Design Trends Kitchen and Bath 2012/2013 USA and Canada 11/15/2018 1

K&B Design Trends in North America Contemporary K&B designs are increasing in North America. Not a regional trend anymore. Clean Lines. Streamlined Designs. Material Mix (High Gloss, Wood, Glass, Steel). Functionality. 11/15/2018 2

K&B Design Trends in Canada TREND: The streamlined kitchen  DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: "Design trends are reflecting our more casual and collaborative method of living, preparing, cooking, eating and entertaining. Integrated appliances like drawer-style fridges, and fridges, ovens, microwaves and dishwashers fronted to match the cabinetry, all give a much cleaner look to the kitchen. We can now hide most of the ‘operations,' and our kitchens look a lot neater and simpler. Although this has been around for a while in Europe, and in higher-end kitchens, most manufacturers are now catching-on," says says Céline Pitre, principal at Vancouver-based Céline Pitre Interiors.  11/15/2018 3

K&B Design Trends in Canada TREND: Mixing and matching with stained-wood and painted-wood cabinetry DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: "It's no longer just a stained-wood kitchen or a painted kitchen. We are starting to use stained wood and paint in the same kitchen. But not just any regular stain and paint: We're using grey-wash stain on walnut cabinetry, mixed with white shelves," says Alicia Sass, partner and senior designer at Carey Mudford Interior Design, in Toronto.  11/15/2018 4

K&B Design Trends in Canada   TREND: Mixed materials DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: "I love the austere palette of high-gloss white floors, stainless-steel appliances and countertops, with modern natural wood cabinetry. The combination is warm and welcoming rather than sleek and impersonal," says Lynda Felton, a Toronto-based stylist and co-founder of the online style magazine Covet Garden. 11/15/2018 5

K&B Design Trends in Canada  TREND: Lighter and brighter kitchens DESIGNER INTERPRETATION: "Colour palettes are moving away from dark colours and paneling to medium and light to lighter finishes and veneers. To achieve this lighter, more contemporary look, details are being simplified, materials are getting pared-down, colours are lighter and brighter, and textures are softer," says Céline.  11/15/2018 6

K&B Design Trends in Canada Doellken-Woodtape Distributor Mercury Wood Products and cabinet door manufacturer White Oak have built a triangle to service high gloss Niemann PET panels/Edgebanding and deep emboss Italian Frati panels/Edgebanding to the kitchen/condo market in downtown Toronto and Quebec. Mercury is expanding their reach to the Canadian West Coast by installing Formations as their distributor with six locations in the West. 11/15/2018 7

Niemann High Gloss Anthracite Trend: Clean Lines 11/15/2018 8

Lippincot Living with Frati Noce Doppelt and Doellken-Woodtape Edgebanding (Toronto - Designer Cecconi Simone and Architect Netkin) 11/15/2018 9

Trend: Material Mix, Clean lines Lippincot Living with Frati Noce Doppelt and Doellken-Woodtape Edgebanding Trend: Material Mix, Clean lines (Toronto - Designer Cecconi Simone and Architect Netkin) 11/15/2018 10

Trinity Bellwood Townhomes – Niemann White High Gloss combined with Frati Noce Caravaggio – Trend Material Mix, light/dark colors, solid/woodgrain mixed (Toronto Downtown) 11/15/2018 11

K&B Design Trends in USA Regional design differences Regional life style differences Universal design trend elements (More clean lines and streamlined styling relates to more stylish products) http://kitchenbathdesign.epubxp.com/i/85316 11/15/2018 12

K&B Design Trends in USA West Gray, Gray, Gray Simplistic Cabinet Style (Shaker Doors) Back painted Gloss (3D 2-in-1) 11/15/2018 13

K&B Design Trends in USA West Trend Article Contributor: Nar Fine Cabinetry – Sacramento CA 11/15/2018 14

K&B Design Trends in USA Southwest More Storage Enhanced Functionality (roll out trays, pull outs, magic corners) Gray/Soft Blue (White is popular but also gray and blue 11/15/2018 15

K&B Design Trends in USA Southwest Trend Article Contributor: Kitchen Design Concept, Dallas, TX 11/15/2018 16

K&B Design Trends in USA Southeast Showpiece Kitchen (Furniture Look) Contemporary Use Of Traditional Materials (Cleaner lines) Use of Light (particularly in toe kicks) 11/15/2018 17

K&B Design Trends in USA Northeast White cabinetry and darker woods (same as Toronto) Simple architectural details (less carvings, ornaments) Modern design style (Modern has been hot everywhere but was not always accessible. The Internet has changed that.) 11/15/2018 18

K&B Design Trends in USA Northeast Trend Article Contributor: Kueche + Cucina, Paramus, NJ 11/15/2018 19

K&B Design Trends in USA Midwest Contemporary Design (traditional market is shifting) LED Lighting Integrated Appliances 11/15/2018 20

K&B Design Trends in USA Midwest Trend Article Contributor: Belle Kitchens, Minneapolis 11/15/2018 21

K&B Market Is Relevant For DesignLine Products! Doellken-Woodtape, Mercury Woods, White Oak – Partners For Design Products