CALLING HOME IMPROVEMENT
ENTHUSIASTS, THIS WEEKEND IS
THE MINNEAPOLIS HOME AND
REMODELING SHOW.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 GO
TO RESOURCES AND VENDORS TO
HELP WITH ANY PROJECT YOU MAY
HAVE IN MIND.
HERE'S ONE OF THEM NOW, ONE OF
OUR MOST FAVORITE GO TO
RESOURCES AND A FEATURED
SPEAKERS, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST
RECOGNIZED DESIGNERS, VERN WHO
GOT HIS START ON TRADING
SPACES.
THANK YOU.
I'M ALWAYS HERE IN WINTER, IT'S
STILL BEAUTIFUL.
PEOPLE ARE WARM.
EXACTLY.
THIS IS THE TIME WE'RE
STARTING TO THINK ABOUT THE
REMODELING, SO, WHAT TIPS DO
YOU HAVE, THEY'RE JUST STARTING
TO GET THAT IDEA IN MIND, IT'S
TIME TO GET THE CHANGES YOU,
YOU MIGHT BE THINKING, IT'S
MONTHS AND MONTHS AWAY.
THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO
REALLY START PULLING TOGETHER.
THE NO.
1 THING YOU WANT TO DO IF
YOU'RE REALLY WATCHING YOUR
PEACE AND CUES AND STICK WITHIN
A BUDGET, CREATE A -- PEAS AND
QS AND STICK WITHIN A BUDGET.
YOU NEED TO SPEND YOUR MONEY
WISELY, IT'S TO MULL OVER
DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN OVERNIGHT YOU START
BUILDING.
WE'RE A CULTURE OF DOING
EVERYTHING ONLINE.
WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HOME IT'S
GOOD TO TOUCH THINGS AND SEE
THEM, IF YOU'RE REPLACING
WINDOWS OR COUNTERTOPS TO TOUCH
IT.
THE HOME SHOWS ARE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE VENDORS AND
HOMES AND BUILDERS IN ONE
LOCATION AND THE STADIUM IS
COOL.
IT'S GREAT SPACE.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL, WHEN
YOU'RE THERE AT THE HOME SHOW
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A FOOTBALL
PLAYER.
YOU'RE CARRYING A BALL AND
RUNNING DOWN THE AISLES.
WE'LL SEE YOU RUNNING DOWN
THE YARD LINE.
WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT
ABOUT THE HOME SHOW.
WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT TODAY
IS GETTING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE,
TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE
THINGS THAT LINK US MORE THAN
DIFFERENTIATE US IN TERMS OF
DESIGN.
MY BOOK DESIGN WISE IS
PREDICATED ON A BUNCH OF
PRINCIPLES THAT APPLY TO
EVERYONE UNIVERSALLY WHETHER
YOU LIVE IN A 50,000 SQUARE
FOOTMAN SHUN.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SCARY,
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIMENSIONAL
RULES THAT ARE UNIVERSALLY
APPLICABLE.
WE MENTIONED TRADING SPACES AND
THAT'S WHAT WE KNOW YOU FOR,
WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE GOING ON.
I'M WORKING ON A BUNCH OF
THINGS, MY BOOK DESIGN WISE
CAME OUT LAST SEPTEMBER, I WAS
THRILLED ABOUT IT, I THOUGHT
ONLY MY RELATIVES WOULD BUY IT,
SO, I'M THANKFUL THAT DIDN'T
HAPPEN.
AND I'M WORKING ON A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS, FOR MAGAZINE, I'M
WRITING FOR THE WASHINGTON
POST.
YOU ARE EVERYWHERE?
I'M TRYING TO BE EVERYWHERE.
DID YOU JUST BUILD A BIG
HOME OF YOUR HOME, A BEACH
HOUSE OR SOMETHING?
I DID.
WHAT IS IT LIKE, YOU'RE ON
THE OTHER SIDE, THEN IT WAS
YOUR HOME AND THE PROBLEMS HAD
YOU TO DEAL WITH, WAS IT --
WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM DOING
THAT YOURSELF AS OPPOSED TO
USHERING OTHER PEOPLE THROUGH
THE PROCESS?
WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT IT,
IT WASN'T DIFFERENT, I SPENT
YEARS DOING IT FOR OTHER
PEOPLE.
I USED EVERYBODY'S PRACTICES --
I'M TEASING, IT WAS GOOD, IT
WAS FUN, FOR ME I'VE BEEN DOING
IT SO LONG, IT'S WHAT I DO,
IT'S WHAT I LOVE TO DO, IT'S
THE ONLY THING I'M GOOD AT IT
ANAHEIM LUCKY TO MAKE A LIVING
AT IT.
WHEN DO YOU WANT TO SEND AN
INVITE TO A BEACH PARTY.
BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT AND
BOOGIE BOARDS AND YOU'RE GOOD
TO GO.
THE HOME SHOW IS FROM 10 TO
6. TICKETS ARE $12 OR YOU CAN
BUY THEM ONLINE $10 KIDS AGE 6
TO 12 ARE $4.