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HGTV Casting Calls

Just as the Internet has allowed everyone to become a publisher, HGTV is making it possible for all of us to be TV stars. (Well, if we're attractive and bubbly, that is.)

The shows below are looking for guests and information that may be used in a show. Anything here fit your situation?

Let a Design Star Update Your Home
HGTV Design Star
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Let Steve Watson help with your home improvements
Don't Sweat It
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Are You Considering Buying a House With Friends or Family?
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Compete With Your Neighbors in a Home Design Showdown
Battle on the Block
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Have You Recently Renovated a Room in Your Home?
Bang for Your Buck
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Are You Buying a Home Outside the United States?
House Hunters International
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Are You A Homeowner Selling Your First Place In Denver or Philadelphia?
My First Sale
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We're Looking for Couples Who Need Help Designing a Room
Apply now and you could get a room update with the help of an HGTV designer, plus we'll send you on a vacation getaway!
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Win a room makeover with Angelo Surmelis

If you live in or around New York City, you might be interested in this email I just received from Angelo Surmelis, host of Rate My Space on HGTV:

Hi Kids:
 
If you have friends in the NYC area that are interested in a BIG results/SMALL budget makeover (1 room, 2 days, $500) and want to be on the TODAY SHOW with me, let them know about this contest: 
 
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/31951066 
 
Have a great weekend, 

Angelo
 

Be on 'Armchair Designer' on HGTV . . . only amateurs need apply

Do you watch HGTV design shows and think: "I could do that"?

Have you done the interior design of your own home, or helped your friends and neighbors with theirs? Think you have what it takes to be an interior designer, but never thought you’d ever get a chance to design for a real client? Here’s your chance.

In a new show, Armchair Designer, everyday viewers will get to work with one of HGTV’s top designers and plan a room makeover for a real client. If you're selected to appear on the show, an HGTV designer will be there to offer guidance but you will be working directly with the client.

The client gets an incredible makeover, you get to test your design chops on national TV.

This is not a competition. Thirteen people will be selected individually based on a 5 to 8-minute video submission that reflects their design skills, personality and design sensibilities.

ONLY AMATEURS NEED APPLY: You cannot have worked or be currently working as a designer or in a design-related field, or have any formal design training.

You must be at least 21 years old to apply, and be available for one week sometime between now and October 19, 2009. The deadline for submissions is tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. If selected, you will spend one week in Los Angeles.

For application and video submission information, visit the Armchair Designer website.

Are you in a DIY nightmare? Does your family have a lot of personality? This renovation show wants you!

The production company that brought you "Wife Swap," a guilty pleasure of mine, is casting unique families with plenty of personality to take part in a new show. They are looking for families who are in a "Do-It-Yourself Home Nightmare." Is that you?

For instance, did your husband or wife start a do-it-yourself project on your home and now your home is impossible to live in? The show is looking for families in the California area who are in need of professional help. The worse, the better -- pipes leaking, walls exposed, ceiling crumbling, only living out of half of your house, etc. The best part: if you're selected, the show will pay to fix your mistakes.

If you are a family with at least one child over the age of 5 living at home and you are in a "Do-It-Yourself Home Nightmare," contact casting producer Sunny Foscue at (310) 309-3945.

Good luck! And be sure to mention that you read all about it on Kathy's Remodeling Blog.