The Bluewater Health Foundation showed off the grand prize in its 30th annual dream home lottery during an open house Friday.
This year's home is located at 6923 Shoreside Drive in Plympton-Wyoming, just outside of Camlachie. It is valued at $1,575,947, while the lottery also offers over $2.1 million in prizes.
The four bedroom home is fully furnished and has a bonus loft, four bathrooms, main floor laundry, media and game room, office, two car garage, gym, and cold storage.
Forbroad Custom Homes was chosen to build the home and it was designed and styled by Jen Sottosanti Design.
"We were selected in March to be the dream home builder. We have not built this design before, so there was some activity to getting building permits, finalizing the design," said Forbroad Custom Homes Owner and President Pat Maaten.
Construction of the home started in May and it was completed by September 1.
Maaten said she's feeling fantastic that people are able to tour the home.
"It's really nice to get some positive feedback from people that are walking through. At the time you're trying to add features of your own and people notice it. It's very gratifying," she said.
Early on in the project, Jen Sottosanti Design got involved to design and stage the home.
Owner Jen Sottosanti said her goal was for it to feel welcoming, inviting, and warm.
"In this home you'll see wallpaper, wainscotting, you'll see some line wash and even a plaster looking hood and then it's all of the little details and patterns too that make it all come together," she said.
During the grand opening, Sottosanti said she has always wanted to work on a dream home in her city.
"It was a pinch me moment as I was writing the speech it all came back to me. I remembered walking with my parents, just looking at all of the homes and thinking to myself (that) it would be so cool to one day be able to stage and decorate and even help design the dream home in Sarnia," she said.
Tickets for the Dream Home start at $50 for two tickets.
Open houses will take place for the dream home every Saturday and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., until February 5.
In addition to the home, there are vacation prizes for those who purchase their tickets early.
The final deadline to purchase tickets is February 5 and the winner will be drawn on February 20.
A portion of the proceeds will go towards the redevelopment of the Emergency Department at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital in Petrolia.
Anyone looking to purchase tickets can do so on the Bluewater Health Foundation website.
