HBA New Home Buyer’s Center: Visit the many home builders and research the variety of building materials you may want to incorporate into your home building project from flooring to roofing.  Discover new products that can help you save you money by increasing your home’s efficiency, and make you more money by increasing the value of your home.

Kitchen & Bath Ideas: Whether you are looking to modernize your kitchen or create a private sanctuary in your bath – we’ll have several remodelers featuring their Kitchen and Bath portfolios helping you to realize your home’s potential.  Shop the variety of cabinetry, countertops, appliances, tubs, showers, saunas, faucets & fixtures, tile work and flooring available to create the Kitchen and Bath of your dreams.

The Home Depot Cooking Stage:  Discover a new appreciation for cooking in your dream kitchen while picking up tips from our line-up of gourmet professionals.  You’ve got to see what we’ve got cooking in this gorgeous show kitchen designed and built by The Home Depot.  Enjoy sampling the gourmet treats cooked up all weekend in this Kitchen featuring LG Appliances, the new Thomasville Alderwood Cabinetry and Silestone Countertops.

• Young Chefs Academy – inspiring young cooks
• Jimmy O’s Marinades – Chef Jimmy O’Brien
• Hinospices – Chef Tonni Hinojosa will be demonstrating cooking chili with pizzaz using his signature all-purpose spices and dry chili mix.
• Chef Lori Lewis
• Chef Judd Servidio
• Chef Stephen Sicola

AUSTIN NARI’S Ask an Expert & Remodeling Consultation Booth: The Central Texas Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Austin NARI, invites you to bring your remodeling questions, plans, photos, measurements, or wish list to the Austin NARI booth at the Fall Home & Garden Show for a free Remodeling Consultation with a NARI remodeler, trade specialist, architect or design-build firm. (No appointment necessary)

Home Technology Center: New technologies make our homes more energy-efficient, safer and more entertaining.  Visit our Home Technology Center and find providers of Home Theatre Systems, Home Automation & Lighting Controls, Automated Window Treatments and Storage Solutions, Web-based Security, Phone, Internet, and Satellite Services, Movie and Game Rental/Purchase Services, and Custom Cabinetry for Media & Theatre Systems.

Outdoor Living: Looking to enhance your outdoor spaces? Check out our new Outdoor Living Area featuring Landscaping, Pools/Hot Tubs, Decks, Fencing, Irrigation, Outdoor Furniture, Landscape Lighting, Water Features and more.

• Register to Win a $200 Home Depot Gift Card. (1 winner per day)  Murphey Real Estate Group – Keller Williams at booth 1019

• Register to Win a $200 VISA Gift Card.                                               A+ Federal Credit Union at booth 308

• Register to Win a AAA Texas Basket including an Atlas, Cooler, and Travel necessities and a First Kit. AAA – Texas at booth 2 ($150-200 value)

• Register to Win one of three Custom Rope Art Products                 (one winner per day - $50 value each) Buckaroo Style at booth 1119

• Win Chef Tonni’s “Spices for the Species” Bundle                              ($50 value) Hinospices at booth 1125

Austin Habitat for Humanity - will be conducting a Silent Auction for Dog Houses built from 100% recycled materials from their ReStores.

Look for them in our Pet Feature Area and place your silent bid for one of these unique Homes for your 4-legged friend. Proceeds benefit Austin Habitat for Humanity and the ReStores. Austin Habitat for Humanity ReStore will also be featuring their new cabinetry line and their DeConstruction program in which they systematically disassemble a home and recycle as much contents as possible and resell in their ReStore location.
 http://www.re-store.com/index.php    http://www.re-store.com/deconstruction/index.php

Austin Humane Society - check out the furry friends that are looking for their dream home too.  The Austin Humane Society will be conducting onsite adoptions at the Fall Home & Garden Show.  Your monetary or pet food, litter or toy donations are greatly appreciated.  Receive a $1.00 off admission for your product donations.