Kitchen Trends 2011: Is dog food more important than wine?

Closely following consumer trends will help provide interior designers and home stagers with powerful insights and opportunities to not only help your clients, but separate your work from the rest. I've been following the goings on at KBIS this week, and there's been a lot of talk about "multi-generational" designs... For more information on what Babyboomers, Gen X'ers, Gen Y'ers want to see in their kitchens, check out www.genshiftkitchen.com which highlights a comprehensive study on kitchen trends sponsored by Masco Cabinetry with research from Harris Interactive and Nielsen-Spectra. What kitchen trends are YOU seeing in your market? How can you incorporate this information into your design and home staging strategies? By the way, if you're at KBIS, can you share with us some of the highlights of the show which have impressed you the most? - Ashley   P.S. If you enjoy following trends in what home buyers want, check out this article featuring Interiority Complex titled Staging Strategies for What Buyers Want on Realtor.org.