Georgia Family Wins Patch's Deck the House Contest

The Felix family from Dallas, GA received thousands of votes to win Patch's Deck the House contest and $100,000 for their local school district.

In this year's Deck the House contest, the second time was the charm. Joseph Felix's home in Dallas, GA outshined the other 24 finalists to win the 2012 Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the Paulding County, GA school district. After placing second in the nationwide voting in the 2011 contest, the Felix home received nearly 11,000 votes this year to finally win Deck the House. The home, with 100,000 computer animated holiday lights choreographed to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," received about 300 more votes than a home in Coventry, R.I., which finished in second place. Judging by the 80 comments on the Felixes' Deck the House submission, visiting the home has become a holiday tradition in Dallas, a suburb about 45…

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Check Out the Best “Decked” Houses in Ohio

You voted and these homes were the top local vote-getters in our Deck the House contest.

Who has the best “decked” home around? We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. There were no entries from Brecksville, but you can still check out some of the other Ohio entries here. The photo above is of the winning Lakewood entry. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We will choose 25 finalists from all our entries across the country. From Dec. 18- Dec…

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Last Chance: Enter Your Home in Patch’s “Deck the House” Contest

You could win $100,000 for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools.

Want to Win $100,000 for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools?

Enter Patch’s Deck the House contest for a chance to win! You have just a couple of days left to enter.

Did You Decorate Your House This Weekend?

Don’t forget to enter our “Deck the House” contest! You could win $100,000 for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools.

Are You Decorating Your Home This Weekend?

Enter it in our “Deck the House” contest for the chance to win $100,000 for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools!

Is Your Home Decorated for the Holidays?

Show it off by entering Patch’s “Deck the House” contest and the Brecksville Chamber of Commerce’s “Holiday Lights” contest.

Time is running out to enter your home in holiday decoration contests around town! You’ve taken the time to string up the lights, hang the wreaths and the garland and set up those inflatable decorations—why not show off your festive work by entering these contests?

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Enter Patch’s “Deck the House” Contest for a Chance to Win $100,000 for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools

Share your photos of your house decked out for the holidays, and you could win $100,000 for local schools!

Is Your House Ready for the Holidays?

Check our site later today to learn how your well-decorated home could win money for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools!

Have You Started Decorating for the Holidays? Poll

Check Brecksville Patch on Monday for details about this year’s “Deck the House” contest.

Have you started decorating for the holidays? It’s pretty common to see Christmas and winter holiday decorations appearing in yards around Northeast Ohio the weekend after Thanksgiving, but stores and cities have been getting ready for weeks.  At Patch, we want to see your best holiday decorations! Check the site on Monday for this year’s “Deck the House” contest. Your decorations could win you $500 toward your electric bill—they could even win $100,000 for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights schools!  Here's a list of some of the holiday events Brecksville has planned this year. 

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