The Alure Design & Planning Show is back, and this year is sure to be the biggest and best yet! Once again, we will be turning our 3 floor showroom into your very own personal Home Show/Festival! Last year, we featured a Cooking Seminar as well as a Wine Seminar, which will be back by popular demand! Here are some of the other great things taking place at this years event:

• Educational Home Improvement Seminars and discussions all day Saturday & Sunday with topics including Healthy Living, Basement Finishing, Kitchen Remodeling, Adding Curb Appeal, Going Green and more! 
• Tons of Raffles & Prizes - Including a 50" Flat Panel Television!
• Free Hors D'oeuvres & Drinks all weekend
• Cooking Seminars all weekend
• A lineup of new products and services with fully interactive displays and experts on hand to answer any and all questions you may have featuring the Moen ioDigital Shower Experience & Heater Cap - the latest in gutter protection for your home.

• FREE 15 minute Design Imaging Session to any attendee interested - See your home transformed right before your eyes! Just register for the event and in the comments section, mention you would like your Free Design Imaging Session, the day you are coming and a time preference. Send an image of your home to alurehomeimprovements@gmail.com and we'll see you at the show for your free session! Must be head on front facing shot of your home
• "Do It Yourself" seminar, with some great tips and hands on demonstrations of minor "to-do's" around the house - Make sure to come loaded with questions!
• Home Theater Seminar featuring some of the hottest new "toys" for your home audio and video experience!
• Cooking Seminars - For this years event, we brought in some of the top chefs and restaurants you have grown to love on Long Island, to do some great demonstrations each day of the show!
• As a part of St. Francis' Community Outreach Program, they have joined in and are offering free health screenings for anyone interested!

A great event for the kids as well with activities like:

• Basketball
• Skee-Ball
• Balloon Games & Creations
• Spin Art
• Candy Sand Art
• Popcorn & Cotton Candy 
• Leap Frog
• Hoola Hoop Toss
• Pinball
• Magic Shows
• and more!

Educational Home Improvement Seminars:

• THE UNDERGROUND REVOLUTION - Learn how to transform your wasted space into more living space with the Owens Corning Basement Finishing System. The quickest, safest and healthiest way to finish your basement. Unique spaces require unique products…Learn about the different standards required for below ground construction at this Basement Seminar

• HOW DOES YOUR HOME PERFORM? - Learn about Home Performance with Energy Star and find out how you can save money on energy bills and qualify for rebates from LIPA all while making your home more comfortable and safer at our Home Performance Seminar

• WHAT IS GREEN REMODELING? - Learn what it means to “Go Green” and what we can all do to help our environment. See how easy it is to start making a difference! Visit our Going Green Seminar

• GOT SUN? YEAR ROUND SUMMER LIVING! - Want to relax outside in the middle of winter or in the rain? Learn about the revolutionary first, all fiberglass sunroom. Enjoy the outdoors all year round, with the comforts of being inside. See how at our Sunroom Seminar

• WHAT"S COOKING? - Learn about the latest trends in kitchen remodeling… what’s new, what’s hot, what’s not, what’s green? Learn about quality of cabinetry construction, design concepts and trends in today’s kitchens. Find out more at our Kitchen Seminar 

• SEE IT, LOVE IT...LIVE IT - Check out our state of the art digital imaging software, where you can see your color, style and remodeling options BEFORE we begin your project at our Design Imaging Seminar. Don’t forget, we are giving out FREE 15 minute sessions at this years show!

• ON YOUR MARK, GET SET... YOU'RE DONE! - Completely gut, remodel and transform your bathroom in just FIVE days with the Extreme 5-Day Bathroom makeover. See how at our 5-Day Bathroom Seminar

• CURB APPEAL - Learn about the latest and hottest trends in adding curb appeal to your home fromWindows, Siding and Roofing at our Exteriors Seminar

• TIME TO TAKE YOUR HOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL... OR JUST ADD ONE? - Learn how to add living space such as a new floor or new room all while increasing your home’s value at our Dormer & Extension Seminar

• NEW! CHEF"S DEMONSTRATIONS - After popular demand for the cooking seminars we have provided in the past, we decided this year to bring in some professionals from your favorite restaurants on Long Island to come and demonstrate their skills and knowledge of cooking. See the lineup of culinary masters here.

• NEW! LANDSCAPING - So your home is freshly finished, remodeled to your perfection, what’s next? How about having that beautiful place you call home surrounded by the artistry of a landscaping professional. JLC Landscaping will show you how at this years Landscaping Seminar

• NEW! HOME THEATER - Understand the differences in TV technology, LED, LCD and Plasma. Find out how the flexibility of speaker design allows minimum visibility in your home theater space. Learn how lighting control improves your Home Theater viewing experience and through energy efficiency makes your home "greener"

• NEW! FINANCING - Lending restrictions have made it tougher for homeowners to get financing. Learn what you need to know before applying for a loan to maximize your approval.

• NEW! HANDYMAN "DIY" SEMINAR - Bring us your “how to” questions and let our experts show you some creative ways to save money and improve your home such as how to properly caulk windows or door frames! You asked, we listened! Introducing Alure’s Handyman Home Services. We now handle all of those projects you’ve kept on the back burner for years. So grab your pen and paper, go into every room in your home and make a list of everything you would like done.

Raffles:

• 32" Flat Panel TV
• 1-800 Flowers Gift Basket
• $100 Best Buy Gift Card
• Apple iPad
• Wine Gift Set
• Tom Tom GPS
• Magellan GPS