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1. This house is truly my dream house!!! I am a beach girl and i grew up in Florida so this would be perfect for me. Oh by the way the toilet in the master bathroom can be viewed in the slideshow of the master bath. The layout is fine, if you have ever rented a house in the keys you would know that alot of master bedrooms are the whole top floor. People should appreciate the house and not complain about it. Dont enter it if you want to complain, because i want to win it!! lol

   Amanda S. on February 1, 2008 at 6:12 pm
2. Beautiful Home, Location and decoration. I wish could win …but in the other hand… where with my simple yearly income of $45,000.00 I will find the money to afford and pay for: Real estate transfer taxes, deed recording charges and closing costs, as will all current and future real estate taxes and all other taxes, costs, fees, and expenses related to the maintenance of the house, Title insurance and homeowner’s hazard and liability insurance.??? The 75 % of the working class might not be capable to afford it.

   Janice from IL on February 1, 2008 at 11:13 pm
3. Ohhhh, people please!!!! There are so many concerns about taxes if you win the dream home. In the beginning I was really concerned about the taxes and insurance but where there is will there is a way! There are many alternatives
   (1)if you are really concerned about the taxes and insurance don’t enter
   (2)If you are concerned about neighbors, stay where you are or build your own dream home in the middle of a jungle, because no matter where you go these days you have no privacy anyways!!
   (3)If you don’t like the layout of the home then don’t look at it
   (4)You have the chance to win a beautiful home and a GMC Hybrid which is worth quite a bit of money sell the GMC to help pay the taxes on the home, until you are able to sell the home.
   I realize that some people are just wanting to help out and inform others of what they are getting themselves into, however I am sure they have read all the rules and if they didn’t that is their own fault. I believe it is everyone’s dream to live in a home like this. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity and whoever wins will be a very fortunate person, a person that can live the life that most of us only dream about. That is why this is called the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway! Have a nice day!!!

   Soldiers Love on February 2, 2008 at 12:02 am
4. Some people have no idea how or what a dream consists. This home is beautiful, the idea of just living so close to the ocean would be a marvelous fantasy dream come true. The skeptics, realists or just plain miserable don’t try to win and then you’ll have nothing to worry yourself about. My four year old son reminds me daily to log on and try to win this marvelous home, I pray he never forgets how to dream or wish for something that may be a little out of reach, if you put your mind to it, anything is possible, right? Thank you HGTV for giving my family something to dream and giggle about..Sincerely Donna Esquibel

   Donna Esquibel on February 2, 2008 at 12:51 am
5. I agree with Barbara – with that amount of money, 4 “dream homes” could be built – most people’s dreams/expectations are a little more realistic – and the contest could still be as exciting. (HGTV – hint for next year?) Most everyone loves luxury, being near the water – I’m all for that! But please HGTV, next time make it so that the winner can continue to stay in the house for awhile and truly make it a “happy ending”. Good luck to the winner.

   Jeanie on February 2, 2008 at 5:56 am
6. I toured the house on january 29, 2008 with my wife. I’m sure it’s a ‘man thing’, but what a disappointment from a craftmanship standpoint. Whoever was the construction supervisor should be ashamed! The interior walls are not square in many places, resulting in gobs of chalk needing to be used between the walls and the baseboard (just take a look at the wall directly ahead when you come out of the master bath into the bedroom). Next take a look at the last row of tiles in the kitchen to the right when looking at the pantry—starts at the top with full 1″ tiles and then goes to half tiles as it descends to compensate for the bow in the wall.
   The finish carpenter who did the casing around the windows and doors gouged up the trim, and has uneven margins at the top of many doors—really amatuerish. Lastly, the painter must have used a broom in some places given the uneven finish and sloppy edges.

