TACOMA—The 32nd annual Tacoma Home & Garden Show featuresover 750 exhibitors, television personality and designer Rachel Kate, the popular Vintage Market,a major kitchen showcase, the Plant Market, “how-to” seminars and more, January 22-25 at the Tacoma Dome. Sponsored by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers, the state’s largest combined home and garden event is a one-stop opportunity for show-goers to discover a huge range of products and services for the home and garden.
For added value to showgoers, parking in the Tacoma Dome parking lots is free every day of the show.
Rachel Kate, “HGTV’s Design Star” finalist and recurring guest on “Rehab Addict,” appears at the show on Friday, January 23 at 1 p.m. and Saturday, January 24 at noon. Rachel previews the hottest interior design trends for 2015: creating light and bright rooms with rustic accents, arched windows and doors, and ceramic faux-wood floor and wall tiles. Her presentations are full of tips and visual examples of Do-It-Yourself projects using basic household items and products easily purchased by any homeowner.
The popular “Vintage Market” returns as repurposed and “shabby-chic” items for the garden and home are spotlighted by over a dozen local vendors. From farmhouse collectibles and classic cowboy goods, to architectural salvage, repurposed lighting and furniture pieces, all of these and more can be found at The Vintage Market.
The latest trends for kitchens are featured in three showcase kitchen concepts by the Puget Sound Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association showcasing “Traditional Design” and “Transitional Design”—a classic style with a contemporary twist. Sponsored by Tri-State Appliances, the displays spotlight the latest generation of appliances, cabinetry and labor-saving features. Adding to the fun, local chefs will be “at work” with daily cooking demonstrations in the state-of-the-art “Contemporary Design” cooking island. There will also be a display featuring design boards from the 2014 NKBA Design Competition entries.
This year’s show continues the tradition as an “idea generator” with three spectacular feature gardens. As showgoers enter the show, they’ll encounter new “All-Wheel Drive” vehicles from Western Washington Toyota Dealers perched upon rocks and boulders in an imaginative garden display created by Marenakos of Issaquah. Marenakos also creates the ideal setting in their “Northwest Lifestyle” garden display. Olympic Landscape’s “Winter Secrets” garden display features the colors of winter within a backyard retreat.
Sharing their know-how and expertise, top Northwest garden authorities Ciscoe Morris, Marianne Binetti, Marty Wingate, Sue Goetz and many more will be on hand in round-the-clock seminars. For more information on show speakers and seminar schedules, visit http://www.otshows.com/ths/seminar-schedule/.
Get a head-start on spring planting with great buys at the Plant Sale, featuring a wide range of colorful and unique species. Rare perennials, Japanese maples, dwarf conifers, blooming hellebores, evergreen thyme, sedums and succulents, and evergreen ferns are among retail offerings from Lael’s Moon Garden from Rochester, WA and Tapestry Garden and Farm of Olympia.
Admission to the show is $12.00 for adults and free to children 16 and under. Discount Coupons good for each day at the show are available online at www.otshows.com/ths/. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday (January 22-24), and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday (January 25).
The 2015 Tacoma Home and Garden Show® is produced by O’Loughlin Trade Shows of Tacoma. For more information call 253.756.2121 or visit the company’s website at www.otshows.com