What Was Trending in Kitchen and Bath 2018: KBIS Report

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If you think going to your local kitchen and bath showroom is overwhelming imagine walking the halls of two convention show halls totaling over 400,000 square feet and over 600 vendors and try to figure out which products are the best for your clients!  It can be mind-boggling but I love every minute of working the KBIS show. 

 If you are a designer in the kitchen and bath industry,  I cannot stress enough how much you need to go to KBIS annually.  KBIS is where all the new products, technology, and trends are introduced not to mention the amazing educational opportunities with great speakers and industry icons, like Cindy Smith, Editor in Chief of Interiors Magazine, who gave the most amazing keynote ever!

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Lisa Mende Design is Featured in October 2015 Traditional Home Magazine

 I received a nice surprise yesterday when I discovered the kitchen I had designed for the Traditional Home "Randall B Terry" Showhouse is featured in the new October issue of Traditional Home Magazine.  The article is written by Amy Ebert, who did a beautiful job explaining the inspiration behind the design for the kitchen and the history of the house.   I don't want to spoil the surprise so I'll wait to share more.  Make sure you pick up the current issue of Traditional Home October 2015 issue to see the rest of this feature as well as all the other wonderful designer rooms in this showhouse.  Warning:  it's a good one!

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The breakfast room I designed is also in the magazine.  I adore the CR Laine banquette in "It's all Greek" Sunbrella fabric and Citrine Sweeny leather chairs with nailhead trim.  Aren't they dynamite?  I liked them so much I purchased them for my breakfast room after the showhouse closed.  Other things to note in this room are the custom commission Kerry Steele painting, the Mark Boomershine "Dinner Party" tablecloth art installation, Dash and Albert Catamaran rug, Somerset Bay Console, Circa Lamps by Alexa Hampton and French Heritage Dian table.  Cotton and Quill fabric were the cherry on top!  Of course the room wouldn't be complete without mention of the fab Currey and Co Jean- Louis chandelier.  The room is wrapped in beautiful Thibaut  royal blue grasscloth and the ceiling is covered in Cole and Son Labyrinth

 geometric wallpaper!

I also designed the mudroom in this house.  I'll let you pick up the 

magazine to read my inspiration for this space but let me make a quick mention of the custom wallpaper and bench fabrics I used in this space...it was custom designed by Cotton and Quill, isn't it fab?  I'll give you a hint about my inspiration...

this room "has gone to the dogs"  so to speak!

Make sure you pick up a copy of Traditional Home Oct 2015 today!!!!

A huge shout out and thank you to my room partners:

Thermador

WilsonArt

Marsh Furniture Cabinets

Carlisle Wide Plank Wood Flooring

Cotton and Quill

Thibaut

Cole and Son

Kallista

Ann Sacks

CR Laine

French Heritage

Circa Lighting

Currey & Co

Kerry Steele

Modern History

Dash and Albert

Pratt & Lambert Paint

My wonderful workroom was:

Donna Stanley of JD Stanley of High Point

I could sing Donna's praises all day long!!!!

Photography by Dustin Peck Photography and styling
by Susan Johnson Smith

For a full listing of all the products used in these three

room check out the resources guide in the back of the

magazine!

Thank You Traditional Home Magazine and the Junior League of High Point for allowing Lisa Mende Design to be part of this amazing project!

Photography credits to Dustin Peck Photography

Additions to Wilsonart Decorative Metals Collection

Wilsonart Introduces 14 Bold New Additions 

to Decorative Metals Collection

Expanded Collection Now Offers 33 Metals and Easier Fabrication

 Explore the new designs here:

 http://www.wilsonart.com/decorative-metals/new-arrivals.

 While precious metals, like gold and silver, are still the epitome of high sophistication, today, more industrial and utilitarian metals such as copper, aluminum, steel and brass have grabbed the spotlight.    

Channeling the trend of mixing and layering warm metal tones such as copper, gold and rose gold with cooler metal tones of silver and aluminum, Wilsonart, a leading manufacturer of decorative engineered surfaces for more than 50 years, is pleased to announce new additions to the Wilsonart® Decorative Metals Collection.

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Thermador Appliances, The Perfect Choice for The Traditional Home/Junior League of High Point Kitchen

  The Traditional Home and Junior League of High Point Showhouse closed yesterday.  I must admit I'm a little sad for it to be over, but I'm sure the Junior League is ready to resume life as usual.  Those ladies worked endless hours to make sure the show house was a success.  I would like to thank Mary Powell Delilles and Elizabeth Harris of the League, for helping with the three rooms I designed come together.   The kitchen is always the most intensive space to complete in a show house under a short period of time.  This kitchen was completely renovated in less than seven weeks.  I couldn't be on location daily, so these ladies served as my eyes, ears and hands in making sure things progressed smoothly.   Thanks, Ladies, job well done! 

Ok, so I promised to tell you why I chose Thermador products for the kitchen.  Did you visit the showhouse?  If you do, you know one of the reasons I chose Thermador was because of how beautiful the appliances are, right?  Thermador appliances upped the "wow factor" in this kitchen for several reasons.  If you would like to know more about what I chose and why I chose Thermador, hop over to the Thermador blog and read the entire post I wrote for their blog here. 

Can you tell I am a HUGE fan of Thermador?

 Thank you Thermador for donating the appliances for my show house kitchen!  I couldn't be happier with the outcome!  It would not have been possible without and my other room sponsors!  

Thank you to:

Thermador

WilsonArt

Marsh Cabinetry

Kallista

Ann Sacks

Carlisle Wide Plank Flooring

Cole & Son

Cotton & Quill

Donna Stanley of JD Stanley

Show House Update - Traditional Home and Junior League of High Point Show House Opening April 18th

You know the old song "you've come a long way baby, to get to where you got to today", well this is totally true of my show house kitchen, breakfast room and mudroom.  We are now in the final stages of the production!  I love the black Marsh Cabinets, Cole and Son wallpaper peeking from the ceiling and white quartz WilsonArt  "serene" countertops, not to mention the Ann Sacks glossy white subway tile on the walls and Pratt and Lambert Black Noir paint on the trim!  I install on Wednesday and Thursday of next week and couldn't be more pleased with how things are progressing.  Let's take a look back so that you can see how far we have come!

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