Looking to Up Your Home Smarts? The Phinney Ridge Home Fair is This Sunday

By Seattle Mag January 22, 2014

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!–paging_filter–pFor those planning a minor home fix or a full-scale makeover, a can’t-miss, one-stop resource is the annual a href=”http://www.phinneycenter.org/homefair/” target=”_blank”Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) Home Design Remodel Fair/a./p
pThis Sunday (1/26), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., you can meet, greet and quiz all manner of local home talent inside the Phinney Center Blue Building (Phinney Ridge, 6532 Phinney Ave. N; 206.783.2244; a href=”http://www.phinneycenter.orgwww.phinneycenter.org/a). Exhibitors include green architects, earthquake prep experts, custom cabinetmakers, painters and electricians (for the complete list, click stronga href=”http://www.phinneycenter.org/homefair/Exhibitors.pdf“here/a/strong), and expert presentations cover such hot topics as how to build a backyard cottage (for the complete schedule, click stronga href=”http://http://www.phinneycenter.org/homefair/Presentation_Schedule.pdf“here/a/strong)./p
pAnd if that’s not enough to get you through the door this year, some tempting door prizes also will be up for grab—ranging from a pound of Herkimer Coffee and a free solar evaluation to a $50 gift certificate to salvage seller a href=”http://re-store.org“Re Store/a./p
pTickets ($6 general admission, $4 PNA members) will be sold at the door only. (Children 12 and under get in free.) For more info, email a href=”mailto:homefair@phinneycenter.org” target=”_blank”homefair@phinneycenter.org/a or visit a href=”http://www.phinneycenter.org/homefair/” target=”_blank”phinneycenter.org/homefair/a./p

 

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