Shop What You Want

HGTV Dream House – Shop What You Want

The dream homes offer that HGTV brings is irresistible and also one of the best constructions. For details on the constructions one can follow up on the homepage about the process and progress as the work keeps happening. Every stage is photographed and updated on the webpage. You can see the images and get to know the quality of work that’s taking place.

Hgtv Dream House: Nice Dream House

Apart from that, HGTV Dream house presents you the floor plan also to let you know what rooms are offered with the construction. You can see different floor plans displayed on the website and make your mind according to your choice. Shopping for your dream house is another great offer with HGTV. There are various products available for sale for your HGTV Dream house.

Hgtv Dream House: Garage

Be curious enough to take a tour through the home theatre, sunrise room, laundry room, kids’ room and many other rooms which have been on display on the homepage. You will find pictures and specifics of the acoustics of all the rooms of the houses. There are also videos to provide better and complete information on the details of offers. HGTV dream house offers you the best products and services which you may not want to turn down.

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Simplifying life for future dreams

contemporary bedroom design by 4.bp.blogspot.com

Well life has certainly been a little crazy & emotional here on the dream house front. If you missed the progress update a while back you can read the whole story HERE

Vt Interiors

We got a quote from a second builder for our dream house & it was actually more expensive than our quote from the first builder, with lesser quality fixtures & fittings.

WOW!

Doesn't the truth hurt or in our case disappoint :o(

Water leaf Interiors

We have had further discussions with builder No.1 & there are ways we can bring our price down a bit.

He also apologised for the actions of the kitchen & tile guys who both thought we would up our budget dramatically, so recommended more than was affordable for us.

These are some of the things we can change.

contemporary bathroom design by San Francisco interior designer Amoroso Design

In order to build our house to our liking we have opted to wait a bit & work towards ridding ourselves of  all debt.

We have several investment properties in The Blue Mountains we can sell, which will leave us owning our land, vehicles & be debt free, ready to build with a slightly bigger budget, not to mention ridding us of the stresses you sometimes face as a landlord.

I know it has taken me a while to update you all on this house building story, but we have really had to do a lot of thinking, planning & research before we could make any decisions.

This included going back on the project home search.

 As it turns out we just really love the home we designed & felt we would be better to make some sacrifices in other areas to achieve our goal. So, farewell investments & hope our dream home turns out to be a great retirement plan instead!

Wish me speedy house sales!!

CHEERS

Trish xxx

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Go Shop With HGTV

Go Shop With HGTV

With the number of HGTV Dream house offers, you can now start looking for different products on their homepage which might be necessary for your dream home. You can also participate in their sweepstakes which has a deadline of 50 days. The dream offers are amazing with spacious rooms and furnished kitchens and a nice front yard. The foyer also looks ultra-modern. The architecture is an ensemble of southwestern style. If you get lucky to win the offer, you may just have your unfulfilled dreams come true.

Hgtv Dream House: Dream Bad

There photos of different rooms of the HGTV Dream homes on the homepage to give you an idea about what they offer. You can take a personal tour through the drop down menu which takes you to interior spaces like home office, sunrise room, home theatre, kids’ room, laundry room and many others. The specifics of the construction of each room is explained clearly and also the dynamics which have been taken into consideration.

Hgtv Dream House: Living Room

You can view the photo gallery of each of these rooms and get an idea on what exactly HGTV Dream house has to offer. They fall nothing short of quality. They have taken each and every specification into concern regarding what a family would love to have in their houses and then gone ahead with the construction.

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A dream house Update

contemporary family room design by Toronto interior designer Jennifer Brouwer

Those that read my blog regularly would know that recently we suffered a devastating blow from our builder, where after months of telling us he could build to our budget, he came back to us with a quote

 ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER BUDGET!!

After much thought & discussion we have decided to do some research & planning toward becoming owner builders. The only part of building this house my dream guy can't do is the slab,brick work & plumbing. He is very clever like that. 

traditional living room design by new york architect Austin Patterson Disston Architects

The savings we could make would mean we wouldn't need to sacrifice those beautiful timber floors that I covet. My dream guy has laid timber floors before using the hidden nail method, Perfect!!!!

In order to do this we  will be spending the next 12months working towards ridding ourselves of any debt, we will also use this time to plan & research & we are allowing a 12 month time period to build.

