Sweat and steam mark start of Home Show in Brisbane

March 5th, 2012

The Brisbane Home Show kicked off on Saturday showcasing over 350 exhibitors, cooking schools and DIY workshops.

Trends in renovation, appliances, building, home furnishings, sustainable options and outdoor living will be spotlit throughout the week.

From the steam of the V-Zug kitchen, chefs Felix Halter and Dominique Rizzo will take spectators through the ins and outs of modern cuisine, Asian, seafood with steam, simple meals, desserts and more.

Have you read our 7 tips for first time renovators?

Spa pools in the 1970s cause a comotion

For those looking for more hands on ideas a range topics at the DIY renovation stage will be discussed. Speakers will suggest ideas on how to reduce energy costs in the home, how to achieve the right colour scheme for interiors and exteriors, and considerations before building up a sweat with renovations.

These shows are being repeated daily, and a timetable can be found here.

The Show runs from 10am to 5pm until Sunday 11 March at the RNA showgrounds in Bowen.

The history of the Brisbane Home Show and the girl in the blue bathing suit

Running since 1966 the Home Show has kept Brisbanites abreast of emerging trends.

A 7News flashback describes the show as “a one stop shop for ideas”.

Fancy a new kitchen?

The flashback looks over trends and home fashion such as waterbeds, the “luxury” of spa baths in the 1970s , the first clunky computers, the novelty of a colour television, and digital telephones – a “technology that would revolutionise the home”.

Tomorrow Appliances Online will visit the show to check out choices and prices, let you know about all the show specials, as well as ideas, and what free expert advice is out there for you.

Check in with us again on Wednesday for a full report!

Keri Algar

Having once had to sit on the washing machine to stop it from bouncing into oblivion, Keri is today delighted with the new (smoother running) technologies that make housework easier every day. A self-confessed lazy-bones, Keri seeks out quirky inventions that ease the human workload, such as the robotic vacuum cleaner (wow). And as soon as someone figures out a Jetsons-like self-cleaning house, she will happily lay her pen to rest and retire from appliance journalism. Until then, her pick is a fridge that will tell her smartphone when it's time to pick up more beer on the way home. Magic.