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Galley Style IKEA Kitchen Offers Flexibility and Function

Galley-style kitchens like this present unique challenges and can produce very unique results! When choosing your IKEA kitchen design, sometimes less is more. This was the case for Los Angeles, CA-based IKD customer, Aja, and her family who recently completed this galley-style kitchen as a part of a full-house renovation. “Our kitchen is a small, galley-style kitchen that is not an open concept (at all),” she says. However, that did not stop the family from having some big design ideas. These ideas included, requesting a breakfast nook area for the kids; a pantry and laundry space; and lots of storage. With a budget of approximately $30,000 - $40,000 (including upgraded electrical, [...]

Build a Small Office/Multi-Purpose Room with IKEA Cabinets

Tips for taking your small home office to the next level with IKEA cabinetry IKEA cabinets aren’t just for kitchens. Anyone looking to use IKEA cabinets in other rooms around the house will surely appreciate knowing that. This is especially true with small office areas and multi-purpose rooms, and IKD’s design team would like to discuss different IKEA hacks to use with IKEA SEKTION cabinetry framework in order to create a space that is interesting, efficient and works with your personal needs. So if you’ve been searching HOUZZ, Pinterest or other design Web sites for examples of IKEA office designs, rest assured that the versatility and functionality that IKEA cabinets provides [...]

1900s-Style Bungalow Transformed with IKEA Kitchen Design

Custom Cabinetry provides the look that customers want Combining the old and the new can be a delicate balance in kitchen design, but it’s easier when you have the right design professionals working with you. This was the case for IKD customer Andrea from Carrboro, NC. She utilized IKD’s design services and Chapel Hill, NC-based Ricabi cabinetry to create a custom look in her 1900s-style craftsman/bungalow home kitchen remodel. “With limited space, we wanted an open feel, an island prep area, a sitting area, and a custom kitchen,” she explains. Did she get that? Bryan Wright of Ricabi adds: “This kitchen is designed to be a space for family dinners and [...]

Storage solutions that fit your IKEA kitchen and budget – part 2

Our team breaks down the must-have storage items that will make your IKEA kitchen In Part One of our two-part blog called “Storage Solutions That Fit Your IKEA Kitchen – and Budget” we looked at some base cabinetry storage options. Those options included door-and-drawer combinations; all-drawer bases; bases with full-height doors; and bases incorporating moveable wire baskets. In the follow-up here, the IKD design team would like to focus on storage items that’ll add efficiency and value to your kitchen: Wall organizers, recycling centers and trash pullouts. Those may seem like sometimes-overlooked storage items, but trust us when we say that these will make your workflow (and budgeting) easier – and [...]

How to Calculate the Cost of Your IKEA Kitchen Remodel

Measure and Calculate to Keep Your Kitchen Design On Budget For most IKEA customers, their new kitchen is as much about affordability as it is about efficiency. We've seen this repeatedly as we guide customers through the IKEA cabinetry selection process and their final kitchen design. You should know that the IKEA door style and kitchen measurements are the first things professional designers ask a homeowner about when embarking on a kitchen renovation. They're also the two most important things for your budget. IKEA's design services offer a swift quote for a standard kitchen measurement. However, it could be more reliable. These prices are deeply flawed because they refer to a [...]

Remodeled IKEA kitchen provides a custom fit

Creative custom cabinetry applications will maximize space and style Sometimes, when there is limited space the possibilities are endless. So says IKD customer Nicole from Seattle, WA, who – with guidance from IKD’s design team – turned her small 118-square-foot kitchen into a fresh space full of storage options. Here’s another quick snap at the opposite side of the kitchen: “We wanted to have as much storage space as possible, but also make it feel more open and modern, and look timeless in our 1944 bungalow,” she says. To achieve this, Nicole selected IKEA’s SEKTION cabinetry framework with IKEA MAXIMERA drawers and IKEA UTRUSTA hardware combined with custom Supermatte White shaker [...]

Family gets best of both worlds with their IKEA kitchen

This project proves that getting through the design and installation process — even when your time is limited — is worth the effort It’s possible to get the best of both worlds, especially when you want a modern country kitchen. This was the case for IKD customer Nathan from Summerville, SC, who with his wife remodeled their original, outdated space into a stylish IKEA kitchen that suits their day-to-day family needs. “This is the first time I've had proper overhead outdoor ventilation so I love that I can now use my grill pan, wok, etc. and not smoke the entire house out!” he says. Nathan and his family used IKD’s kitchen [...]

Designing wine storage options with IKEA cabinetry

Achievable solutions for maximizing wine storage in your IKEA kitchen Like a fine wine, a good kitchen design gets better with age. And for customers who entertain often or are collectors of wine, proper wine storage is a must. We at IKD know this well. In fact, our design team has designed many wine storage options within IKEA kitchens over the years as well as separate areas dedicated to wine storage. There are all kinds of built-in, large-scale, and temperature-controlled wine storage options and the right storage area can make a huge difference for the customer who buys a nice bottle solely for special occasions or for the connoisseur who needs [...]

Remodeled IKEA kitchen saves the best for last

Full-house projects are a great opportunity to remodel you kitchen with IKEA For IKD customers Jeff and Natalie of Perrysburg, OH, their new IKEA kitchen was simply saving the best for last. “We had already remodeled our entire 1980s house, so installing this IKEA kitchen in a modern farmhouse style was our final project,” Natalie explains. With a budget of $40,000, and inspired from kitchens found on HOUZZ, the couple worked with IKD’s design team and general contractor Renovate (also in Perrysburg, OH) to remodel their previously dark and undersized kitchen (that didn’t even feature a pantry!). “We wanted to open up our kitchen into our dining room. Therefore, taking down [...]

Customers make IKEA kitchen twice as nice

Experienced DIYers explain the installation process and how to be your own contractor Ask IKD customers Maggie and Greg from Rockville, MD and they’ll tell you their IKEA kitchen is twice as nice. After all, this is the second kitchen the couple has done, with Maggie – an experienced home renovator – installing the cabinetry and acting as general contractor. “In this project we were removing a wall, installing a new window, interlacing new hardwood with existing, moving every major appliance and adding a dishwasher. It was a blank slate, which was both exciting and daunting,” Maggie explains. With that in mind, the couple had three specific design wishes for the [...]

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