   Yikes! I’d hate to know what defects are hidden from view.

   steve nicks on February 3, 2008 at 3:31 pm
7. I think you might be missing the point. This is a gift, not something you earned, deserve, or acquired by birth right. It is a gift from God (the HGTV universe )to be respected, cherished, loved and lived in. I know, that I have my chair in the sand and my toes can feel the heat of the white sand. The water is a heavenly bath as beautiful as Cancun, or Costa Rico. The sky is full of stars of joy, peace, happiness and hope. It is also a wonderful place where one can jump over to the islands and serve the poorest of the poor. I have seen a wonderful idea for the front lawn. I would build a chess and/or checker board slab with two foot tall playing characters; so, the grandchildren and parents can play and learn the game of life with fun. The tile would be a sage green and a black tiled structure, environmentally friendly and surrounded by a hibiscus hedge two foot tall and kept trimmed with an enter and exit opening on all four sides. There is a beautiful example already built at Bay Harbor in Northern Michigan at the Bay Harbor Hotel. It offered so much excitement to watch the joy of families learning and interacting together.
   I personally spent 28 years in Nursing and the last six years, since my husband died, designing, tiling, and faux painting for friends, family, church and clients. Designing, demolishion, choosing products, coordinating sub contractors, construction, accessorizing and giving people a dream is as awesome as give people the hope of a cure or another day that they escaped death.

   I don’t believe that anyone should look at this as a get rich scheme, it is a labor of love by real people, to be respected and cherished. Just go buy a lotto ticket and enjoy your desire for money. Money is sweet but great craftsmanship’s is a true dream come true.

   Thank you HGTV for the opportunity to dream, share and give thanks to the BIG GUY.

   jan on February 3, 2008 at 7:17 pm
8. I appreciated reading everyone’s comments about the dreamhouse, both good and bad. There were some very good points made about features, affordability, etc. Things I didn’t know about or realize. So, it is good to hear it all, and remember guys – everyone has a right to their opinion, whether you are being realistic or naive. So keep on telling it like you see it people.

   Susan on February 3, 2008 at 7:20 pm
9. Thanks HGTV what a perfect DREAM HOME, I have been dreaming of returning home to Florida after being displaced in Texas, New Jersey,Colorado and now back in Texas. Have you been in my mind? How perfect this home is for someone who truly appreciates the island life. Congratulations on a job well done, looking forward to having all my dolphin collection back where it belongs in a home I could only dream of.

   PattiD on February 4, 2008 at 8:52 am
10. I read some of you saying you would like to win a home just not this big and this expensive. I say dream big!!! A dream is something spectacular, enormous, gigantic, something so big that you can only dream about. God would not give this dream home to me without giving me the finances to pay the taxes on it.

    Kristi on February 5, 2008 at 10:24 am
11. It’s called a “dream home,” folks. Not “an affordable house just like the one you could buy for a song, right down the street.” I, for one, love the magnificent, beautifully decorated homes that I truly have spent hours dreaming of owning. Taxes? You’re worried about taxes when your odds are one in several million of winning the thing? I was disappointed in the Colorado house — it seemed too small, too mundane, and not the stuff of dreams.
    Believe me, people are buying products they see in these homes (even the fabrics), and they are investigating buying property at the sites of the houses. HGTV, ignore the whiners who want to rob us of our daydreams. Keep building bigger and more amazing homes for us to study and remember and be inspired by. Keep them DREAM homes. If others want small, “reasonable” homes, let them go to open houses at housing developments near them.

    Margaret on February 5, 2008 at 11:26 am
12. I have a question about the master bedroom and bath. Who manufactures the wall color and what is the color? Thanks.

    Pam on February 5, 2008 at 3:44 pm
13. What a beautiful home! It is truley a dream home, I would pack up my family from VA and move in a heart beat! or if I couldnt afford to live in it year round you could always rent it out for a couple of weeks for a nice profit that would pay your taxes and upkeep and make it more affordable to come stay in several times a year that in its self would be a dream. I dont think its a house to be lived in year round but a vacation home. the kids bed rooms being on the main level freaked me out since my kids are 4 and 1 but I would just put them together in the guest room until they were older and then make sure I had one heck of a security system in place but ofcourse the house is to die for, heck I would have just taken the strip of grass with the beach at the end of it and pitched a tent! good luck everyone!

    morgan on February 7, 2008 at 1:14 am
14. I love the Islamorada dream home. May the

    best man or women win!

