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ON THE COVER
Features
Photo: Ranero Photography
Photo: Ron Rosenzweig
In this issue { Volume 31, Number 1, January 2013 }
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26 | Special Report
���Main Street���
Gets Redepned
In a radical twist on the showroom concept, Houston���s
perpetual housing ���theme park��� showcases kitchen,
bath and whole-home products on display in fully
functional, fully furnished demonstration houses.
30 | Product Trend Report
Technology Heats
Up Cooking
Appliances
36 | Transformations
Before and After
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Designer Jill K. Greene, CAPS, allied ASID, transforms a dated kitchen with little
usable counterspace and a cumbersome electrical box into a fun space with
personality, aesthetic appeal and enough room for entertaining.
As more people cook at home, and
as non-traditional households grow,
so does the demand for cooking
appliances that are e���cient, qexible
and aesthetically appealing with easyto-use technology.
Departments
5 | Editorial
6 | Market Pulse
24 | Project Case Study
8 | Barometers
Redesigned Kitchen
Gets Artful Twist
9 | Consumer Buying Trends
10 | Industry Update
21 | Generational Design
Designer creates an eat-in kitchen with
architectural details and an openness that
reqects her clients��� appreciation of art in a space
that o���ers more than a place to cook.
34 | Classiped Advertising
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35 | Product & Literature Showcase
36 | Advertiser Index
Photo: Donna Griffith Photography
28 | Forecast
Economic Clouds Seen Lifting for 2013
The business forecast for the upcoming year shows encouraging signs of growth and
optimism, according to kitchen and bath dealers, designers and manufacturers.
Columns
14 | Planning & Design
by Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS
16 | Business Management
by Bruce Kelleran, CKD, CPA
January 2013
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