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Remodeled Kitchen with IKEA Cabinets: the Difference is Night and Day

Transforming Kitchen Spaces with IKEA Cabinets For IKD customer Justin from Berkeley, CA, the difference in this IKEA remodel kitchen from its original incarnation is almost literally night and day. In fact, what was once a dark, cramped, dingy kitchen with outdated cabinetry and flooring is now a bright, lively IKEA remodel in a rental unit with plenty of flow and storage. “The original kitchen had to be completely gutted with electrical work and plumbing work and all new cabinetry, lighting, and appliances, including a washer and dryer,” he says. So, after checking out online design sites like HOUZZ for examples of kitchen designs and researching the IKEA installation process, Justin [...]

What To Expect With Your IKEA Kitchen Purchase Experience

Learn from the pros how to navigate the IKEA store and kitchen department Walking through a never-ending maze of furniture can be overwhelming. If you don't plan on spending hours – yes, hours – wandering around your local IKEA store, there are certain things you should do. As certified kitchen designers, our team at IKD knows what those things are. We know the ins-and-outs of the IKEA kitchen purchase experience, including: How to navigate your local IKEA store, what to expect in the IKEA kitchen department, and what to do, and not do, when you’re ready to make your IKEA cabinetry purchase. So, if you’re an IKEA customer that has your [...]

Remodeled IKEA Kitchen Is a Modern Farmhouse Masterpiece

Let's see how this customer's large island became the centerpiece of their design When IKD customer Sherry from Conroe, TX was ready to create her IKEA kitchen she knew exactly what she wanted. “I lived by HOUZZ and saved many photos onto idea boards. My design wishes were very exact. I wanted a high-end look at a good price and wanted to incorporate custom fronts with perfect colors,” she says. However, having a clear kitchen design idea wasn’t enough. She needed professional design help. “I wanted to make sure everything was correct with regard to design and loaded correctly into IKEA’s planning tool,” she says. So Sherry recruited IKD’s design team [...]

Avoiding Common IKEA Kitchen Remodel Pitfalls

How to Keep Your IKEA Kitchen Remodel on Track and Under Budget IKD's design team has seen it all with IKEA kitchen remodels and knows how critical kitchen planning is to the success of your design. Using our experience, we're here to help your IKEA kitchen come to life by explaining the most common pitfalls and ways to avoid them. There are many issues to consider, from concept to installation. In this article, we focus on IKEA cabinet installation, IKEA lighting, maximizing your layout, and whether to go it alone or hire an installer. This information will primarily benefit customers in the research phase of their IKEA kitchen remodel. If you're [...]

Mistakes to Avoid during your IKEA Kitchen Renovation

How a Kitchen Design Expert Helps Create the Perfect Kitchen You’ve done research and believe you know how to renovate an IKEA kitchen. However, you want to learn from the mistakes of others in order to avoid making them yourself. As a certified kitchen designer with IKD, I'd like to take you through the experience of the kitchen remodel process. This includes layout suggestions, the best use of IKEA's cabinetry, budgeting, and the importance of working with a designer. The expert designers at IKD know that the remodeling process can feel daunting for IKEA customers – especially first-timers. We're here to help you even if you choose custom cabinetry from a [...]

I Want to Begin Remodeling My Kitchen and Am Considering IKEA

Reviewing the advantages of IKEA cabinetry for your remodel project You have decided to use IKEA for your kitchen remodel, great! Now what? We understand it can seem overwhelming. After all there are many things to consider when you begin your IKEA kitchen. Things like doing proper research, product selection, kitchen budgeting, space planning for your family’s needs and determining how quickly the project will be done (and the best time to start the project, in general). All of these factors can make a huge difference in the success of your kitchen renovation. But that’s why we’re here: To give you a clearer idea what steps to take first. At IKD, [...]

Using Custom Doors For a High-End IKEA Kitchen Design Look

Selecting and maximizing custom doors in your IKEA kitchen project Finding the perfect look for your IKEA kitchen comes down to picking the right door style. We also know there are customers who want IKEA cabinetry but want to use custom doors for their design. Fortunately, there are many third-party custom cabinet door manufacturers who provide IKEA customers high-end style options. As such, The New York Times recommends us as a design resource for customers considering custom doors for their cabinets. How did we accomplish that? Simple. Our goal at IKD is to provide customers with a clear idea of what using custom doors on their IKEA kitchen entails. Specifically, one [...]

Small IKEA Kitchen Is Big On Style

This small kitchen was remodeled to include plenty of storage and style Sometimes a kitchen design idea simply needs room to breathe. This was the case for IKD customers Ashwin and Yamini from San Mateo, CA. They recently remodeled their previously cramped, outdated kitchen with the help of IKD’s design team. Water damage had already forced them to remove base cabinets. “Our main three design wishes were to incorporate an efficient use of space, keen aesthetics and an overall ease of use,” Ashwin says. Specifically, the kitchen was solely for cooking and while they did not rely on design Web sites for examples of kitchen designs, they did do their research [...]

Success With a Full House IKEA Design Project – Part 1

The keys to using IKEA cabinetry for a a complete house remodel project Most folks remodeling their entire home don't realize that IKEA cabinets can be used for laundry rooms, mudrooms, offices, closets and more. In Part 1 of our two-part series, our design team will show you how an IKEA design idea can be expanded throughout the entire home. We’ll walk you through a full house project we recently completed for IKD customers Jack and Linda from Palm Springs, CA. Jack and Linda represent a very unique (and successful!) project for IKD. They’re a couple that was ready to retire who had the perfect piece of property to retire, so [...]

Avoiding Common Design Mistakes for IKEA Laundry Rooms

Solutions for insuring a smooth and stress-free IKEA laundry room design Sometimes, the key to an effective IKEA design is not what you include, but what you don’t. As certified designers who specialize in all things IKEA we know this very well. That’s why when people come to us for laundry room design ideas, there are common design mistakes that we always educate our customers about so that they can avoid those issues. The laundry room is an area that deserves this attention. After all, it’s a unique space used for multiple purposes, which can accommodate many types of products and configurations while incorporating IKEA SEKTION cabinetry framework. The key is [...]

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