Home, Garden, & Patio Show

We decided to check out this show since we got a free ticket in the mail. We wanted to get ideas and check out a couple of the scheduled seminars. The first seminar was by Doug Fernandez, a Contractor of the Year, who gave a talk about kitchen and bath remodels. He convinced me that we should go with clear shower doors. I wanted either patterned or frosted glass shower doors because I didn't like the maintenance involved with clear doors - squeegee-ing after each use to prevent watermarks. He said that you can get a car glass defogger that'll take care of the high maintenance problem of clear glass doors. And the whole point of the clear glass is to make the bathroom seem larger and you end up cutting out at least 30% of the perceived space with non-clear shower doors.

The second seminar we attended was given by Lee Snijders, host of HGTV's Design on a Dime. We've never seen his show but inexpensive decorating ideas are very appealing! He talked about creating illusions because that's what decorating really is, usually creating the illusion that a space is bigger than it really is. Since he had worked as a Disney Imagineer before, he shared cool Disney facts. :)

Both speakers were excellent which made the trip to this show worthwhile. Between and after the seminars, we browsed the exhibitors. There are some innovative home devices out there such as gutter guards and synthetic lawns. Lots of landscaping and kitchen remodel companies too.