LG Electronics and its luxury Signature Kitchen Suite brand coined the term “technicurean,” describing an individual as interested in cooking as in technology. (SKS)

32 percent of designers, builders and specifiers said the “most interesting new products” were emerging from the appliances category, including those with Wi-Fi connectivity, smartphone apps and video screens, as well as induction cooktops, steam, speed, pizza and convection ovens. (NKBA 2019 Design Trends: Kitchens)

NKBA’s Specialty Badge program launched at KBIS. (NKBA)

More than 8 million refrigerators were sold annually in the U.S. (AP News)

Refrigerators consumed about 10 percent of the total electricity used in a typical household. (AP News)

NKBA’s first Kitchen Tech research revealed that only 23 percent of designers and 28 percent of consumers considered themselves “very knowledgeable” about kitchen technology solutions. (NKBA Kitchen Technology Awareness and Usage Report)

In 2018, designers said L-shaped kitchens were the most popular layout (62 percent), with an island of 12 square feet or more (88 percent). (NKBA 2019 Design Trends: Kitchens)

In 2018, the top three tech areas where consumers sought knowledge from designers were smart appliances, Wi-Fi connectivity and centralized lighting controls. (NKBA Kitchen Technology Awareness and Usage Report)

Overall spending on kitchen products was about $80 billion and about $78 billion on bathroom products in 2017, for total K&B spending of $158 billion — 7.3 percent more than in 2016. (NKBA 2018-2019 Kitchen and Bath Market Outlook)

NKBA’s 2017 Design Trends Report found that transitional design was the most popular, while contemporary design overtook traditional design for the first time, as traditional design dropped to the third most popular style for kitchens.  (NKBA 2017 Kitchen and Bath Design Trends Report)

In 2017, ceramic tile was the most popular bath flooring material, with high-quality vinyl emerging. (NKBA 2017 Kitchen and Bath Design Trends Report)

The hot colors in 2017 bathrooms were whites, off-whites and grays, linen storage cabinets and wood vanities were the most common storage solutions and floating vanities and open shelving were just catching on. Toilet-topper shelving and cabinets, meanwhile, began to fade in popularity. (National Association of Realtors)

Americans spent $19 billion on appliances and the same amount on kitchen cabinets in 2017, the largest expenditures in kitchen building (including new construction and remodeling). (NKBA 2018-2019 Kitchen and Bath Market Outlook)

In 2016, 3.7 percent of new single-family homes started had 1 bathroom, 60.9 percent had 2 bathrooms, 26.7 percent had 3 bathrooms and 8.7 percent had four bathrooms or more. (NAHB Eye On Housing)

Metal cabinets, which represented a small segment of the cabinet market, were most frequently specified by younger designers and male designers. (NKBA 2017 Kitchen and Bath Design Trends Report)

7 percent of renovating homeowners added desks or workspaces to their kitchen. (Houzz)

In 2016, 34 percent of designers specified full-size wine refrigerators, and 56 percent specified built-in or hidden refrigerators or freezers. (NKBA 2017 Kitchen and Bath Design Trends Report)

A 2016 report from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers said Americans would save 270 billion gallons of water if every home installed an energy-efficient dishwasher. (AHAM)

Houzz revealed the emergence of the “super kitchen,” that serves multiple purposes and incorporates features, functions and decor traditionally associated with other rooms, blurring the lines between the kitchen and other living spaces. (Houzz)

Clothes washers purchased in 2016 held 20 percent more laundry than in 2000, and used less water. The maximum water consumption per cycle for all types of washers (top-loaders and front-loaders) fell 35 percent between 2005 and 2014, from 35.7 gallons in 2005 to 21.6 gallons. (AHAM)

A 2016 consumer survey found that 25 percent of homeowners were focused on adding home technology in the kitchen: 15 percent would add it at the front door, while 21 percent say they wouldn’t add tech to their home. (Scripps Networks Interactive “Under One Roof” survey)

In a 2016 study that explored millennials’ remodeling behavior, the average amount spent on kitchen remodels was $19,150. (NKBA Millennials’ Shopping and Purchase Behaviors for Kitchen & Bath Remodels)

The U.S. residential kitchen and bath market spiked nearly 10 percent to $147.3 billion in 2016, representing one-quarter of the entire U.S. residential construction market and surpassing the 2015 spending level of $134.1 billion. (NKBA 2017-2018 Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook)

Nearly half of renovating homeowners made their kitchens more open to other living spaces (48 percent), with 46 percent of kitchens completely opened to other interior spaces post-renovation. (Houzz)

Average home size peaked at 2,802 square feet, as the economy recovered after the Great Recession. It has declined every year since then. (NAHB)

18 percent of updated kitchens were more open to the outdoors following their upgrades, indicating that outdoor living spaces were became increasingly important in this period. (Houzz)

Among showrooms that carried kitchen products in this year, only 16 percent had steam ovens and 23 percent had induction cooking appliances, while 33 percent carried wine refrigerators. (NKBA’S 2015 State of the Industry Report)