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Here’s the winner of the HGTV 2020 Dream Home near Hilton Head Island

Freda A. Nix 4 months ago

Susan O’Gorman is officially 1 in 144 million.

That’s how many entries HGTV received in its 2020 Dream Home giveaway.

O’Gorman won the dream home and new car, which are valued at $2 million, according to an HGTV announcement Wednesday. The 3,500 square-foot, coastal-style house is located near Hilton Head Island, just 200 miles away from O’Gorman’s home in Perry, Georgia.

“It’s so unreal, I’m still in disbelief, it doesn’t seem like reality,” she told HGTV.

According to a news release from HGTV, O’Gorman signed up for daily email reminders to enter the giveaway and “faithfully” entered almost every day. Her name was chosen from 144 million sweepstakes entries.

O’Gorman is no stranger to Hilton Head Island.

“We used to vacation there when the kids were young, it’s one of our favorite places to be. It’s not very far from us, it’s only about three hours,” the soon-to-be first-time grandmother

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Walt Disney’s Former “Technicolor Dream House” Lists for $1.095 Million

Freda A. Nix 5 months ago

A colorful Palm Springs, California, house that previously belonged to Walt Disney is currently on the market for $1.095 million. The midcentury atomic ranch, known fondly as “Walt’s Technicolor Dream House,” was originally built by Disney and his wife, Lillian, back in 1962, and stayed in the family for several decades until it was sold to new owners in 2015.

The exterior appears largely unassuming, set on a quarter of an acre in Indian Canyons, with flagstone walls and a front yard dotted with desert growth. The red-painted double front doors open onto an entirely different world, however: The front foyer is outfitted with mirrored ceilings that reflects the space’s eccentric, bright-red accents. The living room, which features reflective white tiles, opens onto the backyard through an entire wall of glass sliders, with a dining area and galley-style kitchen situated adjacent to the main gathering space. Curtains in the room

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