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A customer's experience installling five rental unit kitchens using IKEA cabinetry Here at IKD, to put it delicately, we’re no strangers to the challenges of IKEA assembly and installation. From the Home Planner, to critical missing pieces, to whimsical instructions, there's no shortage of jokes about IKEA-related frustrations. Even trips to their stores can be a fraught experience for couples! If you don’t personally have an IKEA horror story, I’m willing to bet that someone you know does. Readers, I want you to do me a favor. Think of your own IKEA horror story, whether it was a backwards chair or a leaning tower of books. Did it end in triumph, [...]

Making your kitchen look high-end an IKEA budget is totally possible When we interviewed our customer Heather for our blog, one of her first remarks was, “This is our 3rd home build, but it was the first time I had the guts to use IKEA in a kitchen.” We were intrigued! Why did building a kitchen with IKEA take guts? Was it the stress factor of using the Kitchen Planner? The fear factor of IKEA running out of stock during a sale? Or was it the aggravation factor of navigating the IKEA store maze over and over? Nope. Heather was concerned the kitchen wouldn’t look high-end enough for its eventual re-sale. We’d [...]

This IKEA kitchen showcases maximum storage and a fresh look When Liz and Bennett moved into their new home 8 years ago, they knew the “really dark and hideous” kitchen was high on their list of renovations. Why? Because the kitchen really set the tone for the entire house because of the layout. Liz and Bennett enjoy having friends over for dinner frequently, and wanted their home to feel welcoming and comfortable. But then life happened. Other home repairs, like the roof, demanded urgent attention. Turns out the best things come to those who wait. This beautiful classic style IKEA kitchen has several artistic touches we think [...]

Giving an outdated space an update with IKEA cabinetry is easier than you think Close your eyes and imagine you’ve inherited a historic yet swanky condo/apartment in Chicago with a kitchen that has a major case of DDD: Dated Dark Dingy The solution to the DDD threat is obviously a new IKEA kitchen. (This is the IKD blog after all). But now factor in: You can update the kitchen, but you have to do it before you can move in You live in Maryland at the moment and flying back and forth to Chicago or living in a hotel is out of the question Your nephew is an architect and you’re [...]

Making the most out of a small kitchen using IKEA VOXTORP doors Think every small kitchen has to be white? Not so! IKD Customer Marie’s new home had a small kitchen but she flipped the script with IKEA walnut VOXTORP doors. Marie chose to open up her kitchen with a very different design decision. Can you guess? This is what her kitchen looked like when she first bought her home: And this is her kitchen with the walnut VOXTORP doors: Ta-da! When Marie emailed a photo of her new IKEA kitchen to her realtor, her realtor wrote back, “I need to come see the house. It doesn’t even look like the same [...]