Meet trusted renovation experts at HomeStyles show

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Whether you’re a homeowner or a home dreamer, you’ll find inspiration at the 2025 HomeStyles Home, Renovation and Lifestyle Show, presented March 21 to 23 at Prairieland Park, by the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA). 

First launched in 1980, the HomeStyles Show has connected generations of Saskatchewan residents to the region’s top renovation experts, new home builders, designers, suppliers and service providers.

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“HomeStyles is the ideal place to search for trusted professionals who can enhance how you live in your home,” says Carlee Bard, the association’s business development manager. 

“The event highlights the importance of working with qualified, reputable renovators and service providers, in particular those SRHBA members who have earned our Certified Professional RenoMark Renovators designation. They are committed to providing superior service and client satisfaction.” 

This year’s HomeStyles show is even bigger than last year, says Bard, with close to 350 display booths and 200-plus exhibitors.

“The show is an incredible marketplace where you can explore improvements for every area of your home, inside and out — from new kitchens and bathrooms, to roofing, decks and fences, to whole home and energy efficiency renovations. Wondering about having an electric vehicle charger installed in your garage? You can find out more at HomeStyles.” 

A visit to HomeStyles will also inspire ways homeowners can utilize the recently re-introduced Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit. Under the provincial government program, homeowners can claim a 10.5 per cent tax credit on up to $4,000 of eligible home renovation expenses, to a maximum of $420 annually. 

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“HomeStyles is an opportunity to explore how you can use the tax credit to best advantage,” Bard says. “To qualify for the tax credit, homeowners have to provide receipts from qualified service providers who have charged the PST and GST on their invoices. You can be confident you have selected a qualified renovator when you go with an SRHBA member.”

At the SaskEnergy booth at HomeStyles, people interested in building an energy-efficient new home can learn more about the Homes Beyond Code rebate program. To qualify, the new home must be constructed to energy efficiency tiers 3, 4 or 5 of section 9.36 of the National Building Code of Canada. The maximum rebate is $9,000 for a Net Zero energy ready home. 

You can learn about a wide range of products and services to enhance your home and lifestyle by visiting the Speakers Stage. Local experts will take the stage to present on a diverse range of topics, including crime prevention through environmental design; transforming your home for sustainable living; how to build a better kitchen; a lawyer’s role in real estate transactions; and home improvements that can lower your energy bills. 

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Friday is Seniors’ Day at HomeStyles, featuring Speakers Stage presentations on ways to modify your home to age in place.  

Sunday is Family Day, highlighted by a special kid-pleasing event. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sesame Street Muppet characters Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby will be at the show for a meet-and-greet. Visit the Kid Zone for more fun and games, including face painting and balloons. 

“Sunday will be a great day to bring the entire family and explore HomeStyles. Our guest surveys have told us that every year, more families are interested in coming to the show as a family activity,” says Bard. 

There are always great prizes on offer at HomeStyles. On Friday, visit the show and enter to win one of two sets of weekend passes to this summer’s Country Thunder Saskatchewan. On Saturday, you could win a Twin Anchors houseboat weekend getaway on B.C.’s Shuswap Lakes, valued at $4,000. On Sunday, two $250-gift cards for children’s parties at Play Toon Indoor Playground will be given away. Attend the show at any time throughout the weekend, scan the QR code on display and you’ll be entered to win a $500 Saskatoon Co-op gift card. 

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HomeStyles is open Friday, March 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Sunday, March 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Admission at the door is $15.00 for adults; $12.50 for seniors (age 55 and up); $10.00 for students with a valid ID; children under 12 are free. A one-day family pass — admitting any three people (adults, seniors or students, with children under 12 free) — is $30.00. (Taxes not included) 

For further details about HomeStyles 2025, visit homestylesonline.com. Follow HomeStyles on Facebook and Instagram (@homestyleshomeshow) for a chance to win free passes to the show. 

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