Choose Your Home Giveaway

We are excited to announce the winner of the Choose Your Home Giveaway. Find out who won and which of the four houses they chose.

Meet the Choose Your Home Giveaway Winner

Meet Penny Hawkes, the lucky winner of our Choose Your Home Giveaway Sweepstakes.

“My husband and I love the outdoors,” Penny says. “We used to ski, so we’re looking forward to the snow. It’s exciting to do something adventurous for a change.” Built for year-round use with its welcoming fireplace, wraparound front porch, and covered back porch, the house and mountain location offer comforts for every season.

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“My husband and I love the outdoors,” Penny says. “We used to ski, so we’re looking forward to the snow. It’s exciting to do something adventurous for a change.” Built for year-round use with its welcoming fireplace, wraparound front porch, and covered back porch, the house and mountain location offer comforts for every season.

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Designed in the mountain Arts-and-Crafts style, Penny’s new home is made of natural materials pulled from the site. Poplar bark dresses the facade, and the ceiling of the master bedroom. Locust tree columns support the front porch, rhododendron branches form porch railings, and salvaged barn roofing give that timeworn appeal that adds to the home’s indigenous look. And because it’s a North Carolina HealthyBuilt home, it’s just as environmentally friendly as it looks. “I love that they used recycled things and composite siding,” says Penny. “I didn’t want a house that would require a lot of upkeep.”

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“My daughter, Hannah, was in Gatlinburg when I got the call that I had won,” Penny says. “Everyone there said they were already planning Thanksgiving at Whisper Creek. “I’m so excited about the kitchen,” says Penny. Part of the modular home system delivered to the site, the kitchen features cabinetry that wraps one side of the great room. A granite-topped island will suit casual meals for Penny’s family -- or serve as the Thanksgiving buffet. “I love the area, and I love my family. We usually make it to the mountains two or three times a year, but now, we can all spend more time together,” Penny says.

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8 of 17 “My husband and I love the outdoors,” Penny says. “We used to ski, so we’re looking forward to the snow. It’s exciting to do something adventurous for a change.” Built for year-round use with its welcoming fireplace, wraparound front porch, and covered back porch, the house and mountain location offer comforts for every season.