Great Big Home & Garden Expo Starts Feb. 4

The Great Big Home & Garden Expo presented by Time Warner Cable returns to Cleveland’s I-X Center Feb. 4-12.

The show features more than 650 exhibitors and appearances by home and garden celebrities.

New features and attractions at this year’s show include:

• The Home Builders Association Pavilion will showcase the latest energy-efficient products. Attendees will also be able to experience the latest in-home entertainment technology in the all-new Dream Home Theater.

• Two efficient log cabins built by Timeless Timbers, Inc. will offer a sense of cabin life.

• Architectural Justice’s Product Runway will feature a fashion show that will show the correlation between fashion, architecture and interior design. 

Main Stage celebrities include expert craftsman Chip Wade of HGTV’s Curb Appeal: The Block andDesigned to Sell; Bryan Baeumler, Canadian host of HGTV’s Disaster DIY and House of Bryan; fashion designer Christopher Straub, a former contestant on Project Runway who will be displaying an outfit designed using products found at The Home Depot; star Chef Rocco Whalen of Tremont’s Fahrenheit; and Matt Fox of Around the House with Matt and Shari and HGTV’s Room by Room.

The 2,400-square-foot Idea Home will offer affordable renovation ideas and highlight energy-efficient products and climate control options.

The popular Garden Showcase will feature classic television show-themed gardens created by some of Northeast Ohio’s top landscapers.

The Loretta Paganini Cooking Stage will offer themed cooking demonstrations by local culinary experts, as well as a state-of-the-art kitchen for visitors to tour in-between presentations.

For more information on the show, and to purchase tickets online, visitwww.greatbighomeandgarden.com.

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