Put together one very run-down house, a needy family who deserves a better place to live, several opinionated designers, one week and what do you get? The answer is - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It is not only a fascinating show to watch, but it will touch even the hardest of hearts.

Each episode features a race against time on a project that would ordinarily take somewhere between 3-4 months to achieve. A team of designers, contractors, and several hundred workers have just 7 days to totally rebuild and remake an entire house - every single room, plus the exterior and landscape.

What you get to see in one hour is not only the unbelievable makeover of the house, but you see how the house makeover has impacted the life of a needy family.

Whether it is enlarging the home of a couple e…