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Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show

By Sally Weatherley

Home Stager with EXIT STAGE RIGHT

September 12, 2010 05:08 PM

Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show

This weekend, I attended the fall 2010 Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show. The show this year was held at the new Trade & Convention Centre, a LEED certified building.

The entrance to this new building is amazing, with a giant replica of the world, alight and floating within a glass atrium-like structure. The feeling of space and lightness is wonderful, and a great reception to this year’s show.

Talk about great first impressions! Just outside the doors to the show are several displays by various local furniture and design stores.

Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show

Parliament, a relatively new store in Gastown, touts itself as a mecca for anyone who loves modern design. To quote Parliament:

“It’s a crisp, fresh, modern look with an injection of glamour. Our pieces are for people who enjoy open concepts, low profiles, whites, and lots of glass. You can see that inspiration in all of our pieces from tables to bedding to decor. They’re all affordable too.”

I adore the silver sticks in the vase, and can imagine using something similar in my staging designs. Silver adds that little bit of bling and interest.

Orling & Wu is another relatively new store, also located in the Gastown design district. This store carries items sources from Europe and Japan. Their style is more contemporary, European, shabby chic. Some wonderful accessories here – can’t you imagine a spa bathroom with some of these delightful additions?

Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show

Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show Parliament

Stay tuned for more adventures from the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show, coming soon…

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Pamela Seley

West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA

Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

Sally, gorgeous pictures. Looks like a plethora of design ideas, wish I could have been there!

Sep 12, 2010 05:14 PM

Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Love the bling too! My son and his wife have a vase just like that in their loft. I am a huge pear fan. :)

Wish I could have been there with you! What fun!!

Sep 12, 2010 05:50 PM

Kathy Burke

Sensational Home Staging~~Danville, CA - Danville, CA

S.F. East Bay Home Staging

LOVE those pears.....and it does look like a FUN time!!

Sep 12, 2010 06:17 PM

Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

The building looks fantastic Sally, and the exhibits even better..............Parliament would probably have been one of my favorites..........loving that look these days, not for myself, but when decorating.............great pictures, can't wait to see more. Long times since I've been to a show like that, would have loved it.

Sep 12, 2010 11:55 PM

Julia Maher

Nestings: Connecticut Home Staging and Model Homes - Fairfield, CT

Connecticut Home Stager

Fab photos, Sally! It's been a while since I've seen anything like this expo...have to find one. JUlie

Sep 13, 2010 01:50 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Pamela - Thanks so much - I wish you could have been there too - I know you would have loved it!

Cathy - Sounds like your son had inherited your styleishness. Do you know, those pears are only $6 each?!

Kathy - Aren't those pears dazzling? May have to go pick some up...

Sep 13, 2010 03:27 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Roger - Oh yes, I can just see you shopping in Parliament. I know what you mean. The style wouldn't work in my turn of the century house, but for a condo or downtown loft - oooohhhh, yeh.

Julie - We're pretty lucky here. There's actually another show, the Interior Design Show West, coming up in a month! Hey, lots of time for you to get down here!

Sep 13, 2010 03:32 AM

Claudia Andrade-Desbiens Los Angeles Modern Staging

Modern Mecca Home Staging, Luxury & Architectural Real Estate Staging, Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles, CA

Home Staging Los Angeles & Orange County

Sally,

Great photos and thanks for capturing the spirit of the show for us all that could not attend. Love that glass globe and the atrium. And the new store Parliament sounds like is right up my alley - I have to check it out! I was fortunate to attend CABOOM last year here in LA, and this year I was able to attend Dwell on Design. These shows are always great and so important for us in the Staging & Design industry.

Sep 13, 2010 04:43 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Claudia - Oh yes, I know you'd love Parliament - it's exactly your style of store. I think it's really important to attend these shows and keep up with new trends and styles. I bet your shows in LA are amazing!

Sep 13, 2010 04:58 AM

Charlene Storozuk

Dezigner Digz - Burlington, ON

Home Stager - Burlington Ontario

Those are fantastic pictures. I love the displays Sally. It looks like it was a fabulous show.

Sep 13, 2010 05:04 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Charlene - Glad you liked the photos. This was a pretty good show, although I could have done without the rows and rows of duct cleaners, flooring guys, roofing and gutter guys - more furniture, please!

Sep 13, 2010 05:11 AM

Alicia Barrington

THE ORIGINAL HOUSTON HOME STAGING - Katy, TX

Houston Home Staging Presents Alicia Barrington

Truly beautiful pictures! How you found time to take pictures, see the show, and respond to my endless blogging, well, I'll just never know......

Sep 13, 2010 09:24 AM

Shar Sitter

Rooms With Style - Minneapolis, MN

Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, M

I am totally loving Parliament. Orling and Wu...not so much. How fun, wish I was there with you. Plus then I would be in Vancouver besides which I love!

Sep 13, 2010 12:22 PM

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA

Probate Real Estate Services

Sally, We just had a few shows in my area as well. It boggles my mind to see all the new and creative home décor and remodeling ideas. Great job on the photos!

Sep 13, 2010 05:16 PM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Tom - I know, sometimes I marvel at myself...

Shar - Parliament is super mod, but Orling & Wu have some beautiful things - if you check out their website, I think you'd appreciate it more. Just a different look. Wish all my A/R friends could come to the show - wouldn't that be great?

Kathleen - I know, sometimes it's hard to keep up with all the shows going on. So, did you get to the show on your Harley?... or did you walk some dogs there... or perhaps you went after a softball game?... just wondering LOL!

Sep 13, 2010 06:02 PM

C. Bartch

Newark, OH

Sally I want those white pears!!! I can say the sliver sticks look great I've used them before and it's simple but gives a wow factor.

Sep 14, 2010 01:47 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

Cynthia - I know, those pears are great. I have black and white sticks, but no silver sticks yet, so this would be a very nice addition to my inventory. Or I could go out into the woods with some clippers and silver spray - hmmmmm.

Sep 14, 2010 05:40 PM