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A dirty little secret makes this kitchen a show-stopper

How to design with IKD to give your IKEA kitchen a whole new life After nearly 50 years of service, this San Francisco kitchen was ready to call it quits. There were holes in the floor and the Formica countertop needed regular re-gluing to stay in place. Beth and her spouse were ready to upgrade their kitchen, but first they thoroughly researched their options. They finally chose IKEA when a designer friend said, “The dirty little secret is that while designers do all these custom kitchens for their clients, when it’s time to do their own kitchens they use IKEA.” Fast forward to about a year later. [...]

Kitchen Designs versus Kitchen Plans

Kitchen Design Helps Bring Your IKEA Kitchen to LifeWhen it comes to kitchens, IKEA is careful about the word Design. They don’t use the word when describing their services. Instead, they discuss your kitchen “plan” and provide the IKEA Home Planner tool.The difference between the words design and plan is vast. Yet most IKEA kitchen buyers don’t notice or understand the difference. A professional kitchen designer can help you create your dream kitchen more efficiently than the IKEA Home Planner. This article will explain how.How are Professional Kitchen Design and the IKEA Home Planner Different? IKEA’s Home Planner is useful…if you want to play Tetris with your kitchen [...]

3 Laundry Room Design Tips from IKD Customers

In this article: Homeowners want a laundry room designer who listens. How we work with multiple vendors to make a unique IKEA laundry design. Why appliance details are essential for a built-in laundry look. How we use IKEA SEKTION cabinets in creative ways. Embracing Customer-Centric IKEA Laundry Design If your IKEA laundry designer isn’t customer-focused, they’re doing something wrong. There is nothing we enjoy more than getting feedback from our design customers. That’s how we know what we’re doing right and what we may need to re-evaluate. There are a few common reasons customers choose IKD over other options for their home design, including laundry room design. For example, we: Pay [...]

How IKD’s Kitchen Design Team Earns Exceptional Houzz Reviews

Learn why we have a 4.8-star rating and 25,000 saves in this popular online home improvement community. In this article: What is Houzz? IKD’s Houzz reputation How we’ve earned exceptional customer feedback What is Houzz, and Why is it Important? Houzz is an online community that mixes the features of Pinterest with those of Angi (formerly Angie’s List). The website helps homeowners find reliable home service providers, like builders, interior designers, landscapers, architects, and even cleaners. Homeowners get to see honest reviews from real people who have used these services, as well as project photos to help them form their own opinions and make informed decisions. Homeowners can also save these [...]

How a Professional Design Package can help you get a Kitchen Remodel Loan

In this article: A professional kitchen design is critical to getting accurate contractor quotes. You need accurate quotes to set a budget for your kitchen remodel. You need a budget to request a kitchen remodel loan. Financing Your Kitchen Remodel: Get a Professional Design First Most people can’t afford to cover the cost of a total kitchen remodel without relying on some type of loan or credit – even an affordable IKEA kitchen remodel. However, before you go to the bank, you must know how much the project will cost. You don’t want to borrow more than necessary and take on a higher monthly payment, and you don’t want to scramble [...]

Safe Kitchen Design Tips for Cabinets, Counters, and Circulation

Keep Your Kitchen Safe With Proper Cabinet Placement and Smart Circulation In another article about safety tips with regards to stove placement, we discussed some dangerous design flaws that – to the untrained eye may look nice – but to design professionals spell trouble for your IKEA kitchen. Those kitchen design miscues include installing a tall IKEA cabinet next to the range, placing a cooktop below the kitchen window, leaving little to no space for the hood, and using glass cabinetry too close to the range. And those are examples of kitchen designs that we strongly recommend NOT to do! In this article, we again focus on kitchen design ideas that [...]

METOD vs SEKTION: How to Achieve a Built-in European Look

Our Designer Explains the Structural Differences in IKEA Kitchens Around the World IKEA kitchens are not the same everywhere in the world. People buying IKEA kitchens in the United States and Canada get the SEKTION line, and people buying IKEA kitchens in Europe and Australia get METOD. Just look at the cabinet size and door differences between SEKTION and METOD and you’ll see it’s not a case of “to-may-to or to-mah-to.” This post will look into the differences between METOD and SEKTION that affect the integration of the kitchen. Benefits of Using IKEA METOD Kitchen Cabinets A cornerstone of European kitchen design integration, like you often see in Italian kitchens. Integration [...]

How to Design a Linen Closet for Small Spaces

Using IKEA Cabinets for Space-Saving Storage Solutions If you live in a large city or an older home with smaller room footprints than new construction McMansions (don’t get us wrong – we love those, too), chances are you are familiar with the linen closet struggle. From bulky beach towels to seasonal duvets to everyday sheets and bath linens, getting it all under control and Marie Kondo’d requires bringing in the pros. Keeping towels and bedding sheets in a custom-designed closet will keep your linens clean and protected from dust and moisture. And – bonus – an organized IKEA linen cabinet extends the life of expensive bedding and towels. This article shows [...]

The 5 Biggest Design Trends Right Now

... And How to Get the Looks at IKEA Here at IKD, we are always amazed at the original ideas that come to us from our customers, and we are always scouring our design sources for inspiration. We’ve rounded up some the top trends of the moment for you to peruse and hopefully be inspired to embark on your own home renovation project with IKEA and IKD. 1. Paint it Black Photo credit: Catherine Williamson, Beginning in the Middle, featuring Semihandmade DIY Shaker fronts According to the ultimate authority on interiors, Arch Digest, black kitchens are popping up all over the chicest Instagram feeds. The polar opposite of the traditional white [...]

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