Now in its sixth year, the four-day event covers everything from renovation, furniture and décor to fashion shows, green design, lifestyle options and kitchen design.
More than 325 exhibitors offer innovative furnishing ideas and tips on how to transform the ordinary home into something more glamorous — tips that are sophisticated and stylish yet for the most part user-friendly and convenient.
“The majority of the people who attend the show are home owners,” said show manager Jill Proseilo. “When you renovate your house or build a new house, you need to find flooring, furniture, paints, wallpaper, lighting, and that’s all here. So instead of driving around the city going to all these different stores, you can get it all in one location.”
One of the exhibits, Get Wired with Future Shop, presented a full-house design of televisions, sound systems, and laptops—with no wires exposed. The wires were secreted behind the walls, completely hidden from view.
“The exhibit is to showcase how you can have fashion and function when it comes to technology,” said Shawn Felix, Future Shop Home Theatre Master Technician of Calgary. [caption id=“attachment_75155” align=“alignright” width=“320” caption="WALLS COME ALIVE: Kristy Ilic, Beetling Design Corporation