Well, that is the plan at this point, things could change, but there is nothing to lose by looking into these things & taking time to save a little more.

Our neighbor is a draftsmen who went owner builder on his home, except he acted as more of a project manager. He didn't do any hands on labour & says he still saved money. His house took 9mths to build. My dream guy helped him out with a lot of things on the house site so he is more than happy to sit down with us & walk us through  the process, as well as draw up our plans. This is great!

Any advice or website recommendations on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry I haven't been around much this past week, my family & myself have been taken over by a monster virus & we are all very unwell, not much fun for the kids as it is school holidays here in OZ.

Have a lovely week everyone!

CHEERS

Trish xxx

All images via houzz

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Progress...What the!!!

I thought I was a little overdue for an update on the progress of the dream house

OR

should I say lack of progress

We selected a builder whose work was of good quality & he was easy to deal with.

 After showing him our plans & inspiration images he assured us he had the time to build our house & it wouldn't be a problem to build to our budget...

4 months later we still have NO working plans from the architect, just a concept. Last week when we thought we would be receiving an exact costing to take to the bank, we got nothing more than an estimate cost.

This estimate also happened to be exactly 

100 THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER BUDGET!!!

&

The builder has gone on holidays for 2 weeks. No one in his nice, busy little office, is able to answer any of our questions, they are only saying "We will make an apt for you when he returns"

WE DON"T WANT AN APPOINTMENT

We just want to know

IS THIS A SIMPLE TYPO???

OR

has this guy just waisted a huge chunk of our life ?

He sent us to make selections of materials, fixtures & fittings. We have designed the kitchen & bathrooms, all within the budget he allocated, so HOW can it possibly blow out by so much?

So for fear of this dragging out FOREVER we are now off to visit other builders, to get an idea as to whether or not the budget we have for this dream house is possible...

If not we will start looking at project homes to suit our sloping block

Time is ticking...

We thought our plans would be at least progressing through the building approvals department at our local council by now, instead we are still at square one!!!

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!

The frustration!

Any way, there is no future in the past, so we will keep working on moving forward & see what results come from other builders & what answers we get from the current builder when he returns to HIS HOME after a mind clearing holiday!!!

CHEERS

Trish xxx

 

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A concept plan

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Times ticking

Well it would appear we finally have some action on the dream home front, AT LAST!!!!

We have a preliminary plan that we can use to make all our materials selections whilst the actual working plan is being finalised by the architect.

So next week, appointments will be made for the dream guy & myself to sit down with a kitchen company, tile showroom etc to make all the difficult decisions about how this dream home will look... I have to admit I am now officially TERRIFIED!!!!!

EEEEKKKK!!!

But I'm also excited that things are finally moving in the right direction, OMG, how will I ever sleep again...

traditional staircase design by san francisco architect Boor Bridges Architecture

Image via houzz

I have this exact same clock & my stair case will be a similar lay out, so I now know how fantastic it will look!!!

Any tips or suggestions on how to deal with this process would be greatly appreciated, we have renovated many times, but this is our first ever new build & because, we have designed it ourselves, we can't even get a feel for it by walking thru a display home....

I will  post a copy of the plan soon for your stylish assessment!

Did I mention I'm excited!!!

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A concept Plan for the Dream House - Part1

 After drawing up my own very amateur plans for our dream house it was time to take it to the architect. We have chosen the builder we would like to use & he will liaise with the architect to ensure our house is designed exactly how we want it.

This is the first draft & there are many changes to be made but I thought I would share this process right from the beginning, perhaps you may have some great suggestions....

This is the view from the front. My dream guy really wanted a portico for our guests  to park under...I didn't !We agreed that if something was to be cut from the budget this would be it, BUT, as luck would have it , now he has seen this drawing, he no longer likes the portico, so its going...this makes me happy!!!

I can't wait to see what the next draft looks like without the portico...

This is the back of the dream house, our block slopes away at the back so we are able to utilize this space by putting our garages, gym, kids area & storage all downstairs.

This end is not exactly how I had envisioned it but we will get some changes made here as well, this small side window on the bottom level should actually be a door, there should be a side window upstairs.That is the kitchen area upstairs & from that corner, you get the best view, so it would be a shame to just look at a kitchen wall & the pergola should be on the downstairs level.

I love the look of sketched versions.

