If you’ve taken the virtual home tour or the public home tour, you know that HGTV Green Home 2012 is a true stunner. And it was that way even before a single piece of furniture was placed inside. I was taken by interior designer Linda Woodrum’s comment, during our recent interview: “The night before the furniture arrived, I was sad it was coming in,” she said. “I felt structurally it was so beautiful. I wanted to wait. I wanted to just enjoy the space. The unfurnished kitchen-dining-great room was gorgeous — so elegant, in an informal way.”

Want to learn more about the bones of this beautiful home? Please pop over to HGTVRemodels.com and watch the videos listed below. Then pop back here to post your thoughts.

• HGTV Dream Home 2012: A Small Home That Lives Large
• Modern Southern Farmhouse Design Details
• Modern Home Design With Minimal Trim
• Architectural Details of HGTV Green Home 2012

You folks are so hot, you’re smoking! Here’s the next location clue: a collection of beautiful wildlife and landscape photos. Do they look familiar?

Now you can tour this beautiful modern farmhouse, not just online but IRL, too.

We’re excited to announce details about public tours of HGTV Green Home 2012. Learn how to buy tour tickets and see this sustainably built and gorgeously decorated home in person. Better hurry up — I’m sure time slots will be snatched up quickly!

While you’ve got HGTV Green Home on the brain, check out our Pinterest page — then create your own online pinboard with some of our most exquisite HGTV Green Home photography.

Our first clue was indeed a photo of a sandy beach. But the symbol traced in the sand — did anyone get the reference? Keep digging. It seems that a few smart sleuths have already figured it out.

Today, I present a portrait of a very crotchety old man. How in the world could he be connected to HGTV Dream Home 2013? It’s your job to discover his name and role in history. Good luck!

At long last, we unveil the HGTV Urban Oasis 2012 location: Miami! Our custom-designed, 1,700-square-foot paradise will be located on the 20th floor of Paramount Bay, the city’s newest residential hot spot. The fully-furnished unit will feature two bedrooms, two and a half baths, a gourmet kitchen and a terrace with exceptional views of Miami Beach, the Atlantic Ocean and the Port of Miami.

For more information about Paramount Bay, please visit paramountbay.com.

Now sit back and enjoy our location announcement video, starring our very own apartment planner, Jack Thomasson.

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I am so pleased to present a how-to project created by HGTV Green Home carpenter David Brown: the headboard from the 2012 master bedroom. You may recall voting for this project when we posted a poll back in January. I look forward to your responses. I may just have to give this easy DIY project a try!

In other news, don’t forget to tune into the HGTV Green Home 2012 special, which airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Hosts Jamie Durie and Monica Pedersen are sure to unveil even more exclusive details about the home. You don’t want to miss this special presentation.

It’s that magical time of the year, when anything and everything is possible. Where will we build next year’s HGTV Dream Home? Will we stay in the contiguous states or venture farther afield? Will we break ground somewhere out west or head to a sunny coast? I cannot wait to see what you think. Follow the clues and share your gut instinct. Ready? Here we go …

Our first clue is a photo. What do you think it might mean? Analyze the picture and post your comments. Good luck!

Are you ready, with fingers crossed and four-leaf clovers tucked in every corner of your home? I invite you to enter the HGTV Green Home 2012 Giveaway twice online per day — once on HGTV.com and once on HGTVRemodels.com — for your chance to win our amazing modern Southern farmhouse, an eco-friendly home nestled in the sustainable community of Serenbe (less than 30 minutes from Atlanta).

Attention, newbies: Once you enter, please take time to read through articles that highlight HGTV Green Home’s construction details and green features, then take the virtual home tour and participate in our housewarming vote and sweeps. Finally, take the green home style quiz to discover an eco-friendly home that’s perfect for you.

Good luck!

Oh where, oh where will HGTV Urban Oasis 2012 be located? Boston, Portland or some place along the West Coast? Only time will tell.

Clue Seven had everything to do with that plastic bottle smack dab in the center of the photo. Today’s clue takes us to a foreign place. See if you can make the connection.

Greetings, folks.

I hope you are enjoying the HGTV Green Home 2012 virtual home tour and voting each day for housewarming gifts we will present to the giveaway winner.

Today, I offer a special invitation: Post your kitchen and bath design-related questions in the comments section below. We will choose the five best questions from the bunch and pose them to a design expert at Moen. The Q&A will be posted in the blog in late April. The deadline to post a question is Thursday, April 12 at 5 p.m. ET. Ready, set … go!