A steady crowd filed through the doors of the ASB Arena on Saturday for the second day of the Tauranga Home Show.
The show, which is in its 15th year, attracted about 200 exhibitors from across the country.
Bay Events company director Raewyn Martin said the show had pulled a good crowd on Friday and was steady on Saturday.
"We're very pleased with the variety of stands this year," she said.
Dinia Galley and her two children Joseph, 5, and Jessica, 7, were among the crowds on Saturday, hunting for inspiration for their new home.
"We're just doing a new build," Mrs Galley said.
They were at the decorating stage of the build and were looking for furniture and soft furnishings for the kids' bedrooms.
She said they had been to the show two years ago to get ideas and were six weeks out from moving into their new home in Oropi.
"Basically it's a blank canvas."
The show was a good opportunity to look around, she said, with the full range on show and enough to entertain the kids.
"It's convenient because it's all in one spot.
"You can wander around and see things you might've forgotten."
Five-year-old Joseph enjoyed the show freebies and lollies, also taking some ideas for the future.
"I wish my house was made out of candy," he said.
The show continued on Sunday and a $20,000 Palazzo kitchen was up for grabs, the show's biggest prize giveaway yet.