Reimagined for
Fall Market

10:00 AM

Designed to Endure: Rethinking Longevity in the Modern Bath

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

The best baths are built around finishes clients will want to live with for decades, not decorated for a trend cycle. In this conversation, top designers and experts from Newport Brass and James Martin Vanities dig into bath investment pieces and how to talk clients through buying once instead of buying again in five years.

2:00 PM

Designing the Personality-Driven Kitchen

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

Bold Color is one of the key headlines of NKBA’s 2027 Kitchen Trends Report. Hear from top designers and experts from True Caliber and The Sherwin-Williams Company as they break down a playbook for specifying bold colors in the kitchen.

3:00 PM

Keynote – Evolution of the Home: The Consumer Shifts Reshaping Design & What it Means for Your Business

High Point Theatre

Join us for an exclusive discussion of groundbreaking research exploring the evolving relationship between kitchen and bath professionals, interior designers and the home furnishings industry.

Led by Bill Darcy, Global President & CEO of NKBA and Tammy Covington, President & CEO of High Point Market Authority, this engaging presentation will highlight findings from the NKBA and High Point Market Authority’s Whole Home Design Study.

They will examine how design professionals are collaborating across disciplines, where opportunities for growth exist and how changing consumer expectations are reshaping residential design.

5:30 PM

NKBA Cocktail Reception

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

Join the National Kitchen & Bath Association and leading kitchen and bath brands as they toast to Fall Market! Hosted on the stunning outdoor terrace, guests can enjoy cocktails and refreshments.

12:00 PM

The Sherwin-Williams Company Presents: Colormix® Trend Forecast 2027 | Rewild

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

Join The Sherwin-Williams Company for a luncheon on the NKBA Terrace as the industry-leading authority on color, Sue Wadden, Director of Color Marketing, breaks down the latest color trends shaping home design for 2027.

2:00 PM

Building Your Dream Design Business: Journey of Two Bold Firms

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

Join nationally recognized design leaders Christi Barbour, Barbour Spangle Design, and Vicky Serany, Southern Studio Interior Design, for a candid panel discussion about the grit, growth, and guiding values that built their thriving design firms. Attendees will walk away with fresh inspiration, actionable strategies, and the confidence to define success on their own terms.

4:00 PM

Cocktails & Conversation with the NKBA Design Council

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

Visit Broad Hall for cocktails and conversation with the 2026 NKBA Design Council, Bobby Berk, Mandy Cheng & Nathan Orsman. These industry titans will delve into kitchen and bath design, sharing their takes on the latest trends and tips on designing spaces that function both as workrooms and hospitality showpieces.

10:00 AM

The Emotional Kitchen: Designing with Light for Mood, Function & Well-Being

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

According to the NKBA 2027 Kitchen Trends Report, lighting is quickly becoming the most powerful design tool in the kitchen, shaping mood, comfort, and how a space actually feels to live in, not just how it photographs. Top designers and Maxim Lighting hold a conversation on layering ambient, task, and statement fixtures to create kitchens that engage the senses as much as they perform.

12:00 PM

Function Is the New Luxury: Designing the Kitchen Clients Actually Live In

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

A step drawer that appears exactly when you need it, an oven that won’t let dinner burn — NKBA’s 2027 report calls this “The Purpose-Built Kitchen,” where small, accessible features add up to real everyday function. Fabuwood and Miele get specific about the details that make a kitchen work harder without asking more of the person using it, giving designers a toolkit for making everyday ease the actual luxury.

2:00 PM

The Working Core: Elevating the Kitchen’s Power Zones

NKBA at Broad Hall, First Floor

In the kitchen, the range and the sink are central workhorses, as well as focal points. Top designers and experts from BlueStar and BLANCO North America highlight the NKBA 2027 Kitchen Trends Report “Purpose-Built Kitchen” trend, exploring how materials, configuration, and smart workstation design turn the kitchen’s hardest-working zones into some of its most expressive.