    Remember the secret!

    cinmar on February 8, 2008 at 4:18 pm
15. wow! this is absolutly an awesome idea to help a family with this home. its so beautiful !!!! its like a dream come true. i hope that the person that wins realy apreciates it, i want to try to win for my dad, he works so hard and something like this would just change his life.
    <3 paige

    paige on February 9, 2008 at 1:31 pm
16. I didn’t notice a commode in the master bath. Did I miss it on the tour, was it an oversight, or did they think one in the powder room on the second floor was sufficient?
    And don’t plan on affording hurricane and flood insurance.
    The house and decor are lovely but I could put it on our property in North Carolina, an hour from the coast, and be perfectly content.

    Elizabeth DeSiano Smith on February 9, 2008 at 2:52 pm
17. how come the master bedroom bed looks so small, like its a twin or a double! why is that?

    Carlee on February 10, 2008 at 12:37 pm
18. Thank You, HGTV for building my dream home I Greatly appriciate it. After I move in, lets say 2 or 3 weeks later, lets have a party for all those involved, in the making of the Dream Home 2008, my treat.

    Erik M on February 11, 2008 at 3:25 am
19. The spanish word for pretty is Linda, and this house is definitely Lindisima! (The prettier) Good job Linda,I can’t wait to move in!

    Rita T. on February 11, 2008 at 1:46 pm
20. I’d venture a guess that the insurance and the taxes would run between $50-75,000 a year. And pray there aren’t any hurricanes. And it looks like there would be HOA fees too.
    Would love to win–but would have to sell before the DREAM became a NIGHTMARE.

    Wanda on February 11, 2008 at 7:08 pm
21. HGTV should try to do their Dream House 2009 in all white. Now that would be a challenge!

    K ROCK on February 11, 2008 at 9:36 pm
22. I love this house. I hope I get the chance to move my stuff in.

    Andrea on February 13, 2008 at 1:53 pm
23. where did all the seashell prints, pictures, etc. in the home come from? I love, love, love this house! It is soooo key west!

    sally G on February 17, 2008 at 1:04 pm
24. After considering all the taxes, I’m now afraid that I might win!

    Stan on February 17, 2008 at 9:19 pm
25. HGTV has provided a very thorough and detailed explanation regarding taxes on the Dream House (DH) , and options for Dream House Winners (DHWs).

    http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4714002552/m/3401048353

    CarlinFL on February 17, 2008 at 10:03 pm
26. people on here are so pathetic everybody has problems but listing them on this blog is rediculous, i live in poverty, raising three kids on my own,I am 52 years old, and have deserved this for the past 35 years, i am so tired of people complaining about their problems, yeah tons of people deserve this house but life is not fair. so please stop complaining!and be thankful for what you do have, it doesnt hurt to dream but stop feeling sorry for yourselves.

    me on February 17, 2008 at 10:58 pm
27. The HGTV Dream House is beautiful. Location, design, colors, and possibilities.Difficult to understand why people would take the time to issue concerns and send negative energy. Not interested? Do not enter – it is that simple.
    Great job HGTV – with this home and your entire site!
    Thanks so much for the chance to dream….

    Ann on February 17, 2008 at 11:34 pm
28. HGTV you are truly wonderful. I love the channel, and everything to do with HGTV. As a grandmother raising 4 grandkids in a 3
    bedroom/1 bath home, I have wanted to build a second bathroom (cannot afford at this time). I dream about all the wonderful bathrooms you have on your programs and website. I have begun collecting seashell decorations for my “getaway bathroom” so, when I saw the dreamhome, I fell in love.
    All my family did. My grandson(6-who will have open heart surgery in June) calls it “our house”, and wanted to know when we were going to move in!! Kids are such a joy.
    Anyway, thanks for the dream. I spent many hours going through the home, loving it, and even getting some “time away” time for me.
    Paula

    Paula on February 20, 2008 at 10:47 am
29. I msut have that h ome – I have ask God a nd He has said, Ask and it shall be given thee.” I have ask – what time should I expect your call?

