The Home Show's Home Boys
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The home show’s home boys The New England Home Show, which runs Saturday through Feb. 29 at the World Trade Center, will present television figures of varying renown among its 500 exhibits. Correspondent Angela Shaw caught up with Billy Costa Evan Farmer Vern Yip three of them in Director, news and entertainment, Host, “While You Were Out” (TLC) Designer, “Trading Spaces” (TLC) advance of their WXKS-FM morning show Fill-in host, “Total Request Live” visits. Host, “New England Dream (MTV) House,” “TV Diner,” both on NECN Home town Cambridge, now living in Lynnfield Baltimore, now living in New York Atlanta Common When renovating, people should “People are afraid of color so they People “buy sets of things because design mistake “wait until [they] can do it all,” but follow folklore and they don’t take they’re not sure what they want in people make often don’t. chances.” their house.” A good tip for ‘’First impressions are everything.’’ “Painting is one of the easiest “Create a list of items that you need first-time ways for anybody to make a and make a budget.” decorators change to a room.” The favorite thing “I’m big on master bedrooms.” “Location — it’s right in the heart “It’s really representative of me. It’s about your home of Manhattan.” how I like to live my life” A design trend “I’m amazed at how much you can “People are doing more intense “People no longer feel confined to you like do with kitchens now.” faux finishes, more complex things follow a specific design style. It’s in general.” about mixing and matching.” A design trend “Bottom line, everybody’s thinking “People are going away from the “For a long time people were into on its way out comfort now. I’ve never been a fan traditional.” faux stuff, and the beauty of the real of contemporary.” thing is going to stay.” Where do you go “My boat — just being on it, just “I go to the top of a mountain and I “I like my local pub, I like to watch to relax? smelling the water makes me fly off of it. I’m a paraglider.” hockey, I like to hang out with my relax.” friends, I like to go out to dinner.” Your favorite “I was into ‘MTV Cribs’ very early “‘Bob Vila,’ ‘Home Again,’ ‘This “I really don’t focus on design home show, not on, and my kids love it, too.” Old House,’ because I’m more of a shows.” including yours nuts-and-bolts kind of guy.” GLOBE STAFF GRAPHIC/MICHAEL PRAGER.