Front view

Back view

I'm loving the upstairs alfresco area, it opens up from the kitchen & the view from there will be amazing!!

This is the view from ground level, the floor level for the alfresco is 3m higher than here.

Let me know what you think, any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Trish xx

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Home Renovation Ideas 2010

Home renovation ideas 2010

The home renovation ideas become highly advanced in 2010 that improves the living conditions of the house. It is the dream house for the people through which they can easily impress the guest. The new home renovating ideas of 2010 makes the home look unique and special. Imposing a kind of vision of the house and increases the value of the property with new and fresh home renovation ideas.

Hgtv Dream House: Renovation Idea

The new home renovation idea increases and improves the over all look of the bathroom and the kitchen. The architects come up with the popular ideas for decorating the kitchen and bathroom, which is an important part of the house. It makes the house more attractive and appealing. It converts the look of the house from Impractical and updated to practical and updated.

Hgtv Dream House: New Style

Home renovation ideas 2010 gives a stylish look to the house. People install the updated appliances in their house, which equipped the house with advanced and updated technology. The latest appliances included in the home are Jacuzzi bath, walking of the showers that give a lavishing look to the bathroom.

Hgtv Dream House: Kitchen

The home renovation ideas 2010 improve the look of the whole house and it leaves a long lasting impact in the mind of the guests. Using the new home renovating home ideas 2010 makes them feel a sense of pride and an indication of a new start to the life with the New Year. The new home renovating ideas of 2010 makes the home look unique and special from other houses.

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Fulfill your Dreams

Fulfill your dreams with HGTV dream homes

Home and Garden Television or Home and Garden Television, comes up each year with their enthralling home ideas that are built along the patoral locations. Like every year, it will also not disappoint this season. This company is known to build houses in jaw dropping locales, which is their unique selling point.

Hgtv Dream House: Dream Room

Until now, it has selected places like Colorado, Winter Park, Wyoming, and Jackson Hole. This year also, HGTV is planning to cast their spell in California’s wine country- Sonoma. This project will be one of the most extravagant projects ever and will give the contemporaries a run for their money.

Hgtv Dream House: Dream House

The homes by HGTV will surely captivate your senses as you can imagine lush green fields that are stretched over rolling valleys and are enough to cast their spell on your soul. Nevertheless, this is only a small part of the entire project. All the dwellings will be based on the tradition of Victorian farmhouse, capturing the true essence of traditional farm lifestyle along side meeting the luxuries of a royal experience. The entire project will create a high level of impression on every individual.

Hgtv Dream House: Another Dream House

They focus on every minute detail while building a house and each of their homes is like a hallmark. For the house, natural wood floors are used which are used after trimming and wainscoting. With such beautiful creation, this house will be a sign of great artisanship.

Hgtv Dream House: View from Dream house

With three-bedroom build on an area of 3,600 square foot along with three and a half bathroom, all the dwellings from HGTV are signs of masterpiece. Spacious and lavish, you will get all the amenities and facilities that are required for any dream house.

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Build a Dream House

Steps to build a Dream House

One of the most sought after question that comes to the minds of the people while thinking about a home is whether to buy it or build it. The answer depends upon the situation and procedures. If all one needs is a shelter to live under then they might compromise on some features and if one has a vision of a comfortable and easy living, then they would plan to build a home.

Hgtv Dream House: Build it!

The following steps will ensure that you get everything you want in your dream home, these need to be followed to have that dream home you have been thinking of making from such a long time.

Hgtv Dream House: Make your Dream House

1) Prepare a Sketch: one does not needs to be an architect, a little artistry will do
Wonders in making a rough layout of the whole dream home or simply jot down
The features that you want in your dream house.

2) Decide a Budget: Get a pre-approved mortgage for your dream house to make a
Rough estimate of the amount of money you will need in order to make
Your Dream house special.

Hgtv Dream House: Make your Dream with Swimming Pool

3) Purchase Land: Find and buy a plot that provides you with ample space to build
Your home and some extra space that you might require for making a swimming Pool or garage.

Hgtv Dream House: Dream View

4) Start Building: Put the building work in the hands of a professional company and
Do a research around to make sure you are getting the right price and are dealing
With fair contractor.

