In The September 2008 Issue
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Contents
This kitchen, designed by Ronni Fryman of Ventura, CA-based Kitchen Places, has a blend of texture and color that makes it appear larger than its 12'x18' footprint. (See Blend of Textures & Colors Key to CA Remodel).
Feature Articles
- Color Your World
Color is a great way to personalize and add value to your kitchen and bath designs.
By Ellen Cheever - Drawings That Measure Up
Design professionals must leverage their ability to offer excellent drawings as an extension of the showroom experience.
By Gerry Snapke - Clean and ‘Green’ Lead Kitchen Cabinet Offerings
While traditional-style cabinets still lead the pack when it comes to the kitchen, transitional and contemporary designs continue to gain significant market share.
Product Trend Report
- All About Performance
Today’s luxury shower systems combine performance with all of the bells and whistles, while soaking tubs focus on ‘wellness’ properties.
By Janice Anne Costa
Editorials
- Bad Legislation is Bad for Business
Title and Practice Acts have the potential to discourage remodeling in an already struggling economy.
By Janice Anne Costa
Closing the Sale
- Make Your Passion for Selling Successful
After writing this column for 24 years, it’s time to retire…but I hope to leave you with the passion to be a successful salesperson.
By Ralph Palmer, CKD
Personnel
- Manage Stress for Success in the Workplace
Sustained, toxic stress can hurt your health and your performance on the job – preventing you from managing your team effectively.
By Hank Darlington
Planning & Design
- Extreme Laundry: The Latest Laundry Trends
The cost and complexity of the laundry room continues to evolve, so it seems important to look at a few of the latest trends in the parts, pieces and design of this significant space.
By Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS
Market Pulse
- Designers Offer Advice on Managing Cash Flow
A daily check on job progress, job deposits and final payments is imperative to managing cash flow.
Industry Profiles
- Award-Winning Firm Cuts Time, Client Costs
There is a long-held business belief that time is money, and perhaps nowhere is this theory more practiced than at Orfield Design & Construction, Inc.
By John Filippelli
Winner's Circle
- Kitchen Named National CotY Award Winner
One CotY award-winning firm brought the splendor of nature indoors to wow NARI’s panel of judges.
By Amanda O’Mahony
Book Marks
- September 2008’s Featured Works
This month’s selections includes a guide to kitchens and a look at Victorian style.
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Appointments
- September 2008’s Industry Insiders
See which industry insiders are moving up and out.
Project Case Studies
- Blend of Textures & Colors Key to CA Remodel
According to Ronni Fryman, she doesn’t sell a cabinet that doesn’t do a trick.
By Andrea Girolamo
Showhouse Spotlights
- Showhouse Incorporates Kitchen into All Areas
The 22-room New Southern Home showhouse separates the variety of kitchen spaces according to function.
By Amanda O’Mahony
Consumer Buying Trends
- Study Probes Homeowner Remodel Preferences
Kitchen activities, design preferences and product applications have not dramatically changed over the past two years, although technology continues to be integrated into consumers’ lives, including their kitchens.
Industry Barometers & Stockwatch
- Housing Slump Still Weighing on Market
A worsening housing slump, exacerbated by the near-meltdown in the financial arena, as well as declines in consumer and home-builder confidence, continues to hamstring the entire residential construction market, including the kitchen and bath sector.
Letters to the Editor
- Readers Debate Professionalism, Sexism and Safety
Readers respond to recent columns about industry professionalism and women in the workplace and recent reports about the safety of granite.
Industry Updates
- MIA Countering Reports On Health Risks of Granite
- Title Act Legislation Derailed for Now in New York and California
- Sharp Sales Decline Reported by Masco
- Housing Slump Impacting Fortune Brands’ Results
- PMI Fall Meeting Set For October
- Northland-Marvel Breaks Ground on New Factory
- Seven New Warehouses Opened by Cosentino
- Seven New Mall Locations Opened by Kitchen Magic
- ISSFA Unveils Program For Fabricator Employees
- Armstrong Cabinets Wins 2nd J.D. Power Award
- Vetrazzo Honored for Environmental Efforts
- Innovative Stone Cited As Female-Owned Firm
- Kitchen/Bath Program Unveiled by College
- Four Community ‘Heroes’ Honored by DuPont Corian
- Spanish Tile Supplier Opens Virginia Showroom
- RC Cabinets Acquires Phoenix-Area Distributor
- Mark Wilkinson Opening New York City Showroom
- Sales Program Winners Named by Mr.Steam
- Moen Competition Welcoming Entries
- Design Competition Open to Students
Healthy Baths
- Water, Air Purity Key to Creating Healthy Baths
Given the new exposure that many home-related health topics have had, from the exploding rate of asthma in the U.S. to the controversial debate on radon emissions from granite countertops, these issues should gain a certain new importance in the updated dialogue between client and designer.
By Andrea Girolamo
2008 Kitchen Cabinet Guide
- KBDN’s 2008 Kitchen Cabinet Style & Design Guide from A through D
- KBDN’s 2008 Kitchen Cabinet Style & Design Guide from E through H
- KBDN’s 2008 Kitchen Cabinet Style & Design Guide from I through L
- KBDN’s 2008 Kitchen Cabinet Style & Design Guide from M through P
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- KBDN’s 2008 Kitchen Cabinet Style & Design Guide from U through Z