HOUSTON FALL HOME SHOW AT NRG CENTER OCTOBER 20-22, 2023

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“NEW FEATURE” EXPERT PANEL SESSIONS Daily on How to Transform Kitchens, Baths and More

What about transforming a room into an Astros lounge at home? You can dream big and do all this and more at the Houston Fall Home Show this weekend. 

Interior Designer Michelle Doubet of Cypress says when it comes to remodeling any room or area in your home it is important to “Name Your Theme.” In the fall all things sports are king. One of Doubet’s favorite things is to create fun lounge and bar areas in someone’s home. 

Houston Fall Home Show asked her how one might create an Astros lounge and here is what she said: You can go rustic with your theme and call it “The Dugout” or grand and call it “The Stadium.” A great idea is to transform your formal dining room or part of your family room into a bar or lounge area. You can design a bar to look like a dugout covering the bar with wood fencing elements and creating padded leather or vegan leather baseball shaped stools with red stitching. Above the bar, you can hang a custom scoreboard or clock. 

For the paint, I recommend Sherwin Williams “Naval” for blue walls or accent wall. For the walls, you can hang Astros Memorabilia found on Etsy in fun frames and shadow boxes. You can use a stencil to create a mural of the Astros logo on one of the walls and on the opposite wall hang the TV. You can google any of the Astros pantone colors of their logo if you want to use orange or yellow accents in your design.

For the furniture and seating, choosing leather or wood is best and you can put high top pub tables in front of the TV. To create additional seating, you can put a metal console table behind the sofa in front of the TV and put additional bar stools there to create a stadium suite effect.

For the first year ever, in addition to the ‘Fresh Ideas’ Stage programming, Doubet will contribute to daily, live panel sessions moderated by Houston design expert Dee Brown that will be helpful to all those with DIY or high-end custom projects in mind. 

Doubet’s current favorite trend for kitchens are nature-inspired textures and colors-browns, creams, soft greens, blues and black. For bathrooms, one of her number one tips is to install stone slabs and large format tiles to make the space seem bigger and more serene.

For those on a smaller budget who want to quickly elevate their space or furnishings, she recommends sourcing Etsy for inexpensive decals that fit on most all IKEA furniture as well as peel and stick wallpaper or installing reclaimed wood to an accent wall. 

Top 5 Things to Do at Show

  • Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.-Meet HGTV’s The Laundry Guy, Author and Laundry Evangelist Patric Richardson for all your house cleaning secrets 
  • Made in Texas Marketplace-Visit dozens of makers like The Bee Supply who can outfit you with everything you need to raise bees and make honey at home
  • Petopia-Visit the puppy cuddle area, watch a pet fashion show, and find expert trainers for your pet or adopt a new household member from Houston Humane Society
  • Don’t miss any of the weekend’s action on TV in the Sports Lounge and browse Astros memorabilia-Collect and trade items with Rick Owens of RGO Sports who has curated baseball treasures for 30 years.  See 2005 World Series items from Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, a rare video of 2022 Phillies World Series and other must-see finds like autographed baseballs and jerseys from Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Michael Brantley and Jeremy Pena. Bring your item or a photo of it and Owens can appraise it
  • Tiny Home, Big Backyard-Come explore a backyard with creative outdoor living spaces and opportunities for play and relaxation. Experience the fun of a beautiful tiny home, container retreat, basketball standard, playground area, patio, and relaxing hot tub all in a backyard setting

Know Before You Go

  • Save on Parking-There are two ways to get to the Houston Fall Home Show this year- one is parking your own car there and paying the regular day rate OR try the new park and ride option here for $5.50: https://www.houstonfallhomeshow.com/information/parking
  • Friday October 20 it is Heroes Day and all first responders, nurses and service members have free admission with ID
  • Sunday, October 22, it is Teacher Day and all teachers with ID receive free admission
  • ‘Save your faves’-Each booth has a QR code you can scan this year on your phone to connect you with the company or expert
  • Expert Panels Friday at 2 p.m. on bath remodeling, Saturday at 1 p.m. kitchen remodeling and Sunday at 1 p.m. bath remodeling
  • Food trucks will be on-site so you can play all day at NRG Center

Make sure to pay a visit to standout exhibitors from Natural Springs Water Filtration, The Window Source of Houston, Kohler, Turf Plus, American Furniture Warehouse, Abacus Plumbing, and MaxHome LLC while visiting the show this year to learn more unique tips and tricks. 

Tickets are available now at https://houstonfallhomeshow.mpetickets.com/.

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