If you haven't yet made it to this year's Minneapolis Home & Garden show, today is your last chance. Special presentations include HGTV's Taniya Nayak sharing her "Designed to Sell" tips at noon and 3 p.m., and Canadian designer Jean-Michel Gauvreau presenting the latest products in home design at 11 a.m. You'll also see the energy-efficient Idea Home showcasing the latest in landscaping, design, furnishings and kitchen appliances; music-themed feature gardens; Innovation Avenue; the Eco Lounge, and hundreds of exhibitors. Today's show is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission is $13, $4 for ages 6-12, and free for ages 5 and under. The show is at the Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Av. S., Mpls. For more information, visit www.homeandgardenshow.com.KIM PALMER

HARNESSING YOUR HOME'S POWER

Is your house a source of comfort, joy and harmony for you and everyone who spends time there? Not so much? Maybe it's time for a tuneup. You can learn how to maximize your home's holistic potential during a seminar in Bloomington. "A home is more than just a house because it has the potential to positively improve your life and open you up to a new source of inspiration," said Twin Cities feng shui practitioner Carole Hyder, author of "Conversations With Your Home." The "House to Home" seminar, held in conjunction with Hyder's Wind & Water School of Feng Shui, will feature experts from several disciplines, including architecture, philosophy and holistic medicine, as well as feng shui, the ancient Chinese art and science of placement. The seminar will be held 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 26 at Normandale Community College, 9700 France Av. S., Bloomington. The cost is $59; register by March 22 to get the early-bird discount rate of $49. For more information or to register, visit: normandale.augusoft.net or call 952-487-8343.

KIM PALMER

HEARTH DREAMS

Maybe your fireplace leaves you cold. Or maybe you don't even have one. Either way, you can enter to win Fireside Hearth & Home's annual Fireplace Facelift Contest. Through March 26, Minnesota homeowners are invited to enter to win a free redesign for an existing fireplace, or a new fireplace altogether. The winner will recieve design consultations, the fireplace or insert, the surround or stone, installation and required permits, up to $5,000. To enter, just send a photo or your existing fireplace or the room where you'd like to add one, along with a short written statement about your dream fireplace. You can e-mail your entry to ginsbergj@fireside.com, or drop it off at any participating Fireside Hearth & Home location. The winner will be notified April 4. For more information, visit www.fireplacefacelift.com.

BLOG ON HOME

The little things are what make a house a home. And that's what the Star Tribune's Homegirls are blogging about. Female-friendly home improvements. Cutting-edge housewares. And beating the late-winter blues.

With fresh posts daily, our Homegirls blog offers a break from the big news and a chance to focus on those little things that matter most to us -- our families, our homes, our everyday lives. Join the conversation at www.startribune.com/homegirls.