I started hitting the booths on Roy Diez's list of booths to visit, but he's right: The products are really interesting, so it's slow going.

Among my favorites so far:

-- Wayne-Dalton, which has a line of fiberglass-encased steel garage doors with moveable "timbers" with magnetic backing, allowing homeowners to customize a carriage-house look that can change with their whims

-- Miele's new dishwashers, which offer an astonishing selection of functions and loading flexibility

-- Samsung's Staron quartz countertops (I admit I'm a huge fan of engineered stone surfaces in general. I'm not a good enough housekeeper to deal with sealing granite regularly.)

Back to the floor. More to report later.