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Success With a Full House IKEA Design Project – Part 2

Our design team reviews a recent full-house IKEA remodel In Part One of our two-part series called “Success With a Full House IKEA Design Project”, we reviewed a recent project for IKD customers Jack and Linda from Palm Springs, CA. Now, we’d like to look at other rooms in their project. Specifically, Jack and Linda wanted to incorporate rooms that made their lives more efficient retirement; allowed them to entertain guests, and enjoy their family when their grandchildren visited. They wanted to accomplish this using IKEA cabinetry combined with custom cabinet options – while staying within a strict budget. So IKD’s team focused on creating an IKEA master his-and-hers walk-in closet, [...]

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Success With a Full House IKEA Design Project – Part 1

The keys to using IKEA cabinetry for a a complete house remodel project Most folks remodeling their entire home don't realize that IKEA cabinets can be used for laundry rooms, mudrooms, offices, closets and more. In Part 1 of our two-part series, our design team will show you how an IKEA design idea can be expanded throughout the entire home. We’ll walk you through a full house project we recently completed for IKD customers Jack and Linda from Palm Springs, CA. Jack and Linda represent a very unique (and successful!) project for IKD. They’re a couple that was ready to retire who had the perfect piece of property to retire, so [...]

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Three IKEA kitchens cabinet designs under $5,000

These designs prove that saving on your budget without sacrificing style is easy! Customers often ask us if IKEA's kitchen cabinets are as inexpensive as everyone says. They know that IKEA's a great brand and their cabinets are well-built -- but how do they compare in price to Home Depot or Lowes? Or other brands? It's hard to know especially since IKEA just offers the cabinet price -- no assembly or installation. While the other brands include both. There's very little info or references about IKEA's complete kitchen cabinet pricing. So we decided to help by showing a series of IKEA kitchens that we've designed with the actual cabinet costs. Of [...]

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A modern farmhouse kitchen for a self-described "IKEA freak"

Personalizing your kitchen is very possible using IKEA cabinetry IKD designed a modern farmhouse kitchen for Sharon and Steve’s brand-new home. We always have fun designing IKEA kitchens in new home builds. Without further ado: Sharon describes herself as an “IKEA freak” and if you look closely in the photos you can see other IKEA touches, such as the pillows on the sofa and the INGOLF bar stools. Because they were starting with a blank slate, Sharon and Steve gave IKD full rein over the design. They loved the first kitchen design draft we came up with and made no changes – a first in IKD history! [...]

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Allstyle cabinet doors make IKEA kitchens look custom

A brief interview with AllStyle CEO Drew Gall More and more, IKD customers are choosing IKEA for their kitchen cabinet boxes and sourcing their doors, appliances, and countertops from somewhere else. Why? Because they want a custom-looking kitchen. AllStyle Cabinet Doors in Canada is a popular supplier of IKEA retrofit solutions. When you buy their highly stylized, beautiful doors, your kitchen will look anything but IKEA. This week I interviewed Drew Gall, the President of AllStyle. AllStyle is based in the greater Toronto area and services both Canada and the United States. […]

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Get an award-winning IKEA kitchen installation in Michigan

IKD speaks with a leading IKEA installer in Michigan It’s time for another edition of Kitchen Installation Confidential. This time we’ve interviewed Michael, the owner of Apple Renovations, based out of Westland, Michigan. He’s another one of our Install Connect-approved IKEA kitchen installers, and he’s here to share some secrets of kitchen installation. #1: Why do your customers hire you instead of using IKEA’s installation services? Well, the plus side of IKEA is that they have an outstanding, very clean, European look. The products aren’t just better than comparable offerings elsewhere, they’re also well stocked so you can get started right away. It’s why they lead the industry. But [...]

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IKEA kitchen hack: class up a DIY desk with a custom lap drawer

Practical solutions for incorporating a custom lap drawer IKEA’s desk options are as endless as its kitchen options. You can purchase one of its ready-to-go options, or you can make use of their “table bar system.” Pick out the tabletop and legs, and you’re ready to go! Unless you want to add storage. Unfortunately IKEA doesn’t sell a separate, individual lap drawer for their mix and match desk tables. Luckily, making one yourself is pretty easy. This is particularly smart for a kitchen, because you can have the SEKTION drawer front for the lap drawer match the other kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts. The lap drawer is a low IKEA [...]

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