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Nashville Home Show, TLC’s Trading Spaces, Master Chef, Latest in Home Innovation

August 25, 2019 By Nancy McNulty 1 Comment

Forest Home Media is coordinating public relations and blogger/influencer outreach for the 36th Nashville Home Show at the Music City Center, September 6-8. By invitation, Meet Up with TLC Trading Spaces Designer Laurie Smith on September 6. More info at PR@ForestHomeMedia.com including tickets for giveaway and attending.

Tennessee’s longest running home event, the 36^thNashville Home Show, heads back to the Music City Center September 6-8 with TLC’s “Trading Spaces” designer Laurie Smith headlining and featuring over 200 inspiring home industry experts, Made In America on-site market, pet plaza and delicious cooking demos from Food Network’s “Master Chef” and “Chopped” finalists.

Laurie Smith, Nashville Home Show — Designer Laurie Smith, of TLC’s Trading Spaces, is headlining the Nashville Home Show, September 6-8, at the Music City Center. Use LAURIE code for online discount, NashvilleHomeShow.com.

One of the year’s top home resource events, Eric Udler, event producer, said the Nashville Home Show is a great afternoon of family fun while helping home enthusiasts shop, save and compare under one roof including kitchen and bath inspiration.

“For 36 years, this event has provided the opportunity to find great resources for home improvement and repair projects. This year, visitors will love the talented and popular “Trading Spaces” designer Laurie Smith who will definitely inspire some new home ideas while providing a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at this iconic show. We’re thrilled our Made In America Marketplace for on-site shopping returns and we have some great DIY crafts with Chalk Couture,” Udler said.

On the main inspirations stage, created by EClan Design and ReFresh Home, guests will find advice from area interior designers, easy green living tips with popular Family Focus Blogger Scarlet Paolicchi and a home experts panel with My Southern Home television show host Kimberly Greenwell.

Food Network Finalists – Cooking Stage

Food Network stars will be featured on the cooking stage including Yachecia Holston, Master Chef Season 8, top 5 finalist, and Chopped finalist, The Bitter Socialite, Trace Barnett, who also competed in “The Next Food Network Star” and “Comeback Kitchen.” Author/chef C. C. Fridlin and That Susan Williams will also be presenting delicious demos. Be sure to check www.NashvilleHomeShow.com for a complete listing of presentation times.

Food Network star Yachecia Holston, Master Chef Season 8, top 5 finalist will be featured on the Cooking Stage at the Nashville Home Show, September 6-8, at the Music City Center.

Pet Plaza New This Year

New features this year include the Pet Plaza and a Home Depot DIY workshop for kids. The Nashville Home Show is working with area rescue groups, East Community Action Network (CAN), Music City Animal Rescue, Critter Calvary and New Leash On Life, to have adorable dogs on site for adoption. There also will be shopping for the family pet. Home Depot has a clever DIY workshop for kids on a first come, first serve basis throughout the show.

Tennessee’s longest running home event, the 36^th Nashville Home Show, features over 200 home industry experts from remodeling contractors, kitchen, bath and landscape designers to inspiring ideas for outdoor living, pool and spa. Featuring sessions with TLC’s “Trading Spaces” designer Laurie Smith and cooking demos with Master Chef finalist Yachecia Holston and Chopped finalist, The Bitter Socialite, Trace Barnett, this can’t miss event for homeowners is September 6-8 at the downtown Music City Center. Save and buy tickets online at www.NashvilleHomeShow.com.

“Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Fountains of Musica” Announced – Community Fundraising Campaign Launched

June 2, 2019 By Nancy McNulty Leave a Comment

***Note, Nancy McNulty, Forest Home Media, serves on the board of the Fountains of Musica Foundation & as project spokesperson pro bono supporting this road to Music City’s iconic Fountains of Musica! Here’s more from WKRN/Channel 2/ABC Affiliate with Nancy McNulty.

