by Chelsie Butler | Nov 7, 2019 | Business & People News
Today, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and John Burns Real Estate Consulting released their Q3 Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI) report, which revealed positive findings for the remodeling industry. With KBMI scores above 50 indicating growth,...
by Chelsie Butler | Nov 7, 2019 | Event News
NKBA has stepped up its Specialty Badge Program in a big way, adding Color, Lighting and Sustainability to its portfolio. After last year’s success with the program, NKBA is offering 45-minute test preparation classes followed by one-hour exams for three badges,...
by Chelsie Butler | Nov 7, 2019 | Event News
Coverings has announced it is accepting submissions for both the 2020 Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards and Rock Star Awards. Submissions of tile and stone projects for entry to the CID Awards, and nominations of young professionals for Rock Star...
by carrie kbb | Nov 7, 2019 | Business & People News
During the 2019 LPG Spring Expo, Executive Director Jeff MacDowell announced that a special interest group for young leaders was being formed. Since then Jessica Schussler, showroom manager of Lion Plumbing Supply / The Kitchen + Bath Design Studio, has been actively...
by carrie kbb | Nov 6, 2019 | Event News
Three public high school skilled trades teachers—a precision manufacturing teacher from Arizona, a landscape operations teacher from Florida and a welding instructor from Missouri—are first-place winners of the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching...
by Chelsie Butler | Nov 5, 2019 | Trends & Inspirations
Master bathrooms are making extra space for showers, according to the 2019 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study. Four in five homeowners upgrade their shower during master bathroom renovations (83 percent) and over half increase their shower size (54 percent). This is...
by carrie kbb | Nov 5, 2019 | Business & People News
Rotpunkt, designer and manufacturer of German Kitchen furniture, began its global campaign to take action against climate change and implement new measures at its production sites in Bünde and Getmold in Germany to ensure that the manufacture of its kitchens is 100...
by carrie kbb | Nov 4, 2019 | Business & People News
Bosch home appliances announced the results of a new study loaded with truth about how Americans really use their dishwasher. In the survey, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Bosch, 2,000 Americans opened up about their dishwasher loading and unloading habits,...
by Chelsie Butler | Nov 1, 2019 | Business & People News
The theme of KBB’s next issue is health and wellness. There are countless ways a design can positively impact a homeowner’s well-being – from more natural light to safer showers and better ventilation – but there is one often overlooked aspect we already highlighted...
by carrie kbb | Nov 1, 2019 | Business & People News
Cosentino announces the opening of its Cosentino Tampa Center in Florida. This marks the brand’s latest expansion in Florida — also home to Cosentino’s Americas headquarters. This latest opening reflects the brand’s continued expansion in the U.S., which...
