Ashlin Stricklin, left, with Home and Bath Pro, of Valparaiso, talks with Candy and Ron Becich, of Munster, on Saturday, March 24, 2012 during the Home and Lifestyle Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media
Dave Jones, left, of Exterior Designs, in Valparaiso, talks with Jo Simmons, of Highland, during the Home and Lifestyle Show on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Lake County Fairgrounds, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media
Guests walk around inside the Industrial Arts building at the Lake County Fairgrounds, in Crown Point, during the Home and Lifestyle Show on Saturday, March 24, 2012. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media
Lou Teodori, of Crown Point, looks at photos of gardens created by Horses Landscape and Garden, of Valparaiso during the Home and Lifestyle Show on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Lake County Fairgrounds, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media
Kevin Raines, right, with the Sheet People, talks with, from left, Tracey Glover, of Crown Point, Veronica Glover, and Coleen Allcox, both of Cedar Lake on Saturday, March 24, 2012 during the Home and Lifestyle Show at the Lake County Fairgrounds, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media
CROWN POINT — Spring fever was running high Saturday as residents shopped for ideas and began making plans for summer home improvements. The annual Lake County Home and Lifestyle Show at the Lake County fairground was abuzz with folks spurred on by early nice weather …
