Hi all,

HGTVPro has just launched a photo gallery dedicated to interior design components of HGTV Green Home 2010. The gallery gives you a great sneak peek, pre furniture load-in. Take a look and pop back here to comment.

View the HGTV Green Home Photo Gallery

Q. Does HGTV Green Home 2010 have a basement?
-Ernie
A. Yes, indeed. The home features a very large unfinished basement.

Q. Can the basement or tower accommodate a bedroom?
-Char
A. The basement is designated for the mechanical area and storage in this home and is not considered living space. The tower is probably a little small to double as a bedroom, but someone could certainly lounge there and enjoy a nap.

Q. What was Linda’s inspiration in decorating this home?
-LynnCoggin
A. Interior designer Linda Woodrum took her inspiration from traditional cottage style and added her own funky, modern twist. A recurring theme of circles and squares can also be found throughout the house.

Q. When will GH2010 tours likely be starting up in Plymouth?
-BBSteve
A. Tours will begin in mid-April. Check back for specific dates and times soon!

Q. When can we start entering for the contest?
-barbara crotzer
A. The giveaway entry period begins on April 16 at 9 a.m. ET.

Q. How large is the master tub?
-Ernie
A. The soaking tub in the master bathroom measures approximately 2 feet deep by 4 feet long.

Q. I would like to know about the fireplace. Is it wood burning with a gas starter or what?
-Linda
A. The living room features a gas fireplace by Rinnai.

We’re leaking a detail today. Or, rather, the Super Fan is. She’s spilling the beans about the energy efficiency of this year’s Green Home. I think you will be impressed. More earth-friendly details to come in April.

We took a short road trip yesterday to Cape Cod and swung into the public beach at West Yarmouth. That may have been the first time I’ve seen snow on top of white sandy beach. And it was cold as the dickens!

I’ve included a group shot of our team, as well as a lovely beach photo that our senior visual designer Daniel snapped yesterday.

Enjoy!

Staircase photo, from left to right: Mary Graff, senior online editor; Eric Perry, still photographer; Jeannine Shipp, interactive planning director; Daniel Pratt, senior visual designer; Bruce Cole, photographer and digital media producer; Jerry Hammarlund, photography assistant (and all-around good guy).

After examining every room and marveling over interior designer Linda Woodrum’s furniture, fabric and accessory choices (traditional New England, the scheme is not), I have to say that my favorite space is, oddly enough, the laundry room. There’s just something really cool and industrial about that space, outfitted as it is with tiled floors, a deep oversized sink, nautical-style light fixtures, cranberry red appliances, interesting textures and storage galore. I could imagine someone coming in from the garden with a basket of fresh herbs to trim — or from the bay with a bushel of quahogs to shuck.

I couldn’t sign off without sharing a few pictures of the interior (click on each thumbnail to view the full-size beauty shot). The series of steps that leads to the tower puts one in mind of a spiraling lighthouse staircase. The view from the top is just about as spectacular — but rather than leagues of deep blue sea, you behold acres of lush pine. Take a look at the pics, post your thoughts and let me know if you have any questions I might be able to answer before our virtual tour launches on April 1.

Peace out … and here’s hoping HGTV Green Home 2010, Plymouth and plenty of fish chowder are in your future!

Recently renovated your favorite room? Share your earth-friendly decorating ideas and room photos with other design enthusiasts. Visit Rate My Space and join the fun!

I might get in trouble for revealing this photo prematurely. (No, I won’t. Yes, I might. Maybe I won’t. But you’ll have my back if I do, right?) I’m teasing you in anticipation of the virtual tour, which launches on April 1 — mark your calendars! And I see many have been asking about the launch of the giveaway. That happens on April 16 at about 9 a.m. EST.

At the end of this week the online crew heads to Plymouth, Mass., to do our photo shoots for the online tour. Stay tuned … more updates (and sneak-peek photos) to come!

HGTVPro.com just launched a slideshow dedicated to the outstanding features of this year’s HGTV Green Home — some exterior, a few interior. I love those vintage-style barn doors, don’t you?

View the Slideshow

P.S. : It’s Clean Energy Week! Check out details here.

Just added a few new images to the HGTV Green Home construction photo gallery. Take a peek!

See Time-Lapse Photos

New year; new book. I just treated myself to a text highly recommended by the folks at GreenBiz.com. I’m already hooked, only after a few pages. Writes author Stewart Brand, “Earth will be fine, no matter what; so will life. It is humans who are in trouble.” Brilliant.

So what’s on your Green reading list this winter?