Cost Plus World Market Announces The Winner Of Its “Antonio Treatment Sweepstakes”

Winner receives $10,000 room makeover and design consultation with HGTV’s Antonio Ballatore

Oakland, Calif. (July 28, 2010) – Cost Plus World Market (www.worldmarket.com) is thrilled to announce the winner of its “Antonio Treatment Sweepstakes” is Debra Casey from Milton, Florida. In May 2010, World Market partnered with HGTV (www.hgtv.com) to provide one lucky customer the opportunity to receive a World Market $10,000 room makeover and personalized design consultation with HGTV celebrity designer Antonio Ballatore.

Debra Casey will shop the World Market Pensacola, Florida store with Antonio Ballatore to buy furniture, decorative accessories, and more for the room makeover. Casey, a fan of HGTV and frequent World Market shopper, was surprised to find that out of thousands of entries, hers was selected, saying, “I can’t believe someone from Milton, Florida won! I’m still picturing the shocked look on the faces of friends and family when I shared the news!” Casey added, “I can’t wait to meet Antonio and have him help design a room in our home.”

While competing on HGTV’s Design Star 4, the judges dubbed him the “Bad Boy of Design” because of his edgy, unconventional, rocker-chic style. Antonio Ballatore started his career in design while pursuing his dream of music stardom. In between music gigs, he learned how to build houses, which led him to design restaurants and clubs in Manhattan and later, design sets for world-famous photographers, including Annie Leibovitz and David LaChapelle.

Antonio’s show, “The Antonio Project”, debuted on HGTV in March of 2010. With his talent of transforming a lackluster space into radically original, yet functional creations he’s proven up to his statement that he’s “bigger, badder, and bolder” than any other Design Star.

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About HGTV
HGTV, America’s leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 98 million U.S. households and is one of cable’s top-rated networks. HGTV’s website, HGTV.com, is the nation’s leading online home-and-garden destination, which attracts an average of more than 4 million unique visitors per month.

About Cost Plus World Market
Cost Plus World Market operates 263 stores in 30 states under the names “World Market” and “Cost Plus World Market.” The store features an ever-changing selection of casual home furniture, housewares, gifts, jewelry, decorative accessories, over 500 international wines, gourmet foods and beverages offered at affordable prices and are imported from over 50 countries. Many items are unique and exclusive to World Market regularly international network of individual and regional artisans developed over the Company’s more than 50 years in the import business.

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Cost Plus World Market
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