Kitchen & Bath Design News is the industry's leading business, design and product resource for the kitchen and bath trade.
Issue link: http://kitchenbathdesign.epubxp.com/i/85316
Industry Update { / PUFXPSUIZ EFWFMPQNFOUT JNQBDUJOH UIF LJUDIFO BOE CBUI NBSLFU } 8 JMTPOBSU 1BSFOU 3FTUSVDUVSFT #VTJOFTT /FX : PSL — $MBZUPO %VCJ M JFS 3JDF BOE *MMJOPJT 5PPM 8PSLT IBWF BOOPVODFE BO BHSFFNFOU VOEFS XIJDI *58` T %FDPSB UJWF 4VSGBDFT CVTJOFTT XJMM CFDPNF B OFX JOEFQFO EFOU DPNQBOZ PQFSBUJOH BT 8JMTPOBSU *OUFSOBUJPOBM )PMEJOHT --$ 6OEFS UIF UFSNT PG UIF BHSFFNFOU BOOPVODFE MBTU NPOUI B GVOE NBO BHFE CZ $% 3 XJMM JOWFTU NJMMJPO JO UIF OFX GSFFTUBOEJOH CVTJOFTT UP BDRVJSF B NBKPSJUZ PXOFS TIJQ TUBLF *58 XJMM SFUBJO BO POHPJOH PXOFSTIJQ TUBLF DPSQPSBUF PGGJDJBMT SFQPSUFE 8JMTPOBSU TVSGBDJOH NBUFSJBMT BOE DPNQPOFOUT VTFE JO DPVOUFSUPQT GVSOJUVSF PG pDF BOE SFUBJM TQBDF BOE PUIFS BQQMJDBUJPOT 8JUI SFWFOVF PG CJM MJPO UIF DPNQBOZ CBTFE JO 5FNQMF 59 PQFSBUFT VOEFS UIF 8JMTPOBS U 3FTPQBM 1PMZSFZ BOE "SCPSJUF CSBOET TFMMJOH QSJ NBSJMZ UISPVHI B OFUXPSL PG DPNQBOZ PXOFE BOE FYDMVTJWF JOEFQFOEFOU EJTUSJCVUPST JO /PSUI "NFS JDB BOE OPO FYDMVTJWF JOEFQFOEFOU EJTUSJCVUPST JOUFSOBUJPOBMMZ l 8F CFMJFWF UIJT USBOT ` T CVTJOFTT VOJUT NBOVGBDUVSF BOE EJTUSJCVUF IJHI QSFT TVSF MBNJOBUFT BOE PUIFS BDUJPO DSFBUFT B WFSZ TUSPOH GPVOEBUJPO GPS 8JMTPOBSU UP EFMJWFS DPOUJOVFE JOEVTUSZ MFBEJOH QFSGPSNBODF BOE XF BSF QMFBTFE UP IBWF *58 BT PVS QBSUOFS BT XF XPSL XJUI UIF 8JMTPOBSU NBO BHFNFOU UFBN UP GVSUIFS CVJME UIF WBMVF PG UIF CVTJ OFTT z TBJE $% 3 1BSUOFS /BUIBO , 4MFFQFS 1BVM 1SFTTMFS B $% 3 0QFSBUJOH 1BSUOFS XJMM BT TVNF UIF SPMF PG JOUFSJN DIJFG FYFDVUJWF P⒏DFS PG 8JMTPOBSU VQPO UIF DMPTF PG UIF USBOTBDUJPO FYQFDU FE JO UIF GPVSUI RVBSUFS P⒏DJBMT TBJE l 8JMTPOBSU JT FYUSFNFMZ XFMM QPTJUJPOFE GPS GVUVSF HSPXUI z TBJE 1SFTTMFS l 8F MPPL GPSXBSE UP XPSL JOH XJUI UIF NBOBHFNFOU UFBN UP FYQBOE HMPCBMMZ JOWFTU JO JOEVTUSZ MFBEJOH JOOPWBUJPO TFSWJDF BOE EJTUSJCVUJPO DBQBCJMJUJFT BOE QSPWJEF SFXBSEJOH DBSFFS PQQPSUVOJUJFT GPS FNQMPZFFT z #FSUB[[POJ 6OWFJMT /FX %FTJHO 5PPMT BOE 3FTPVSDFT 3FHHJP &NJMJB; *UBMZ — #FSUB[[POJ UIF *UBMZ CBTFE NBOVGBDUVSFS PG IJHI FOE DPPLJOH BQQMJBODFT IBT MBVODIFE UIF #FSUB[[POJ l %FTJHO 3FTPVSDFTz QSPHSBN B WBSJFUZ PG UPPMT BJNFE BU TVQ QPSUJOH EFTJHO QSPGFTTJPOBMT XPSLJOH XJUI UIF #FSUB[[POJ MJOF "DDPSEJOH UP UIF DPNQBOZ UIF QSPHSBN JODMVEFT B OFX JO UFSBDUJWF TFDUJPO PG UIF #FSUB[[POJ XFC TJUF UIBU TFSWFT BT B IVC GPS EFTJHOFST UP TIPXDBTF UIFJS XPSL B %FTJHO F $BUBMPH BOE B QIZTJDBM UPPMLJU PG DBUBMPHT BOE TQFDJpDBUJPO HVJEFT GPS BSDIJUFDUT JOUFSJPS EFTJHOFST BOE LJUDIFO EFTJHOFST XIP XPSL XJUI UIF #FSUB[[POJ MJOF PG QSPEVDUT l 5IJT OFX TFU PG SFTPVSDFT BOE UPPMT HJWFT B WPJDF UP UIF QSPGFTTJPOBM EFTJHO DPNNVOJUZ CZ FODPVSBHJOH UIFN UP TIBSF UIFJS #FSUB[[POJ XPSL BOE JOUFSBDU XJUI QPUFOUJBM DVTUPNFST z TBJE 1BPMP #FSUB[[POJ QSFTJEFOU BOE DIJFG FYFDVUJWF P⒏DFS PG #FSUB[[POJ l 8F TFF UIJT BT B EFTUJOBUJPO XIFSF BSDIJUFDUT BOE EFTJHOFST DBO pOE FWFSZUIJOH UIFZ OFFE UP FBTJMZ JOUFHSBUF #FSUB[[POJ BQQMJBODFT JOUP UIFJS QSPKFDUT z 5IF OFX JOUFSBDUJWF TFDUJPO PG UIF #FSUB[[POJ DPSQPSBUF XFC TJUF JODMVEFT B 4IPXDBTF (BMMFZ IPTUJOH #FSUB[[POJ LJUDIFOT TVC NJUUFE CZ JOEFQFOEFOU EFTJHOFST DPSQPSBUF BOOPVODFNFOUT UIBU BSF SFMFWBOU GPS UIF EFTJHO DPNNVOJUZ EFTJHOFS GPSVNT UPPMT BOE EPXOMPBET UIF DPNQBOZ TBJE ; OOXVWUDWLYH *XLGH WR &ODVVLFDO; 0RXOGLQJ 'HVLJQ IRU &DELQHWU;\ )XUQLWXUH $JSDMF /P PO 1SPEVDU $BSE 14 | Kitchen & Bath Design News October 2012