Dropbox Link of Rendering Photos, :30 sec Video of Fountains Animation: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dgmhkfjl5jch9ko/AABsWFZGXj4s3acSH7MMsEyua?dl=0

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—(May 31, 2019) The Fountains of Musica Foundation announced in a news conference the naming of the iconic Music Row sculpture, a community-wide fundraising campaign launch and construction plans for the three-fountain, Music Row project. The inclusive campaign engages community-wide support to complete the projected $12 million project, which will provide an official entry to historic Music Row as well as inspiration and city pride.

Fountains, designed by WET, will be transforming the Music Row sculpture, "Musica." Rendering, by WET. — Fountains, designed by WET, will be transforming the Music Row sculpture, “Musica.” Rendering, by WET.

The Fountains of Musica Foundation was created to complete the original, privately funded commission of sculptor Alan LeQuire’s work, “Musica,” installed in 2003. Located on city property, the approved plan included a sculpture surrounded by dynamic waters, inspired by fountains seen in major cities throughout the world, said foundation chairman, Desmond Child, Grammy-winning producerand Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Today, Child announced the fountains exciting new name, “The Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Fountains of Musica,” honoring Nashville’s first professional songwriters.

“This is a momentous day for Nashville and the music community as we honor Nashville’s first professional songwriters with a work of art, ‘The Boudleaux and Felice Bryant Fountains of Musica,’ which will no doubt become the iconic symbol of our city. With hit songs cut and performed live by everyone from Little Jimmy Dickens, The Everly Brothers, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, the Beatles and Roy Orbison to Eddie Vedder, Norah Jones, Brothers Osborne and Phish.”

The couple also penned the beloved anthem ‘Rocky Top.’ It is a perfect union with ‘Musica.’ which honors the diversity of Nashville’s musical genres and its people,” Child said.

Del Bryant, of Franklin and son of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and former Broadcast Music, Inc. President/CEO, reflected on the fountains honoring his parents.

“Carolyn, Thaddeus and I feel very blessed that my folks will represent all songwriters that have made Nashville the creative wellspring it is today. It is our honor to help bring to life a beautiful installation at the top of Music Row which we hope will be as inspirational as Music Row itself,” Bryant said.

“Musica” is considered to be the largest bronze figure group in the United States and the foundation previously unveiled the three fountains design in partnership with world-renown Water Entertainment Technologies (WET), a Southern California-based, award-winning design and engineering firm. A WET video animation and rendering detail the central fountain surrounding “Musica,” filling the inner ring of the Buddy Killen Circle where there is now grass. This will remain a roundabout for city traffic.

A second fountain, flush with the ground, will be in the adjacent Owen Bradley Park. This fountain, floating over the surface, will be a soft mist with jewels of water appearing and disappearing designed to be viewed and not interactive. This portion of the project will include a quiet seating area, and this fountain can be turned off accommodating community activities. The third feature will be cascading waters in the median of Division Street, near 17^th Avenue South, announcing the magic ahead when “Musica” is approached from the west.

During the news conference, community commitments were also announced by businessman Ron Samuels and entrepreneur Darren Metz, each pledging to raise $1 million. The cascading waters fountain in the median of Division will be named the Fountain of Entrepreneurial Creativity.

With these commitments, foundation president Andrée LeQuire also announced the launch of a community campaign of $2 million to engage support big and small.

“We are thrilled to have the involvement of our dear friends the Bryants, Ron Samuels and Darren Metz. And to further represent the true spirit of ‘Musica,’we want to engage our entire community. These fountains will help unite and draw us together in public spaces to celebrate, reflect, connect and inspire,” LeQuire said. “Without everyone, this fountain, this vision is incomplete. So join us and be a part of something bigger than us all.”

Of the money being raised from the private sector, LeQuire said the goal for the community campaign is $2 million by December 2019 allowing the project to stay on schedule, flipping the switch for the fountains in November 2020.

LeQuire said due to its location on city property, this is public private partnership is important to complete the fountains as originally planned in 2003.

“As previously stated by city officials, we will be closely coordinating construction to minimize any inconvenience to Nashvillians while making necessary improvements to the Roundabout,” said LeQuire. “The timing of completing ‘Musica’ and these improvements is perfect.”

An exciting element of this campaign is the creative partnership with the local advertising agency, bohan, who has created a rebranding, advertising campaign and new website for the “Fountains of Musica.”

