Check Out the Best “Decked” House in Seminole Heights

You voted and this house was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.

Who has the best “decked” house in Seminole Heights? According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, this home has the best holiday lights in Seminole Heights. 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. 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 24 finalists from all our entries across the country. From Dec. 18- Dec. 27, vote for …

Photos: The Best Holiday Lights in Florida

The votes are in, and seven Florida homes were named town winners in Patch's Deck The House contest.

We asked, and Patch readers answered: Seven Florida homes have been honored as town winners in Patch's Deck The House holiday lights contest. The winning entries came from Patch readers in Seminole Heights, Temple Terrace, Carrollwood, Bradenton, Dunedin, Gulfport and Palm Harbor. (See photos of the winning homes above.) Of those seven homes, John Banacki's home in Palm Harbor has been chosen as one of 24 national finalists in the contest. The Banackis have won $500 toward their December electric bill, and they're in the running for the national grand prize, a $100,000 donation from Patch to the public school district where the winner lives. You can vote for the Banackis and Pinellas County Schools, and see the other 23 winning light …

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