DIY Network Partners With Good Housekeeping To Design The Upstairs Guest Suite For The Sixth Season Of "Blog Cabin"

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, DIY Network's Blog Cabin, television's first interactive home building series, teamed up with Good Housekeeping, one of the most respected brands in the country, to design the upstairs guest bedroom of the ultimate vacation home. After a record-breaking six million viewers voted on all aspects of the renovation -- from kitchen tiles and bathtubs to window treatments -- on DIYNetwork.com, host Chris Grundy and his team completely renovated a 4-bedroom, 2-bath 1880s Cape-style farmhouse in Waldoboro, Maine. In a special one-hour finale of the sixth season of Blog Cabin, premiering on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. ET, Grundy and his fellow DIY Network hosts share their expertise and know-how as they install all the winning features, as well as recap the home's incredible transformation.  Sara Lyle, Good Housekeeping's lifestyle editor, and her team, also join Grundy as they use the viewer choices, along with some local finds, to add the finishing touches to the upstairs.

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"Each year, we look forward to partnering with Good Housekeeping," said Steven Lerner, DIY Network's vice president of programming. "Their ability to complement our viewers' choices, along with their keen sense of style resulted in a beautiful space capturing the look and feel of a New England getaway."

Good Housekeeping combined DIY Network's viewer and blogger choices, including a Rustic Refined color palette and Lodge Living theme, with items found at local antique shops to create a warm, eclectic, country look for the guest suite. Blog Cabin's upstairs bedroom renovation, inspired by mid-coastal Maine, is featured in the October issue of Good Housekeeping, currently on newsstands.  Viewers are also encouraged to visit DIYNetwork.com/BlogCabin to participate in interactive blogs, videos and photos, check out the winning design elements; and until Friday, Sept. 28 enter for a chance to win DIY Network's Blog Cabin.

DIY Network's Blog Cabin, an original groundbreaking multimedia experience launched in 2007, asks Internet users and viewers to vote and blog on the design features of the ultimate vacation home and offers a chance for one lucky viewer to win it. The 2012 Blog Cabin is being built in cooperation with GMC, Lumber Liquidators, Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company, Quicken Loans Inc., Budget Blinds, Inc., James Hardie Building Products, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating, Trex Company, Inc., GAF, Kohler Co., Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., GE Appliances and Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Viewers can also become fans of DIY Network and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers through facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.  DIY Network is available nationwide on DISH Network Ch. 111 and DIRECTV Ch. 230, and additional cable channel designations may be found by checking local listings and www.DIYNetwork.com/tv.

About DIY Network
DIY Network, from the makers of HGTV and Food Network, is the go-to destination for rip-up, knock-out home improvement television. One of the fastest growing digital networks and currently in more than 57 million homes, DIY Network's programming covers a broad range of categories, including home improvement and landscaping. The network's award-winning website, DIYNetwork.com, is a leader in the Nielsen Online Home and Garden category and features multiple resources, including thousands of do-it-yourself home improvement projects, expert advice, how-to videos and images, and user-friendly reference guides with step-by-step instructions.

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