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5 IKEA Hacks from Professional Kitchen Installers

In this article: Why you should choose an independent IKEA kitchen installer and an independent IKEA kitchen designer. Inspired Kitchen Design makes finding an IKEA kitchen installer near you easy with Install Connect. Five SEKTION cabinet hacks focus on customizing cabinet size and maximizing storage. Independent IKEA Installers Offer Hacks to Maximize Storage IKEA offers one-stop shopping, which feels convenient. However, these installers work for IKEA, and the store will recommend them if they’re on the list, whether or not they are the perfect fit for your project. If you’re renovating your kitchen, bathroom, mudroom, closet, etc., you’ll live with it for a long time. Take the time to find an [...]

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DIY? OR DDIY (Don’t Do it Yourself): Why Using Professional Designers and Installers is Key for Your IKEA Kitchen

Okay, it’s pop quiz time…How many inches should you leave around a kitchen island at a minimum? What’s that? You don’t know? Well if you don’t, you probably shouldn’t entertain the idea of installing one yourself – and that’s okay! (For the record, we recommend a minimum of 40 inches clearance on all exposed sides). Taking over a kitchen design project on your own in order to save time and money is a common mistake and can generally lead to wasting time and spending more money to undo any problems or issues. In fact, we have an entire section of blog posts dedicated to common mistakes. Here’s why... 1. Most people [...]

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Budgeting Your IKEA Cabinets Explained by Professional Installers

Learn how to better understand the costs for an IKEA cabinet installation Whether you’re just beginning your first IKEA kitchen remodel or are an experienced DIYer, installation costs are commonly a source of confusion for IKEA customers. As certified design professionals, our designers hear this a lot. That said, we recognize there are many considerations for your IKEA remodel project, such as your IKEA cabinet choices; design theme options; how (and when!) to navigate your local IKEA store; how to create a project checklist; how to find an installer and contractor in your area, or whether to assemble and install your IKEA cabinets yourself. That’s why we’re here: To guide you [...]

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How to Budget Your IKEA Kitchen Remodel: It Isn’t All Cabinets

A lot goes into remodeling a kitchen, and the design and supplies are just a fraction. We include an extra items list in our IKEA kitchen design package because many people forget to account for things like cabinet rails, hinges, and trim in their kitchen budget. It may be that they genuinely don’t know everything that goes into a kitchen remodel, or they get so excited they only have eyes for quartz countertops and shaker-style doors. We never want our customers taken by surprise, so we wrote an article detailing the budgeting aspects of an IKEA kitchen remodel—even the ones we don’t personally handle. 5 Key Elements of an [...]

IKEA Installer is Building its Name One Kitchen at a Time

How a new cabinet installation collaborative is helping IKEA customers get a professional-style IKEA kitchen Before beginning your DIY IKEA kitchen project, keep one thing in mind: Even the most experienced IKEA customers elect to hire professional installers instead of attempting to assemble and install their IKEA cabinets themselves. Why’s that? It’s not necessarily a reflection on your installation skills. It may be due to a lack of time (people work and families are busy); prior poor experiences attempting a DIY (it might have taken longer than hoped or (gasp!) there were issues with the measurements); or perhaps a lack of qualified IKEA cabinet installers are in your area. Or maybe, [...]

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How to Save Money on an IKEA Laundry Room Installation

Insider Tips from IKEA Installers on Saving Money During Your Laundry Room Design Installation In this article: Learn about the different levels of DIY. Building cabinets and making a trip to IKEA can help you save. Doing DIY demo and cleanup may be easier than you think. A professional design is cost-effective. If you’ve decided to use IKEA for your laundry room design, chances are affordability is important to you. IKEA is renowned for stocking on-trend products at a price that makes them accessible to most homeowners. However, most homeowners don’t want a laundry room design that looks like it came off the same shelf as their neighbor’s. That’s where we [...]

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How Good is the IKEA Kitchen Planning Service? (2023 Update)

Comprehensive Guide to IKEA’s Updated Kitchen Planning Services 2023 Update: We first wrote about IKEA’s planning service back in 2016. That was before COVID, before video chat became the norm, and before IKEA bought out Traemand. In short, a lot has changed, and we wanted to update this post to reflect the ways in which IKEA’s services have changed. 2016: Today’s guest post is by Ray S. IKEA offers a $199 in-person kitchen planning service. An IKEA kitchen planning professional visits your home, takes measurements, and spends 4 hours sitting with you to plan the kitchen you’ll use for the next 20 years. Is it better than working with Inspired Kitchen [...]

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3 Laundry Room Design Tips from IKD Customers

In this article: Homeowners want a laundry room designer who listens. How we work with multiple vendors to make a unique IKEA laundry design. Why appliance details are essential for a built-in laundry look. How we use IKEA SEKTION cabinets in creative ways. Embracing Customer-Centric IKEA Laundry Design If your IKEA laundry designer isn’t customer-focused, they’re doing something wrong. There is nothing we enjoy more than getting feedback from our design customers. That’s how we know what we’re doing right and what we may need to re-evaluate. There are a few common reasons customers choose IKD over other options for their home design, including laundry room design. For example, we: Pay [...]

How IKD’s Kitchen Design Team Earns Exceptional Houzz Reviews

Learn why we have a 4.8-star rating and 25,000 saves in this popular online home improvement community. In this article: What is Houzz? IKD’s Houzz reputation How we’ve earned exceptional customer feedback What is Houzz, and Why is it Important? Houzz is an online community that mixes the features of Pinterest with those of Angi (formerly Angie’s List). The website helps homeowners find reliable home service providers, like builders, interior designers, landscapers, architects, and even cleaners. Homeowners get to see honest reviews from real people who have used these services, as well as project photos to help them form their own opinions and make informed decisions. Homeowners can also save these [...]

IKD vs. IKEA: Kitchen Design Package Comparison

There are several similarities, but IKEA’s in-house planner doesn’t stack up to our professional kitchen designers. In this article: The T-word. Why IKEA often isn’t a one-stop-shopping experience. Reasons customers prefer IKD’s design package over IKEA’s plan package. About IKEA’s Planning and Installation Service We’ll call IKEA’s planning and installation division “the T-word.” They used to be a third-party service, but IKEA’s parent company acquired them in 2020. The transition period and supply chain issues from COVID put a temporary stop to IKEA kitchen installation services. We expect IKEA to offer kitchen installation again soon, under a new name, but customers have been fending for themselves for months. Is that a [...]

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