by Carrie Whitney | Sep 20, 2025 | Business & People News
The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), a resource for secondary market research on the home improvement industry, announced findings from its latest U.S. Size of the Home Improvement Products Market report, including a revised downward forecast for market...
by Chelsie Butler | Sep 19, 2025 | Business & People News
If you’ve been working in design over the past few years, you know the drill: Timelines shift, prices creep up, supply chains wobble, and clients have big feelings about all of it. At KBIS 2025 on the NEXTStage, a panel of industry pros, including Josh Cooperman, Kim...
by Sarah Barnard, WELL-AP & LEED-AP, Founder of Sarah Barnard Design | Sep 19, 2025 | Trends & Inspirations
As interior designers, creating spaces that have a positive impact on the well-being of our clients and the natural environment (green design) we live in is a key responsibility. While many designers acquire knowledge of sustainable materials and practices during...
by Carrie Whitney | Sep 19, 2025 | Event News
CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo (CIX) held Sept. 3 to 6 in Denver, reinforced its status as the premier event for the custom systems integration industry. The show brought together nearly 14,000 registered attendees and 400 top brands, who emphasized the quality...
by Leslie Clagett | Sep 18, 2025 | Business & People News
In our latest From the Tap podcast, we talked with Keith Bynum, long-time HGTV host and co-founder of NINE Design and Homes. Keith, with his partner Evan Thomas, has been called a “renovation savant,” as they have transformed numerous buildings that would widely be...
by Carrie Whitney | Sep 18, 2025 | Trends & Inspirations
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA | KBIS), the world’s leading trade association for the $230 billion kitchen and bath industry representing nearly 55,000 North American kitchen and bath industry professionals, has released its 2026 Kitchen Trends...
by Chelsie Butler | Sep 18, 2025 | Event News
Your Guide to KBIS 2026 This is a hub page for all things KBIS 2026. Check here for regular updates on registration deals, exciting awards events, new exhibitors, special show areas and engaging stage programming. Click HERE to register – can’t wait to see...
by By Linda Kafka, WELL AP, CAPS, FSDC | Sep 17, 2025 | Trends & Inspirations
When we talk about design for safety in the kitchen, we tend to focus on sharp knives, hot stoves or slip-resistant flooring. But what if true safety extended beyond cuts, burns and falls? What if a truly safe kitchen also nurtured calm, emotional clarity and...
by Carrie Whitney | Sep 17, 2025 | Award News
Formica Corp. has announced the opening of the 2026 FORM Student Innovation Competition. Now in its ninth year, the annual furniture design competition invites students studying architecture, industrial design and interior design in the United States, Canada and...
