Mary

Contributor to HGTV Dream Home

Jan 5

Mailing Address and More

Good afternoon, bloggers!

Happy New Year! I know how excited you all were before the HGTV Dream Home special aired, and I can only imagine how super-psyched you all must be now to enter the HGTV Dream Home 2009 Giveaway!

I told you that this house would knock your socks off. MicheleC inquired about that fantastic zinc table in the master bedroom. It is a one-of-a-kind piece; Linda found it at an antiques store in Sonoma. Marie, the willowy purple flowers are actually potato vines (they tie in beautifully with the window and patio color). There have also been many questions about the right mail-in address for the giveaway, so here it is. Mail your entries to:

HGTV Dream Home Giveaway
PO Box 53305
Knoxville, TN 37950

Make sure your entries are placed in an envelope.

I hope you all enjoyed a great holiday. My family made it through double ear infections and the flu and still managed to appreciate each other and the downtime the holidays bring.

Happy 2009 to you all!

Your Super Fan,
Gail

Posted at 2:55 pm

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  1. I know that no one is going to give me $700,000 to pay the taxes on this house so I joined the myunclestan.com network. It seems like the best chance we have to keep the house without taking out another loan and getting further into debt.

    Linda on January 8, 2009 at 9:55 am
  2. Like a previous questioner, where do we get the answers to our questions? My auto fill is not working either. I checked my setting and they are all right but it still isn’t working. Having to fill out the form every time is a real pain.

    Linda Standal on January 8, 2009 at 12:37 pm
  3. Good Luck everyone!

    Beatrice Francois on January 8, 2009 at 3:22 pm
  4. Would like to enter the sweepstakes for HGTV
    Dream Home – but your website is very frustrating. Just give us the specific rules and instructions.

    Marie Konchan on January 8, 2009 at 4:02 pm
  5. Some of my opinions about your questions. If you fill in your zip code, they will know the state. Having to fill in all info again, try this. click on the first email address and fill it in (exactly like you did the first time). Then click on the second email box….all should fill in automatically. It is my understanding you can only use one email address per computer. If you enter another email from a second computer, that is OK. The home address doesn’t matter. If I am wrong on this, will someone from HGTV please correct me so can apologize. Thanks.

    Katydid on January 8, 2009 at 6:28 pm
  6. I absolutely love the Sonoma Dream Home! I agree..It makes no difference if there are telephone poles, nieghbors in small homes, no furniture..or worst. This place is a dream come true. Less than 1 hour from San Franciso. 45 minutes from The Culinary Institute of America. I would transfer and complete my Culinary Degree there in a heartbeat. Winecountry. A sleepy little town. Low to no crime. Friendly people and the most important thing…Nice weather. The summers are so hot in Las Vegas that I swear I once saw the devil walking down the street with his pitchfork! Ahhhhh, heaven must be like Sonoma! Dreams do come true;)

    Vicky S on January 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm
  7. HMMM. There appears to be two of us now. Welcome, other “Bonnie”. Who is the other “Bonnie” from the post above about Entering twice? Blogger buddies – that isn’t a post from me….maybe the new “Bonnie” will be so kind as to change her name slightly to distinguish us.

    Bonnie on January 9, 2009 at 12:19 am
  8. How did another Bonnie sneak in here? That’s like two DBCoops. Soon we’ll have to play “will the REAL DBCoop please stand up.”
    Bring back, oh bring back, bring back the real Bonnie to HG-TVeeee.
    Let’s hope it all gets sorted out so that every last blogger or blogger-to-be is happy.
    I’m confused enough as it is….

    DBCoop on January 9, 2009 at 1:33 am
  9. DBCoop – Ha or as they say now, “lol.” I have never heard that song before! (Kidding)….we’ll see if any more blogs from the mystery “Bonnie” appear. I know you understand Coop, but I just want to be me,,,no confusion, please!

    Individuality is priceless!

    Bonnie on January 9, 2009 at 12:45 pm
  10. I don’t see any responses to comments previously made. Can you enter more than one email address from the same computer? If no, and I have been, will both emails be disqualified?

    Mary Jane on January 9, 2009 at 3:00 pm
  11. Please help! I’m confuse where to send the entry by mail. When you watch HGTV Dream Home you will see another P.O. Box address where to send it and it only requires name,address and phone #. P.O. Box 51622. Another one in the HGTV website under RULES.It is PO Box 53305, Knoxville, TN 37950 that requires name, address, phone, and date of birth.

