Ottawa Home and Remodelling Show Celebrity & Speaker Appearances

BRYAN BAEUMLER CELEBRITY CONTRACTOR

Bryan doesn’t believe he’s put in an honest day’s work unless he gets his hands dirty. A natural-born teacher, the Gemini-award winning host has been educating and entertaining viewers across Canada and in 23 different Countries Worldwide since 2007 on the hit shows Disaster DIY, Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Leave it to Bryan, House of Bryan, Bryan Inc. and Island of Bryan. Bryan’s quick wit and easy-going personality have made him a huge hit with viewers on all of his home renovation shows.

Learning valuable tricks of the trade from his father, a meticulous aircraft engineer, Bryan spent his childhood summers building his family’s cottage from the ground up. After earning a degree in Political Science and studying Business, Bryan was headed towards a career of practicing law. Realizing he’d rather be renovating than being chained to a desk, his innate passion for building took over and he attended construction courses at George Brown College, officially traded in his tie for a tool belt and founded Baeumler Quality Construction.

A few kids and number of hit TV shows later, Bryan continues to tackle home renovation projects, be the spokesperson for numerous products and expand his growing businesses to include Baeumler Productions, Baeumler Approved and Baeumler Custom Cabinetry among others. Currently filming season 2 of Island of Bryan with wife Sarah, viewers watched season 1 in record numbers, while they restored a small abandoned resort on South Andros Island in the Bahamas! In Island of Bryan, we follow the story of this radical life event for the Baeumlers, from a dream of creating and running a luxury boutique resort in paradise, to the reality of leaving their friends, family and life behind to take on their most challenging build yet. For more information about Bryan, visit bryanbaeumler.com.

Anita Murray All Things Home

Christopher Mulholland Amsted Design-Build

Emma Doucet Grassroots Design

Grassroots Founder and Principal Designer, Emma Doucet opened the company in 2012. Her passion for design was born from an uncontrollable urge to constantly re-decorate everything around her. She was worried if she didn’t turn this into a profession should bankrupt herself. Her design aesthetic aims to combine function with beauty, believing these never have to compromised. Emma finds inspiration in bold colours, unusual patterns, adventurous furniture pairings and natural materials

Emma’s designs are shaped by being a busy mother of three. Spaces need to be able to grow with you throughout various stages of your lie. Her design approach was informed by her work as the former Director of Consultation and Outreach for Heritage Canada. Emma brings that collaborative approach to design. Pride in a project is best when shared between all those who worked on it.

Born and raised in Ottawa, Emma’s lifelong mission is to dispel the myth that Ottawa is boring, conservative and an un-stylish city, one reno at a time!

Emma Terrell The Urban Botanist

Emma or otherwise known as The Urban Botanist / @theurbanbotanist is from Ottawa and is a naturalist at heart with a passion for plant design. Emma’s extensive biology background catalyzed her career and interest in plants and ultimately lead to the start-up of her business, The Urban Botanist. She believes in bringing the outdoors inside with self-sustaining ecosystems by building terrariums and other green home accents. The Urban Botanist encourages others to learn about our environment and the systematics of plants to ultimately inspire interest in the natural world around us. She also heavily believes in the power of plants, and the healing properties that come alongside gardening and working with horticulture in an urban setting. Expect to get a dose of plant therapy, as these concepts are promoted at all of her workshops. Discover your green thumb with The Urban Botanist!

Karen Vejprava The Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Kathy McEwan Professional Organizer

Sue Pitchforth

Sue’s approach to design is refreshing, unique and inexpensive, yet yields luxurious results. Believing the home is an expression of your life and personality, Sue says most people usually have a lot of what they need, they just don’t know it. “You would be surprised, how every home has the best stories and items in their basements or closets”.

She is passionate about creating spaces where homeowners surround themselves with things they love and that reflect who they are. Her workshops and seminars are extremely popular, inspiring thousands of homeowners around Ontario.

Sue is thrilled to be back on the Sleep Country Main Stage sharing her love of design with the audience.

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