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Lights, camera, Sawzall! Maple Street home gets hot television makeover

Designer Genevieve Gorder, center, prepares Neal Esposito and Abigail Duncan for a basement makeover. —Patricia Gay photo

Huge trucks are lined up in front of a home on Maple Street. Construction workers are carting lumber and power tools into the backyard, while a film crew sets up tents, microphones and lighting equipment. A make-up artist is chatting merrily while applying a last minute touch-up on the face of a famous interior designer.

Meanwhile two anxious homeowners take in the overwhelming scene, not sure exactly what to expect.

Welcome to an episode of Dear Genevieve, a new reality-based, home makeover show that was filmed here last week for the Home and Garden Television Channel (HGTV).