SPECIAL EVENTS

GET READY FOR THE SPRING! Find new products and resources for all your spring projects - big and small. Get Expert Advice and great ideas from entertaining and professional speakers. It's all here at the 1st Annual Sugar Land Home & Garden Show at the Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theater & Convention Center.

Following the success of our sister shows in The Woodlands and Cy-Fair, we are pleased to announce the 1ST Annual Sugar Land Home and Garden Show! This show is the only event of its kind in the Sugar Land area and features appearances of some of the top names in home and gardening and over 200 exhibitors with the latest in home products and services on the market.

The Stafford Centre on 10505 Cash Rd, Houston TX 77477 is the venue for this dynamic event, which offers interactive presentations by industry experts, Q&A sessions, fabulous shopping opportunities, an exciting media giveaway and live radio broadcasts – all designed to provide area residents with a large spectrum of resources to improve their homes.

Let your DREAMS and IMAGINATION create YOUR PERFECT HOME INDOORS AND OUTOORS! Over 200 Professionals feature the hottest products and services on the market. They can assist you in remodeling or building your custom home in these business categories and more:

• GREEN PRODUCTS: Visit exhibitors with products to help you go GREEN, like Radiant Barrier Insulation, Countertops, Flooring, Windows, and Lighting
• LANDSCAPES/GARDENING: from quality companies!
• OUTDOOR LIVING PRODUCTS: Outdoor Kitchens, Grills, Mosquito Systems, Deck Builders, Sunrooms, Concrete Resurfacing, Spas, Pools and more!
• INTERIORS: Designers, Decorators, Window Treatments, Blinds and Shutters, Faux Finishers.
• HOME THEATERS: Stay on top of the latest in new products and innovations in Home Theaters
• CONTRACTORS: Professional Remodelers, Custom Home Builders, A/C & Heating, and more
• FLOORING: Unique Wood, Tile, Carpet, Granite, and more
• HOME ORGANIZING: Closet, Garage, Office, Murphy Beds, and advice

This is a great time to invest in your Home!

* Interest Rates are at a 37-year low
* Houston home values are stable (much more so than the rest of the country)
* Investments in your home bring you back immediate and long lasting rewards
* Businesses need to keep their crews and employees busy -- prices on goods and services are the best they've been in awhile -- this means the HOMEOWNER SAVES MONEY!
* Lumber is at a 13-year low
* Great New Products and Green Products on the market
* Who knows where the Stock market will go?

Here are a just few of the home décor industry experts, products and services in store for attendees.

Color and design
Kate Smith, nationally acclaimed color expert, paints an intuitive understanding of hues and their affect on mood and perception. She is the author of Color Confidence: Color for Your Home Interior and will speak on how to choose just the right colors for each room in the home and the importance of exterior colors. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and for one-on-one time with Smith.

Interior design is an art form, and no one understands better than speaker Jeanne Garland, ASID, who will discuss important design trends. Known for her forward-thinking ideas, she is owner of The Design Source, whose Sugar Land location showcases more than 5,000 sq. ft. of furniture and accessories.

Kitchen and Bath
Peggy McGowen, ASID, CMKBD, is the founder of Kitchen and Bath Concepts and a frequent speaker whose knowledge of industry trends and products make her an ideal resource for homeowners. She’s known as “The Kitchen Queen,” and you don’t want to miss hearing this Certified Master Kitchen & Bath Designer discuss what’s new in kitchens and baths.

The Bath & Kitchen Showplace consultants provide homeowners with information about new ideas, products and tips for home renovation and building projects. They will showcase products such as Kohler, Grohe, Moen, Elkay and Danze.

And check out the booths of Built-In Appliances and Kitchen Craft Cookware, suppliers of quality kitchen products and tools to improve and simplify your life.

Cabinets and storage space
Who doesn’t need more space? Quality cabinets require fine wood and craftsmanship, an essential part of Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry. The company uses its own kilns to dry wood types like maple, cherry, oak and pine for its line of custom cabinets, all hand-finished and hand-distressed to ensure optimum quality. Cabinet Cures specializes in refinishing kitchen cabinets with an assortment of 282 different stain colors, and Shelf Genie can design custom pull-out shelving solutions for existing cabinets, keeping your cabinets clutter-free and efficient.

For more extensive storage, the Closet Factory creates custom organization systems and work spaces for any room. Show attendees receive a free in-home consultation. For expert tips on garage storage and organizing, stop by the Storage Overhead Solutions and Allied Garage Solutions booths.

Decor Builders Hardware specializes in door and cabinet hardware, bath accessories, closet rod and storage systems. Offering products such as Schlage, Baldwin and Amerock, the company will feature their high-end cabinet hardware and bath accessory line, Carpe Diem, at the show.

Get organized
Author of My Life Is A Mess: Organizing 101 and a Fort Bend County resident, Lisa Giesler is a professional organizer and owner of A Time and Place for Everything LLC. She helps busy folks streamline their homes to save time, money and sanity! Using simple solutions that cut out clutter and keep things in their place, Giesler explains how to diffuse the stress of everyday living.

Relax and have some fun!
Any finished project deserves a toast, so what better way to ensure a glass of celebratory vino than a personalized wine cellar by Omega Wine Rooms. These experts design and construct turnkey cellars including refrigeration systems and installation.

The Billiard Factory is the source for gaming tables, arcade games, furniture and home media rooms. The company will feature complete gaming packages at the show and special offers for attendees.

The Swinging Door
This family-owned eatery, a longtime favorite in Fort Bend County for their award-winning Texas Bar-B-Q, will provide concession food at the show.

And there’s more!
For more information about the great lineup of dynamic speakers, new products and over 200 exhibitors covering everything for the home – indoors and out, visit www.SugarLandHomeAndGarden.com.

Hours, Tickets and Parking
The Sugar Land Home and Garden Show hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road in Stafford, TX 77477. Parking is FREE. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for seniors, and children 12 years and younger can attend for free. Only cash is accepted.

Online Discount Coupon
Visit www.SugarLandHomeAndGarden.com  to print out an online discount coupon for $1 off of show admission and a chance to win terrific giveaways. Also, check out exhibitors’ special offers for show attendees.