Here’s your October Home Show update … Some of my colleagues are attending the Vancouver Home Interior Design show next weekend happening from October 16th to the 19th.  With my current foray into home decor, I would have loved to check it out – hopefully going beyond just mirrors & throw pillows.  Of course the first thing I checked out on their website was who were the celebrities.  Among those making an appearance are Janette Ewan (who I missed unfortunately last time at the Toronto Show) a great candidate to learn some fashionable decor tips from, and HGTV show hosts Kelly Deck of “Take It Outside” and Wendy Russell of “She’s Crafty”.

Another passion of mine, cooking & entertaining, is highlighted at a whole Food Stage area where some top local chefs demonstrate the gamut from Southern barbecue to Japanese fusion.  It’s not surprising since what goes better in hand with showing off your cool and modern home then via a dinner party where one can wow one’s guests with some foodie expertise. (ps. Torontonion foodists can look forward to November’s Food and Wine Show.)

There is of course, also a Green Stage which is great because we could all stand to learn about how we can make some simple switches here and there in our lifestyles, which, fingers crossed will accumulate to create a difference.

Closer to my neck of the woods is the Markham Fall Homeshow which starts this Friday at the Markham Fairgrounds. Readers of the Style at Home magazine may wish to check out their first annual show, also held this weekend at the Toronto Exhibition Place, Direct Energy Center.

For details on other shows this month, including many occurring Stateside such one in: Salt Lake City, West Palm Beach, and Atlanta visit our Home Show section for summaries and links to their websites.