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An example of an affordable IKEA kitchen full of function and style When you’re looking to get a new IKEA kitchen for your home, it helps to have friends like Andrew Kline. Andrew is an interior designer in New York City who recently helped friends in Brooklyn remodel their new townhouse. Andrew does not usually design with IKEA, but his friends wanted to save some money by getting an IKEA kitchen for their new home, this IKEA kitchen design is really good. When I asked Andrew why he, an experienced interior designer, hired IKD to do this IKEA kitchen design, his answer was simple. “It would have taken me too long [...]

How Different Countries Utilize IKEA Kitchen Designs When it comes to kitchen design, the country you live in often influences the top priorities of your kitchen. For example, an Italian kitchen has concealed appliances. American kitchens often include large refrigerators, but they’re smaller and hidden behind doors in Europe. It’s why IKEA’s METOD line in Europe and Australia has such different cabinets from SEKTION. No matter where you live, IKEA has what you need for a good kitchen and IKD can help make your design happen. In this article, we look at some stunning IKEA kitchens worldwide and highlight the most important design aspects for each country. IKEA Kitchen [...]

Move over, little white kitchen. White may be a timeless color choice for your IKEA kitchen, but black has its place too. Everyone knows black is the classy color choice for any event. Someone just told Lyle here that green & yellow together is the new black That’s why you see so many articles claiming that something is “the new black!” No good can come from this mindset. In the 1970s, someone said, “Goldenrod and avocado are the new black!” and some kitchen designer covered my childhood home’s kitchen in those colors, from the linoleum to the wallpaper and even the appliances. It already looked [...]

An expert reviews what makes white kitchens so appealing Being trendy is très cool but trends come and go faster than a speeding bullet. The next thing you know you’re flipping through your middle school yearbook asking, “Why didn’t somebody stop me from getting that spiral perm? My apologies to the environment for using all that AquaNet.” With a kitchen renovation, the stakes are higher. This 2013 article in Popular Mechanics estimates that a “minor” kitchen renovation costs on average $18,500 in the United States. Click through if you feel like having a minor cardiac event at the cost of a major kitchen reno! Sure, IKEA kitchens are very affordable. It’s the number [...]

Creating a custom look in your kitchen using IKEA’s panels A kitchen design request we get a lot here at IKD is, “I don’t want it (my kitchen) to look like IKEA!” We understand. Nobody really likes their kitchen to look cookie-cutter. This is where IKEA’s SEKTION is great for creating a custom, built-in look for your kitchen. […]

Talking with IKD founder Mike about one of his favorite kitchen designs At IKD, we love all of the kitchens we design for our clients…but we still have our favorites. In this series we’ll share IKD team members’ favorite kitchen designs. Mike Toth, Founder IKD Team Member: Mike Role: Founder, Designer Why this is his favorite kitchen: “This kitchen reminds me of my own. It’s both traditional and modern. I want to cook in my kitchen, not eat. But I can keep guests nearby for talking and entertaining.” This Australian kitchen has been included in more than a hundred ideabooks on Houzz.com, a very popular [...]