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Ever wonder what the Spring Home Show at Stabler is like? Beginning Friday evening, videos highlighting some of the exhibits from the show floor will be available for viewing online. Just a sprinkling of videos on Friday, with a full selection on Saturday.
Take a peek, and then consider attending for the complete experience.
Here’s the link: Spring Home Show at Stabler
Traditional shapes and materials often dictate the outcome of design in many homes. But that does not have to be the case for you and your home. Consider the kitchen island as a prime example. Often rectangle in design, faced with a cabinetry style and material, and topped with the popular counter top of the moment, it’s a standout home feature that can readily accept creative new directions in design and materials.
Interested? Talk with your builder or remodeler, and they should send you to talk with their cabinetry shop. If you’re just thinking kitchen update, visit a kitchen showroom and talk with one of their designers. And if you feel your not finding the creative result that you’re looking for, feel free to discuss your vision with another designer, as some are more comfortable with outside-the-box thinking.
Bending the design rules in many other parts of the home, both inside and out, can provide the personal distinction that makes your home yours. It’s just takes that first step to explore something new.
Tell us your insights and experiences where have you bent the design rules in your home. Did it work? Would you do it yourself? Would you do it again?
[photograph provided by studio 26 homes | Orefield, PA]
Bending the Design Rules is one of the design points featured in Design Expressions, a collection of ideas and insights on home design from theDESIGNguide, a Lehigh Valley resource to local champions of home design.
The Lehigh Valley Builders Association made it easy for families and others attending the Spring Home Show at Stabler to discover core benefits of choosing an LVBA member for working on their home. Here a cup stacking challenge made the connection between membership insurance requirements and the peace-of-mind provided to home owners when things happen unexpectedly. In this activity involving 1500 cups, unexpected things [ie. knocked down, tipped over, bumped into, leaned against, crashed into, stacking out of one's reach, etc.] did happen, and as represented, we were covered and worry free.
Home Professionals:
Lehigh Valley Builders Association
1504 Linden Street
Allentown, PA 18102
Vitrium glass tiles are handcrafted entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home of a community that has long been renowned for it’s artisans. With hundreds of glass tiles available on the market today, Vitrium proudly remains distinctively different. Our deep textures and brilliant colors create a look that isnt ordinary or expected.
Learn more and find a showroom near you at: www.VitriumTiles.com
Explore a wide variety of stock and custom cabinetry — from such brand-name manufacturers as Wellmade®, Wellborn®, Mouser®, and Fairmont Designs — for your kitchen … bath … office … and living space, giving you a wide price range from which to choose from our Hamilton Street. location.
BROC Kitchens & Baths Co., Inc.
2040 W. Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18104
610-433-4646
www.BrocKitchenandBaths.com
Simpson chalkboard panel doors are prefect for families on the go, whether used in the kitchen, pantry or a kid’s room. Children can post artwork from school or create original works of art directly on the door itself. And mom and dad will like it as a place to post grocery and to-do lists or simply as a place to write reminders for other members of the family.
Available in three standard designs and five standard wood species, there is an option to match most any existing home interior.
Valley Millwork & Door
284 Nazareth Pike
Bethlehem, Pa 18020
610-759-4111
www.valleymillwork.com
Since 1951, we’ve been a family run business and have earned an unequaled reputation. Our custom cabinet shop is the largest in the Lehigh Valley. Couple this with our NKBA certified designers and you have the stage set for outstanding projects. Your kitchens, bathrooms, offices and other residential and commercial projects are only limited by your imagination. Contact us for personal assistance.
P.J. Stofanak Custom Cabinetry
176 Nazareth Pike | Bethlehem, PA
610-759-9311
The new Finestra Walk-In Bath by Jacuzzi provides easy access and ultimate comfort. Available in four different styles: simple soaking tub, whirlpool, pure air bath, or salon spa. Electronic controls and automatic cleaning system make the Finestra Walk-In Baths virtually maintenance and hassle free.
Yorgey Supply Co
Schnecksville, PA
www.YorgeySupply.com
800-322-9614
[Many of the professionals and service providers featured are members of the Lehigh Valley Builders Association.]
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