the mistake by opening those links with my 5 yr old son looking over my shoulder OYE! Think Santa could pull that one off? Thanks so much for sharing that Incredible "Transformation" Too Cool! :* Angel B.

hansgirl3
Invoking the Squee

date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 2:31 PM

It was great to see how well the whole room turned out.

I thought the whole show was just great and I really loved how they focused so much attention on THAT room!

I can't help but be jealous yet deliriously happy for these people.

Me too, WoV, and then I feel a little bad about being jealous, but.... I want a room like that!

Comparing that to my mess of a SW room is just too sad.....

You and me both, Pug!

OYE! Think Santa could pull that one off?

That would be a toughie, Angel! Good luck!!

	padmeskywalker77 Padme's Legacy
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 3:45 PM I have not yet seen this episode, but I do have it saved on my DVR I don't usually watch the show, but thanks to the tip of a fellow Rebel Legion member, I was aware of this episode and when it would air. The pics you posted look awesome...I can only imagine how everything else turned out!! Now I have to go and watch it...maybe tonight

	GalacticBabe I Have a Bad Feeling About This!
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 4:30 PM I missed that episode! I wonder if abc.com has it on their site? That room looks fantastic!! Puts my few little trinkets to shame! Ever since that show came to our town, I have been a big fan! They are just so wonderful how they help people. Thanks for posting this, if I don't get to see it on line, I'll look for it in reruns.

	masterkenobi93 confessions of a teenage star wars fan
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 4:36 PM I'M JEALOUS!!! Awesome blog! MTFBWY MK93

	JediMelindaWolf Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 6:02 PM What an awesome room that youngster got!!! And just another example of how big the hearts of everyone connected with Star Wars are!!! My youngest padawan now wants an x-wing fighter bed. It isn't enough that she is, literally, surrounded by Star Wars goodies. Thanks for sharing, hg! MTFBWY

	The Stooge Star Wars Joke-A-Day (gone fishin')
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 7:09 PM As much as that show bugs me, I gotta admit that it's pretty awesome of them to do that!

hansgirl3
Invoking the Squee

date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 7:27 PM

Now I have to go and watch it...maybe tonight

Yes, yes, watch it you will, PS77, mmmmm...

I wonder if abc.com has it on their site?

abc.com is where I got the pics, GB, so maybe?

I'M JEALOUS!!!

Join me and together we will be jealous!

My youngest padawan now wants an x-wing fighter bed. It isn't enough that she is, literally, surrounded by Star Wars goodies.

Well, she should just have it all!!

I gotta admit that it's pretty awesome of them to do that!

I agree... on both counts!

	amidalooine The Emotional Galaxy
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 7:51 PM I can't say I've ever watched the show...but how freaking COOL!!!!!! Thanks for sharing, hg!!

	jkthunder Seven Pieces
date Posted: Dec 12, 2007 10:57 PM THANKS for reminding me! I wanted to see this episode, but when I looked at the site the day after, it didn't have the episode up yet. Now they do! I actually like that show. They do some pretty incredible stuff!

	vadersgirl33 vadersgirl_reflections
date Posted: Dec 13, 2007 8:10 AM Almost missed this entry!! . That was too cool. My hubby is doing a mural of the Disney Princesses for our daughter. He's not finished yet. I agree. They do incredible stuff with rooms and their people are quite talented at what they do. Thanks for sharing!! vadersgirl

	hansgirl3 Invoking the Squee
date Posted: Dec 13, 2007 8:26 AM Thanks for sharing, hg!! You're very welcome, Ami! it didn't have the episode up yet. Now they do! Yippee!! Glad I could help, JK! My hubby is doing a mural of the Disney Princesses for our daughter. He's not finished yet. Nice!!! You'll have to send pics when he's done, VG!

	Big JCE
date Posted: Dec 14, 2007 9:36 AM What a great idea wish i could've had a room like that growing up! That was just great.

	hansgirl3 Invoking the Squee
date Posted: Dec 14, 2007 1:18 PM What a great idea wish i could've had a room like that growing up! I would have LOVED that, Big JCE!! When I was growing up, we didn't have shows like this that did stuff like that, though... sigh

Jedi Master Mina
Jedi blogging, go back to your drinks!

date Posted: Dec 14, 2007 5:53 PM

I'm telling ya - whenever we finally get around to having out own youngling, I'm either turning its bedroom into a Tatooine landscape with landspeeder bed or the Cantina.

Poor kid.

Don't forget the frig is stocked with Corellian ale...LMAO.

Join me and together we will be jealous!

No...No jealous. Reach out to the Force and together you will find your inspiration to design a Star Wars room of your own.

Cute blog, honey.

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