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  • Master bathroom with IKEA cabinets

Creating your ideal master bath with IKEA cabinetry

While your IKEA kitchen is the place for you to gather with friends and family, an IKEA master bath is equally important. That’s the place for you to relax, rejuvenate and recharge your batteries.To get to that space (literally and figuratively) there are many considerations in the master bath, from space to style and storage needs to general accessibility – and only the right IKEA cabinetry in the hands of IKD designers will do. So whether your bathroom or budget is large or small and you want a stylish vanity area, his-and-hers sinks, or simply “must have” a new IKEA linen cabinet to store your towels, linens and toiletries, there are [...]

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 This was the case for IKD customer Nathan from Summerville, SC, who with his wife remodeled their original, outdated space into a stylish IKEA kitchen that suits their day-to-day family needs.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 [...]

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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 [...]

IKD reaches milestone of 3000 IKEA designs

Our design team reflects on some of the highlights of our many IKEA designs As design experts, we here at IKD know what it takes to create a great IKEA kitchen: Dedication, passion and teamwork. And since IKD began offering IKEA kitchen designs online in 2008, our team has incorporated these qualities into every one of our projects, from kitchens, baths and closets to home offices, wardrobe and wine storage. “I like designing in a space where we can incorporate many solutions and design components that will make a kitchen not only beautiful but highly functional and organized,” IKD designer Paulina says. Put another way, we expertly use IKEA SEKTION cabinetry [...]

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 [...]

Every inch counts in remodeled NYC IKEA kitchen

Custom islands like the one in this project are an example of the possibilities with IKEA kitchens Designing an IKEA kitchen can be a game of inches. This was the case for IKD customer Brian from Brooklyn, NY, who recently remodeled his galley-style kitchen to accommodate very specific design needs. He explains: “It’s not the biggest kitchen (15'5"L X 8' W), so it was a challenge fitting everything in and having adequate counter space. We cook every day and also entertain a lot. It opens into a good-sized dining room with a large table so it’s easy for everyone to talk while making dinner.”Therefore, Brian and his spouse required having a [...]

Modern IKEA Kitchen Has European Style Without Breaking The Bank

Creating a modern kitchen design theme using SEKTION cabinetry is an affordable option For her IKEA kitchen, IKD customer Charmaine from Long Island City, NY, wanted European style without European cost. “We met with several high-end European kitchen companies and we didn’t think it was cost effective to move forward since the cost was almost the same amount of our labor expense from our contractor. We decided IKEA was the best choice since it can achieve the same European style at a fraction of the cost,” she explains. More specifically, she also wanted to achieve a high-end look with her appliances while making sure the cabinetry was installed properly. All within [...]

IKEA’s next sale event: designer shopping tips

Knowing your space and your needs will get you through the next IKEA sales event The one predictable thing about IKEA kitchen sales events announcements is that they are unpredictable. IKD designer Paulina explains: “It’s well known that IKEA doesn’t announce the dates for their next sale. We’d been observing one-month long sales and assuming that that would happen two or three times a year, every three months or so. But this past one lasted just three weeks and it came one or two weeks before the ‘expected’ time. So yes, it even took us by surprise!” Even we here at IKD are not immune but of course we are used [...]

  • IKEA Choices for Products and Design

Exploring the IKEA Ecosystem: More Choices in Products & Design Services

An Insider’s Look at the World of IKEA Without a doubt, IKEA is a world unto itself. It’s so big that it’s led to third-party companies whose mission is to provide kitchen products or design services that are complementary to IKEA cabinetry. IKD is one of those companies. Another of those companies, on the kitchen cabinetry side, is CA-based Semihandmade. Semihandmade is considered a pioneer in the growing IKEA ecosystem of “hacking” IKEA products and providing stylish and affordable cabinet door options that fit IKEA kitchens, bathrooms, closets, and media systems. Just as each company serves the needs of IKEA kitchen customers without being formally partnered with IKEA, so too do [...]

It’s very much a working IKEA kitchen

One way to overcome structural issues is to use IKEA cabinetry the way these customers didIt’s been said “time is of the essence,” but with kitchen design it is often space that takes priority. This was certainly the case for IKD customer Todd from Chapel Hill, North Carolina who recruited IKD to turn a rather cramped and outdated original kitchen into a striking– and durable – IKEA kitchen remodel. Todd explains: “It’s not a huge kitchen and we cook everyday. So it’s not really a show kitchen. It’s very much a working kitchen.”This need was magnified when realizing the space was limited due to ceiling height – or lack thereof. “The home [...]

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