The New England Home Show Is This Weekend

Indian Redwood Table from Manzel Interiors. Table-$1200, Chairs-$120-140 (Photo by Margaret Burdge).

If you have the perfect idea for your dream home in your mind but don’t know where to start, head to Seaport World Trade Center this weekend for the 64th annual New England Home Show.

As the longest running home show in New England and Boston’s largest home show, the collection of exhibitors and seminars bring all the top brands in the industry to your disposal to make every step of building the perfect home as easy as possible.

Along with hundreds of exhibitors, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry host seminars on remodeling, de-cluttering, and DIY projects to improve your home. On Saturday and Sunday, taste samples prepared by master chefs from Duarte and Del Frisco’s, and learn how to recreate these dishes to entertain in your own home. In the Fun Zone, your children can even be entertained while you peruse the expo, finding the perfect additions for your home.

Though the show offers everything from new kitchens to the knives and spices to go in them, the highlight of this year’s collection seemed to be the oldest furnishing in the book: wood. From intricate artworks to adorn your living spaces to refinishing, and the process that goes into building your wood pieces, the standard seemed to be the standout of the exhibits.

Open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, you have plenty of time to gobble up the offerings, but for a sneak peek, check out some highlights in the gallery below.

New England Home Show

Your Ideal Kitchen

This kitchen setup, created by Kenneth C. Lewis Cabinet Refinishing, is one of many options to remodel your kitchen, bathroom, or closet space.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Sunbursts

Brad Stevenson, a woodworker from Ohio, makes decorative wood pieces often contrasting the natural edges of the 50 different types of wood he uses, with a finely finished frame. Stevenson is especially known for his "sunbursts." The piece above will sell for $425.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Behind the Scenes

It took Cornerstone Architectural Products and Mike's Landscaping Co. two days to set up this mini-home, complete with freshly made pillars and water fountain. Every show means a new design planned and laid out in their building beforehand. Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Bringing Furniture-making Back

Eli Cleveland recreated his studio for the Furniture Project, teaching attendees about the process of making furniture. Inspired by this, the show challenged four local woodmakers to build chimney cabinets, which are also on display.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

What's in the Wood

Cleveland explains that there are larger lumber yards that woodworkers in New England turn to, but for the higher-end products, local sawyers are the only option, yielding a finer cut of wood like this pine log.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Renovations without the Stress

Can't stand the hassle of construction, but want to transform your backyard? These "portable outdoor kitchens" from Paradise Grilling Systems ($4-12,000) are prefabricated and take only an hour to install at your home.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Picture Perfect

Out of the many photographers at the expo, Ronald Wilson's landscape photographs (the above, which sell for $750) and John Tunney's jellyfish stood ahead of the pack.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Lighting the Way

Royal Lighting, Inc. has options for all of your lighting needs, including this onion lamp, the company's most popular outdoor option with New Englanders.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Fantasy Come True

All along the East Coast, Yankee Barn Homes has been making dreams of elegant wood cabins come to life with their new construction. Bring on the cozy blankets and wood fireplaces.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

Sit Means Sit

"Find a way to get your dog's attention," says Dave Skoletsky from Sit Means Sit. You can teach your dog to do anything, he explains, but without attention it will do no good.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

One-of-a-Kind

In the Artisan Crafts section, artists have a chance to display their home goods. Aaron Brown unique masonite-cut prints (the above print will sell for $1200) and steel sculptures inspired by them along with the wood sculptures above.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

A Little R&R

This “Softub” ($1,000 off at the expo, for $4195) is more portable and more energy and cost efficient than a traditional tub. Turn on the tub's light show, grab a bottle of wine, and relax in the comfort of your own backyard.Photo by Margaret Burdge

Photo by Margaret Burdge

The New England Home Show, February 21-23 at Seaport World Trade Center, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston. Info: 508-823-0389, newenglandhomeshows.com.