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HGTV is giving away this high-tech home in Bluffton. Hurry, it's the last day to enter!

Hurry, there is still time to win your dream home!

A high-tech Bluffton home built by HGTV is being given away, and the television network is letting people have two chances a day to win it.

Home and Garden Television's Smart Home Sweepstakes is accepting entries through 5 p.m. June 7 for the home in Palmetto Bluff.

The roughly 2,850-square-foot home’s design features an open floor plan with a master bedroom on the first floor and two additional bedrooms and a flex space upstairs. Colors have been kept muted in favor of a more textural aesthetic.

The home was designed by Tiffany Brooks, Season 8 winner of "HGTV Star," who in a video on the giveaway’s website calls Palmetto Bluff "one of the Lowcountry's best kept secrets." Brooks describes the home as a "true Southern escape" that combines charm with modern elements.

The kitchen features beadboard cabinets with "tons of storage," Brooks says, pointing out floating shelves and custom-fitted drawers around the sink for no wasted space.

The HGTV Smart Home, located in Palmetto Bluff's Moreland Village, is photographed on Thursday.
The HGTV Smart Home, located in Palmetto Bluff's Moreland Village, is photographed on Thursday. Jay Karr jkarr@islandpacket.com

According to Matt Kothe, media relations specialist with Discovery, almost every device in the home can be voice-activated through Amazon Echo.

The bathrooms include motion-activated smart toilets made by Kohler. The master bathroom toilet, called the Numi, comes with seat and foot warmers and a remote control. It even plays music.

Smart technology abounds throughout the home, from a hidden gaming and virtual reality room, to solar powered skylights, to smart window tint that can change opacity with the touch of a button. The closet in the master bedroom features a rotating shoe carousel.

The home’s construction is documented on the HGTV website in an extensive photo gallery, and a style gallery that details all of the decor choices.

The prize package also includes a 2018 Mercedes-Benz hybrid vehicle and $100,000 provided by Quicken Loans to help defray costs related to owning the home.

Enter once a day on HGTV's contest website here and once a day at DIY Network's contest website here.

This story was originally published June 7, 2018 at 9:14 AM with the headline "HGTV is giving away this high-tech home in Bluffton. Hurry, it's the last day to enter!."

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