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Transforming Kitchen Spaces with IKEA Cabinets For IKD customer Justin from Berkeley, CA, the difference in this IKEA remodel kitchen from its original incarnation is almost literally night and day. In fact, what was once a dark, cramped, dingy kitchen with outdated cabinetry and flooring is now a bright, lively IKEA remodel in a rental unit with plenty of flow and storage. “The original kitchen had to be completely gutted with electrical work and plumbing work and all new cabinetry, lighting, and appliances, including a washer and dryer,” he says. So, after checking out online design sites like HOUZZ for examples of kitchen designs and researching the IKEA installation process, Justin [...]

This small kitchen was remodeled to include plenty of storage and style Sometimes a kitchen design idea simply needs room to breathe. This was the case for IKD customers Ashwin and Yamini from San Mateo, CA. They recently remodeled their previously cramped, outdated kitchen with the help of IKD’s design team. Water damage had already forced them to remove base cabinets. “Our main three design wishes were to incorporate an efficient use of space, keen aesthetics and an overall ease of use,” Ashwin says. Specifically, the kitchen was solely for cooking and while they did not rely on design Web sites for examples of kitchen designs, they did do their research [...]

A masterclass in using IKEA cabinetry to make a kitchen more efficient The kitchen is meant to be the heart of the home, but for Jennifer from Centennial, CO, her original kitchen felt anything like it. That is of course, until her family decided to remodel the space using IKEA cabinets and IKD's design services. "We needed our new space to function better. Our original kitchen was inefficient and it just never felt right," she explains. "Plus, with the view walking into the kitchen area from the front hallway, you looked straight at the end of the peninsula. It was an eyesore." This meant incorporating multiple design revisions– all based around [...]

A customer's experience installling five rental unit kitchens using IKEA cabinetry Here at IKD, to put it delicately, we’re no strangers to the challenges of IKEA assembly and installation. From the Home Planner, to critical missing pieces, to whimsical instructions, there's no shortage of jokes about IKEA-related frustrations. Even trips to their stores can be a fraught experience for couples! If you don’t personally have an IKEA horror story, I’m willing to bet that someone you know does. Readers, I want you to do me a favor. Think of your own IKEA horror story, whether it was a backwards chair or a leaning tower of books. Did it end in triumph, [...]