News from Design & Construction Week :: The Final Take OR The Bottom of the Briefcase Edition
Okay, I was able to squeeze out a few free hours on not only the KBIS, but also on the IBS floor. And I do have a little love for the final...
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Get the Sexy of Steam with Mr. Steam :: A Steam Shower Installation Primer
Their Steam@Home system is suitable for showers in a space as small as 3' x 3 ' x 7’. And okay - that’s roughly the size of the shower we did our...
Getting My Hardware Geek On with Top Knobs :: KBIS Spotlight
Warren Ramsland, President of Top Knobs personally introduced us to Top Knobs. He said, “We partner with professional showrooms." He continues, "As a “design company” our products are not available at mass...
Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry :: KBIS Spotlight
Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry can trace its roots to the 1940s, a small PA mill, named originally - “Wood Metal Industries.” In the '50s, they replaced "Metal" with "Mode" and rolled into...
Sub-Zero Wolf & Poggenpohl are Tops on the Las Vegas Strip || Luxury Kitchens on BlogTour Vegas
Penthouse units at the Residences at Mandarin Oriental. Backdrop for good food and fine wine. Poggenpohl and Sub-Zero Wolf, the perfect complement, our hosts for a night of refined design … at...
Celebrating 101 Years, Formica Makes the Hottest Surfacing Materials Obtainable
It is part of what Amy Gath, Vice President of Marketing, called Formica’s mission to "make materials obtainable." Gath continues, “Although granite continues to be popular, homeowners are expanding their material preferences...
A Look at Blanco ONE & the Trend towards Individualization :: KBIS Spotlight
“By far, the biggest design trend that connects with both consumers and designers is the idea of individualization,” states Tim Maicher, Director of Marketing for BLANCO. “We have so many options in...
News from KBIS || Cosentino, the Maker of SILESTONE, Releases DEKTON
The makers of SILESTONE, natural quartz, and other renowned counter material released this revolutionary new material. With technical properties suited for both interior AND exterior use, DEKTON is being termed "ultra-compact" and...
BlogTour Vegas Gets an Exclusive Tour of Walker Zanger’s Las Vegas Showroom
While of course I knew Walker Zanger is recognized as an industry-leader in stone and tile, it took Jared Becker, Vice President of Design and Marketing, to inform us that the company...
Living TOTO || People-Focused Products, the Ferrari of Toilets, Oh! & a Prius, Too
As we learned, it is more than just toilets. As the company would have it, it's "TOTO Everywhere." This possibly was no better depicted than in the booth, where three separate "Lifestyle...
BlogTour Vegas :: Design & Construction Week ReCap
Barry and I were in Las Vegas, Nevada covering the first ever Design & Construction Week. For the first time ever, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and the International Builders’...
IKEA Catalog Sneak Peek Teaser :: Living with Children & Making All Moments Count
This year’s IKEA’s catalog hones in on the things that make life easier in a home with children. And really, if it makes it easier for children, it makes it easier for...