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A Seattle IKEA Cabinet Installer Discusses Installation Costs and What’s Needed for a Hassle-Free Remodel

90% of his projects require design hacks - IKEA’s Kitchen Planner tool won’t work for them. You’ve decided to remodel your kitchen with IKEA cabinets and plan to install them yourself. You work with professional kitchen designers (ahem!) and receive your kitchen design plan — and then realize you need help with the kitchen cabinet installation after all. And you’re really concerned your new IKEA kitchen won’t look or function the way it’s intended. You’re right, this scenario could add extra time (and possibly cost) to your IKEA kitchen remodel. Fortunately for IKEA customers, there are many independent, IKEA-certified cabinet installers who will work with your IKEA kitchen design; provide cabinet [...]

Small Kitchen Designs Inspired by Large IKEA Showroom Displays

Making IKEA’s BODBYN and SEKTION products work for a small kitchen design. IKD Customer Esther walked through IKEA’s showrooms and fell in love with the BODBYN kitchen. The showroom had off-white BODBYN drawer and door fronts on SEKTION cabinets, a white quartz countertop, a double sink, tons of storage, and an island with a butcher block countertop. However, Esther’s kitchen was only 90 square feet, and she struggled with cooking, storage, and workspace. Could the IKEA products she was seeing help solve her problems and upgrade the look at the same time? With the right design, any look is possible—even in a kitchen that’s 90 square feet or less. Those with [...]

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 [...]

A Small Laundry Room Design Making Good Use of Space – With IKEA Cabinets

How to add style and storage options to your IKEA laundry room design. If you’re an IKEA customer who assumes that a laundry room design means limited options, you may want to keep reading. Even smaller spaces — like the 120-sq. ft. laundry room designed for IKD customer Vern from Chicago, IL — can incorporate clever design solutions that add practical workflow and plenty of style. In Vern’s case, this meant a space featuring a stacked washer/dryer combo as well as an IKEA AXSTAD pullout cabinet used as a laundry hamper. “We wanted good use of space and we liked the idea of having the dryer stacked and using door covers [...]

IKEA’s pre-cut laminate countertops will make your kitchen lovely for less

Design using IKEA pre-cut laminate countertops without sacrificing style. Most homeowners go a little weak-kneed when they see a quartz countertop. And granite? Perfection.Then they see the price, and that feeling becomes something more like a heart attack. With IKEA’s laminate countertops, you get the look of quartz and granite (stone) for a fraction of the cost, or you can choose a look that’s impossible to achieve with stone—also for a fraction of the cost. With the right product and design (and maybe even the right sale), you’ll get the kitchen you want while saving about 90% of the amount you’d spend on other countertops. Why has “laminate” become a bad [...]

Design a personalized media center by getting creative with IKEA product customization

Make your media center unique and attractive by mixing door styles, colors, and IKEA products. TV has become America’s favored pastime. With popular series coming out a season at a time instead of an episode at a time, it’s no wonder that 22% of Americans watch more than 4 hours every day. It’s also no wonder that more and more people are seeking media centers that they visually enjoy. The straight-out-of-the-box look is out, and the warm, cozy furniture look is in. The only problem is that these attractive designs can cost upwards of $5,000—and they still aren’t customized. This homeowner needed to figure out how to get the [...]

Hacking IKEA’s Kitchen SEKTION Cabinets for More Bathroom Storage

Creating a multi-use vanity and extra storage with IKEA's SEKTION cabinets. Emily is a makeup artist with a large family. Her face is her billboard, so she likes to take her time getting ready in the morning. However, sharing one-and-a-half bathrooms with four children was cramping her style. “Every morning, (the kids) would be fighting over the sink and mirror trying to do their hair and teeth,” Emily says.“They could never find what they needed. Sometimes the drawers wouldn’t close, or they wouldn’t open. There was just too much stuff! I tried getting ready in the other bathroom, but it’s too small. A friend suggested I put a vanity in the [...]

Tips for Designing an IKEA Galley Kitchen

Functionality and Style in Galley Kitchen Designs Designing or remodeling a small kitchen can present a unique set of challenges. However, with proper planning, you won’t have to sacrifice style or space. In this article, we look at ways to create a functional, elegant galley kitchen and hear from one of our customers who successfully created the kitchen of her dreams. How to Plan for a Galley Kitchen Remodel Knowing what you want makes all the difference. Just ask Inspired Kitchen Design customer Jenny who was looking to add storage in her galley-style NYC kitchen while incorporating unique design elements. When asked what the driving force behind the kitchen remodel was, [...]

IKD Achieves Milestone of 7000 IKEA Designs

Our team reflects on how IKD's experience and process sets our designs apart It wasn’t that long ago IKD achieved the milestone of having created 3000 IKEA design projects (including kitchens, bathrooms, bar rooms, offices and laundry rooms, among others). We're happy to report we’ve now more than doubled that total and recently reached 7000 IKEA designs! How’d we do it? As IKEA kitchen design specialists we’re experts in IKEA’s SEKTION kitchen system and understand how to implement IKEA cabinets — as well as custom cabinet fronts — into your IKEA design. (We work closely with Los Angeles, CA-based Semihandmade (SHM), a leading third-party custom cabinet front manufacturer whose offerings fit [...]

How a Traditional(ish) IKEA Kitchen Opened Up a Full House Remodel

A turn-of-the-century home gets a new but traditional IKEA kitchen. Having an outdated kitchen is bad, but having one that is out of touch with your needs is even worse. And when the kitchen — which is supposed to be the heart of the home — is actually hindering progress on your whole-house remodel project, something has to be done. How can you entertain properly with a cramped kitchen space? How can your kitchen be effective for everyday activities if it has no flow? Not very enjoyable. This was the situation for Jaime from Tacoma, WA, whose turn-of-the-century home was in need of a major kitchen remodel to open it up [...]

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