    Marissa on January 9, 2009 at 3:42 pm
  12. This home is exquisite!!!!! What a dream home!!!!!

    Linda Cline on January 9, 2009 at 7:32 pm
  13. It does seem like Dream House, I wish they had added pool too.
    Would love to know how these guys get the bed furnishings from, the masterbedroom sheets , shams etc look gorgeous.
    Does anyone know any good website to purchase the sheets etc.

    karan S on January 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm
  14. Will someone at HGTV answer these questions or are we just talking to air? Marie, of course we tried to auto fill by entering our e-mail addresses. IT DOESN’T WORK!!

    Linda Standal on January 10, 2009 at 8:04 pm
  15. To all of you who are wondering what the tax charge will be…20 to 25% on 2 million will come to: A minimum of, $400,000. In order to keep the house, you will need to take out a mortgage for that amount to pay Uncle Sam. Your monthly payment will be an approximate amount of, from $1800 to $2000 a month for 30 years depending on the interest rate charged by the bank.

    Are you discouraged? Wait…
    Your property taxes will come to a minimum of, $30,000 per year.
    If you were to win this house, but could not afford to keep it…sell it and with the cash, buy a less expensive house. Good luck and GOD Bless.

    Tony on January 10, 2009 at 8:30 pm
  16. Auto-fill does work…just type-in your email once, not twice, then press ENTER on your keyboard. Your full application will pop-up on your screen, then press ENTER again and VOILA, you are entered.
    YOU’RE WELCOME!

    Tony on January 10, 2009 at 9:05 pm
  17. DO POST CARDS NEED TO PLACED IN ENVELOPE FOR THE CONTEST

    PAULETTE on January 10, 2009 at 9:30 pm
  18. For anyone who was asking about the tours from the website:

    The HGTV Dream Home 2009 will be awarded to one lucky winner in March. Until then, online users can learn more about the home and sweepstakes, as well as see a photo gallery and a 360-degree tour at HGTV.com..

    In addition, viewers can get a peek inside the new fully furnished, custom-designed home during our charity tours from January 15 through March 2, 2009.

    Tour Times: Daily 9 am – 5 pm by reservation only
    Price: $20/ticket*
    Call (707) 537-3812 after January 1st, 2009 to make your reservation

    * 100% of the ticket price will be donated to the Ledson Harmony Foundation for Children.

    Tour Guidelines
    • Children 3 and under are admitted at no charge, but must be carried by an adult.
    • Strollers will not be allowed in the HGTV Dream Home.
    • No smoking, food or beverages will be allowed in the HGTV Dream Home.
    • Please remove your shoes before touring the home; booties will be provided.
    • Tours have limited handicapped accessibility, and there is no elevator access within the home.
    • No sitting on furniture.
    • Do not touch any item in the HGTV Dream Home.
    • Last tour begins at 4:30 pm.
    • Tours may be cancelled due to inclement weather.
    • Call (707) 537-3812 for more information.

    katydidn't on January 10, 2009 at 9:53 pm
  19. This place is beautiful. I know that my karma is on the fritz so i have no chance of winning but to those of you who do…what is up with the crazy complaining? Who cares what the rooms look like they decorated one room a little to boysish or the guest room is girlish. After what I’ve grown up in I would be thanking someone just for the oppertunity to live a new life. My children would be blessed with something I could never be able to give them due to family issues. But if I won, your darn right I would put my whole life into making it a wonderful home. Everyone who keeps complaining about this and that remember you’re lucky to have to things. If you have to bring something with you that isn’t quite up to “standards” guess what that’s okay too cuz you will have a breutfil home. A home that you can make something for your family. You can remove everything inside that home and its just a place…what makes it a home is who is living in it and the reson youre there. My reason as greedy as it may be is for my son and me and my husband. I have nothing to say about the decore of the home or choices from rooms. A house is a house is a house and its free. People need to be thankful..

    tnlentz on January 11, 2009 at 3:40 am
  20. I love the HGTV dreamhome, it appears to be everything I could possibly have imagined and more. I have never been to CA, and have never enterd a sweepstakes like this before. I am just graduating my BSN in Nursing and with my significant other starting his dentistry I can’t think of a more exciting place to be. We love to make wine and we love to travel. My family would love the home. I wouldn’t change a thing.

