Arhaus Furniture and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Join Forces

Furniture World Magazine

Arhaus Furniture, a retailer of exclusive, handcrafted home furnishings, was selected back in November 2006 to furnish the newly built home of ex-Marine and National Hero Jason Thomas and his family in Columbus, OH for the popular ABC show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The airdate for the Thomas family show will be this Sunday, February 11, 2007. It will be a 2-hour special beginning at 7 pm EST on ABC. The Thomas home was demolished and rebuilt within one week, with the help of handyman Ty Pennington, the design team from ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and national homebuilder M/I Homes. Arhaus Furniture supplied furnishings for the inside of the new home. The show, which features a family in need of extensive home repairs, focuses this story on Jason Thomas, an ex-Marine, who helped rescue two police officers from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Jason and his family were living on New York's Long Island at the time of the 2001 attacks. Upon hearing of the devastation, Jason headed to the twin towers, and along with another rescuer, helped save the lives of two Port Authority police offers who were buried in the rubble after the towers collapsed. His story was featured in the Oliver Stone movie "World Trade Center.” His home has been in desperate need of repair, but getting the work done overwhelmed the couple, who have 4 children and 2 relatives living under one roof. "The Arhaus Furniture family couldn't be happier to donate furnishings for the new home of such a deserving family. Jason Thomas risked his own life to help others in an incredible time of need, and his family truly deserves this recognition,” said John Reed, CEO of Arhaus Furniture. "Our wish for participating in this rebuild was to make the Thomas family's life a little bit more comfortable and enjoyable.” Several bedroom sets, living and dining room furniture, tables, and accessories from Arhaus Furniture were delivered via an Arhaus semi-truck to the new home in November, and placed inside by staff from Arhaus Furniture, Ty Pennington, and the crew. The Thomas family arrived back in Columbus, OH after a week long vacation for the exciting "Move that Bus!” reveal of the outside and inside of their new home. About Arhaus Furniture: Arhaus Furniture is a leader in the field of handcrafted custom-designed home furnishings, created by artisans and craftspeople in studios and shops in the United States and around the world. All Arhaus-created home furnishings are exclusive designs. More than 450 employees serve customers in 28 Arhaus locations across the country, and on the web. Corporate headquarters are located in Cleveland, Ohio. For more information, visit www.arhaus.com or call 1.866.4ARHAUS. About ABC-TVs Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), is in it's 4th season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.