Kitchen and Bath Show Rooms

See for Yourself: The dual-flush KOHLER Escale elongated toilet offers contemporary design and a push-button flush.

Genz-Ryan Design Studio
Show Room Insider: 2200 W. Hwy. 13, Burnsville, 952-767-1000
Open Mon.–Fri. Appointments recommended, but anyone can browse.
Great Finds: A fully interactive plumbing and heating show room with more than 7,000 square feet of show room space. More than sixty lines of plumbing, heating, cooling, and air-quality products, including Honeywell, Rohl, Lennox, Uponor, Kohler, Jacuzzi, Carrier, Elkay, Grohe, and Rinnai tank-less water heaters. Genz-Ryan can source most products and sell to the public, if Genz-Ryan installs product.
Extras: Offers two-year warranty program on all parts and labor and special financing for homeowners on jobs exceeding $500.
Offers quarterly seminars on the latest plumbing and heating innovations.
Sells directly to the public.

See for Yourself: The Sub-Zero Pro 48 with glass door is stainless steel inside and out and keeps food fresh with dual refrigeration technology.

The Living Kitchen at Roth Distributing Company
Show Room Insider: 11300 W. 47th St., Minnetonka, 952-933-4428 Consumers are welcome to visit Mon.–Fri. Appointments are recommended.
Great Finds: Luxury kitchen vignettes. Distributor of upscale kitchen appliances and luxury bath plumbing fixtures and supplies. Exclusive regional distributor for Sub-Zero refrigeration, Wolf cooking products, Asko cleaning appliances, and Best by Broan ventilation products.
Extras: Offers regular product presentations and knowledgeable consultants to help plan a dream kitchen.

Minnesota Standard
Show Room Insider: 6363 State Hwy. 7, St. Louis Park, 952-920-1460; 1201 N. River Front Dr., Mankato, 800-862-3763; 128 Franklin Ave. NE, St. Cloud, 800-892-7047
Open Mon.–Fri., and Sat. by appointment.
Great Finds: Wholesale plumbing distributor with full lines of kitchen and bath plumbing products and more than thirty brands of plumbing fixtures. Introduced “green” products this year, including dual-flush toilets and low-flow showerheads that are water efficient and sustainable. Green products from top manufacturers such as American Standard, Delta, Alson’s, Hansgrohe, Brizo, Mansfield. Also carries top-selling Moen.
Extras: More than 5,000 square feet of show room space featuring working demonstrations of toilets, tubs, and faucets. Employee-owned since 1989, serving Twin Cities metro area since 1951.
Sells only to the trade, but show rooms are open to the public.

Montaggio
Show Room Insider: 150 2nd Ave. N., Minneapolis, 612-333-6264 Open Mon.–Fri., and half-day Sat., as well as by appointment.
Great Finds: Montaggio offers contemporary European designs inspired by modern living and comfortable elegance. Exclusive dealer of Wetstyle, Alape, Villeroy & Boch, and Gessi, as well as a preferred show room for Dornbracht, Duravit, Toto, Julien, Stone Forest, Zuma, Americh, Vola, Jado, Ginger, and others.
Extras: Works with consumers, as well as with architects and designers. No appointments necessary. Sells directly to the public.

North Star Kitchens
Show Room Insider: International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 162, Minneapolis, 612-375-9533
Open Mon.–Fri., and half-day Sat.
Great Finds: Specializes in cabinetry with period-inspired details and freestanding pieces, including custom range hoods. Features Wm Ohs, Downsview Kitchens, and Quality Custom Cabinetry.
Extras: The full-service design approach incorporates the belief that a kitchen should be as functional and beautiful as a piece of fine furniture.
Sells directly to the public.

Partners 4, Design
Show Room Insider: International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 109, 952-927-4444
Open Mon.–Fri., half-day Saturday
Great Finds: This design-build show room specializes in kitchen and bath spaces, but also does whole home design. Exclusive dealer for Poggenpohl, high-end German cabinetry noted for its contemporary lines. Also features Crystal Cabinets, based in Princeton. Has access to a wide range of European and American appliances, including Sub-Zero, Miele, and Wolf.
Extras: Two architects and five designers on staff to help bring a project from start to finish, including construction and installation.
Sells directly to the public.

Pedini Twin Cities
Show Room Insider: International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 151, Minneapolis, 612-746-0678
Open Mon.–Fri. and half-day Sat.
Great Finds: Exclusive Minnesota dealer for Pedini ultra-sleek Italian cabinetry. This high-end, eco-friendly, contemporary brand available in ten designer lines in a number of materials and colors, including stainless steel, glass, and wood.
Extras: Offers full in-house design and sales services based on more than twenty years of residential design and project management experience.
Sells directly to the public.

Pipeline Supply
Show Room Insider: 620 16th Ave. S., Hopkins, 952-988-5550
Sells kitchen accessories, storage and medicine cabinets, makeup mirrors, bathroom furniture, and cabinet hardware to the public. Plumbing supplies need to be purchased through a plumbing professional.
Great Finds: Wholesale plumbing distributor with a wide variety of bathroom and kitchen fixtures and faucets. A premier Kohler show room, with 1,500 square feet dedicated to Kohler and Kallista products. Top-selling lines include Kohler, Delta, Grohe, Rohl, Jason, Blanco, Elkay, Franke, and Pearl Baths.
Extras: Offers 7,000 square feet of show room space with products from around the world on display.
Appointments required for consultations.

Valcucine Minneapolis
Show Room Insider: International Market Square, 275 Market St., Ste. 145, Minneapolis, 612-341-4588
Open Mon.–Fri., and half-day Sat.
Great Finds: The only Valcucine show room in the five-state area. This Italian modular system is not only green, but also ergonomically designed. The high-styled contemporary cabinetry system focuses on providing the user a well-designed, efficient space.
Extras: Four in-house professional designers. Offers in-home consultations. A small line of furniture and doors.
Sells directly to the public.

Excerpted from "A Show Room 'Show and Tell,' " Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, December 2007, p. 183