We’ve extended some of the hours for the 2010 BIA Parade. The additional hours will allow attendees an opportunity to come out a little earlier on the weekend and also give plenty of time to see the eight great houses.
Please note the new Parade schedule:
Monday-Thursday: 12noon – 9pm
Friday-Saturday: 10am – 9pm
Sunday: 10am – 6pm
**No admittance 1 hour prior to the close of the Parade
A recent tour of the Parade home being built by Weaver Custom Homes revealed an ingenious solution to every girl’s shoe fetish. Are you tired of shoes on your closet floor? How about a shoe carousel to keep things tidy? Watch this quick clip for a sneak peek:
Shoe Carousel at Weaver Custom Homes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.
This product comes from a company called Storage Motion, and can be installed for shoes or even in your kitchen or pantry to organize other items.
There’s a definite order to building a Parade house (or any house, for that matter.) This week’s visit to the Parade site found most of the builders in the middle of trim work. After oodles of wood is delivered to the home, the trim carpenters swoop in with their saws, caulking and nail guns to get down to business.
Trim carpenters are highly-detailed craftsmen and their work, which sometimes plays a subtle role and other times is the headliner, takes skill and experience. Some of the more basic work is trimming out the baseboards and doorways. Where you’ll really see their expertise is in the crown molding, around the fireplaces, in the detailed paneling of the formal dining rooms and studies, and in the built-in features.
When you visit the Parade later this summer, take special note of the trim work. And consider the hours of manpower and skill that went into the final product. For now, here’s a sneak peek!
On a recent trip to Hong Kong, M/I Homes‘ very own Barry Salzman was flipping through a magazine that featured a spread about the recently opened Peninsula Hotel in Shanghai. What caught Barry’s eye in the article wasn’t the in room amenities such as a high-tech sound system and cappuccino maker, the world renowned restaurant, or the exquisite art pieces throughout the hotel. Rather, he was enchanted by the intricate detail of the woodwork that is reminiscent of the art deco era.
With this as his inspiration, Barry returned to Columbus to work with trim carpenters Armbruster Armcarp on integrating something similar into the Parade house. The result? Pictures speak much louder than words:
A recent trip to the BIA Parade site found the crew at Kevin Knight’s Parade house busy adding brick detailing to the outdoor fireplace and grilling space. The area will flow from the large “gathering room” that’s part of a great open floor plan. A sliding door will disappear into the wall creating a seamless connection between the inside and outside space.
Just imagine yourself enjoying a glass of wine while your dinner cooks on the customized grill…
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