A peek at the HGTV Dream Home under way in Utah

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The view from the upstairs master bedroom windows.

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The second floor from the top of the main staircase. This part of the upstairs is not connected to the two bedrooms on the back of the same floor. This appears to be a large master suite with a sunken area at the rear. The wall on the right is next to the great room.

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View out the back from the back hall staircase landing window of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway.

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Hallway to the left of the entry of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway. Main staircase to the left. Powder room to the right.

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View from the side window of the bedroom in front of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway, facing east.

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Front room on right side of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway, at end of short hall beyond the great room. There are two large windows facing the back and side, and two small windows facing front. There appears to be an en suite bath.

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The beams in place in the great room ceiling.

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Room behind the entry, with floor to ceiling windows across the full back and both sides of the back half of the room, overlooking the river.

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The great room, looking back toward the center of the house and the second floor. The room behind the entry could be a kitchen, though little plumbing is done yet if it is.

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Great room with a two story ceiling, large beams and cables. Three transom windows line both front and back, and full-height windows surround the room.

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The center of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway, with the entryway, covered porch and bedroom on right.

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The 2012 HGTV Dream Home, under construction near Midway on June 5, 2011.

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A view of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home lot near Midway and the mountains in the distance.

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Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune The view from the upstairs master bedroom windows. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune The second floor from the top of the main staircase. This part of the upstairs is not connected to the two bedrooms on the back of the same floor. This appears to be a large master suite with a sunken area at the rear. The wall on the right is next to the great room. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune View out the back from the back hall staircase landing window of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune Hallway to the left of the entry of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway. Main staircase to the left. Powder room to the right. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune View from the side window of the bedroom in front of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway, facing east. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune Front room on right side of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway, at end of short hall beyond the great room. There are two large windows facing the back and side, and two small windows facing front. There appears to be an en suite bath. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune The beams in place in the great room ceiling. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune Room behind the entry, with floor to ceiling windows across the full back and both sides of the back half of the room, overlooking the river. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune The great room, looking back toward the center of the house and the second floor. The room behind the entry could be a kitchen, though little plumbing is done yet if it is. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune Great room with a two story ceiling, large beams and cables. Three transom windows line both front and back, and full-height windows surround the room. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune The center of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home near Midway, with the entryway, covered porch and bedroom on right. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune The 2012 HGTV Dream Home, under construction near Midway on June 5, 2011. Kim McDaniel | The Salt Lake Tribune A view of the 2012 HGTV Dream Home lot near Midway and the mountains in the distance.

By Kim Mcdaniel The Salt Lake Tribune

· June 6, 2011 3:55 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2011, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Construction on HGTV's 2012 Dream Home is well under way in the River Meadows Ranch development in Wasatch County.

The 4,000 square-foot modern ranch house is scheduled to be completed in September. The foundation and exterior walls are in place. Interior framing is largely completed, and electrical and plumbing work are under way. On Sunday, the site, at lots 5 and 6 in the development, was deserted aside from those passing by slowly in cars or stopping to get a look.

A solitary fly fisherman inhabited the Provo River running along the back of the home.

The sprawling home sits far back on the lot. A center entry is flanked by a large garage to the left and a covered porch to the right. Inside there are four bedrooms, including a large, isolated master suite on the second floor. A two-story great room with beamed ceilings is surrounded by large windows that extend to the floor. Most rooms have expansive views of the Wasatch Mountains to the west and the river to the south.

The site of the Dream Home was announced Friday, and construction began about a month ago. This is the 16th year of HGTV's annual sweepstakes, in which one person will win the home.

An hour-long TV special will air on Jan. 1, unveiling the home, and sweepstakes entries will be accepted from Dec. 30 through Feb. 18.

kimm@sltrib.com

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Dream Home project

For more information on the Midway home under construction, got to http://www.hgtv.com/dreamhome