Drop In on Host Karen Sealy's Party for New Show Summer Home!

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Drop In on Host Karen Sealy's Party for New Show Summer Home!

Summer Home is a fresh new series that transforms dark, dingy and dated cottages into relaxing, peaceful retreats. It's kinda like your fave summer movie -- friends, laughs, sunny lake vistas and a picturesque setting -- but with a makeover! You can join Karen's special screening party of the premiere by following our live blog that we'll be holding from Karen's studio.

Hi everyone! We're watching the first epi of Summer Home at Karen Sealy's studio in Toronto! You can tune in too on HGTV Canada right now!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:03:33 PM
Great to see the show on air! congrats Karen
by Kit6/3/2011 3:04:51 PM
Love the nautical wallpaper! Perfect for a cottage
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:05:33 PM
Karen arrived a few minutes ago and we're all chatting about how authentic all the trials and design tribulations are on the show! Karen: "I'd arrive on location and the contractor would say, 'Karen, we have a problem,' and I would say, Wait! Don't tell me! Tell me on camera!"
by Elana6/3/2011 3:06:34 PM
So this is real design DRAMZ! ;)
by Elana6/3/2011 3:06:43 PM
Screening Summer Home from Karen Sealy's Studio - Join the live blog conversation here - bit.ly!
by RTRMedia via twitter 6/3/2011 3:08:25 PM
There's Karen in her studio!! See the moment we caught on camera? *tear*
by Elana6/3/2011 3:08:57 PM
Launch party for Summer Home @sealydzine Karen Sealy's studio - so pretty! twitpic.com
by hgtvcanada via twitter 6/3/2011 3:09:25 PM
Congrats Karen!
by Allison6/3/2011 3:09:35 PM
Karen's beautiful outdoor set up outside her studio in Toronto... Mmmmm Summer!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:09:55 PM
Your studio looks fantastic too!
by Allison6/3/2011 3:09:56 PM
We'll post more photos! It's amazing!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:10:21 PM
So, Karen's right beside me -- any questions?
by Elana6/3/2011 3:10:34 PM
Love piping... Best solution for a relaxed and tailored look simultaneously
by Elana6/3/2011 3:11:11 PM
Wish we could be there watching with you! We are watching from Ottawa though - great seeing Karen hunting for all of the accessories!
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:11:31 PM
Congrats Karen...p.s. you look great!
by CGD6/3/2011 3:12:13 PM
If you have a question for Summer Home's Karen Sealy - join the live blog to ask your question! bit.ly
by RTRMedia via twitter 6/3/2011 3:12:43 PM
@Alison, Karen says: "Declutter! You can have a sale of all the stuff you gather and make some money for new stuff ;)"
by Elana6/3/2011 3:13:04 PM
Hi Karen,
by Nicole6/3/2011 3:13:26 PM
Wish I had a TV in my office...can't wait to see the show on Sunday. Love the live blog/Twitter stuff though!
by Ryan6/3/2011 3:13:48 PM
Love seeing the family taking part in the renovation!
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:14:42 PM
@Sue, Karen: "Trends from the runways, including cruisewear, resortwear, fun prints that can go from outdoor in!"
by Elana6/3/2011 3:15:19 PM
@Nicole, there'll be more tips on the subject on HGTV.ca!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:16:31 PM
Those are cute shoes...
by Elana6/3/2011 3:18:34 PM
Karen's in flipflops today!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:18:50 PM
gotta get me some shoes!
by Jorge6/3/2011 3:19:01 PM
Agreed! Love the shoes! Looks like you can find colour inspiration everywhere!
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:19:10 PM
Karen says she and the crew pretty much lived up north! In cheap motels.. ahaha
by Elana6/3/2011 3:19:16 PM
Karen: "I feel like I was away at summer camp! Sad to go..."
by Elana6/3/2011 3:19:32 PM
Frontier Sales!!!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:19:47 PM
Must have been great to be by the lake all summer!
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:19:56 PM
A summer working in cottage country. That must have been awesome!
by BWB6/3/2011 3:19:58 PM
t
here's always next summer
by Jorge6/3/2011 3:20:00 PM
My fave! I've blogged about the store several times
by Elana6/3/2011 3:20:04 PM
What inspired the nautical theme?
by Allison6/3/2011 3:20:37 PM
The floors in Karen's studio are heated polished concrete, btw
by Elana6/3/2011 3:20:48 PM
Did the whole family get involved in the reno?
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:20:51 PM
Ha! There you go!
by Elana6/3/2011 3:20:56 PM
At the @sealydzine studio watching Karen Sealy's Summer Home premiere twitpic.com
by ramblingreno via twitter 6/3/2011 3:21:28 PM
I really like the Wall Paper panels! What a great idea!
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:21:40 PM
cute side braid!
by Allison6/3/2011 3:24:12 PM
Simon the son of this family helped with the reno but the rest of the fam didn't see a thing until the reveal...
by Elana6/3/2011 3:25:42 PM
Karen is making a cute face, cringing watching herself on camera...
by Elana6/3/2011 3:26:18 PM
I do that too.
by Jorge6/3/2011 3:26:34 PM
She looks great on camera!!! No need to cringe
by Sarah6/3/2011 3:26:42 PM

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