Kitchen & Bath: From the Aisles of the K&B Show

What’s new from the movers and shakers in the K&B industry? Not a whole lot. On a footsore walk of the vast 2001 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Orlando, I kept a lookout for new stuff and apparent trends. The show offered lots of sizzle but little steak. To an extent, it seemed as if the manufacturers hauled out their showiest, highest-end items in an attempt to outdo one another, all but forgetting their bread-and-butter middle market. How many $8,700 range hoods do you think you’ll install this year? One kitchen and bath remodeler commented that, in more than one instance, he was informed that the items on display weren’t even available to his market for lack