That is my fifth HGTV Dream Dwelling to go to in individual and this one was a wow, as at all times. Located on Lake Wylie exterior Charlotte, NC, the timeless structure meets lakeside allure. I’m at all times thrilled to be included in these occasions, mingling with different content material creators (that’s the official identify now, who can sustain?) and seeing the home and HGTV of us in individual once more. I don’t take it as a right and the truth that I’m nonetheless attending to do these items after 19 years is simply the icing on the cake. I’ve met so many fantastic individuals throughout this on-line profession of mine and that’s been among the finest components. I’ll share extra on the backside of this publish on find out how to enter the competition to your probability to win this home! As at all times, it’s an enormous package deal value $2.4 million, together with $100K money. Who wouldn’t wish to win that prize? I’m getting into and I hope you do too! Somebody will win this nature impressed lakeside retreat and it could be one among us!
We began off with drinks with Nancy McNulty, the dynamo PR gal behind Forest Dwelling Media and she or he has dealt with the HGTV Dream Dwelling PR occasions for just a few years now. Nancy and I am going manner again to 2012, simply after I moved from Birmingham and we’ve executed a number of enjoyable occasions collectively. We first met on the Southern Residing Concept home in Nashville again in 2012. I met up with Sara, with Merely Southern Cottage, a candy good friend I’ve identified for just a few years, simply when she was getting began on Instagram and now she is a powerhouse within the on-line world. You may keep in mind I featured her cottage dwelling in LA right here on my weblog again then. She’s as real and candy in individual and you’ll suppose! I additionally met new good friend, Brendt, with She Gave it a Go, from Birmingham and despite the fact that we hadn’t met earlier than, she’s nice and it was so enjoyable to hang around with these girls.
It was so good to catch up in individual with Sara and see how her life goes. She’s bought a number of thrilling issues happening!
The HGTV Dream Dwelling 2026. I took this pic as we had been leaving and the solar was taking place. Isn’t it attractive?! There are so many footage up on-line that you would be able to scroll via and see all the small print of this stunning lakeside retreat, so I’m sharing my private images right here as we speak.
Welcome!
Nancy, Brendt, Sara and I after arriving on the home.
The home isn’t large, however has a pleasant format, with 2 bedrooms upstairs. I beloved the format of this room, with an attic really feel. It had a sleeping space and a lounging nook that was so fairly.
Isn’t this attractive? Such a comfy space to chill out in.
The adjoining rest room had a classic really feel.
With daring terracotta colours within the tile and paint.
This mini kitchen was within the hallway upstairs. Good to have a fridge.
This room ignored the yard and could be an ideal workplace or bed room. They gave us the cutest baggage with iron on badges we bought to design on the baggage ourselves with our identify on them.
How about that view and people skylights? There was a seamstress there including our names to the baggage, which was so good and private.
Workplace space
And inbuilt washer and dryer.
Wanting right down to the greatroom, designer Brian Patrick Flynn welcomed us to the home, together with 2 of the HGTV gals, Chesney and Chelsey. Everyone seems to be so good and welcoming.
Brian is at all times a hoot to pay attention too, he’s very humorous.
The opposite bed room upstairs was very properly executed.
Brian does a terrific job with these houses and I heard that Wayfair offered all the inside design items. You could find something there!
Rest room upstairs. In fact, the home had a coastal really feel being on the lake.
The main bedroom was downstairs off the greatroom and really fairly as nicely.
Extra neutrals and texture within the rest room.
Liked that good bathe with the gold {hardware}.
And the closet was spacious as nicely.
That they had a number of meals out and drinks too.
The kitchen is open to the greatroom with stunning views out the again of the home.
Liked this cozy inexperienced pantry.
Open cabinets within the kitchen.
Eating room as you come into the home.
And view of the greatroom with these spacious home windows overlooking the lake. How stunning is that this?!
There was a photographer there taking pics, so I bought a shot executed right here.
This room was heat and welcoming.
And this little sitting space off the kitchen was getting used as a drinks station, however wow on the views.
I didn’t make all of it the way in which right down to the dock, however you possibly can see all these pics on-line. It was chilly and windy that day. The skin deck is attractive with two tiers.
Upstairs
The storage had a very nice canine washing station.
Once more, the views! You possibly can’t beat a lake view at sundown.
The skilled bought a few good photographs I needed to share, this one with us and Brian.
And an entire group shot with all of the content material creators, sponsors, and HGTV of us. Do you acknowledge anybody? I’ll admit I solely knew just a few individuals since this world is quickly altering and there are such a lot of new and younger faces within the combine. I’m the grandma now!
So for the nice half! The sweepstakes is open till February thirteenth, so get busy and enter for an opportunity to win this stunning lakeside retreat. I’ve already began getting into myself and somebody will win, so it’d as nicely be one among us!
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