The Kitchen and Bath Upgrades Everyone Will Be Talking About This Year

Every year, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) brings together the biggest names in home design and appliance manufacturing to unveil the products that will shape how we use and design kitchen and bathroom spaces. Held February 17 to 19, 2026, KBIS 2026 reflected a clear shift in what homeowners are asking for: appliances and fixtures that are smarter without being more complicated, designs that disappear into the home rather than dominate it, and features that make everyday tasks genuinely easier.

From the Best in Show winner, a wall oven with a built-in camera that watches your food cook so you do not have to, to a countertop that wirelessly charges your phone just by touching it, the products that stood out at KBIS 2026 were the ones that solved real problems in ways nobody had thought to try before.

Below are 13 of the most exciting products from the show, spanning everything from dishwashers and ice makers to shower systems and cabinet hardware. A handful of these are available now, while others are launching later this year.

The winner of the Best in Show award at KBIS 2026, this 30-inch double-wall oven features a built-in camera that lets you monitor food without opening the door, and Food Recognition technology that identifies what you are cooking and suggests the best cook cycle. Doneness Detection automatically alerts you when food is ready, while backlit knobs glow during preheat and flash when cooking is finished. With 5.0 cu. ft. in each cavity, No Preheat Air Fry, true convection, and Wi-Fi connectivity via the KitchenAid app, it represents a major leap in smart kitchen appliances.

The Moen Magnetix Plus updates the brand’s popular magnetic docking showerhead collection with refreshed styling, smoother magnetic action, and a new bronzed gold finish that works across a wide range of bathroom design styles. An integrated magnet means the handshower releases easily and snaps securely back into place without fumbling, and with no cradle or clip on the shower arm, the setup looks cleaner than traditional handheld configurations. Six spray settings, a kink-resistant metal hose, and push-button or dial spray controls round out a showerhead available in three configurations: a standalone handheld, a combination rainshower with separate handshower, and a compact two-in-one with a detachable handshower.

The Brondell Coit is a tankless, skirted smart toilet that combines a motion-activated lid, hands-free flushing, and an integrated bidet into a single, nearly touchpoint-free bathroom experience. The skirted base replaces the curved, contoured exterior of traditional toilets with a smooth, elongated profile that eliminates the crevices where dust and hair collect, making cleaning easier. A wall-mounted remote handles bidet controls, and the streamlined design suits modern bathroom remodels.

The LG Studio FlushFit is designed to disappear into your kitchen with a handleless, flush-panel front that blends into surrounding cabinetry. QuadWash Pro technology delivers more cleaning power than standard wash arms by spraying dishes from multiple angles, and the 1-hour wash and dry cycle uses Dynamic Heat Dry with AutoVent to get dishes table-ready fast. At 39 dB, it is quiet enough to run during dinner, and the LG ThinQ app enables remote monitoring and voice assistant control.

The Sharp Celerity is an industry-first oven that combines true convection, microwave, and infrared heating in a single appliance, cooking food up to three times faster than a standard convection oven. The combination of microwave heat to warm food quickly, infrared to crisp and brown, and convection to circulate heat evenly delivers results no single-technology oven can match. It was one of the most talked-about appliances at KBIS 2026.

Launching in June 2026, Midea’s three-tier dishwasher tackles the two most frustrating dishwasher gaps: water bottles and reusable straws. A dedicated STRAWash compartment with five individual straw holders uses precisely aimed jets to push water directly through each straw, and a separate bottle-wash zone handles even narrow-mouthed tumblers and lids. The sensor-based TruDry system ensures plasticware dries completely. The best part is, it completes a full wash and dry in one hour.

Claiming the silver award for the Game-Changing Innovation at KBIS 2026, the Fotile X20MAX integrates a top-loading dishwasher, a full-size sink, and a produce-washing station into a single countertop unit. The 4-Stage Bubble Scrubbing System uses macro, micro, and nano bubbles to loosen dirt and remove pesticides from fruits and vegetables, while High-Pressure HydroJet technology delivers three times the cleaning power of a standard dishwasher in a 30-minute cycle.

Launching this summer, the GE Profile Opal Mini brings the chewable nugget ice fans love to a countertop footprint that is 30 percent smaller than the full-size Opal, roughly the size of a Keurig. It features a rear-fill water tank for easy refilling and a scale-reducing heating system, with an optional side tank accessory available for extra ice capacity.

The Brio SIMPL delivers hot, filtered water on demand with four temperature settings ranging from 122 to 210 degrees Fahrenheit, plus room temperature. A three-in-one filter cartridge replaces up to 13 filters in a standard water pitcher and lasts up to 12 months or 528 gallons, cutting down on both waste and maintenance. Measured fill options let you dispense a precise amount hands-free, which is a useful feature for tea drinkers and anyone who fills a water bottle multiple times a day.

FreePower’s technology embeds MagSafe-compatible wireless charging directly into kitchen countertop surfaces, so phones charge simply by being set down on the counter. A subtle glow appears around the device when charging is active and disappears when not in use, leaving no visible hardware or clutter. The Gold winner for Game-Changing Innovation at KBIS 2026, it is one of the most practical smart home upgrades to come out of the show.

The Kohler Anthem EvoCycle tackles water waste with a dual-mode design. The Standard Mode delivers fresh water normally, while Cycle Mode recirculates water through a filter in the shower base and adds 0.5 gallons of fresh water per cycle. After each shower, an automatic Rapid Clean cycle runs to keep the system fresh, and the dishwasher-safe filters make the monthly Deep Clean straightforward. A digital interface and the Kohler Konnect app let you set your preferred temperature and monitor water usage.

The Richelieu Verti 840 brings upper cabinet storage down to countertop level at the touch of a button, lowering three shelves with a combined 132-pound load capacity directly in front of you without requiring the cabinet doors to open. Built-in anti-pinch sensors, a 19-inch vertical stroke, and compatibility with cabinetry from any manufacturer make it a versatile upgrade to any kitchen remodel. It earned the Gold Wellness Trailblazer award at KBIS 2026.

 

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