* Ideas for Your Mountain Home * Exhibits from Local Businesses * Many Free Give-aways
* New Hours: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 9AM- 6PM * Sunday, April 27, 2008, 1PM- 4PM
* North Georgia Technical College ½ mile west of Blairsville, Georgia on Hwy. 515
*Admission $3
*Open house at The Mountain Model Home, Monday, April 28, 2008, 1- 5PM

Are You Thinking of Building or Remodeling?
Would you like to get some ideas for your home? In one place you can meet many local business people that offer products and services for your home, and see displays of what they do. Don't miss the informative seminars on subjects related to your home. Experts on various subjects will provide information for your benefit. The schedule is posted above on this web page and will be listed in the newspapers before the show.

The Mountain Home Show has grown from an idea to a major event in just a few years, getting bigger and better every year. The exhibitors deserve the credit for this because they put a lot of work into making their displays beautiful and interesting. They also offer drawings for prizes at their booths.

Are You Thinking of Exhibiting in Our Home Show?
What benefits come from exhibiting in our Home Show? You can join our group of local business people who work together to promote themselves. We all work hard to set up interesting display booths. We also share the expense of running and advertising the show. Newspaper, radio, and cable TV have done an excellent job of promoting this event. The result is a very professional home show for our own area, of which we can all be proud. Many exhibitors say that this is by far the best and least expensive advertising they do. They get a lot of business from the Mountain Home Show. We have added more smaller spaces for those who cannot spend as much. We have also changed our pricing structure to make smaller spaces more affordable.

An excellent article in The Journal of Light Construction about organizing a display in a home show

Who May Exhibit?
We are limiting the show to local businesses that offer services or products for the home. You are welcome to email us with a description of your business to see if you qualify. Each exhibitor is required to sign an agreement and pay for his space in advance. We would be happy to email you a contract that you can print, sign, and mail. You are welcome to email us with any questions you have. We can also get together on the phone after you receive the contract to help you pick out a spot.

What Must One do to Exhibit in the Mountain Home Show?
Each exhibitor is responsible to gather everything for their exhibit, set it up before the show, have someone at their display during the entire show, tear down their exhibit after the show, and clean their space. This is a lot of work, but there is no better promotion available in our area for such a low cost. In fact many of the exhibitors have networked with each other and continue to do business together. Exhibitors are required to have a drawing at their booths for a free prize worth at least $100. They are welcome to keep the drawing slips to use as sales leads.

What is the First Step?
Email us for a packet that includes the contract and information about the show. After reading this you are welcome to phone us to get answers to your questions.

Our Current Home Show Plan:


Spaces Available at This Time:
Inside Spaces: #8, 13, 14, 17, 27, 28, 30, 32-47, 58, 59, 60, 67, 68
Covered Outside Spaces Under a Porch Roof: #101, 103, 104, 106, 115-117, 119
Open Outside Spaces in the Grass: Please contact us.
Every year, previous exhibitors have until December 31 to reserve the same space they had the previous year. January is when the most spaces are available.

How Much Does a Space Cost?
Each space has a $50 deposit that may be refunded after the show if all the terms are met.
There is also a $50 base fee.
There is also a square foot charge according to where the space is.
Inside Booths 1-27 cost $2.25 per square foot.
Inside Booths 28-31 and 46-68 cost $2.00 per square foot.
Inside Booths 32-45 cost $1.50 per square foot.
Porch Booths 101-120 cost $1.00 per square foot.
Outside Booths in the grass cost $0.75 per square foot.
You are welcome to phone us for help in selecting and pricing a space.
This pricing covers the cost of your space and all of the advertising. You are responsible for all of your displays, backdrops, and booth furniture. We charge $40 if you would like to teach a 30 minute seminar in a classroom, to cover the cost of the classroom space and advertising for your seminar. (The current schedule is at the top of this page).

Other Pages on this Web Site
The Mountain Home Show, Home Page and Site Map (How to find what you're looking for)
Detailed information about the home show (For guests and exhibitors)
Articles (About designing, building and remodeling a mountain home)
The Mountain Model Home (An experimental home that is extremely energy efficient)
The Mountain Model Cabin (A very small mountain cabin designed to sleep four comfortably)
Construction Diary (The joys and frustrations of building these two model homes)
Home Designing and Planning (How to get great plans for building or remodeling your home)

How to Contact The Mountain Home Show
Email Us (Questions about The Mountain Home Show or Your Mountain Home Project)
The Mountain Home Show, P.O. Box 446, Murphy, North Carolina 28906-0446