From clapboard New England farmhouses to Greek revivals with ornately carved capitals, Connor Homes custom-fabricates interior and exterior elements to look traditional, but using a high tech approach to design and production with an Alphacam system, three programmers, and CNC routing.

CHICAGO - Five kitchen cabinetry firms will debut collections during the Chicago Design Summit, a one-day, trade-only, residential design summit for interior design, architecture and luxury custom home building. It takes place September 14 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago.

Schlage Hardware says signs of an evolution of existing interior design trends are pointing to new buyer preferences for 2017, such as the Farmhouse & Country Chic style, which has evolved from being based in dark-toned woods to including lighter wood finishes and softer color schemes.

Kukun, a digital home renovation platform, partnered with a French company, Fine Signature, to offer homeowners and interior designers access to handmade, made-to-order exclusive products through La Boutique, Kukun's new e-commerce site.

Spoonflower, a venture capital funded design sourcing website, will extend its services into production of customized, digitally-print occasional chairs in September 2016, at a new website, selling at a new website, Roostery.com

Cruise ships are major design projects for interior designers. Here are five tips the recommend for figuring out how to design an interior.

Dura Supreme's palette of painted finishes offers options in kitchen and bath cabinetry that let the underlying wood grain show through. No surprise: gray is popular.

Daval, designers and manufacturers of fitted furniture, launched Mayfair and Varenna Kitchen Furniture Collection, a design intended to be fresh and modern. Varenna also includes a lightweight panel design as a contemporary design feature.

Woodperfect Custom Cabinetry, Inc., a family-owned cabinet manufacturer in Forney, Texas, won Rehau's Best in Modern Cabinetry contest. "We knew European style was coming this way; our marketplace is just now embracing this modern look," said owner Regina Hill.

As small kitchens and galleys trend along with the smaller house movement, kitchen appliance brands Sub-Zero and Wolf create narrow, 24-inch refrigerators and stoves, with designs on multi-unit residential buildings and compact kitchens.