Dream House (TV series)

*Dream House*
Dream House
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Lucy Frost
Directed by	Teri Addabbo
Narrated by	Jose Marrero,
Composer	Larry Seyer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	19
No. of episodes	211
Production
Executive producer	Teri Addabbo
Producers	Dwight Adair; Lucy Frost
Editors	Sandra Adair; Christopher Roldan
Production companies	Granite House Inc.; High Noon Entertainment; SAGE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Original release
Network	HGTV

Dream House is a show on HGTV produced by High Noon Entertainment and Sage Productions 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 slope 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 slope 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 2008-08-03. 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.

External links

[1] "Where are they now?". Rocky Mountain News. The E.W. Scripps Co. 2007-12-29. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

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