DIY Network's Blog Cabin Kicks Off Season Premiere With Sweepstakes

NEW YORK, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --DIY Network's Blog Cabin, the first-ever interactive home-building television series, returns for its eighth season beginning tonight, Monday, July 28 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Host Chris Grundy will guide viewers through the completely renovated approximately 2,500-square foot lakefront retreat situated in Winter Haven, Florida, minutes from Orlando's most popular attractions. From now until September 12, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. ET, eligible online visitors can enter the sweepstakes twice daily for a chance to win the 2014 Blog Cabin via DIYNetwork.com/BlogCabin and HGTVRemodels.com/BlogCabin.

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"This is truly a unique experience for our fans," says host Chris Grundy. "I love the fact that our viewers can interact with our experts, weigh-in on the renovation and then enter for a chance to win the home they helped design. And this year, we're chillin' lakeside!"

This season's Blog Cabin features an all-star team of renovation experts that helped transform the former 1920s bungalow into a lakeside retreat, including Jason Cameron of Sledgehammer, Anitra Mecadon of Mega Dens, Matt Muenster of Bath Crashers, Alison Victoria of Kitchen Crashers, Chris Lambton of Yard Crashers, and Jake and Joel Moss of Yardcore. In addition to winning the fully renovated home, the prize package also includes a 2015 MasterCraft NXT20 Wake/Surf Boat and $50,000 provided by national mortgage lender Quicken Loans, for a total package worth nearly $900,000.

DIY Network's 2014 Blog Cabin is being built in cooperation with DISH, Lumber Liquidators, Inc., Quicken Loans Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company, GE Appliances, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating,  Budget Blinds, Inc., Cabinets To Go, James Hardie Building Products, Window World^®,  EasyClosets, Kohler Co., Kohler Generators, National Gypsum, and PetSafe®.

Catch all new episodes of Blog Cabin every Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET beginning July 28, and take a virtual tour of the recently completed home by visiting DIYNetwork.com/BlogCabinTour. Viewers can also become fans of DIY Network and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers through Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.  Find DIY Network nationwide on DISH Network Ch. 111 and DIRECTV Ch. 230, and additional cable channel designations may be found by checking local listings and DIYNetwork.com/tv.

ABOUT DIY NETWORK

DIY Network, from the creators of HGTV and Food Network, is the go-to destination for rip-up, knock-out home improvement television. Currently in more than 56 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, consistently ranks among America's top home and garden Internet destinations for entertaining videos, home improvement advice, step-by-step instructions, message boards, blogs, an interactive program guide and more. Viewers can also become fans of DIY Network and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers through Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.   Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., DIY Network is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI).

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