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Join Us March 10-13, 2016At Prairieland Park DATE & TIME Thursday, March 10 3 pm – 9 pm Friday, March 11 12 noon – 9 pm Saturday, March 12 10 am – 9 pm Sunday, March 13 10 am – 5 pm Saskatchewan’s Premier Home Show PRICES Adult - $12.50 Senior - $10.00 ($8.00 on Seniors Day) Join us March 10-13, 2016 at Prairieland Park Children 12 & under – free DREAM. Saskatchewan’s Premier Home Show PLAN. BUILD. Located in Halls D&E Located in Hall A Located in HALL C Description: HomeStyles original two Description: Eco Styles is the newest Description: Marketplace is HomeStyles’ halls now host over 400 booths addition to HomeStyles in 2016! Eco Boutique Retail Experience. Connect with a focus on building, renovating Styles has been designed to educate with lifestyle product consultants, and decorating. The halls are fi lled our attendees in making cost eff ective custom decor exhibitors, independent with builders, renovators, designers, home operating, and home upgrading furniture and decor retailers, home- decorators, landscapers, and building decisions that reduce their homes’ based party consultants and locally suppliers. Halls D & E are the heart impact on the environment. owned small businesses. Hall C also of the HomeStyles Home Show and Eco Styles is situated next to the main features the Décora Homes Bistro, provide attendees with limitless options stage which features HGTV celebrities with chef inspired creations and wine for defi ning their personal Homestyle! and local experts! pairings. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Paul Lafrance Damon Bennett MAINSTAGE CELEBRITIES HomeStyles is produced and managed by Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association For further information, visit homestylesonline.com or call 306- 955-5188 THURSDAY Damon Bennett Paul Lafrance SATURDAY 10:30 AM SCSA Safety in Action SCSA Safety in Action - Damon Bennett began working in the construction Paul Lafrance, creator, owner, and CEO of Cutting Edge 4:30 PM 11:30 AM HGTV’s: Damon Bennett Hosted by: Damon Bennett industry when he was just 15-years old. He started as Saskatchewan’s Premier Home Show Construction and Design, and host of HGTV Canada’s What Does An Average Kitchen a bricklayer’s helper and then moved up working as a Decked Out and Deck Wars, has been generating innovative 12:30 PM The Keys to Buying and Cost? by Superior Cabinets Selling Real Estate by Realtors, roofer, framer and renovator whose professionalism on Saskatchewan’s Premier and state-of-the-art custom deck designs for over fi fteen 5:30 PM 1:30 PM HGTV's: Paul Lafrance Jacquie Chilliak & Andrew the fi eld was surpassed only by his expertise. years. He has successfully designed and built well over Slater with Century 21 Fusion Home Show Interior Design: The Starting While working on a client’s home, Damon was a thousand decks across Southern Ontario, and has now Point by Studio 2.0 Design’s I Love My Home by J.A.B.A approached by producers of the hit television series, Holmes on expanded his design fi rm to include all of North America. His 2:30 PM 6:30 PM Adrienne Fedorowich, BAID, Construction Limited Homes® to work permanently on the Mike Holmes’ Crew. Fans of the designs are always original and each project off ers its own uniqueness NCIDQ® Innovative Insulation Solutions series came to know Damon as Mike’s right-hand man, and then as Mike’s co-host on Holmes and the beauty that has come to defi ne a Cutting Edge Deck. His vision is to demonstrate how 3:30 PM 7:30 PM HGTV's: Damon Bennett Inspection—Mike’s second television series on HGTV. It wasn’t long before more than 1.5 even the most basic backyard can become a true “retreat” in an age where weekend travel to by Eff ective Thermal Solutions million viewers were tuning in weekly, watching Damon take the reigns on getting the job Join us March a cottage has become an impracticality for most. His work has been featured on Home and 4:30 PM HGTV's: Damon Bennett FRIDAY done right. Garden television, Holmes on Holmes, Breakfast Television, Holmes Inspection, and he has built 5:30 PM HGTV's: Paul Lafrance For nearly ten years, Damon was an essential component to the success of every one of projects for a number of high profi le personalities, including “Canada’s most trusted contractor” Interior Design Trends for 2016 10-13, 2016 at 6:30 PM 1:00 PM SCSA Safety in Action. Mike Holmes’ jobs, and as leader of the pack on Mike’s third series, Holmes Makes It Right he Mike Holmes, for whom Paul built a stunning backyard oasis. by Fresco