A GARAGE IN NEED HAS A 'FRIEND' INDEED CHILD STAR BRANDON CRUZ AND WIFE GET DESIGN HELP FROM COURTNEY COX ARQUETTE AND DAVID ARQUETTE FOR NEW WE SHOW.Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer Tension had risen in the household of Brandon and Liz Cruz Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Cruz (formerly Liz Winters) is a character in the American television series Nip/Tuck. She was the head anesthesiologist for what was originally McNamara/Troy and is played by Roma Maffia. . The bone of contention is the garage: a space that is used for everything except parked cars. ``We have pretty much the same taste as far as inside the house is concerned,'' said Liz. ``We could argue, but he'll just say, 'Yes, dear.' That's fine. He doesn't want to have any conflict. But the garage has always been a conflict for us because he's a pack rat pack rat, rodent of the genus Neotoma, of North and Central America, noted for its habit of collecting bright, shiny objects and leaving other objects, such as nuts or pebbles, in their place; also called trade rat or wood rat. - and I'm someone who likes to get rid of stuff.'' Brandon wanted a workable storage space: the kind of place where his surfboards and sporting equipment could stay separate from other clutter and the toys of son Lincoln, 8, and daughter Ruby, 3. Liz wanted an overflow room, an extra room, a place where the kids could play but that didn't make her feel like she needed to clean and sort every time she saw it. The Cruzes, who have lived in their Valley Village home for more than two years, couldn't reach an agreement. So they left the decision up to a professional designer - and a peace-keeping film crew. Instead of mixing it up among themselves, they decided to ``Mix It Up'' for a Women's Entertainment (WE) cable audience. Produced by ``Friends'' star (and home design fanatic) Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the hugely popular television sitcom Friends. Arquette and her husband, David Arquette, the new series ``Mix It Up'' invites two housemates who are in disagreement over a room to submit their spat spat juvenile aquatic shellfish, especially oysters ready for settlement on solid surfaces—'spat fall'. to a kind of on-air arbitration. A designer hired by the show assesses the situation, listens to both points of view, takes the feuding parties through a ``use it or lose it'' day, kicks them out of the house so there won't be interference and then goes to work. The aim is to resolve the conflict by incorporating both parties' tastes into a new, blended design. The Cruzes were allowed to stay put because their garage is outdoors and adjacent to the back yard. ``We definitely don't go for the 'Trading Spaces' kind of shock, the 'we hope they hate it' approach,'' said Arquette. ``We're always trying to solve the problem. There's a little bit of design therapy going on with the whole show.'' Courteney Cox Arquette, who has refurbished and sold several homes, has described her program - which aired for the first time on Wednesday - as ``a cross between 'The Osbournes' meets 'Martha Stewart' meets a little 'Dr. Phil.' '' The design combatants aren't always husbands and wives. ``Mix It Up'' has resolved conflicts between mothers and daughters and gay couples - any two people sharing a living space but at odds over how to design it. The producers' own clashing taste served as the inspiration. When Courteney Cox moved in with David Arquette - whom she eventually married - she had to come to terms with her new partner's sense of style, even if it clashed with her own. ``After a lot of negotiating, we made it all work,'' recalled Arquette. ``She blended my style and made it all fit in a way that was harmonious. Essentially, she has a very clean, very elegant, sophisticated style. Mine's a little quirkier.'' When he saw the show's call for contestants on the Internet, Brandon Cruz Brandon Edwin Cruz (born May 28, 1962 in Bakersfield, California) was an American child actor and is currently a punk rock musician and works in Television production. didn't realize that ``Mix It Up'' had a familiar face. Liz Cruz had known the Arquette family The Arquette family is a famous show business family. First Generation
Early life Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Virginia and California, daughter of Mardi Olivia (Nowak), an - since her early teens. The Arquettes - who are hands-on with each ``Mix it Up'' client they select - jumped at the chance to redesign a garage. Even so, the prospect of a resolved garage was exciting but a little frightening. Interviewed on the first day of filming, Brandon Cruz expressed concern that his pack-rat ways might come under assault. A former child star on ``The Courtship courtship paying attention to a member of the opposite sex with a view to mating; occurs in farm animals but is not highly developed other than estral display by the female and seeking by the male, activities that are rather more pragmatic than implied in the definition. of Eddie's Father'' and a rocker who has toured with the bands Dr. Know Dr. Know can refer to :