    Trudy B on January 12, 2009 at 1:42 am
  21. I have been trying to enter the dram home sweepstakes but your sponsor list covers the entry form, why?

    Marshell Summers on January 12, 2009 at 9:37 am
  22. Hi.I moved to northan Ca.( 65 miles to the Oregon border) from the Bay Area twenty years ago. As a child my brothers and I would visit my father at his cabin in Healdsberg Ca. near Sonoma. We would spend many days at the Russian River having fun in the sun. I have always liked that part of Ca. Such a quint town and it’s not to far from the coast, ( Point Reyes CA.) Its also where I want to continue my education at the university of Sonoma. In the past few years my fathers health has become an issue for our family even through his children are spread apart through out Ca. we came together at Thanksgiving in 2007 to share time with him and his wife Elizabeth. Wow what a wake up call for all of us, we didn’t realize his health had decline, so much. It would be a blessing to win this home for our family, so we can have a place to live and be near our father. I read a few comments from people about the home , I was a bit surprize to read the dissaticfation people have over the silliest things in a house. ( even a free home) The house is fabulous and everyone involved did a wonderful job in the homes creation, who ever receives it should feel honored and thankful to have this home. Good luck to everyone in the Dream Home give away.I also want to thank HGTV for the opportunity for a chance to win my dream home.

    kim on January 12, 2009 at 11:47 am
  23. Can someone tell me the dimensions of the DH09 Master bathroom. I cannot visit, live in the south.

    Kim McCarty on January 12, 2009 at 3:01 pm
  24. Can anyone tell me how will they chose their winner. Would it be from the ones the that mail in their entry or the ones that do it online. Can anyone tell me how this works.

    Patricia on January 14, 2009 at 11:10 am
  25. I enter every single day, but there seems to be a problem with the self-populating fields. That has only worked once when inputting my email; ie,have to input every field every day. You probably have had others tell you the same. Kind of frustrating. Thanks.

    Mindy Larsen on January 15, 2009 at 12:44 pm
  26. Hi Everyone,

    Happy New year, and happy DreamHome sweepstakes. I have entered many times before, and who knows, this could be my year. Nevertheless, Blessings to everyone.
    Theo

    Theo on January 15, 2009 at 12:51 pm
  27. Hey,
    i really like this home
    i feel sad that me and my mom and dad live in a ATP
    with 4 kid with never had room
    but if i don’t win
    i wish all the people who turn a good luck :]

    kieu nguyen on January 17, 2009 at 10:24 am
  28. Is there a crawl space? How big is it? And what is the attic like?

    Mark on January 18, 2009 at 5:43 pm
  29. Hello,

    I have been entering on line. May I enter both on line and via mail? Or is it one or the other??

    Thank You!

    P.S. What a Dream Home it is! Beautiful! Sonoma is one of my favorite places. Lived in the Bay Area for 20 years. What a dream it would be to move back home. I would never have to worry about coyotes again…my cats could enjoy the outdoors! Best Wishes to the winner!!

    CRT on January 20, 2009 at 9:28 am
  30. Wow! The house looks fabulous. Me and my husband has done virtual tour of the house numerous times. The kids room looks great. Without any doubt, it will be a dream home for one lucky winner. I am glad that I am participating in this sweepstake entry.

    Rosy Aryal on January 21, 2009 at 11:11 am
  31. Can I write my mail- in information on an “index card” and place it inside a stamped envelope?

    Please consider changing the kids’ room. It really should be gender-neutral!

    Faith on January 21, 2009 at 5:09 pm
  32. When I send a mail-in entry, can I write my information on an index card and put it in a stamped envelope? On another note, the kids’ room really should be changed to a gender-neutral theme.

    Faith on January 21, 2009 at 5:13 pm
  33. Please change kids’ room to a gender neutral theme. Please

    Faith on January 21, 2009 at 5:14 pm
  34. Thank you so much for reminding me to place my entries in an envelope.. as for the last three years I have placed the address and stamp on the other side of index cards, thinking it would work like post cards….thank you again and good luck to all !! I love this Dream Home and the location in Sonoma.. and our son loves the kids’ room… it is so great…every year they always add such a great dog house,, and trust me, my dog would love that house but, he stays inside always by our son’s side… but, I am sure he would play out there often. Good luck to everyone !!!

