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HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : What's Your Favorite Room?

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:38:23 +0000

So excited I just entered my last entries to win this beautiful home! If God sees that it should go to someone else in greater need of a place to live, I pray it goes to a Veteran. Someone that has fought for this country yet struggles every day just to make ends meet. I pray the winner is a very needy family that will appreciate the huge blessing of this home. As for which room I like best? I love the kitchen and every single room of this home. The front bedroom color soothes me and I think that may be where I could take naps when I get tired. The living room is also a great place to welcome friends and family and let them spread out through the house to enjoy all the great art work and memorabilia as I saw it to be. I watched every show as it was re-built and everyone did such an awesome job on it ! The fact that they payed close attention to things like a nest of aunts near the fireplace showed me how carefully thought out this home really is in every inch of structure. Good Luck to everyone that has entered-and God Bless us all. :) It is time to pick the winner y'all !!!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : 5 Tips for Shopping Vintage

Thu, 3 Sep 2015 02:33:26 +0000

Hey DBCoop In case there is still the question of Location of the 2016 Dream Home- here is the latest information I found when researched!! This is the site for the announcement I found http://www.hgtv.com/design/hgtv-dream-home/hgtv-d... 180 Utopia Circle, Merritt Island, FL 32952 !!!! Over 4000 sq ft, so close to the water it is amazing! Josh Temple gave the location- in the latest video. I looked up the address and found the former MLS listing on it. Enjoy!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : 5 Tips for Shopping Vintage

Thu, 3 Sep 2015 01:42:17 +0000

A big Hey Y'all to everyone bloggin' here !! Although it has certainly been a while since I commented-rest assured I have been reading all about this so cute UO home! I am more than excited this time.....I am hopeful because it is a home I think is a possibility this time! Everything is reachable for anyone like myself that may have a slight handicap & I can picture living in it !! Woohoo !! I have always wanted to visit Asheville & elated it's size is just perfect for me & the hubby ! Best wishes to everyone out there! It would be so wonderful if one of us bloggers won it this time !! :) Stay positive & healthy my friends :) :)

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 07:03:00 +0000

Ok experts....which includes almost everyone here. LOL I was thinking about doing the mail entries by the "hundreds". To help our chances of winning. We can do both right? Does anyone do this? Also- do they tell us if the winner was via mail or online every year in the past? I know Vicki said online was her choice.

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:58:40 +0000

Thanks Liz_HGTV ! I surely wasn't aware the hubby could enter too!!! Wow, no wonder I haven't won yet ! I thought no 2 emails from the same location? Don't know where on earth I read that. Yippee! :)

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:54:45 +0000

Smaller- oh yeah that is obvious. Did they note the sq ft? 4TahoeStar54 ? Just curious, and a little concerned about keeping all those windows spotless for that neighborhood!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:17:31 +0000

Wow, you guys know the entire history don't y'all !! I need to catch up with all this info. I've been entering for many years but never actually read the fine print. Glad to be in the Blog with you guys!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:14:14 +0000

Very interesting Lindingo! Thanks for the tax tip on selling it as a possibility! The only tricky part I see is if the taxes become due again before you are able to find a buyer-then you have a real problem! But at least you have carved out a possible path for someone like me to have this information! Thanks again! (I am still in it this way..lol)

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:09:16 +0000

Thanks DBCoop ! At least I can stop looking for them daily.lol So looks like they are opening around every 14-18 months. hmmm. But I can't help it- I will probably keep checking on them weekly at least in case they do a swap on us!.

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:08:04 +0000

That's crazy, build a great home and then end up selling it on the open market to recoup the money it cost. So anyone that wins just gets cash. So, why not just make cash the grand prize and forget the home? Business profitbility-bottom line. So that is why they build 2-4 homes a year-just to get a huge write off????

Hey I answered my own question rofl. Marketing strategy for HGTV- build a home, with mostly free stuff because the makers of the products inside get free advertising on the show. Then give the winner cash- take a loss on a huge home because the value isn't actually correct at 2 million?

It's all done for a business loss write off? wow. Makes it kind of foolish that millions of people go nuts for home they can never keep. Again- it's sad and pathetic. But, I am one of them still dreaming of winning. duh. :(
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HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Thu, 2 Jan 2014 05:59:04 +0000

Oh My goodness Eugenia27 ?? Really? So basically this home is too expensive for anyone to keep and live in unless they are rich! That's sad. I wonder if HGTV plans to change this? I hope so.
Have a wonderful year!!
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HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:02:10 +0000

Happy New Year Sandy! I hear what you are saying about 2013. It was BAD! I just have to look forward and turn far away from backward and think positively to go on. I hope your New Year is an absolutely Marvelous one from start to finish!! Hey, maybe YOU will win this Deam Home and we can all be very happy for you this year!!! Come on HGTV....give it to Sandy! lol Take care & happy New Year!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Enter Now to Win HGTV Dream Home 2014

