Toronto Home Improvement

Dream Home built by Probuilt by Michael Upshall
– No Need to Pinch Yourself; It’s Real!

The National Home Show favorite is back and better than ever. Interior décor diva Janette Ewen takes cues from the fashion world making this year’s Dream Home fit for the runway. Built by Probuilt and designed by Darren Sanger-Smith, the 2,900sq ft. home turns dreams into reality. This unique and inspiring space invites us to indulge and DREAM again…with furnishings from a myriad of decades and fresh colours from vivid blue to juicy orange in every room!

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IKEA Love your Home Stage – Live Inspiration

The IKEA Love your Home Stage is home to some of Canada’s biggest and best design celebrities. Personalities such as Karl Lohnes from Style at Home and Mary Dobson from CityLine will provide their expertise and insight into todays interior and design trends. The IKEA Love your Home Stage also welcomes a selection of some of the finest celebrity chefs like Ste. Anne’s Spa’s very own Christopher Ennew, making for a tasty excuse to check out the action.

Toronto Star Dream Gardens – 42,000 Square Feet of Inspiration

This year’s Dream Gardens are all about imagination. Wander through the breathtaking Dream Gardens and set your imagination free. Arnis Budrevics of Alexander Budrevics & Associates, along with 16-featured landscapers, have created 42,000sq ft of flowers, foliage and much more. Use your imagination to uncover the possibilities and then find out from the experts out how to turn your Dream Garden into a reality!

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Gallery New – Surround Yourself with New

Gallery NEW is the inaugural launch of a featured products showcase at The National Home Show. Designed, produced and curated by Adam Berkowitz, President and Creative Director of Equal Design + Development, the “gallery” is a museum style showcase with select innovative products beautifully displayed and described. It will highlight new products in household furnishings, electronics, cleaning products, lighting, gardens and outdoor living that reflect innovation in style, function and environmentalism. The Gallery itself is a model in sophisticated indoor and outdoor design.

SAM’S CLUB Flower Market – The Perfect Place to be for Spring

The Flower Market is the perfect place to find fresh cut and potted flowers but it is also the perfect place to give back a well. With 100% of your purchase proceeds going directly to the Children’s Miracle Network, you can truly feel good about treating yourself. The SAM’S CLUB Flower Market will also be home to the Miracle Network Tree. Buy a balloon, decorate the tree and help make a miracle.

Den Trends

Casalife, the experts in small space and multi-functional furniture presents Den Trends an educational feature offering inventive ways to best maximize space. Dens will inspire a range of lifestyles such as the home-office with a second bedroom, games room, sex in the city dressing room, as well as an intimate dining room. Along with the insightful design ideas, casalife will work with visitors on specific floor plans using the casalife space planner tool which enables people to see options and become a confident and educated consumer.

Destination Renovation – How’s that Little Project Coming Along?

Do you have big plans but don’t know where to start? Meet face to face with renovators and builders for a one on one construction consultation. Gain valuable knowledge that can save you time and money. Presented by BILD (Building Industry and Land Development).

What’s your Design Dilemma? - It All Starts Here

RENO & DECOR magazine and ARIDO present What’s Your Design Dilemma? – Visitors can speak one-on-one with interior designers who will advise you on how to solve any interior design dilemma that you may have.

Get Wired with the Artistic Smart Home - Connect to Tech

The future is now in the Get Wired with Artistic Smart Home. The ultra-modern exhibit by Erik Lauzon of Konstruk Design features cutting edge electronics, modern furnishings and flashy fixtures merged to create an advanced living environment. From extreme home gadgets to sustainable design options, The Get Wired Smart Home is a must see at this year’s show.

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Fast n’ Furry - Man’s Best Friend and Family Favorite

You will be left panting when you see the amazing Fast n’ Furry showcase. This show is a continuous line up of fantastic dogs showing off their talent by performing flips, spins, and speed and comedy antics! You will see a variety of fast agility, Frisbee freestyle, and the ever-popular action packed team race called “Flyball”. Head to the Doggy Lounge after the show and shake paws with the stars!

Feel free to join us for Pawtographs and after show conversation, come meet and greet the stars and pet them with praise for their fantastic performances. This is also a great opportunity to speak with our Canine Crazy Team and find out how you can get started in building a Fun Rewarding Relationship with your canine Family member.

Using Less, Enjoying More

The Sustainable Condo is a full-size living space that displays green technologies and sustainable products. The recently refreshed exhibit is located at Exhibition Place in the CMHC Eco Pods (historic Music Building) and is open for public tours during the National Home Show on April 5 and 6. A free hydrogen-powered shuttle bus will be available to take you to and from the site. For more info see: www.usinglessenjoyingmore.com

Til Debt Do Us Part

HGTV’s Til Debt Do Us Part will be holding casting days at the National Home Show

April 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th

Money is the number one cause of failed marriages. Rare is the couple that agrees on how the pot should be divided and the bills paid. Most families are in debt, and with debt come family arguments, tears, tantrums and marriages on the verge of divorce. To save families from the doldrums of debt, each episode of Til Debt Do Us Part follows financial wizard Gail Vaz-Oxlade as she helps families go from red to black by getting to the root of their destructive spending habits.