Closets March 2016
Real Closets, a Duluth, Minnesota closet company, designs and manufactures a patented, all-wood, wall-hung closet system; Oppein, a Chinese cabinetmaker and closet manufacturer installed a new enterprise software to help it produce more than 2,500 wardrobes a day. Also included in this issue: 2016 KBIS design trends, a preview of the 2016 Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and much more.
In This Issue
Real Closet innovates with patented solid wood, wall-mounted systems
Real Closet Inc. has patented a hybrid of sorts that it says can revolutionize the industry, offering the support, flexibility and all wood furniture-look of floor mounted systems with the perks of a floating, wall-mounted system, namely not having to deal with base moulding and uneven floors.
Kukun home renovation offers customers cost estimating tools
Kukun CEO and founder Raf Howery discusses the web based home renovation platform and its tools offering customers not only design inspiration but cost estimates and more.
Top 10 kitchen cabinetry & design trends
At KBIS, some of the nation's top kitchen and bath designers shared their insight on the latest color and style trends, as revealed in the 2016 Design Trends Survey by the National Kitchen & Bath Association. Based on survey results of more than 450 designers, here are the Top 10 kitchen and cabinet style trends to watch for in 2016.
Innovative hardware trends from KBIS 2016
When it comes to the design and innovation on display at KBIS – what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas. The trends that you see there set the tone for the rest of the year.
Designers: Tweets are back in Google search
With the "re-engagement" deal between Twitter and Google, there are now real SEO benefits from using social media on top of the relationship building and sharing.
Richelieu Hardware and Panasonic launch storage and organization line
Richelieu Hardware and Panasonic Canada announced partnership to launch a new line of storage and organizing systems at KBIS 2016.
5 tricks to personalize a client's custom closet
Homeowners use their master closet at least twice a day, every day, so it should be a retreat that is well-organized. Smart storage designs come first of course, but what comes after? If closets are the proverbial cake, then personalized accessories are the icing.
Closets Conference & Expo Products
How Glideware Reinvented Organization and Storage
Dave and Jenny Hall took a storage dilemma and turned it into an entrepreneurial opportunity by creating Glideware vertical storage. See Glideware at KBIS 2016 and at the 2016 Cabinets & Closets Expo, March 23-24 in Pasadena, California.
An inconvenient and forgotten new home upgrade
It might be true that there’s only one chance to make a good first impression. But for home builders, there are always opportunities to continue to make a chain of great impressions.
Closets Conference & Expo News
Record exposition for Cabinets & Closets 2016 in Pasadena March 22-24
A record-sized Cabinets & Closets Expo will greet attendees March 23-24 when the show opens at the Pasadena Convention Center in California. Twenty-five first-time exhibitors will appear among more than 80 suppliers, with visitors able to take