Expert like contractor Bryan Baeumler and interior designer Brittany McNab get down to brass tacks on sustainable infrastructure and design.
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From the latest paint colours, flooring materials and renovation trends to celebrity appearances and free advice from professional designers, the three-day Fall Home Show is loaded with value and entertainment from start to finish.
Baeumler hosts several programs on Canadian streaming channel Stack TV, which feature makeovers of homes, resort properties and businesses. His home show appearances this fall feature a quick tease about another reality show coming in 2025 but for the most part will address topics of concern to Canadian homeowners.
“People always want to know about where they should spend their money to put value into their homes. This is even more important given the direction that the housing market and real estate is going. It’s a particularly challenging financial environment. There are impacts you can make for less money and that’s what people have to focus on,” he says.
His presentation on Saturday, and again on Sunday, will be less about cosmetic renovations and more about investing in sustainable infrastructure that affects how the home performs.
“The key is to make financial decisions that are viable. If everyone had a ton of money, you could invest in the latest and greatest, but there’s a way to do it on a budget as well,” Baeumler says.
This summer was spent filming a new program called Building Baeumler, a reality show about the making of his reality shows. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at his projects in Canada, the Bahamas and now, in the Florida Keys.
“It’s a look at a busy family with four kids and multiple businesses in multiple countries and the chaos around it. We’re going to get a bit more raw and real and show what it takes to take an idea right through to fruition. There are things people will be surprised to see. It’s not as easy as it looks after it’s all edited,” he says. “Like a duck sitting calm but its feet are moving at 90 mph under the water.”
“The artists will choose an organization that’s important to them and paint the mural for their office or location. It’s their job to reach out and explain it to them, so it’s a bit of mural outreach. They’ll have to explain the style they work in and see if it’s a fit,” she says.
The artists have a palette of 10 autumn-oriented colours and will be painting the murals in real time at the home show. The previous Paint with Purpose event captured the imagination of show visitors, Lyon says.
“Art brings people together. People asked if we could paint a mural at their house. One person wanted us to paint their RV. It got the wheels turning,” she says. “The pricing is comparable to wallpaper. It can be affordable, depending on different factors.”
THE DETAILS
WHAT: The 2024 Calgary Fall Home Show.
WHERE: BMO Centre, Stampede Park
HOURS: Sept. 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
TICKETS: $12 full day/$6 half day for ages 13-plus; $10 for ages 60-plus; free for children 12 and under. Save $2 per ticket by purchasing online.