Designers & Dealers See Business on the Upswing

After several of the worst economic years in decades, things are finally looking up for kitchen and bath professionals. In fact, more than half of dealers and designers recently surveyed reported an uptick in business over the past few months – a...


That said, smaller showrooms seem to be another impact of the last few years’ economic challenges, so kitchen and bath designers and dealers have been forced to get more creative in providing maximum visual impact even when display space is limited. As one noted, “Since floor space is limited in our showroom, I use large photographs of kitchens that our firm has done.” Large, flat-screen HDTVs, project books and online photo galleries were other ideas cited by respondents for creating visual appeal in the face of space limitations.