Dream House (TV series)
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| Dream House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Lucy Frost |
| Narrated by | Jose Marrero |
| Composer | Larry Seyer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 211 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Dwight Adair Lucy Frost |
| Editors | Sandra Adair Christopher Roldan |
| Production companies | Granite House Inc. High Noon Entertainment |
Dream House is a show on HGTV produced by High Noon Entertainment in the United States. Each season follows one person, couple, or family as they complete a new build or renovate an existing home, to obtain their dream house. Past seasons have featured thirteen 30-minute episodes, but the most recent seasons have only eight 30-minute episodes.
The show is filmed in a semi-documentary style, with the camera crew acting only as an observer and unseen host Jose Marrero providing voice over comments. Each season covers many aspects of building a house, including laying the foundation, weather delays, tackling restrictive terrain, dealing with permits, putting on the finishing touches, budgetary issues, and arguments between the homeowners and contractors.
Format
Episodes in the first nine seasons of the show focused on the very basics of building, starting with financing in episode one, choosing a builder in episode 2, etc. In subsequent seasons, episodes focus more on the challenges of each project, highlighting arguments between the contractors and the home owner, and the strain that the construction causes to the family. The first episode of each season usually starts when the ground is broken or actual construction starts.
Season list
| Season | Eps | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Houston, Texas | Guy and Lisa Land build a new home that will be featured in the National Homebuilder's Show, allowing the owners to get material donations to save money |
| 2 | 13 | Maple Forest, Minnesota | Rick and Linda Glasgo construct a new home with the help of friends in the business |
| 3 | 13 | Minnesota | Jim and Dee Sandberg undertake a two-year renovation of existing one-story ranch farmhouse for their family of five |
| 4 | 13 | Columbia, Maryland | Bruno Reich renovates his older home in response to a lawsuit from his neighbors for covenant violations |
| 5 | 13 | Scituate, Massachusetts | Chuck Cullum builds his dream home on the coast after tearing down the old family home |
| 6 | 13 | Washington, D.C | Dean Henney attempts to renovate his 1880 Victorian townhouse |
| 7 | 13 | Beaufort, South Carolina | The Smith family moves from Douglasville, Georgia to build their dream home in a historic district requiring adherence to strict building guidelines |
| 8 | 13 | Austin, Texas | John and Clarice Cefai sell their newly renovated home to build their dream home on Lake Travis |
| 9 | 13 | Silver Spring, Maryland | Richard and Tanya Landry acts as the general contractor to spend two years building a new home out of insulated concrete forms to save costs |
| 10 | 13 | Portland, Oregon | Brandon Brown takes on the task of building a home on a lot that is extremely steep and triangular shaped, making it a challenge for all involved |
| 11 | 13 | Riverside, Illinois | John and Janan Cain tear down an old ranch house to build their dream home in the planned suburb of Riverside |
| 12 | 13 | Tucson, Arizona | Anita and Brad Feder builds a 23 personal resort |
| 14 | 13 | Boulder, Colorado | Christopher and Tina Herr deal with a steep slop to build on the land Christopher's grandparents had once planned to retire to.[1] |
| 15 | 10 | Oregon | Silene and Geno Rush remodel their existing home to make it into their dream home, doing as much work themselves as possible to cut costs. |
| 16 | 8 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Kelli Smith and James Ladd build a five-story, 6,500-square-foot (600 m2) home they designed themselves while coping with a 45 degree slop and having Kelli's father as general contractor.[2] |
| 17 | 8 | Chicago, Illinois | Carmin Awadzi, with support from her husband Winston and their four kids, starts a new career in general contracting by building her family's 4,200-square-foot (390 m2) dream home on a $740,000 budget. |
| 18 | 8 | San Diego, California | Three college friends buy a beach property. |
| 19 | 8 | Purcellville, Virginia | Stephen and Shannon Mackey construct a timber framed tasting room and house for the Notaviva Vineyards.[3] |
References
- ^ "Where are they now?". Rocky Mountain News. The E.W. Scripps Co. 2007-12-29. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Galletta, Jan (2007-01-13). "'Dream House' almost complete: Stringer's Ridge home has Colorado lodge feel". Chattanooga Times. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Local Residents Shine in 'Dream House' Segment". Middleburg Life. Suburban Washington Newspapers. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-10.