Welcome to the Virtual Tour of Sunset’s Idea House

In this virtual tour, we invite you to browse the floorplans and landscape plans, from which you can view 360° images of nearly all areas of the Idea House. We hope you enjoy your tour, whether you missed visiting the house in person, or you just want to re-visit it…virtually!

This Sacramento-area home was designed and built by a local team of talented professionals who collaborated with Sunset editors and national sponsors to create a home filled with ideas and the latest products you can adapt to your own home. The Sunset Idea House was built in El Dorado Hills, California, east of Sacramento, within the community of Serrano, and was open to the public from July 7-August 5, 2001. It was part of the Sacramento Bee Dream Home Showcase, which included three other homes also open for touring. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales benefitted Sunset’s non-profit partner, Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California.

Browser requirements
The virtual tour is best viewed using a high-speed internet connection, such as DSL or cable, and either Internet Explorer 5, Netscape Communicator 4.78 or AOL 5.0 and above.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, e-mail Lydia Lyons.