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1 BC International Real Estate Convention Days to attend: Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 What I need to put in my GPS: Vancouver Convention Centre 1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3 Here are a few of our favourite events in our calendar this spring. Rodeo & Exhibition Grounds 6050 176 St, Surrey, BC V3S 4E7 Need to get tickets here: www.antiquesbydesignshows. com 5 Kerrisdale Antiques Fair Days to attend: April 12 and 13 Need to get tickets here: www.bcrealestateconvention.com What I need to put in my GPS: Kerrisdale Arena 5670 East Boulevard at 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6M 3V2 2 London Home and Garden Show Days to attend: April 11 - April 13 What I need to put in my GPS: Agriplex 316 Rectory St London, ON N5W 3V9 Need to get info here: www.21cpromotions.com 6 21st Century Flea Market Day to attend: Sunday, May 25 Need to get tickets here: www.londonhomeandgardenshow. What I need to put in my GPS: Croatian Cultural Centre com 3250 Commercial Drive at 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5N 4E4 3 Calgary Woman’s Show Days to attend: May 3 and 4 Need to get info here: www.21cpromotions.com 7 What I need to put in my GPS: BMO Centre, Stampede Park 20 Roundup Way SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2W1 Day to attend: Need to get tickets here: Sunday, June 22 www.calgarywomansshow.com 4 Cloverdale Antiques & Vintage Fair Days to attend: May 3 and 4 What I need to put in my GPS: Show Barn at the Cloverdale 92 CanadianHomeTrends.com Retro Design & Antiques Fair What I need to put in my GPS: Croatian Cultural Centre 3250 Commercial Drive at 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5N 4E4 Need to get info here: www.21cpromotions.com Q How can I make my home look better without spending money? De-clutter and De-junk Everything in your home will look better if there is less of it. Edit, edit and edit some more. Everyone says it, but how do you do it? Take a garbage bag or box and put everything in it that is cluttering the surfaces of your space. Be ruthless! Put the bag or box in your basement. If you can’t remember what’s in the box a month later, toss it. Detoxify Your Space Sweep, dust and scrub your space. Spring’s bright sunlight reveals dirt that has collected in your home during the winter months. Objects in your home will look better if they are clean. The air will feel and smell fresh and your space will shine. Refresh your Design A room is not a puzzle. There is more than one way to arrange all of its pieces. Rethink your space. Take an hour and move your furniture around. Swap items in your living room with ones from your dining room. It will feel like you have just moved into your home. Decorate Your Bookshelves Books are linear objects begging to be styled in a new and interesting Photo by Stephani Buchman 7 Places to Check Out! Kim, Fix My House! way. Group all of your books according to size and colour. Then take one section per shelf and lay down several books horizontally. Place a special object of the same colour on top of the pile. The result is an eye-pleasing design and a way to use the knick-knacks that pile up on your dining room table. Design A Gallery Wall Play art gallery curator. Most people move into a new home, hang their paintings and never touch them again. Choose a section of wall or even a corner. Take down some of the art from other rooms and hang them in a grouping. Rethink some of your favourite objects. Can they be hung? If so, add them to the wall in between the paintings. Print some of your favourite photos, frame them and add them to the mix. Voilà! You now have a French salon. - Text Kim Bartley