DIYNetwork.com Gives Viewers a Voice…and a Chance to Win, with “Blog Cabin” and “Run My Renovation” Voting Throughout April

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--All this month, DIYNetwork.com is giving fans what they want—the opportunity to decide what design elements will be included in DIY Network’s hit series Blog Cabin and Run My Renovation, a chance to win prizes in several interactive giveaways, an opportunity to expose their ugly front yards to the online community for a shot at a $25,000 Desperate Landscapes makeover and a reason to celebrate “Throne Week” leading up to the Royal Wedding on April 29.

Specific offerings are listed below:

Blog Cabin: The first-ever interactive home building television series is once again inviting the world to participate in “citizen design” to help renovate a 1900s Chesapeake Bay waterfront home. DIY Network’s Blog Cabin asks viewers to log on to DIYNetwork.com/blogcabin to vote and blog on design elements of the ultimate vacation home. Through May 9, fans can vote up to 10 times per day on decor-related items to be included in the home. Then, they can enter the Cabin Comforts sweepstakes once per day for a chance to win one of the items featured each week.

Premiering in August for its fifth season, Blog Cabin is hosted by licensed contractor Matt Blashaw and features a team of DIY Network’s expert hosts transforming a 3-bedroom, 2-bath early 1900s home into a modern-day retreat. Since January, DIYNetwork.com has asked viewers to vote on various elements of the home’s renovation, generating over 5.5 million total votes. Viewer choices will be incorporated during construction of the home this summer, which viewers can then enter to win on DIYNetwork.com starting on August 18.

Run My Renovation: The makeover show where the viewers call the shots is back! And now, fans can cast their vote and enter for a chance to win a plush prize. Vote once a day for a new renovation project posted every other week through September 1, and you could win the top-voted item from one of the questions.

In every half-hour episode of Run My Renovation, homeowners allow a room in their house to be completely transformed according to the whims of online users, who vote on everything from flooring to fixtures, cabinets to cooktops, and moldings to mantelpieces. When the votes are tallied, it's up to licensed contractor and host, John DeSilvia, to pull all of the elements together into an amazing room. Run My Renovation airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on DIY Network.

America’s Most Desperate Landscape: Returning for its fourth year, DIY Network unveils the details of its annual search for the ugliest front yard in America. Viewers can submit photos and videos of their ugly yard to DIYNetwork.com, for the chance to receive a $25,000 makeover courtesy of licensed contractor Jason Cameron and his Desperate Landscapes crew. The selection of the winner and the dramatic transformation are documented in DIY Network’s one-hour special, America’s Most Desperate Landscape, premiering on July 13 at 10 p.m. ET.
Tuesday Toolsday: Each Tuesday on DIYNetwork.com’s blog, The Pegboard, fans will have a chance to win a featured tool. To be considered for the drawings, just post a comment in the blog, answering the question of the week. The following Tuesday, DIYNetwork.com will randomly select a winner to receive the featured tool.
Royal Wedding Throne Week: For those who didn’t receive an invitation to William and Kate’s royal wedding celebration, DIYNetwork.com invites you to Throne Week. In celebration of National Plumber’s Day on April 25 and the Royal Wedding on April 29, DIYNetwork.com offers up a week-long procession of their most engaging bathroom-improvement content. Starting April 15, visit www.diynetwork.com/throneweek for resources and tips for creating a bathroom fit for a king. Check out the latest trends, before and after photos of bathroom renovations and video footage from DIY Network’s series Bath Crashers and BATHtastic!

In addition, DIY Network will air a King of Dirt marathon the night of the Royal Wedding, April 29, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET. Watch Gino Panaro, the King of Dirt, in back-to-back episodes the night of the royal nuptials. He's definitely not what you'd expect from one of America's premier landscape contractors. He's a loud, bull-in-a-china-shop kind of guy who happens to create incredible beauty. For his landscape designs, Gino doesn't use a computer or fake graphic technology. Instead, he relies on his imagination, his hands and the help of his brother Ralph, who works with him in a family landscape business to create some of the most beautiful, high-end landscapes and hardscapes you'll ever see.

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