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coming together 2013 Home + Design Show to dole out inspiration, new products and more kelsey hipkin
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elebrating 30 years this year, the Calgary Home +Design Show continues to inspire and educate visitors on anything and everything to do with the home. “We add new exhibitors every year and we recently added a cooking stage. The basics of the show are the same, but we’re always trying to offer something new and exciting,” said Jill Kivett, show manager. New and exciting comes in handy for Calgarians looking to spruce up their spaces and Kivett agrees the city has its fair share of design savvy. “The city is young and vibrant with new houses and condos popping up all the time,” she said. “With so many great retailers, it’s hard not to get caught up in it.” As well as face-to-face access to more than 350 retailers the show provides visitors with local trade experts. This year’s talents include Property Brothers stars Drew and Jonathan Scott, Calgary designer Alykhan Velji and Love It or List It Vancouver’s Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot. Harris, a former Calgarian, and Talbot are presenting For Love or Money on the Trail Appliances main stage. “Todd and I have very similar theories when it comes to design, renovation and real estate,” Harris said. However we have one major difference. I love splurging on the items that give your home the warm and fuzzies, and Todd is more about the practically and (return) on the investment.”
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Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot of Love It or List It Vancouver are two of the many home and design stars hitting the stage at the Calgary Home + Design Show this year.
*All statistics based on monthly data compiled by CREB® via MLS® activity.
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ata released from Statistics Canada showed seven out of 10 Canadians owned their homes in 2011. The 69 per cent homeownership rate reported in the National Household Survey (NHS) was similar to that of the 2006 Census in which 68.4 per cent of Canadians were homeowners.
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