In The July 2010 Issue
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Designed by Jim Karlovec, this family friendly kitchen features multiple seating areas as well as custom maple cabinetry from Cabinets by Graber, a French door refrigerator from GE Monogram and an Asko dishwasher. Photo: Marc Golub Photography, www.photogmarc.com.
Feature Articles
- Global Trends
New and innovative storage solutions, countertop ideas, hardware and color trends were evident at the 2010 EuroCucina Fair held in Milan, Italy.
By Ellen Cheever
Product Trend Report
- Orderly Fashion
Smaller kitchens require stylish organization products that promote convenience and personalization options.
By Steven Shaw
Product Review
- 2010 Appliance Guide
KBDN presents its annual guide to kitchen appliance manufacturers and their products.
Editorials
- A Guideline That Should be Trashed
It’s obvious that the DOE has failed to consider the consquences of its proposed new guideline.
By Eliot Sefrin
Fabricating Techniques
- Repair Options for Plastic Laminate Countertops
In a recession, consumers will often consider repairing a product they may have replaced when times were better.
By Jim Heaphy
Inside Today's Showroom
- Increasing Showroom Traffic with a Casual Event
Creating a fun and exciting event can be the perfect way to fill your showroom with customers.
By Sarah Reep, ASID, CKD, CMG
Planning & Design
- Less is More: Design Insights for Smaller Kitchens
Smaller kitchens are not lesser kitchens, but truly grand when designed carefully, and finished distinctively.
By Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS
Market Pulse
- Dealers Share Expectations for Industry’s Future
Kitchen and bath dealers discuss the direction of the industry.
Industry Profiles
- Concrete Innovator Sets Collaborations in Stone
If you dream it, it will come true.
By John Filippelli
Project Case Studies
- One-Room Update Inspires Whole-House Remodel
Clients occasionally get carried away by the design process, imagining every change that could be made, each beautiful product that could be selected, how one room could lead seamlessly into the next.
By Andrea Girolamo
Consumer Buying Trends
- Consumer Preferences Reflected in NKBA Competition
A number of consumer-driven design trends and product preferences were reflected in the 2010 Design Competition sponsored by the National Kitchen & Bath Association, according to the Hackettstown, NJ-based NKBA, which announced the winners of the competition at April’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Chicago.
Industry Barometers & Stockwatch
- New Signs of Growth Seen in Housing Market
The housing market continues to demonstrate signs of gradual improvement, although the path to recovery is likely to be long and rutted with challenges, according to analysts.
Openings
- Fabricator Opens New Showroom
It was once said that “all men’s gains are the fruit of venturing,” and Alex Elzein seems to agree.
By John Filippelli
Letters to the Editor
- Letters to the Editor: July
Reader response to KBDN’s industry coverage
Successful Selling
- Turn Mistakes into Positive Selling Opportunities
When issues arrive, your visibility is more important then ever.
By Bryan Reiss
2010 Appliance Guide
- KBDN's 2010 Appliance Guide from A through D
- KBDN's 2010 Appliance Guide from E through H
- KBDN's 2010 Appliance Guide from I through L
- KBDN's 2010 Appliance Guide from M through P
- KBDN's 2010 Appliance Guide from Q through T
- KBDN's 2010 Appliance Guide from U through Z
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