Ikea Kitchen Planner Download
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We installed ikea cabinets in 2009. 11 years later, they are definitely showing their age. The insides are fine, the hinges are fine, the wear is just very evident on the doors and drawer fronts themselves. We will probably eventually just replace the fronts. They have not held up to normal use.
This may be true for other Ikea products, but the kitchen cabinet components are not made in China. The boxes are made in the U.S. the hardware is manufactured by Blum, a major name in the cabinet industry.
If installing upper cabinets, make sure to include under cabinet lighting. We did, and I thought it was a luxury but turns out it is a necessity. Ikea upper cabinets are 15 inches deep and cast a big shadow if the under cabinet lights are not on. We are very pleased so far with our Ikea kitchen.
I had IKEA upper cabinets put into my kitchen 12 years ago and I am 100% satisfied. No problems whatsoever. Although my contractor did tell me at the time that the labor cost would be higher. I was able to figure out how to fit them exactly to match the existing lower cabinets and keep all appliances in place. If I want to change it up, I may change out the doors in the future, but I will probably keep them as is.
I have been buying and installing Ikea cabinets for 20 years in over 25 kitchens and bathrooms. The product has mostly stood the test of time in my rentals. Some finished are better than others. The gloss finished crazed over time and the product was changed so no replacement was available through Ikea.
This year, after seeing the elevated prices and considering the extent of the assembly, I tried something else. What a great decision! I purchased Hampton Bay Cambridge white Shaker from Home Depot. This cabinet is fully assembled, all plywood construction and installs in a fraction of the time with little effort. Many sizes are off the shelf and many others quickly available from their catalog. My last kitchen cost $2500 for the cabinetry and $1500 for the stock granite countertops from a small shop. A one day install of white subway tile and it looks wonderful.
My goal was to make it as functional and beautiful as I possibly could while staying within our budget. Our kitchen and family area of our home is where we decided to put the majority of our budget, compared to the bedrooms and bathrooms.
After designing our kitchen for months with the online IKEA kitchen planner, Ryan and I took a weekend trip to Denver to finalize our plans with an IKEA kitchen specialist. I set up a time to meet with them which was helpful because the gentleman had a few ideas that I did not think of.
The design process of a kitchen, like design tasks in other areas, requires specific domain knowledge and skills. However, kitchen design has its unique requirements and constraints due to the limited flexibility in appliance selection and work layout. While planning and designing a kitchen, users face complicated situations where they need to consider many technical factors such as the structure and floor plan of the house, lighting and heating system, interfering traffic in the kitchen, geographic locations of the house, temperature and humidity, and clean technology to name a few. The kitchen is also highly sensitive to local culture. For example, the demand for utensils, furniture, and appliances closely depends on cooking styles that vary drastically across the globe.
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You kitchen look great! We are planning now and the Ikea planner in a bit difficult. Our dishwasher will sit against the wall like yours. Can you tell me what you used as a filler on the wall side and how wide it is? Thanks!
Hi, Maggie! For the entire reno, we ripped out the old kitchen the last week of June, and I posted the reveal on October 22nd, so just under 4 months! We went on vacation and had other summer things going on during that time, too, but it was a long process!
Hello! I just found this blog and I had a question. Could you provide more details on how to install the drawer in drawer? I have a contractor doing my kitchen, actually, and he is stumped! Thanks so much!
Hi, Alex! We actually sold our house this past summer, but we loved the kitchen until the last minute we were there! It was also one of the biggest reasons the buyer wanted our house. I actually miss my IKEA kitchen because the cabinets were deeper and roomier than the cabinets in our new house! I hope this helps!
I know this is a couple years old but I just found this. Your blog was helpful with the pictures and such. We just ordered and am installing our kitchen. We too are in the Burgh area. Sadly our install is not going easily but I still love my kitchen or at least will when it is done and kinks worked out. We had our plan done by their come out to your house and do it all team and several mess ups on their part sadly is the cause for the kinks.
Hi, Pierre! There is a shot of the under-the-sink area near the bottom of this post: -to-organize-a-small-kitchen/ . It was not huge, but I was able to fit a few bins to hold different items. Best of luck with your remodel!
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