    It is truly a beautiful home – not a house.

    Thanks

    Lallie Falls on February 20, 2008 at 3:15 pm
30. I feel very fortunate to live in a country that has an opportunity for me to try a win something this spectacular. I feel very blessed and pray that I win this home. Thank you HGTV for giving us the chance to experience something that I would never be able to without your help.
    Thank you and God Bless!
    cathleen

    Cathleen on February 21, 2008 at 8:13 pm
31. Yes there are a few logistic reasons 4 not winning the awesome home that HGTV is gifting away…But open you eyes to thier gift and worry about the IRS later after you win, it all will work out…it’s a dream. Ed from V.A.

    Ed on February 24, 2008 at 8:27 pm
32. Yes there are a few logistic reasons 4 not winning the awesome home that HGTV is gifting away…But open you eyes to thier gift and worry about the IRS later after you win, it all will work out…it’s a dream. Ed from V.A.

    Ed on February 24, 2008 at 8:48 pm
33. I see several people have inquired about the brand of paint, and color of paint used in the master bedroom, was that question ever answered? I seemed to have missed it if it were. Thanks!

    Cyndi on February 26, 2008 at 7:55 pm
34. Sherwin-Williams – Watery is the color

    SUSAN on March 1, 2008 at 12:05 am
35. I agree with Susan’s comment on 2/3 @ 7:20 pm. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It’s an opinion–you don’t have to agree with it. And it seems like any negativity is given over the top objection. Lighten up people–they are just thoughts people are sharing, which would be the point of having a comments section.

    I think the homes, especially this one, are becoming too “theme-y”. How many shell, coral, or fish items can you possibly pack into one home? When the real stuff is right outside your door, why do you have to be knocked over the head with likenesses inside? Cut back on the theme stuff and you might be able to install a much needed outdoor kitchen and screened porch.

    And I agree with the comments on the kid’s room. I don’t have children but even I know that you’d never put children in a room on the first floor with a door that opens to the outside.

    Vacation home or primary residence–the layout could have been much better and more functional.

    Heidi on March 2, 2008 at 3:20 pm
36. let me be the first to congratulate the winner of the dream home, may you have many years of happiness in it, I will not lie to you I wish that it was me, my mother-in-law just died and she was my father-in-laws entire world, we just found out that he has a blockage in his heart and a home like this would give him the rest and tranquility to rebuild his life into the living.
    I am now waiting on the oppurtunity to try and win the green home, who knows maybbe I will get lucky and can give my father-in-law and my son the dream home and life that they deserve, again congratulations to whoever wins.

    dianne lennon on March 9, 2008 at 4:11 pm
37. Omg, my mom and dad are getting a divorce and now me and my mom dont have any money. I would be so lucky to be able to get this house! Please god let me when this.Amen and god bless the person who wins. Thank god for what you get and what comes along!

    Mary on March 15, 2008 at 9:57 am
38. Hi, HGTV, I’m a BIG Fan, I’m Randy Carrow & Need Some Help in Fixing my House in Hampden Maine. MY ranch was Built in 1974 BY Previous OLD OWNER for His Wife. I Must Live Here For I’m a Disabled Veteran @ 100% Perm & Total I Have Room’s I Don’t HAVE a CLUE of WHAT to DO? Plus a WOOD Stove thats OUT OF CODE?,Please COULD You HELP ME? I THINK your Shows GREAT! & the Women R Great & the Guy’s KNOW their STUFF! Sincerely, Randy Carrow

    Randy Carrow on August 16, 2008 at 12:44 pm
39. I'm curious … are your dream home winners required to have the home available for promotional tours or meetings throughout the year after the winners weekend celebration? Thanks … and yes it is always exciting and beautiful The entire team … Job Well Done!!!.

    Patricia Anne on January 17, 2010 at 9:05 pm