Unleashing the Outdoors – #4 in our Haute @ Home Video Series
Our team was on-site at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and the International Builders’ Show (IBS), searching for the latest in design and home construction. Walk the floor with us to see our top picks from Orlando.
IBS and KBIS 2026 made one thing unmistakably clear: the outdoor space has fully arrived as a design destination. What was once an afterthought — a deck, a grill, your choice of siding — is now a primary canvas for some of the most intentional, design-forward thinking on the show floor. Across Orlando, brands showed up with a unified vision: that everything outside the four walls, from the cladding that wraps the home to the grill anchoring the patio, deserves the same level of craft, performance, and aesthetic ambition as any interior. Exterior materials are being asked to carry real visual weight while standing up to fire, weather, and time. Outdoor kitchens have evolved into fully realized entertaining environments. And the surfaces, textures, and finishes surrounding it all are no longer incidental, they’re intentional. The message from IBS and KBIS this year wasn’t just about what’s new outdoors. It was about what’s possible when the outside is treated as seriously as the inside.
The Haute @ Home video series captures the most compelling new products debuting at KBIS and IBS 2026, delivering editorial-style content that lives on YouTube, social channels, and in front of national trade and consumer media across the shelter and design space. With a streamlined, 20-minute booth shoot focused on a single trend-worthy product — no on-camera interviews required — brands gain polished, ready-to-share video assets that extend their tradeshow investment well beyond Orlando. Featured brands in this video include:
The Grill That Was Built for the Moment
The Grill That Was Built for the MomentAmerican Outdoor Grill’s L-Series, crafted in the USA and part of the RH Peterson family of brands, delivers a bold, commercial-inspired design engineered for long-term reliability. With premium features and a remote-controlled multi-color LED light bar, this grill brings personality to the patio alongside serious performance for families who love to cook, gather, and linger a little longer.
Protection That’s Built Into the Wall
Protection That’s Built Into the WallArclin’s Firepoint is a proprietary OSB sheathing designed to slow fire spread and provide up to 90 minutes of fire resistance in wall assemblies, exceeding code by up to 53 percent while fitting seamlessly into familiar framing practices. Now available in 4×10 ft panel sizes, it supports taller walls and modern construction demands without added complexity.
Bold Color, Built to Perform
Bold Color, Built to PerformNichiha’s Miraia Designer Series in Royal Blue turns architectural wall panels into a true design statement, with a high-gloss, reflective finish that brings bold color and striking presence to mixed-material exterior spaces while still delivering the durability, fire resistance, and ease of installation builders and designers rely on. It’s residential design thinking bigger.
Texture That Shapes the Outdoor Experience
Texture That Shapes the Outdoor ExperienceBelgard’s Papyrus Artforms from Oldcastle APG brings large-format modular panels with an organic, hand-tooled appearance to outdoor living spaces, adding sculptural depth and architectural character to patios, outdoor kitchens, and entertaining environments. It’s a reminder that the surfaces surrounding a space define its atmosphere just as much as what’s in it.
Calm, by Design
Calm, by DesignCultured Stone’s Salt Flat — a serene new colorway from Westlake Royal Building Products — blends soft grays and warm whites with a subtle mica shimmer inspired by tranquil desert landscapes, bringing balance and quiet beauty to both classic and contemporary exteriors. Backed by the performance of manufactured stone, it delivers the aesthetic of natural stone with less weight and greater design flexibility.