Last month our team joined senior residential designers, architects and specifiers at DesignPoint 2026, held August 23–26 at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. Our time there gave us something that can be hard to find at larger industry events: the chance to genuinely connect.
Why we went
We went to spend real time with the people who specify our work. Designers and architects are making cabinetry decisions long before a project reaches our shop floor, and understanding how they think — what they’re weighing, where projects get difficult — matters more to us than any literature we could hand out. The format made that possible: presentations to small groups rather than a crowded booth, and a schedule with real room for one-on-one conversation. Nothing felt rushed or transactional. There was room to learn from each other, ask questions, share experiences, and build relationships organically.
What we presented
Camilla Jones, Business Development Representative at Homestead, presented to several focused groups of designers and specifiers and spent time one-on-one with attendees throughout the event.
For anyone we didn’t get to meet: Homestead has built fully custom cabinetry and furniture in Hyrum, Utah since 1987. Every piece is made to a project’s specifications rather than from preset sizes, in the European frameless style known here as full-access, full-overlay, and we sell exclusively through design dealers across the western United States.
We walked away with new relationships and a much better understanding of the priorities shaping designers’ work and the industry as a whole. We came to DesignPoint as Homestead, but by the end, we felt like we were part of one. We’re grateful for the people we met, the conversations we had, and the community we walked away with.
