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A San Diego & LA IKEA Kitchen Installer’s Experiences with Kitchen Designs and Installation Costs

Plumbing, electric and tiling are also in his scope of work. For most IKEA customers, starting their kitchen remodel is a big step. We understand this, especially for those unfamiliar with the process. However, finding the right certified IKEA cabinet installers in your area will make an enormous difference in the success of your kitchen renovation. This includes keeping the project on track through potential delivery delays; making sure all necessary parts are on site; and above all, making sure that your IKEA kitchen is completed correctly to your needs. These are the sentiments of Andriy, owner of San Diego, CA-based UCON Contemporary Interiors, who recently shared information about his cabinet [...]

A Virginia IKEA Kitchen Installer’s Insights: Costs and Designs

He also shares some clever cabinet hacks most homeowners don’t know about. For IKEA customers, a kitchen remodel project can be an overwhelming experience – especially when starting the cabinet installation process. That’s why our design team highly suggests finding certified IKEA cabinet installers, in your area. There are simply too many details involved with IKEA cabinet installation that only experts will notice. This includes taking proper measurements; keeping track of inventory and dealing with IKEA’s supply chain delays, plus many more. Understanding this is crucial to the success, timeliness and ease of the installation (for your family as well as for the professionals designing and installing your kitchen!) These are [...]

What to Expect from IKEA’s Kitchen Planning Service

(And why customers choose IKD’s designs) Last April, we wrote an article about IKEA’s in-home kitchen planning service using information collected by an informed shopper. However, since we published that article, IKEA has done away with the in-home consultation. You can now have an IKEA planner create your kitchen design in-store or online. They’ve made the process easier on themselves, but have they made it better or more convenient for their customers? How do IKD's kitchen planning service stack up against IKEA planners? IKEA offers free design services. This is IKEA's most significant asset when considering the company's planning services. You can get an online or in-store design consultation [...]

Wood-Toned Modern Kitchen Design with Custom IKEA Cabinets

A sublime kitchen design with soft whites and wood, flat-paneled doors and custom IKEA cabinets. If you’re starting your first IKEA kitchen and feel overwhelmed, you’re not alone. First-time IKEA customers often do initially. Between navigating the IKEA Home Planner; researching kitchen design and kitchen cabinet options that suit your vision (and budget!) and — if you’re DIYers — understanding how to properly install your IKEA cabinets, there’s plenty of IKEA idiosyncrasies to learn. This is especially true if your kitchen needs a lot of customization. Fortunately, if you collaborate with design professionals, chances are you’ll feel like an expert when your kitchen project is complete. This was what happened for [...]

Four Clever IKEA Design Hacks to Create More Storage in a Small Bathroom

Customizing IKEA kitchen cabinets offered more bathroom storage options for this couple. Kate and her husband, Josh, were determined to make the most of the single bathroom in their Illinois apartment. They had a bathtub/shower combination, but they really wanted a separate bathtub and walk-in shower. They installed a new shower stall where a storage closet had been. This renovation resulted in less storage space, and half of the bathroom looked brand-new, while the other half did not reflect the upgrade. Kate and Josh considered their bathroom design options. “We needed to replace the lost storage and give our bathroom a facelift,” Kate explains. In addition to the lost closet space, [...]

Overcoming the Unexpected when Designing an IKEA Kitchen

How to Problem Solve During an IKEA Kitchen Remodel Product back orders, a 350-mile drive to Montreal — even a fire — didn’t slow down this kitchen remodel. Initiating the remodeling process can come with a learning curve for many IKEA customers, so first-time remodelers really need patience and perseverance. But what would you do if your tight project timeline was hindered by a lack of accurate product pricing, back orders, and even a fire at the IKEA warehouse that held up your order? If you were Regina from Stratford, CT, you’d take matters into your own hands. In this article, Regina recounts her experience to offer advice to those considering [...]

DIY Remodel becomes an IKEA Kitchen Classic

Modern Design Ideas for an Outdated Kitchen Using IKEA Cabinets For IKD customer Sommer, the results of her DIY IKEA kitchen remodel were literally night and day. Sommer, who lives in Eastsound, WA, explains: “We wanted to update the look of our 111-year-old kitchen with a fresh, clean feel while keeping a coherent flow with the rest of the house.” With that, she had a few specific design wishes, including wanting a modern, high-end look with lots of drawers and no upper cabinets; establishing as much light as possible in this previously dark, cramped space; and maintaining a visual flow between rooms — particularly with light and white elements — while avoiding [...]

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 [...]

IKEA Wine Rack Hack: Custom Wine Set-Ups for Narrow Spaces

Creating a Custom Wine Cabinet Using Our Signature IKEA Hacks True wine connoisseurs are collectors. Many of them dedicate entire rooms to storing and even aging prized bottles of wine. For those who lack the space but not the love of wine, there are all kinds of built-in, large-scale, and temperature-controlled wine storage options. This IKEA kitchen hack is for the rest of us who enjoy wine but only buy expensive bottles for special occasions. Typically, we don’t get fancy when we’re picking out our pizza wine, or wine for a girls’ night out. Just call us wineaux. Us wineaux need to store our wine too, but we don't have the [...]

How Thick Is IKEA’s SEKTION Cover Panel in the Showroom?

No IKEA kitchen design is complete without cover panels. Like Ana wrote in a post about achieving a paneled look, cover panels can do everything from supporting countertops to creating custom cabinets and islands for our customers. These extra pieces match the finish of your IKEA cabinet doors. IKEA’s new kitchen line, SEKTION, offers matching cover panels just like AKURUM did with their PERFEKT panels. We discovered something about the SEKTION cover panels that you simply must know before you start designing your IKEA kitchen. And, we hate to call people out, but – even sales associates in the IKEA kitchen showroom didn’t know this for sure! SEKTION Cover [...]

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