Texas Educator Wins Grand Prize in HGTV Smart Home 2015 Giveaway
July 21 2015 - 10:54AM
Business Wire
Package worth more than $1 million includes a
two-level, modern Austin farmhouse
Isabel Villarreal headed to dinner to meet friends, but found a
new friend and a big surprise waiting for her. HGTV’s Tiffany
Brooks showed up to hand her the keys to the HGTV® Smart Home in
Austin’s historic Zilker Park neighborhood, a 2015 Mercedes-Benz
C-Class and a $100,000 cash prize provided by national mortgage
lender Quicken Loans.
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HGTV's Tiffany Brooks surprised
Harlingen, Texas resident Isabel Villarreal with the news that she
won the HGTV Smart Home 2015 in Austin. The prize package includes
the fully furnished home, plus a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class and
$100,000 courtesy of national mortgage lender Quicken Loans.
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Villarreal currently lives in Harlingen, Texas. You might say,
however, that she’ll be coming home, as she was born not far away
from the HGTV Smart Home 2015. With family in Austin and a love for
the city, Villarreal had a special interest in entering to win this
home and entered twice daily, every day.
“I watched the home from the time the location was announced
through the very end. I read about saving the trees, the
construction and watched the designs for every room,” said
Villarreal. “The home is beautiful – so much more than I could ever
imagine, especially all the smart things that it can do.
“You see it online and on TV, but nothing actually compares with
being here and seeing it in person,” said Villarreal. “I can see
myself outside cooking on the grill, and I’ll be in the kitchen
preparing the sides and desserts,” she added. “I love to cook for
my family, and this kitchen is perfect for that.”
This lucky winner was selected from more than 40 million entries
for the HGTV Smart Home 2015. The two-level modern farmhouse is
approximately 2,300 square feet, with three bedrooms and three
baths, featuring innovative solutions to give the homeowner better
control over energy use, security, interior climate and lighting.
Constructed by Austin builder, Riverside Homes, the HGTV Smart Home
2015 features an open-concept living and kitchen space surrounded
by windows outfitted with tech-smart features to block sunlight and
UV treated to reduce heat while providing welcomed natural
light.
The home has multiple outdoor areas, including a screened-in
porch and an outdoor dining area with a barbeque connected by large
sliding doors that can remain open much of the year adding living
area to an open floor plan and its sense of space. Viewers can take
a look at the home by taking a virtual tour at HGTV.com/smart.
Viewers can witness Villarreal’s reaction to the surprise ambush
during the HGTV Smart Home 2015 Giveaway Special that
airs Friday, August 14 at 1 p.m. ET on HGTV.
The fully furnished HGTV Smart Home 2015 features products
provided by national advertising partners including Bassett
Furniture; Mercedes-Benz; Quicken Loans®; Shaw Floors; Bush
Brothers & Company; LiftMaster; Moen; Farmers Insurance®;
Lebanon Seaboard Corporation, makers of the Preen® brand; The
Sherwin-Williams Company; Tempur-Pedic; Texas Tourism and
VELUX.
About HGTV
America’s leading home and lifestyle brand, HGTV features a
top-rated cable network that is distributed to more than 96 million
U.S. households and HGTV.com, the premier source for home-related
inspiration, instruction and entertainment, attracts more than six
million people each month. The brand also includes the HGTV HOME™
consumer products line which showcases exclusive collections of
paint, flooring, furniture, plants and other home-oriented
products. For more information on HGTV HOME branded products and to
find a retailer, visit HGTVHOME.com. In partnership with Hearst
Magazines, the HGTV Magazine, a home and lifestyle publication, is
currently available on newsstands. Viewers can become fans of HGTV
and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. Headquartered in
Knoxville, Tenn., HGTV is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive
Inc.
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