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  • IKEA design installation and costs

What does an IKEA kitchen cost?

IKD presents the first in a series of articles on IKEA design installation costs. In this article: Product and installation cost for two IKEA kitchens designed by IKD Other kitchen renovation costs to consider Benefits of using IKEA cabinets Benefits of using a professional third-party designer IKEA Kitchen Pricing: Cost Analysis for Rooms Under 200 sq. ft. Some articles will tell you the product cost for an IKEA kitchen, and some will discuss installation costs. Finding a source that's open and honest about both is more difficult. In this article, Inspired Kitchen Design reveals the design, product, and installation cost for two IKEA kitchen designs. These modern kitchens maximize storage, appeal [...]

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Clever Design Hacks for your IKEA Bathroom Cabinets

How customizing IKEA cabinets can lead to a functional bathroom design One significant quality professional designers have over those thrust into the occupation — such as IKEA in-person planners — is innovation. Our IKD designers have the skills and creativity to take mass-produced IKEA bathroom products and customize them to fit our customers’ needs while ensuring they look and feel like a luxury design from a home magazine. This article looks at two bathroom designs and showcases the challenges faced and hacks used by our designers to add unique organization and storage using IKEA bathroom cabinets. IKEA Bathroom Design #1: Floating Vanity and Dual Medicine Cabinets In our first example, we [...]

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How to Design Small IKEA Kitchens

Mastering the Art of Small IKEA Kitchen Design and Organization Designing a small kitchen can seem daunting. Showroom kitchens look fantastic, yet fitting those designs into a smaller space like a condo requires careful planning and organization. This article will guide you on how to organize a small IKEA kitchen, design its layout efficiently, manage space, and make it look less cluttered. The goal is to help you create your dream small kitchen with IKEA. Discovering the Potential of a Small IKEA Kitchen This happened to my friend Esther when she was renovating her two room condo in Connecticut. In the showroom, the BODBYN kitchen, which she told me she totally [...]

Two IKEA Pantry Designs that Add Style and Maximize Storage

These customers upgraded their IKEA kitchens with our functional, upscale pantry designs. If you’ve ever tried living in a home without a pantry, you know the struggle. Cereal is on sale: buy four for $6! But your cabinets are full, and you barely have room to prep dinner on your kitchen counter because it’s also acting as food storage. If you have a large family, multiply that struggle by ten. Considering you’re here to ogle these beautiful IKEA pantry designs, you probably have a small or non-existent pantry of your own, and you’re ready to change that. These customers transformed non-pantry space into pantry space, and you may be able to do [...]

Chicago IKEA Kitchen Installer discusses the Importance of a Professionally Designed IKEA Kitchen Plan and his Favorite Cabinet Hacks

And why he feels mobile IKEA kitchen islands are dangerous and how we handled a 3-story laundry chute. You’re ready to start your kitchen remodel using IKEA cabinets, so you’ve likely done a fair amount of research. You may even have begun a checklist. That’s a good start. But perhaps you realize there are some custom cabinet modifications you’d like to add or you want to make sure your kitchen is as safe for your family as possible. Or perhaps you have some hesitancy about whether you’ve taken accurate measurements or if you can assemble and install your IKEA cabinets properly. These are all issues that a professional IKEA cabinet installer [...]

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IKEA SEKTION Kitchen Cabinet Hacks for Small Spaces

How to Add Kitchen Storage With Simple DIY Solutions Shannon and Ernesto from Portland, Oregon asked IKD to redesign their small kitchen. It turned out to be the perfect project for showcasing some of our innovative IKEA kitchen hacks. Your kitchen should complement the way your household functions. Don’t settle for lack of counter space or storage; chances are we can devise a solution to work within your budget and DIY skill set. Hacking IKEA SEKTION cabinets isn’t a new concept, but you might be surprised by how creative our certified designers can be. This article shows three examples of how we used some of our favorite hacks in this kitchen [...]

Transitional-Style IKEA Mudroom Fits Neatly into Colonial Home

Overlooked areas in your home can be transformed into mudrooms with IKEA’s AXSTAD cabinets. You’ve recently moved into a new home and are very eager to remodel using IKEA cabinets. Great. Maybe you’ve already renovated your master bathroom using IKEA materials and were pleased with the results. Now you’ve set your sights on building an IKEA mudroom in the only underused room in your home. However while you know you want the mudroom to complement the aesthetics of the home (especially the abutting kitchen), you also need time to acclimate to the mudroom space and make sure you understand all of your storage needs. This was the main challenge facing customer [...]

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How to Make all Your IKEA Kitchen Cabinets Accessible

Rev-A-shelf Organizers Solve Challenging Areas in your IKEA Kitchen Organizing your IKEA kitchen cabinets and drawers is hard enough without any curve balls. In kitchen design, these curveballs come in the form of corners, pipes, vents, and space that you don’t want to waste—but also can’t reach. To make the most of your kitchen storage, you must find a way around plumbing, blind corners, and high cabinets. One advantage of choosing a professional kitchen designer rather than an IKEA planner is that a professional knows the best products to handle these complex design challenges. Our designers know these internal organization solutions rarely come from IKEA. Rev-A-Shelf is our go-to company when [...]

San Francisco/LA IKEA Installer says IKD offers him the Clearest Path for his Kitchen Projects

And grumbles that IKEA’s new Home Planner software doesn’t do hacks or show non-IKEA appliances!You’re an IKEA customer — perhaps even an experienced DIYer — who’s planning a kitchen remodel using IKEA cabinets. It’s an exciting time! You’ve made sure you’ve done your research; established your budget and selected the IKEA cabinets (or custom cabinets) that you plan for your design.However you’ve also likely realized that there’s more to a successful IKEA kitchen installation than simply assembling your cabinets and hanging them on a wall using the IKEA SEKTION kitchen system. There’s much more. This includes taking accurate measurements; taking proper inventory on delivery day; navigating the IKEA Home Planner and understanding [...]

  • IKEA kitchen design inspiration

A ‘Full-Blown’ Maryland Contractor and IKEA Kitchen Installer shares some great tips

“The smaller the kitchen, the more challenging it becomes.” If you’re an IKEA customer new to the remodeling and cabinet installation process, you probably have questions. One of those questions is likely whether you can assemble and install your IKEA cabinets yourself. We understand. Perhaps you’re looking to save money or you’ve done research of IKEA kitchens online. Or you’ve had some experience with DIY kitchen projects and feel like you’re up to the task. However, many IKEA customers also quickly realize one thing about cabinet installation: They don’t know what they don’t know! That’s the sentiments of Bill Shipley, owner of TGB Contracting in Bowie, MD, a full-blown general contractor [...]

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