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How To Take Kitchen Measurements For Your IKD/IKEA Design

Proper measurements are a fool-proof solution for a seamless IKEA design To make your IKEA kitchen project a success, it requires three main ingredients: understanding, inspiration, and most of all, clarity. As certified kitchen designers, we at IKD also know how important these elements are for you or your installer to verify the proper IKEA cabinetry before your purchase.Therefore, we’d like to share how to easily take measurements of your space. Taking clear measurements will take your kitchen design idea and make the entire design process as seamless as possible – from concept to completion. This includes incorporating your IKEA cabinetry, kitchen appliances and our favorite, IKEA hacks (or using IKEA [...]

Designer Tips: Considerations when selecting your sink for your IKEA Kitchen

Finding the right sink for your IKEA kitchen is just as important as where to put it Having the right sink can make it or break it (kitchen design speaking). We see it all the time: An IKEA kitchen design that was clearly not laid out by a professional designer and includes many design mistakes. It’s a shame because creating an IKEA kitchen is a time-consuming endeavor for the customer. Let’s see, you take the time to research kitchen design ideas on HOUZZ or other design Web sites; you decide on a design theme; you select your IKEA cabinetry to combine with IKEA’s SEKTION cabinetry framework and you research kitchen sink [...]

Customer Turns IKEA Kitchen Into the Bright Spot of Her Home

Learn how to incorporate a peninsula island into your kitchen - even one with structural issues When IKD customer Amanda from Durango, CO, began her kitchen remodel project, she knew her IKEA kitchen needed to be a bright spot. She explains: “The kitchen prior to the remodel didn’t have much natural light and one of the kitchen windows was very odd – it actually was an open window that looked into our laundry room. If something fell off the shelves above the sink, it would fall into the next room onto the dryer.” Not only that, there were other structural issues that posed challenges to the layout. For instance, space was [...]

Remodeled IKEA Kitchen Goes From Drab to Fab

Even the most outdated kitchen can look fresh and inspired using IKEA cabinetry A successful IKEA kitchen works well from top to bottom. This was the case for IKD customers David and Kim from Guelph, Ontario, Canada, who recently worked with IKD to renovate their kitchen and pantry space. “Our main wishes were to establish space to eat in the kitchen, create more storage and more counter space,” he says. “Before the renovation, the pantry space didn’t hold very much and only had high cabinets,” David says. The original kitchen also lacked character with outdated white cabinetry and flooring throughout; something the family desperately wanted to change. And change they did! [...]

An IKEA Kitchen Island Design Gave a Big Boost to Her Kitchen

Remodeling your space is possible as long as you have a clear design idea When IKD customer Ann from Claremont, CA, needed to remodel the kitchen in her newly purchased home, she turned big kitchen design plans into big results. “I didn’t like the existing cabinetry [in the original kitchen]. There was too much oak, too much stainless steel and the cabinets did not go to the ceiling. But I did like the layout,” she explains. So after doing research on kitchen design ideas, including visiting a lot of design Web sites for inspiration, Ann began to pinpoint what she wanted: A big IKEA kitchen island for eating, cabinetry that went [...]

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 [...]

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