``If they try to make me get rid of stuff, there will be conflict,'' said Cruz. ``But if they organize things in a great way and everybody's not 100 percent happy but at least their issues have been addressed, it'll be good.'' Added Liz Cruz: ``It's a little scary. You're airing dirty laundry dirty laundry n. Informal Personal affairs that could cause embarrassment or distress if made public: Let's not air our dirty laundry in front of our guests. Also called dirty linen. when you have a conflict with your husband or living partner. But from my point of view, (the garage) can't be worse than it is right now.'' The on-camera meeting between designer Eric Blumberg and the Cruzes was the first time the three met. With spontaneity spon·ta·ne·i·ty n. pl. spon·ta·ne·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being spontaneous. 2. Spontaneous behavior, impulse, or movement. Noun 1. and reality being show priorities, Blumberg had 72 hours to confab with the Cruzes, assemble a design team and get the work done. His budget was $2,500. ``Some of the projects I've done have been very industrial,'' said Blumberg. ``That's something I really like, and I think it's why they paired us. One of my theories about interior design for residential space is that it's 70 percent therapy and 30 percent hard work. ``Brandon and Liz were also a relaxed and really mellow mel·low adj. mel·low·er, mel·low·est 1. a. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness: a mellow fruit. b. couple. That made things 100 percent easier,'' he added. Gone were the unwieldy piles of sporting equipment and toys. Balls and toys were tucked into closets and cubbies This article is about the variant on football. For the Major League Baseball team with the same nickname, see the Chicago Cubs. Cubbies (or Cuppies) is an informal variant on football originating spontaneously in different parts of the world. . Bikes, snowboards and scooters List of scooter models per manufacturer Aprilia
``It looks like a high-tech, very cool surfboard shop,'' a delighted Liz Cruz said of the revamped garage. ``I asked for plenty of organized storage to get everything orderly. There's a great art table for the kids. When it's all done, we put everything back in the closet and close it up. ``The gave me everything I asked for and also made it look like something that totally represents Brandon.'' The cars still aren't parked in the garage, but the surfboards look great. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com MIX IT UP What: Arbitrate and decorate. Where: WE: Women's Entertainment. When: 5 and 10 p.m. Wednesdays. The episode on the Cruz family will air Dec. 17. Get your garage in order Tips for straightening up your own garage from Eric Blumberg, consultant on ``Mix It Up.'' --Give your garage a thorough scrubbing See data scrubbing, memory scrubbing and audio scrubbing. - floor to ceiling - with industrial-strength cleaners. Also paint. The lighter the colors, the better. --Add lighting where possible, particularly in ``task areas'' of your garage. --Get things off the floor. Wall organizers or hooks for bikes or scooters can help save space. --Break up your garage space into defined zones for different activities. --Add ventilation. The more you have, the more inviting the space will be. --If you have the means, customize the garage door. A sliding door beats the ``only open'' or ``only shut'' option. - E.H. CAPTION(S): 7 photos, box Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) CHAIRMAN of the BOARDS Brandon Cruz finds domestic harmony when TV's new `Mix It Up' creates order in a garage where chaos once reigned (2 -- 3 -- color) Designer Eric Blumberg turned Brandon and Liz Cruz's cluttered clut·ter n. 1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble: sorted through the clutter in the attic. 2. A confused noise; a clatter. v. garage, above, into an ordered space, top, where everything has its place - including Brandon's surfboards, which are stored on a custom rack. (4 -- 5 -- color) Above, Liz, Brandon and Eric go Eric Go (born January 12, 1984) is a male badminton player from the United States, of Filipino descent. Early life Go has been the best badminton player for his age in the United States. over the items in the couple's garage before its makeover, left, puts lots of things on the wall, including bikes, balls and Brandon's ``Courtship of Eddie's Father'' memorabilia mem·o·ra·bil·i·a pl.n. 1. Objects valued for their connection with historical events, culture, or entertainment: posters, publicity photographs, and other movie memorabilia. 2. . Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer (6 -- 7 -- color) COURTENEY COX ARQUETTE and DAVID ARQUETTE Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com Box: Get your garage in order (see text) |
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