A professional association for kitchen and bath designers, with design guidelines and education.
The National Kitchen and Bath Association, known as NKBA, describes itself as the leading trade association for the kitchen and bath industry. Its website covers design guidelines, education programs and a large annual trade show. Nashville homeowners may meet the name when a designer mentions planning guidelines for clearances, work zones and storage, which are often used as a starting point for a kitchen layout.
We are an independent cabinet company and are not part of NKBA. We use common design guidelines as a way to talk about clearances and storage, and we send you to the official site for the full published material. If you hire a designer, we are glad to build to their drawings.
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Serves designers, makers, retailers and others in the kitchen and bath trades.
Publishes planning guidelines for items such as aisle widths, landing space and work zones.
Offers courses and learning material for people in the industry.
Hosts a large annual show where products and trends are displayed.
Shares articles that help homeowners prepare for a remodel.
Connects professionals through events and local chapters.
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No. We can walk you through the main ideas during layout planning.
No. We are an independent cabinet company and are not part of NKBA. We explain what it publishes in plain language and help you apply it to your own project.
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