www.selifestyle.com · mARcH 2010 · soUTHeAsT Lifestyle 3 e e Spring Ideal Home Show house being built at the show! For 3 days, start to finish, workers will construct a house for guests to walk through. Inside you will find the latest appliances, countertops, hardware, lighting fixtures, flooring, décor and more. About eighteen vendors are constructing a house. At the end of the show, the house will be donated to the Victory Junction camp in our area. That is going to be very interesting to watch, as well as a good time to get ideas for your next dream home. Please support our community by coming out and seeing this event. Another item you may not want to miss is the session with the original Junkmaster, Sue Whitney. Sue has appeared on the Today Show and HGTV's Country Style, and will demonstrate how to find junk furnishings and transform them into treasured items. You will also see some of the latest work by local artists in our area. Maybe it will inspire you to take a class and reenergize your creative spirit. For the first time, the Ideal Home Show will be featuring local chefs from your favorite restaurants in a staging area with an outdoor kitchen. Make sure you check the schedule for cooking demonstrations. Best of all, you may visit us at www.AccessoryDesignServices.com and print out a $2 off coupon or save this page and bring it to the show. After all the snow we have had this winter, seeing the gardens in bloom will brighten your spirits and your day. We have participated in this show for the last 6 or 7 years. The show is intense, but the people are fun and you get a chance to see new products and some of the same ones, too. Bring your by Denise H. Osborne very spring, the Southern Ideal Home Show comes to the Coliseum to update homeowners with new products and ideas for outdoors and indoors, gardening and interior design. Every year, the event transforms the empty Event Center in Greensboro, and with just four days to get ready, the show must go on. This year, the event will be held for three days, from March 26-March 28. My company, Accessory Design Services, will be participating this year in the Designer Rooms and Garden Area. Designers from the Association of Interior Design Professionals will design and complete spaces as well as offer sample sales during the show. One of the finest areas in the show will be the gardens this year. Landscapers get a chance to show off their creative ideas and skills. This show is also doing something different. This year, see an actual functioning and furnished plans, talk with various vendors, buy a plant or two that you can enjoy, or just come sample new foods. This is one event we can highly recommend. u Denise H. Osborne, AIDP, IDS owns an interior design shop in Pleasant Garden, NC. Visit online at www. AccessoryDesignServices.com.