“The ‘Fountains of Musica’ represent the completion of Alan LeQuire’s original masterpiece, a milestone artistic celebration of Nashville’s creativity, diversity and unity,” said bohan founder and chairman David Bohan. “Bohan’s involvement underscores our belief that all three are significant and important to the future growth of our great city.”

Country Music artist Rodney Atkins lent his time and talent in support of the project at the news conference. Drake Milligan, a rising star with BBR, Sony/ATV, CAA, BMI, BIG DREAMS ENTERTAINMENT/DESTON ENTERTAINMENT, performed along with Cooper Alan hit The Everly Brothers songs written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant and ended with “Rocky Top.”

Visit FountainsOfMusica.org for more information on history and the donation process. Project engineers are Gresham Smith and general contractor is Outside The Lines, OTL.

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Contact: Nancy McNulty, publicist, Fountains of Musica Foundation

615-582-0554/nancy@foresthomemedia.com

The Fountains of Musica Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit established to complete the work of the iconic Music Row sculpture.

House Beautiful Show House – Castle Homes

June 2, 2019 By Nancy McNulty Leave a Comment

*Forest Home Media is assisting with Nashville PR and Southeast influencer outreach for the fall House Beautiful “Whole Home Concept House” being built by client Castle Homes in Nashville’s historic Belle Meade neighborhood. To connect on Media/Blogger/Influencer events pr@foresthomemedia.com.

TOP TIER INTERIOR DESIGNERS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. INCLUDING BARCLAY BUTERA, VERN YIP, AMONG OTHERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONCEPT HOUSE DEBUTING IN OCTOBER 2019

(New York, May 16, 2019) – House Beautiful today announced its line-up of interior designers who will contribute to the magazine’s second annual Whole Home Concept House in Nashville, Tennessee. The nearly 6,000 sq. ft. home will be constructed in the English Arts and Crafts style and created in partnership with Castle Homes. Interior designers Amy Berry, Barclay Butera, Joy Huber and Rachel Haag of Castle Homes, Chenault James, Dani Arps, Tavia Forbes and Monet Masters of Forbes+Masters, Kristine Paige of Jackson Paige Interiors, Matthew Quinn and Richard Anuszkiewicz of Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio, Lauren Moore, Evan Millard, and Betsy Trabue of Modern Remains, and Vern Yip will each provide their design expertise to create a home that is beautiful and with the intention to promote happier, healthier, and smarter living. The Whole Home Concept House will debut in Nashville in tandem with the brand’s November 2019 issue, which hits newsstands on October 17, 2019.

“At House Beautiful, we believe your home should work for you – bringing you joy, helping you reconnect with family and recover from external stresses,” said Carisha Swanson, Senior Editor and Market Director. “This house will illustrate these concepts through layout, product, and inspiration, providing actionable ideas that readers and visitors can implement in their own homes. I look forward to seeing this exceptional group of designers bring these ideas to life and transform these spaces into more than just beautiful rooms.”

Each of these designers were chosen because they believe in the power of home and its ability to set the tone for our daily lives. They will contribute to the following:

Amy Berry will take hold of the two children’s rooms, with her sophisticated eye towards creating playful spaces that promote activity and creativity.
Barclay Butera will create an outdoor oasis to help homeowners reconnect with nature and promote enjoyment of the great outdoors.
Castle Homes interior design team will handle the architectural design details along with the five bathrooms and laundry space.
Chenault James, in a nod to her bourbon-based Pappy Van Winkle roots, will design a dining room fit for year- round entertaining.
Dani Arps, the master of designing commercial spaces for startups, will create an office that brings the sensibilities of today’s modern workspaces into the home.
Design Galleria Kitchen and Bath Studio will provide a master bath that doubles as a spa retreat and design a kitchen that can handle meal preps and family dinners along with late night entertaining.
Forbes+Masters are crafting a listening lounge as an ode to Music City. This music room will rival any moody night club and is the perfect place for putting on old LPs or trying your hand playing a vintage guitar.
Kristine Paige Kamenstein will construct a master bedroom that promotes rest and recovery, as well as intimacy and reconnection.
Modern Remains will deliver a top floor media room that acts as a central zone for game and movie nights, plus they are creating a breakfast area off the main kitchen.
Vern Yip takes notes from his book debuting later this summer, “Vacation at Home,” by turning the entry and living area into a space that invites conversation and connection in a thoughtfully designed setting.

