2008 Home Improvement Show

MILWAUKEE -- An outdoor living area, the Sherwin Williams Interactive Painting Area, the Schlossmann’s Dodge City Vehicle Display, and an interior design contest between local colleges are some of the attractions at the 46th annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Show at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis, Thurs., Feb. 7, through Sun., Feb. 10.

An expansive outdoor living area will once again be a central component of the Show and feature the following Milwaukee/NARI members displaying...

The Sherwin Williams Interactive Painting Area will have representatives of Sherwin Williams demonstrating a variety of green certified paints, including Pro Green 200, Duration Home, and Harmony Paints.  Consumers will also be able to try the paints during the demonstrations, which will be held daily at noon, 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m., with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday.

Energy efficiency is a key step in living more green, so Focus on Energy will offer Show attendees the latest information on “Green Remodeling” with a display that explains the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program, Renewable Energy Program, and energy efficiency ideas.  Focus on Energy works with residents across Wisconsin to install cost-effective, energy-efficient, and renewable energy products. The display will include a blower door, small model house with best practices, a solar electric panel, and light bar displaying different CFL bulbs with watt meter.  Home Performance with ENERGY STAR is a network of expert, residential building professionals partnering to assist homeowners in creating more comfortable, safe, durable, and energy efficient living environments.

A variety of new products will be featured in the American Standard “Ingenuity Tour, “a mobile showroom, including the Champion® 4 and FloWise Flushing Systems, Cadet® 3 Toilet, Handcrafted Bathroom Furniture, Tudor and Rattan Undercounter Sinks, the Selectronic™ Flush Valve, Evolution™ and Lifetime™ Whirlpools, Faucets with Speed Connect™, the Reliant® 3, One™, and Tropic™ Faucet Collections, and Dazzle™ Bathroom Accessories.

Attendees will have an opportunity to serve as judges of an interior design contest, which will pit students from the Milwaukee Area Technical College downtown campus and Waukesha County Technical College creating a home office display.  Each participating school will decorate a 12’ x 12’ space, receiving $250 to complete the display.  Milwaukee/NARI member Pekel Construction & Remodeling will provide and construct the drywall for the room displays.  The participating schools will each receive $1,000 for the school’s interior design program.

Providing attendees with a central location to learn about the various components of the country’s largest home improvement council, the NARI Information Center will have members from different areas of the association, including Ethics, Government Relations, and the NARI Foundation, the association’s charitable arm.  At least one of the association’s Certified Professionals will be in the Information Center at all times to answer consumer inquiries relating to home improvement and remodeling.

The latest 2008 Dodge cars and trucks will be shown inside the expo center in Schlossmann’s Dodge City Vehicle Display, including the all new Dodge Journey, Dodge Sprinter, Dodge Chassis Lab Truck, Dodge Charger, Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caliber, Chrysler 300, and a Honda Accord.

In addition, the Show will feature a display of motorcycles from the House of Harley, which will also include Harley Davidson apparel, gear, and furniture.

Free childcare, sponsored by The Home Depot, is available for children 3-12, with toys, games, and licensed day care providers available to entertain children while parents browse the Show.  In addition, children will have an opportunity to participate in a coloring contest, also sponsored by The Home Depot, with winners in three age groups each receiving a $50.00 U.S. savings bond.  The age groups for the contest are 3 – 5 years old, 6 – 9 years old, and 10 – 12 years old.  Children will be able to color an official contest sheet that will be displayed in the childcare area during the Show.  Winners will be selected and contacted after the Show.

The Show also announced that an interpreter for the deaf and hearing impaired will be available Thurs., Feb. 7, from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., and on call for the rest of the Show for individuals requiring assistance for seminar presentations.

Cosponsored by the Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council, Inc., and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the 2008 Show will provide Milwaukee/NARI, the area’s leading home improvement and remodeling industry resource for more than 46 years, with the opportunity to have its members provide consumers with “A Celebration of Home,” the theme for the Show.

More than 325 exhibitors will fill over 700 booth spaces covering the entire exposition center and will feature providers of thousands of home improvement products and services, including kitchens, bathrooms, decks, cabinets, windows, siding, countertops, lighting, landscaping, additions, wall covering, rec rooms, roofing, fireplaces, and more.

During the Show, educational demonstrations and seminars by home improvement experts and media celebrities will be held, including presentations on the Ver Halen – Pella Window Store Seminar Stage by Kelly Edwards, presented by The Home Depot, of HGTV’s “Design on a Dime” and Michael Weishan of “The Victory Garden” on PBS.  Kennedy Hahn Appliance/American will sponsor the Cooking Demonstration Stage, which will feature area chefs and national cooking celebrities, including Chef Kris Winkelman of Babe Winkelman Productions, Chef Darren McGrady who worked four years as Princess Diana’s personal chef and more than 11 years at Buckingham Palace, and Chef Keegan Gerhard, pastry chef and food competition judge from The Food Network.

Hours on Thurs., Feb. 7, and Fri., Feb. 8, are 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 9, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Sun., Feb. 10, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Admission is $6 in advance, $8 at the door on Thurs. and Fri., and $10 Sat. and Sun.  Two-day tickets for the Show will also be sold at the door for $12.  Tickets for seniors 55 and older are $5.00, with a special price of $4.00 at the door on Thurs, Feb. 7, for Senior Day.  Children 12 and younger are free and there is free childcare for ages 3 – 12.

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