Feature Friday: HGTV Smart Home 2018, Bluffton, SC

April 20, 2018 By Rhoda 16 Comments

A very happy Friday to all of you! I’m still in New Orleans and no doubt having a great time. Today’s Feature Friday is a fun feature. I was invited to the Media event at the HGTV® Smart Home 2018 in Bluffton, SC, but unfortunately this trip was already planned, so I couldn’t make it, but I do have some gorgeous photos to share with all of you! It was fun to get to see the home via pictures and see these pro photos of the home.

Here’s a little about the home directly from HGTV:

This year’s newly built, fully furnished home is a Southern coastal sanctuary in the low country’s best kept secret – Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina. Just a short kayak ride from the Atlantic Ocean and situated on the banks of the May River, Palmetto Bluff offers plentiful outdoors activities for nature enthusiasts and authentic Southern cuisine and wine offerings for food lovers.This is a true southern escape shaded by beautiful moss-covered live oak trees.

HGTV Smart Home 2018 in Bluffton, SC

I don’t know about you, but I thoroughly enjoyed this year’s HGTV® Smart Home 2018, did you? I loved the color and texture and some of the wow, dramatic moments as well. It wasn’t all neutral, did you notice that? Yay for color! And how about the porch and outdoor spaces? Swoon-worthy for sure! I hate I had to miss this one in person, but it sure looks beautiful.

In case you don’t know, this home will be given away, so be sure to enter the sweepstakes! This is the 11th smart home since they started building and giving them away!

The HGTV® Smart Home 2018 Giveaway grand prize package is worth over $1.6 million. The HGTV Smart Home 2018 sweepstakes opens for entries on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, and runs through Thursday, June 7, 2018. Eligible viewers can enter twice per day at HGTV.com. Full rules are available at HGTV.com.

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Andrea G Corley says

April 20, 2018 at 7:05 am

Wow that is an awesome house

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Donna says

April 20, 2018 at 7:38 am

I have heard about this house. I would love a shoe carousel in my closet. I think the is the best house that HGTV has gave away to date. Someone said it had a Keurig in the bathroom. Amazing, thank you for sharing.

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Sarah says

April 20, 2018 at 8:16 am

I like that it actually has some COLOR and warmth! Not all stark grey and white.

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Esther says

April 20, 2018 at 11:29 am

Can the general public tour this home?

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- Rhoda says
  
  April 20, 2018 at 1:23 pm
  
  Hi Esther, no it’s not open to the public.
Marilyn Parker says

April 20, 2018 at 12:22 pm

Beautiful Home!! Looking forward to news and pics from this week-end with all your girls!!

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Becky in 'Bama says

April 20, 2018 at 1:26 pm

THIS will be an amazing win for some fortunate person. BUT two things I don’t understand: the spin bike in the master bedroom (I cry FOUL on that one 🙂 ) and the strange mirrors in the master bath – at least strange frames in my non-decorator opinion. And one question: does the cute little doggie come with the house?

Looking forward to the photos from your visit to NOLA!

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- Rhoda says
  
  April 20, 2018 at 4:57 pm
  
  Hey, Becky, I thought the bike in the bedroom was a little overly contrived too. Most people try to hide that stuff not parade it out for all to see. I’ll have to look at the mirrors again, those didn’t jump out at me. But I was really happy to see all the color.
Jan says

April 20, 2018 at 4:45 pm

This is one pretty house. Just not sure about all that smart stuff. I sometimes can’t remember how to use all those apps on my phone let alone how they relate to the security system. My husband says you can set the alarm after your gone. Well why can’t I just push the button when I walk out the door. He says well if you forget…. I don’t forget to set the alarm. I also love all the plants inside the house. Very pretty.

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diane in northern wis says

April 20, 2018 at 9:20 pm

I really like this house Rhoda. It was nice and airy, yet so very interesting too. And I also love color! Thanks for featuring it on your blog! It would be a great place to live!

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Deborah Dickson says

April 21, 2018 at 10:16 pm

What a gorgeous low-country home, and I am so happy that you shared it with us. I have a question that I am hoping you’ll have time to answer. Referencing the pictures of the home, can you please scroll down to picture # 20? To me, it looks like there is plaid wallpaper inside the shower and then the same wallpaper seems to wrap around the entry into the shower. I keep thinking, instead, that it must be a style of tile, but every time I look at it, it looks just like plaid wallpaper. Can you please explain this to me? Thank you! I sure hope you have a wonderful time in NOLA, and I’m wishing you a safe return home.

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- Rhoda says
  
  April 22, 2018 at 10:32 am
  
  HI, Deborah, I didn’t see it in person, so not completely sure, but it has to be tile, since it’s inside the shower. There are so many tiles out there now that look like wood and everything else, so plaid wouldn’t be a stretch.
- Kim R says
  
  April 25, 2018 at 9:15 am
  
  I have really enjoyed looking at all the details of the home on the HGTV website. That is plaid tile in the shower. It is slide 13 of these pictures of the master bath and closet. https://www.hgtv.com/design/hgtv-smart-home/2018/hgtv-smart-home-2018-master-bathroom-pictures
  
  What a fabulous home!
Lynn says

May 5, 2018 at 9:58 am

Beautiful home, Can you tell me exterior house color? Thanks

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- Rhoda says
  
  May 5, 2018 at 10:58 am
  
  Hi, Lynn, sorry but I don’t have any of that information. You might find it on HGTV website, they usually list sources and colors.