Interiors was a mentor to everyone on the Crew. Over the past year, he’s kept busy appearing as one three celebrity judges on Canadian The Keys to Buying and Selling I Love My Home by J.A.B.A Real Estate by Realtors, Jacquie 2:00 PM Damon’s uncompromising diligence and unyielding dedication to every job proves Prairieland Park Handyman Challenge, along with Scott McGillivray and Bryan Beaumler. He is also continuing to 7:30 PM Chilliak & Andrew Slater with Construction Limited that there is honour in a good day’s work. He currently specializes in carpentry, structure fi lm the HGTV hit T.V. show, Decked Out, as well as a brand new show called Disaster Decks. Paul Century 21 Fusion reinforcement and full construction coordination, but it is his commitment to helping others continues to break design barriers with each new project, while he and the crew keep up their 3:00 PM HGTV’s: Damon Bennett the best way he knows how which continues to drive him forward on every task he takes on. much-loved hilarious antics in the new season of episodes. SUNDAY The Keys to Buying and See him on the Main Stage Learning Lab Friday & Saturday See him on the Main Stage Learning Lab Friday & Saturday 10:30 AM SCSA Safety in Action Selling Real Estate by Realtors, Why are Vereco Homes so 4:00 PM 11:30 AM Jacquie Chilliak & Andrew comfortable? by Vereco Homes Slater with Century 21 Fusion HomeStyles 2016 continues the Decora Craft Beer Craze Behind the Cellar Door Decorating 101 by Metric 12:30 PM Innovative Insulation Homes Bistro tradition. The Decora Homes Friday 6:00 PM Saturday 3:30 PM / Sunday 2:00 PM Design 5:00 PM Solutions by Eff ective Bistro is a second stage located in the Meet Co-op Wine Spirits Beer Sommelier Join the sommelier team from Co-op I Love My Home by J.A.B.A 1:30 PM Thermal Solutions Marketplace. In 2016, Co-op Wine Spirits and beer afi cionado Matthew Lapointe Wine Spirits Beer Store, Dawn Wreford Construction Limited What Does An Average Beer returns with two exciting topics: Craft for a fun, informative look at today’s most and Matthew Lapointe for an interesting Interior Design: The Starting 6:00 PM Kitchen Cost? by Point by Studio 2.0 Design’s 2:30 PM Superior Cabinets Beer Craze & Behind the Cellar Door. The exciting Craft Beer Styles. Matthew will seminar on collecting and aging wine. Adrienne Fedorowich, BAID, HGTV’s: Damon Bennett & stage will also feature: food demonstrations sample fi ve diff erent craft styles with you Learn about cellar management while NCIDQ® 7:00 PM Paul Lafrance: Double Up! Bistro & home entertaining experts. while he discusses how each is made. tasting some age worthy reds. 3:30 PM SCSA Safety in Action HOME STYLES DAILY DOOR PRIZES: ursda Door Pr Frida Door Pr Saturda Door Pr Sunda Door Pr Dining Room Grocery Brought to you by Retail value over Brought $500 Gift Card Fuel Gift Card to you by Trampoline $1,000 Give-away $3,000 Four piece Brought Brought dining room set Retail value over to you by not exactly as to you by photographed. $1,300 Daily Highlights Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Seniors Day at the Show Main Stage Learning Decora Homes Bistro Family Day at the Show $8.00 Entry for Seniors Lab Featuring: Featuring: Restore Upcycle Challenge HGTV’s Damon & Paul’s Behind the Cellar Door Silent Auction Ends at 3:00 pm Questions Period followed by Pictures & Autographs VISIT THE ULTIMATE RESTORE UPCYCLE CHALLENGE Do-gooders, take note! Habitat for Humanity has recruited local artists and designers to turn drab into fab for a cause. Each participant will upcycle a pre-loved piece from the ReStore into a swoon-worthy item that’s fi t for a second chance at love. Bid on your favourite upcycled piece at our silent auction in the portion of the show. Rest easy knowing you’ve made a diff erence by going green and giving back. It’s design, with a conscience. The ReStore is a home improvement outlet store selling quality new and lightly used building materials, home furnishings, hardware and so much more. By redirecting over 600 tonnes of useable product a year from going into the landfi ll, the ReStore is able to off er huge savings on 100s of brand new items to its customers, all the while helping to preserve the environment. The revenues made by the ReStore then go towards Habitat Saskatoon’s mission of creating aff ordable housing for families and children in Saskatoon. Many people Recycle, but Reduce & Reuse are vital to becoming sustainable. Help Habitat for Humanity Saskatoon build a better tomorrow, for all of us..
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