Friday Favourites – National Home Show

Happy Friday! This week has turned out to be a pretty busy one because we have some exciting news. We’re in the middle of house hunting for our first home! It’s something we’ve talked about for a long time and have finally felt ready to take the leap! It’s both exciting and nerve wracking. I’ve got butterflies in my stomach and my dreams have been kind of crazy lately, but the whole thing is really fun too. Funny enough, before we even knew we’d start looking at houses, our friends offered us tickets to go with them to the National Home Show. It was a great chance to see what the trends are right now, what options are out there and see my favourite part – the garden displays. I thought it would be the perfect start to this whole house hunting thing, if I shared some of my favourite finds from the show.

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The moment we walked in, we were greeted with huge displays of fresh tulips and spring bouquets. If we hadn’t been walking around all day, I would have grabbed a bunch to take home. They made it really feel like spring!

I hadn’t been to the home show since I was little and I couldn’t get over how big it was. The place was packed with displays, booths and the dream homes.

The first dream home was a very modern design, with sleek minimalist finishes. The lighting in this house was really interesting, with big drum shades and this funky sputnik fixture above the kitchen table.

The second dream home was closer to the style that I like – a modern feel but with rustic elements too. I loved the different designs on the signs.

My favourite feature between both houses was this bubbled glass light fixture with Edison bulbs.

The real star of the show was the garden displays. The whole huge room smelled like spring. Everywhere you looked there was something new and interesting to see, like this little fairy tree house surrounded by lovely daffodils.

A little spot was set up with a deck, huge plants and this serene fountain. If they had chairs there, I would have been happy to sit around and relax all day!

How cool is this treehouse? On the other side is a huge stairway up and then you can get down on this slide. Forget about this being for kids – I want it myself!

The orchids were stunning and I was so tempted to take one home, but in the end we decided on a venus fly trap. Garrett and I both remember having them as kids. Here’s hoping that we can keep it alive!

We walked by these weird hanging plants. I have no idea what they are. Anyone know? I’m guessing those hanging pods are to collect water?

I may have gotten just a wee bit excited at all the Easter stuff in the garden centre shops. It really made me ready for spring and everything to start growing back again. I guess today it officially starts – yay!

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As you can imagine, our weekend will be filled with more fun house hunting. It feels like we’re just at the beginning of a really grand adventure…