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Taxation related to HGTV dream house

Taxation related to HGTV

It is a well known fact that if you become the winner of HGTV dream house, then it attracts a lot of unnecessary taxation issues. It is all up to the winners whether want to keep the house or not. It has been seen that most of the winners sell their prize off in order to avoid the taxes they have to pay for it.

Hgtv Dream House: Win a Dream House

It is very unfortunate that if we win any kind of prize, it is heavily taxable by government taxing agencies and winning an HGTV Dream house is not a different stream. As per the IRS rules, all awards and prizes including charitable, religious, educational, scientific, literary, civic achievement, artistic or as a result of winning a contest are taxable.

Hgtv Dream House: Build it!

So, the package award won from the HGTV dream home is also unfortunately taxable for the federal income taxes. Usually, these dream homes are worth more than millions of dollars and the tax liability accounts for a huge amount of money on part of the participants. In addition to that, taxes on prizes and real estate taxes are also applicable at government levels.

Hgtv Dream House: Sell your House

Most of the winners of HGTV dream house contests have sold out their houses because even after winning a home worth millions of dollars, most of them cannot afford to live in it and have no other option but to sell them out. After paying all the taxes for their prize, the pleasure of being a winner of the HGTV dream house becomes nominal.

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Understanding HGTV

Understanding HGTV dream house

Dream house is one of the most popular TV shows liked by a large number of viewers in the United States. It is a television show produced by the High Noon Entertainment and it is based on the theme of home improvement and home renovation.

Hgtv Dream House: Dream view

In HGTV dream house, each season will show a person, family or a couple trying to build a new home or how they complete the renovation of their existing home. In the past seasons, this TV show has produced thirteen episodes of thirty minutes.

Hgtv Dream House: Bedroom

However, in the recent seasons, HGTV dream house have featured only eight 30 minutes episodes. Dream house is presented in semi-documentary style where the camera crews acts as observers and Jose Marrero, the unseen host providing only the voice over the comments.

Hgtv Dream House: Dream House

In each season of HGTV dream house, many aspects of renovating or building a house are covered and it helps the viewers to have a better idea of home improvement and home renovation techniques. Various aspects, such as laying foundation, tackling restraining terrain, weather delays, getting permits, making finishing touch, arguments among homeowners and contractors and budgetary issues are all included in the show.

Hgtv Dream House: Decorate your room

In the initial nine seasons of dream house, the episodes are mainly focused on the basic requirements of building a house. First episode starts with the financing and choosing the builders comes in the second episode. The following episodes will focus on the challenges that come in the way of completing the project.

Hgtv Dream House: Backyard

Why HGTV dream house is so popular is because it highlights all the aspects and problems that arise when an individual tries to build a new home or make some renovation. In other words, dream house helps viewers to get all the knowledge for dealing with various difficulties that they may face when they build their home.

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HGTV dream house guest bathroom

HGTV dream house guest bathroom making tips

When deciding the new look for guest bathroom, comfort must be the foremost consideration. For picking the best style of your guest bathroom you can go through some magazines, visit the décor house shop or bath and kitchen showrooms. The basic trick is to mix and match the bathroom style, which appeals you. Make it extremely spacious and big. Keep it simple to clean for materials, countertop, shower and flooring.

Hgtv Dream House: Master Bathroom

For making the best bathroom floor, consider the room’s overall size and work over the required. Add a little counter space, good lighting and mirror in addition to a blend of ambient, decorative and accent task and certainly your guests will be satisfied with the bathroom accommodations.

Hgtv Dream House: Beautiful Bathroom

In addition, while making guest bathroom, make sure to pick the material that is accessible and convenient. The solid surface countertops with under mount sink are simple to clean and durable. For a lower budget bathroom, the option of laminate countertops having vitreous china sink is worth considering.

Hgtv Dream House: Bathroom

Do not forget to include ample of storage space, so that the guest can keep their belongings and toiletries in bathroom rather than their bags. Make sure the guest bathroom is also stocked with certain basics, including toilet paper, shampoo and towels. A tiny linen closet having extra necessities such as tissues in addition to hooks for hanging towels and clothes can certainly give the guests the feeling of home.

Hgtv Dream House: Guest Bathroom

Also, accessorize the bathroom space with soft, thick towels plus hang a cozy bathrobe over the hook. Place French milled soap, fragrant candle or a carafe of water for beautifying your bathroom area

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