 House Beautiful will take their audience inside the home with an exclusive web series launching on HouseBeautiful.com when the issue hits newsstands. Each episode will focus on a single designer and showcase the before, during, and after of their design process, including decision-making, design plans and shopping for the home. The web series will also offer viewers a chance to hear first-hand how designers solve problems, including repurposing rooms that are rarely used, and how to create a private home office to maximize work productivity.  

“The House Beautiful editorial experience is always about beautiful rooms,” said Jennifer Levene Bruno, VP, Group Publishing Director/Chief Revenue Officer. “What makes this project special is that we are producing beautiful rooms with purpose. The concept of this house is to create a magnificent home that contributes to your wellness, your peace of mind, and your sense of place. This is why we are so proud to unveil the designers who are contributing to the 2019 Whole Home Concept House.”  

House Beautiful’s 2019 Whole Home Concept House welcomes returning partners Signature Kitchen Suite, LG, Benjamin Moore, Circa Lighting, Architectural Grille, Rocky Mountain Hardware, and Stressless, along with new partners Caesarstone, Castelle, Grothouse, Kohler, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Tempur-Sealy and The Tile Shop.

 Follow along at www.HouseBeautiful.com and on Instagram and Twitter @HouseBeautiful.

House Beautiful’s Whole Home Concept House will be open for tour daily October 18 through November 3 in the historic Belle Meade area of Nashville, Tennessee. The beautiful English Arts & Crafts style home will promote happier, healthier, and smarter living and is being built by Castle Homes in partnership with ten designers from across the United States benefitting the Nashville Symphony. Tickets will be available via CastleHomes.com.

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PRESS CONTACTS:

House Beautiful  Gabriel Ford, Hearst Magazines, Gabrel.Ford@Hearst.com Carrie Carlson, Hearst Magazines, CarrieCarlson@Hearst.com  

Castle Homes  Nancy McNulty, Forest Home Media, nancy@foresthomemedia.com  

ABOUT HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

House Beautiful (www.housebeautiful.com) is the trusted authority on homed design, with an audience of more than 10 million (MPA November 2018). Since 1896, House Beautiful has inspired readers to believe that a beautiful life begins at home. With alluring photography, candid conversations with top designers and original decorating ideas, House Beautiful invites readers to dream and do. Follow @housebeautiful on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. With 25 titles in the U.S., Hearst is the largest publisher of monthly magazines with a total paid circulation of over 36 million (AAM 1H 2017). Hearst Magazines’ print and digital assets reach nearly 137 million readers and site visitors each month–more than two-thirds of all women and millennial women in the country (source: 2017 comScore Multi-Platform/MRI 09-17/S17). Hearst Digital Media has 143 million followers across social.

ABOUT CASTLE HOMES

Celebrating 25 years of building excellence, Castle Homes first launched the Nashville Symphony Show House in 2015, a Contemporary Folk style home. The team previously earned the coveted 2012 Southern Living Custom Builder of the Year for exceptional home building. As a top Nashville based design-build company, Castle Homes pioneered producing impeccable custom homes with a guaranteed price. Using super attention-to-detail, green building and proven craftsmanship, the talented staff includes construction degreed project managers and an experienced interior design staff who created a stunning spectrum of homes throughout the Middle Tennessee area from low-maintenance farmhouses in Leiper’s Fork to historically inspired English Country style homes. For more information, www.CastleHomes.com.

Latest Home Inspiration, Influencer Event – Nashville Home Show

August 12, 2018 By Nancy McNulty Leave a Comment

Tennessee’s largest home event, the 35^thNashville Home Show, heads back to the Music City Center September 21-23 with PBS’ “This Old House” host Kevin O’Connor headlining and featuring over 250 home industry experts, cooking demos with The Bitter Socialite and main stage fun with a magazine pretty panel and City Farmhouse inspiration.

