Deserving Design

Vern gives a single mom and her special needs son a party room inspired by their favorite team.

Vern creates new living spaces for a single dad who lost his leg after a motorcycle accident.

Laura Stower became a surrogate mother and gave her best friend a child. Vern turns a seldom-used sun porch into a deluxe artist studio for Laura. Plus, he makes over a living room and gives the Stowers a brand new guest bedroom.

After working 5 days a week as a school speech pathologist, Nona devotes her nights and weekends to helping parents learn to communicate with their deaf and hard of hearing babies. Vern gives Nona a new office and master bedroom.

Mae Burwell runs a low-cost and sometimes free daycare for single-parent families. Vern revives a tired living room/dining and infuses it with Mae's Caribbean style. Plus, he turns a bland master bedroom into an island retreat.

Megan Anderson works tirelessly running a furniture bank where people who are transitioning out of homelessness can find the essential items to make their new place feel like home. Vern transforms a backyard and a guest bedroom.

Riley and Cindi Smith are the proud parents of quadruplets, all with special needs. Vern turns an computer room into a homework area and a sitting room into a peaceful library retreat for Mom and Dad.

Cheryl Flanagan rescues abused and neglected horses, and Vern creates a new family room in her home.

Vern provides classic style in a makeover for a youth choir director's home office and living room.

As a cancer survivor Christina Gavegnano feels that it's her turn to pay the world back. She's studying for her PhD and devotes the rest of her waking hours to finding cures for cancer and HIV.

Julie Jenks travels the world vaccinating children and working to eradicate polio. Vern turns a spare room into nursery for adopted child from Ethiopia. He also designs Julie a new dining room

Edward Powers helps feed the hungry, house the homeless and break the cycle of domestic violence. Vern helps Edward by updating his master bedroom and bathroom as well as his dining room.

Joe Cook works day and night preserving and sometimes restoring the vital wetlands of the southeast United States. Vern transforms an unorganized spare room into a photo studio.