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:55:11 +0000

WoooooHooooo !! Hey everyone! Hope all are doing great & have already gotten your entries started in on the 27th. Heaven forbid I miss even one-since I have a feeling that might be why I haven't won in the past. (yeah right) It's a beautiful home for sure but oh my gosh all the talk about Ca. taxes has my head in a tailspin straight towards the ground! So, from the just of it all, think we will be needing about 200k more just to keep it? But- for now I am just gonna enter and dream of all the beautiful stuff inside and the possibility to finally do some skiing for once! Does anyone know the month the Smart home & the Blog cabin home sweeps will open for entries? I need to get in on all of them this time when they begin! Meanwhile...keep dreaming you guys, maybe a blogger will win one of these then I can brag about almost knowing the winner!! Take care all!

Blog Cabin : On Site in Winter Haven: An Early Christmas Present

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:23:25 +0000

Blog Cabin : On Site in Winter Haven: An Early Christmas Present

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:34:49 +0000

Wow what a great gift to the winner of the home! That Kubota will whip around the new home with ease and speed for sure!. I have always wanted a mower or tractor that could multi-purpose such as pulling up old stumps or air rating (sp?) the lawn for spring. Just pop on a bag addition for hauling grass remnants or leaves from those big trees and you've got the best lawn on the block! But no doubt HGTV will go all out for the lawn layout and probably won't require a 5 acre grass mowing.LOL But again, what a deal you found! I can see Grundy opening the show with a race around the property to show it off on the first airing date!! Woohoo!! Happy racing Grundy !! I think you guys may have just increased your male entries with that little baby!

Blog Cabin : Examining the Built-In Ironing Board

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:22:47 +0000

I Luv the old Ironing board and it's location. However- I think it should be repurposed as a sort of Kitchen counter island counter top with stools to sit by. The cabinet would be great as a pots & pans cabinet (if wide enough. I can't tell you how many times I have wished the pots & pans were NOT below the sink and very easy to reach! Maybe with a repurposed design the cooks in the family could save an injured spine by simply opening a standing cabinet to reach (and easily see) all the great cookwear I know this beautiful old home will have access to !!! Wouldn't that be great ??? We are currently looking for a new home and I ask the hubby if possible if he would make a pantry cabinet for our cookwear to my height when in my wheelchair-so there is no future possibility of emergency or injury. (I have Multiple Sclerosis-I have good days and bad days but that doesn't stop me from cooking!). I am not always wheelchair bound but as a -just in case- as the disease progresses along. I love the fact that the bedrooms are on the first floor! Finally a home I can see all the way around if I am chairbound! At first I thought the home was like a craftsmen home-yet am pleasantly surprised at all the great cubby holes and airy screened porches! And WOW the glass doorknobs and metal locks and hinges are going to POP when cleaned up!! I Think of how they will sparkle throughout this house when redone!! I can't wait!! Thank you HGTV for choosing a home that someone with a handicapp can acess almost all of it's beauty! I love it! Hope they move it soon! God Bless everyone!!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : Structural Design Sneak Peek

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:33:26 +0000

HGTV Thank You all for giving us all another wonderful chance to win a beautiful Home made of dreams! I feel blessed to have another opportunity to win one! What a stunning home and Oh that view!! Love it!! But....I have to ask. Has HGTV ever given (or built) a home that allows for a Handicapped Winner? Stairs are almost impossible and some of the doorways seem a bit on the small side, so I wondering if I would ever see the 2nd level or stroll the hills of these beautiful homes in my little "buggie", wheelchair? Somedays I get around just fine-but other days-not so much. Oh how I long for a ranch style with all the goodies on one floor. Some of us cannot walk up the stairs and it pains me to sound greedy in asking for one. Maybe I missed the "elevator" in the previous homes? But don't count me out-I would sell my current old house and put in a makeshift pulley just to have one of your homes! Thanks again Mary & HGTV and everyone who works so hard to make this all possible! Wheelin' 'round in the South!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : HGTV Smart Home 2014 Location Announcement

Wed, 2 Oct 2013 03:32:03 +0000

jazzygirl9 Thank you so much , have a blessed day!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : HGTV Smart Home 2014 Location Announcement

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:45:03 +0000

Eugenia27 Thanks for the additional contact with another military sister inAlicesoneysmom. Look forward to more chats with you guys. Have a great weekend!

HGTV Dreams Happen: Sweepstakes Blog : HGTV Smart Home 2014 Location Announcement

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 05:12:02 +0000

Eugenia27 that's funny. Small world-absolutely full of wonderful Military Veterans, and I am thrilled to meet another military sister from the Air Force! Thank you for your service, & for the kindness. :)