    Renee Urso on January 21, 2009 at 7:59 pm
  35. Hi,
    I’ve read your answer on the taxes for the DH and if I’m reading it correctly, you are saying that if we win it, we have to come up with $400,000 before we can move in, is that right?
    You also said if we couldn’t afford it, we could sell it and buy a smaller home, right? My question is, we would still have to come up with the taxes, approx. $400,000, before we could take ownership so we would be able to sell it, is this right?
    What if we don’t qualify for a mtg. of that amount to pay the taxes, what happens then?
    What if we couldn’t pay mtg. payments close to $2000 a month?
    I’m trying to find out if I can afford to win this beautiful home or not.
    Thanks

    Maria on January 21, 2009 at 9:16 pm
  36. What A Wonderful House! I have entered before to win – especially the one that is on the “Eastern Shore of Maryland”. Not quite understanding if I must enter by email each and “every single day”? Never know, maybe I’ll get lucky!!!!

    Dena LeCompte on January 22, 2009 at 9:06 am
  37. Everyone that is concerned about the taxes, please go to myunclestan.com.

    Kimberly on January 22, 2009 at 9:11 am
  38. BEAUTIFUL!!!! My little one was looking at the 09 dream home with me, and has already started picking out the room she wants!!! Can’t wait, the car isn’t bad either!! :)

    Praying on January 26, 2009 at 1:46 pm
  39. The Dream Home would be a dream come true for me, having been widowed since 1984 it would be an opportunityof a lifetime to own a home like this. I love everthing about it.
    I have been entring the GIveway since it began

    Valerie

    Valerie Anglin on January 29, 2009 at 12:04 pm
  40. hello, I had the same question regarding the cost of taxes on the dh09 that “someone” sent jan 5. Its such a beautiful home, I absolutely love the green bedroom. And one more question, can if I send in an entry through mail, should I not enter online?
    Thanks, Tiff

    Tiffany on February 1, 2009 at 10:29 am
  41. The house is so beautiful ,we love it!!! Really is are DREAM HOME and location.LOTS OF SUN GOOD WINE AND A GREAT LIFE !!!!!!!!! is our wish every single day of our life.WE ARE SO IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA OF LIVING IN SONOMA IN THESE DREAM HOME, Every time we see the house in the internet or tv (wich is on all day in HGTV) is like are sunshine ,because we live in ALASKA and we don’t have sun all the time like California ( in the past 3 months we only have sun 2 times for 30 to 40 minutes in the woods).
    The House is beautiful ,its perfect for our family,my son is 6 years old and we are looking to adopt a toddler in the next year .The kids room is just perfect for 2 little boys .My son is so exciting to play outside,these house put a smile in his face every day .We are so happy for these wonderful opportunies to dream.Thanks .Cristina

    Cristina on February 2, 2009 at 3:36 pm
  42. I spend so many hours looking at this dream home. Even if I don’t win it, it has given me and my wife so many ideas on how we can change our current house just a little so it could turn into our dream home. Thanks HGTV, I look forward to all the future ideas and tips you’ll share with us.

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  48. what happens if you enter twice in one day accidentally ?? do you get disqualified?

    Zelime on January 6, 2010 at 12:32 am
  49. DEAR HGTV….IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU WONDERFUL SHOWS ALL DAY AND NIGHT LONG I DO NOT THINK MY T.V. WOULD BE TURNED ON W/ THE EXCEPTION OF THE DAILY WEATHER AND NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. I RECEIVED MY T.V.ON LINE IN NOV. AND HAVE TRIED TO ENTER YOUR SWEEPSTAKES EVERY DAY…AT FIRST I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE ENTER FORM , BUT TALKED TO MIMI IN VIEWER SERVICES AND SHE HELPED ME TO BE ABLE TO ENTER…I LIVE IN SANTA FE, N.M. IN A SENIOR FACILITY….AND HAVE NEVER OWNED A HOME OF MY OWN…MY DAUGHTER & GRANDSON LIVE IN L.A., CALIF. MY PLACE IS EXTREMELY SMALL AND THEY CAN'T STAY W/ME MY GREATEST DREAM..IS WINNING YOUR BEAUTIFUL DREAM HOME..BOTH FAMILY AND FRIENDS COULD COME AND VISIT ME, I WOULDN'T BE ALONE ALL THE TIME.

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