Until Next Time At The BC Home + Garden Show

What a week! From February 18-22, 2015 the BC Home + Garden Show ruled the roost at BC Place Stadium. From expert tips courtesy of Main Stage presenters Bryan Baeumler, Todd Talbot, Janette Ewen and Jef Hancock, to live demos from culinary masters on the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage and garden guidance at the Vancouver Sun Gardener's School, plus a slew of exciting exhibits, there was endless inspiration all show long.

Scroll on for a quick look at our favourite moments from the show!

Bryan Baeumler, star of HGTV's Leave It To Bryan, took the stage by storm to share his insider know-how with the crowd.

Fans flocked to the Main Stage to meet Todd Talbot, co-host of W Network's Love It Or List It Vancouver and learn the ins and outs of real estate (both on and off TV).

Home Tweet Home had show-goers flocking to bid on birdy abodes, knowing 100% of the proceeds raised went to families in need. In total, we raised $1,925 for Ronald McDonald House British Columbia.

People lined up at the Linwood Cardinal Cabin presented by BC Hydro Power Smart to get expert advice on how to live an energy efficient life, as well as to gain some style inspiration.

Vancouver's culinary elite, like Edible Canada's Tyler Dallner, took over the Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage to share valuable tricks of the trade with hungry foodies.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for a fantastic week. We hope to see you all at the 2015 Vancouver Home + Design Show, happening October 22-25 at the Vancouver Convention Center. 

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BC Home + Garden Show Designer Giveaway

To celebrate the arrival of the BC Home + Garden Show, happening at BC Place from February 18-22, 2015, we're giving you a chance to win BIG. Enter the giveaway below for a chance to walk away with two free tickets to the BC Home + Garden Show to visit the Linwood Cardinal Cabin presented by BC Hydro Power Smart and receive a one-hour free design consultation with the designer, Jamie Banfield. Keep reading to get all of the juicy details!

Looking for a stylish, environmentally friendly escape to call your home away from home? Introducing the Cardinal Cabin, designed and supplied by award-winning Linwood Custom Homes with inspired interior by award-winning Jamie Banfield Design. With sustainable design, building materials, and Energy Star appliances, it's possible to create an affordable dream dwelling with Power Smart advancements. Eco-chic is in with an easy building home package or kit from Linwood Custom Homes.

Linwood Custom Homes, the designer and supplier of the Cardinal Cabin model provides the fastest, easiest, safest, and most cost-effective way to design and build a new home. Known worldwide for exceptional cedar homes, house kits, and custom home packages.

Linwood Custom Homes is offering a BC Home + Garden Show special on all Linwood packages, as well as 5 chances to win $5,000 in Linwood upgrades with the purchase of any Linwood material building package before April 30, 2015.

Meet the designer, Jamie Banfield, who has become a creative force in the design industry. Specializing in design for all spaces, Jamie creates interiors that exude function and beauty. Recently recognized by the National Kitchen and Bath Association as one of the industry's top 30 Under 30 in North America, Jamie's work can be seen in residences throughout Western Canada. If you're planning an interior update, he is the man to talk to.

The BC Home + Garden Show Designer Giveaway will kick start your eco-design ideas. One winner will be announced on Twitter on February 2, 2015 and it could be you! Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway Not ready to risk it? You can get 2-for-1 tickets on our Facebook Ticket Deals to ensure you make it to the show and catch the seasons most talked about feature. See you there!

FEBRUARY 18-22, 2015.
BC PLACE

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Feature Forecast: What's Happening at the Vancouver Home + Design Show!

It should come as no surprise that we can’t wait for fall - even with the gorgeous weather outside. Why, you ask? The Vancouver Home + Design Show, that’s why! We’re thrilled to announce exciting new features that are sure to capture your attention this October. To pump up the pre-show anticipation, we present you with the top 5 features at this year’s Vancouver Home + Design Show, happening October 16-19 at BC Place Stadium.

1. Urban Barn’s Next Top Designer: Reloaded

Back after a hugely successful inaugural year, three of Vancouver’s up-and-coming interior designers will go head-to-head in Urban Barn’s Next Top Designer: Reloaded. It’s the ultimate micro-management exercise: designing a 150 ft² space with $5,000 worth of Urban Barn furniture and accessories for display. Cast your vote at the Urban Barn booth and you could walk away with a $5,000 Urban Barn shopping spree! 