Forest Home Media is coordinating PR and an Influencer Event for the Nashville area’s top home event of the year. Visit the Nashville Home Show media room to download the event news release and high-resolution images.

Influencer Event – PBS This Old House Kevin O’Connor – Ticket Giveaway

On Friday, September 21 at 12:30 p.m., home lifestyle industry media, bloggers and social media influencers are invited to meet PBS’ This Old House host Kevin O’Connor and participate in Facebook and Instagram Live with the charming home renovation expert. Here’s more information on Kevin’s presentation.

A limited number of tickets are also available for giveaways and a special discount code is available. Contact pr@foresthomemedia.com for more information on attending the event or participating in the blog/social media ticket giveaway.

Home Inspiration

For 35 years, this event has provided home owners inspiration, expert advice and the opportunity to shop, compare and save from hundreds of home improvement experts says event producer Eric Udler.

“Visitors will love the popular host of ‘This Old House’ sharing his expert tips on creating a net-zero, energy efficient smart home as well as a sneak peek at the upcoming season. New this year is our Made In America Marketplace for on-site shopping where guests can celebrate American craftsmanship and artistry, a DIY craft building with AR Workshop, and exhibit of the top 10 most innovative and life-changing home technology products of 2018,” Udler said.

On the main stage, guests will find advice from City Farmhouse Designer Kim Leggett as well as tips for creating a magazine pretty home from a panel of experts moderated by Nashville Interiors publisher Hollie Deese.

City Farmhouse Style, Nashville Home Show — Join Kim Leggett at the Main Stage where she will take attendees on a slideshow tour of 12 homes featured in her bestselling book, City Farmhouse Style; describing design ideas that make any home farmhouse style. A highlight of the tour will include tips for spotting new trends and past trends that homeowners and designers should leave behind.

Innovative home technology and products are being highlighted by author Boyce Thompson including inexpensive home products to change your life from clever technology to safety and convenience as well as highlights from the anatomy of a great home for home remodeling and building inspiration.

Cooking Demos

Popular food bloggers will be demonstrating delicious recipes throughout the event including nationally recognized, The Bitter Socialite, Trace Barnett, finalist for Food Network’s “The Next Food Network Star” and “Comeback Kitchen.” The cooking stage will also include a demonstration on wedding cake trends from Dulce Desserts as well as sessions with blogger chefs Callie Blount and Susan Williams and author/chef C. C. Fridlin.

Be sure to check www.NashvilleHomeShow.com for a complete listing of presentation times.

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Tennessee’s largest home event, the 35^th Nashville Home Show, features over 250 home industry experts from remodeling contractors, kitchen, bath and landscape designers to inspiring ideas for outdoor living, pool and spa. Featuring sessions with PBS’ “This Old House’s” Kevin O’Connor, this can’t miss event for homeowners is September 21-23 at the downtown Music City Center. Save and buy tickets online at www.NashvilleHomeShow.com.

HGTV® Smart Home Influencer Event – The Southern C

June 27, 2018 By Nancy McNulty Leave a Comment

Uber smart with uber gorgeous design describe the HGTV Smart Home 2018 in South Carolina’s beautiful Palmetto Bluff community near Bluffton.

HGTV Smart Home 2018 in Bluffton, SC. (HGTV Smart Home 2018 in Palmetto Bluff, SC. Photos © 2018 Scripps Networks, LLC. Used with permission; all rights reserved.)

Designed by the talented Tiffany Brooks, Forest Home Media helped coordinate an Influencer Event with almost 50 bloggers and social media influencers from four states attending. As a regular contributor for The Southern C, click here for a wrap of up this event including a gorgeous tour.

HGTV Smart Home 2018 Influencer Event (Photo by Teresa Earnest Photography)

We had the pleasure of working with Tiffany on the 2014 HGTV Smart Home built by FHM client, Carbine & Associates, in Nashville, Keep up with Tiffany via her Instgram and Facebook page. She’ll soon be announcing the winner of the 2018 home!