2. Ultimate Upcycling Challenge 3: ChairLIFT

Local media personalities, designers and tastemakers will each upcycle a pre-loved chair for silent auction, with 100% of proceeds benefitting Habitat for HumanityGreater Vancouver and its affiliated ReStores. Be sure to stop by and bid on your favourite stylish seat – but best keep close tabs on the action, or it could be lost to a higher bidder!

3. Vancouver Magazine Cooking Stage

Home cooks, take note. Catch well-known chefs, like Food Network’s Corbin Tomaszeski and local favourites, as they demonstrate top recipes and expert techniques live on stage! Plus, don’t miss the Samsung Cooking Challenge: Tag Team Kitchen, where three home cooks will partner with a top chef in a battle for culinary supremacy (not to mention $5,000 worth of Samsung home appliances for their kitchen).

4. BC Hydro Power Smart Home

Eco-lovers, rejoice! BC Hydro’s Power Smart Home is back by popular demand. Design darling Jennifer Scott from A Good Chick To Know will marry cool style and electricity conservation in this green-loving space. Learn how to stay chic and shrink your home’s carbon footprint at the same time – now that’s called sustainable style.

5. Floform Lounge presented by Western Living  

After a day of digging up design inspiration, you’ll need to recharge and study up on fall’s must-have home trends, courtesy of Western Living magazine. Enter the Floform Lounge, designed by Megan Baker from A Good Chick to Know. Located just steps away from the Metrie Main Stage, you can lay back and relax without missing any of the celebrity action – vino in hand, of course.

Join us this October for these exciting features (and much more!) at the Vancouver Home + Design Show. Remember to buy your tickets online now, for the best deals. 

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Energy-Efficient Chic: West Coast Power Smart Home

Staying on-trend and energy-efficient has never looked better, thanks to the team behind the West Coast Power Smart Home at this year’s BC Home + Garden Show, February 19-23, 2014 at BC Place Stadium.

Fresh off the success of the BC Hydro Power Smart home at this fall’s Vancouver Home + Design Show, BC Hydro is back – and better than ever! This year’s dream home promises to be your go-to source for green living inspiration that is as good for your space as it is for the environment. Drawing on inspiration from the best natural features of the west coast – think magnificent wood, spectacular seascapes and breathtaking British Columbian rainforests – the West Coast Power Smart Home will showcase the creative talents of landscaping guru Rob Spytz and the Friendly Decorator herself, Christine Friend.  Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store on the show floor.

Plus, visit the BC Hydro booth to check out Energy Star-approved appliances and a featured selection of environmentally friendly home products. Team Power Smart will also be on-site to offer their two green cents on how to ease your climate conscience and the monthly electricity bill with easily adaptable, energy-efficient alternatives sure to put your home in Mother Nature’s good books for the long haul. Get a head start with these tips:

• Turn down your thermostat by two degrees, and save up to $30 a year
• Use small appliances where possible – they use less energy and cook as effectively
• ENERGY STAR® fixtures are stylish and save approximately 75% more energy than standard fixtures
• Design bright – consider light colours that reflect light to reduce lighting costs
• Switch four bulbs to ENERGY STAR® LEDs, and save up to $16 a year
• Wash two loads of clothes a week in cold water, and save up to $36 a year
• Visit the West Coast Power Smart Home and powersmart.ca for more tips on how to save power and money
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Solid proof that compromise between style and sustainability is no longer a necessary negotiation, the Power Smart Dream Home is a west coast-inspired treasure you won’t want to miss at the BC Home + Garden Show.

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Sponsor Focus: BC Hydro - Putting Mother Earth First

The Vancouver Home + Design Show is only two weeks away! Happening at BC Place Stadium from October 17 to 19, this annual ultimate showcase will bring together all things design, entertaining and home improvement.

 

One of the biggest draws will be the BC Hydro Power Smart Home, which will teach visitors that shrinking your carbon footprint doesn't have to mean compromising your sense of style. Interior designer Ami McKay will demonstrate how to put Mother Earth first while maintaining a design-forward vibe in this eco-chic space.

For more tips on how to be sustainability-savvy, check out the BC Hydro booth, which will be decked out with Energy Star appliances and environmentally friendly home products. Visitors will get the opportunity to have their “going green” home improvement questions answered by Team Power Smart and Ami McKay herself.

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For your chance to chat with Team Power Smart and Ami McKay at the Vancouver Home + Design Show, purchase your tickets via Facebook for 2-for-1 tickets.

For 2-for-1 tickets to either show order HERE and save today! 

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