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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 [...]

How an IKEA Kitchen’s Nine-Foot Peninsula Got This Family of Six Cooking Together

Customized IKEA kitchen cabinets and a team approach transformed this city kitchen. You’ve decided to do home renovations and that now means changes for your kitchen. It could mean big changes. And the only option you see to make your kitchen exactly as you want is to customize it. But it has to be done correctly. So even though you very much want the installation process and use of the resulting kitchen to be a family affair, you also know you need a team effort to navigate a task this important, not to mention the supply chain issues! This is exactly what customer Varsha from Washington DC experienced when she and [...]

Understanding the Pros and Cons of an L-Shaped IKEA Kitchen

A designer's review of the common pitfalls of L-shaped kitchens — and how to avoid them. L-shaped kitchens are very distinctive and formed by your home's architecture. How will you know? It features two open ends, formed by two sections of adjoining cabinets which forms — you guessed it — an L-shape layout. L-shaped kitchens are ideal for single cooks with small and medium-sized kitchen and very conducive to an open floorplan layout. So for a variety of reasons L-shaped IKEA kitchens are popular. When designed properly they’re adaptable, unique and easy to renovate. If not handled correctly though there can be real challenges for IKEA customers. As experts in all [...]

How To Achieve Proper Fridge Placement in Your IKEA Kitchen

Understanding fridge placement is just as important as what type of refrigerator you choose. When you begin your IKEA kitchen remodel there are certain products that need to be considered. IKEA cabinets are at the top of the list, naturally.However appliance placement is key as well. You wouldn't want your kitchen to feature products that don’t work well together, right? You want your kitchen to be ergonomic. That's why we encourage our customers to complete a design checklist:To determine how you want your kitchen to work and what products you want to accomplish those design goals. As IKEA kitchen design specialists with over 7000 designs completed, we can tell you that [...]

Two IKEA bar areas – each with distinct design motivations

IKEA cabinets + Semihandmade doors + Summit wine coolers were all they had in common A home bar should be an inviting area to kick back with a drink after a hard day at work or entertain friends. You want to nail that elusive, artful blend of cozy and glam. And, surprise! Budget-friendly IKEA cabinets are the key to this upscale look. With lots of customizable options, whether you want a masculine-motif bar or a midcentury-modern-inspired bar, it’s totally possible. And the good news is that this type of project doesn’t cost as much as you think, leaving you with more cash to stock the bar. Two recent bar projects—both spanning [...]

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, [...]

A Step-by-Step Guide to a Beautiful IKEA Laundry Room

Simple tips to make your IKEA laundry room more practical, stylish — and fun Laundry is a necessity. For many, unfortunately, that means a tedious (and time-consuming!) chore with lots of sorting; loading and unloading; drying and folding. Rinse and repeat. If you don’t have a dedicated IKEA laundry room, those tasks become even less enjoyable. But fear not. As experts in IKEA designs, we’re here to tell you there’re plenty of things that can be done design-wise to make it a more pleasant experience. “One of the keys is to know that laundry rooms have four primary areas and functions: Entry and prep; washing; drying; and storage and ironing. It’s [...]

A Tidy Blue and White IKEA Kitchen Design

How IKEA’s BODBYN cabinets and custom design solutions overcame limited space for a family of four You’ve remodeled your kitchen before using white IKEA kitchen cabinets, so you think you’ve got a pretty good grasp on what it takes. But that was a while ago and you’ve got a new home now and a small kitchen. Add to that a growing family that’s quickly outgrowing the space and you can see the need to remodel. But what do you do? If you’re IKD customer Fay from Alameda, CA, you adapt and overcome. “Our kitchen footprint is very small, so we needed it to function well for a family of four. The [...]

Practical Building Tips for your IKEA Laundry Room Design

Bursting hoses, low-lighting and water hammers are all obstacles — here’s how to avoid them. If you’re just beginning your IKEA laundry room design, there are some building tips you absolutely must know. Our entire team thinks so. Why’s that? Because these are practical tips that will make any laundry room layout more efficient, functional and safer. These tips include knowing the available IKEA cabinets; safety issues; countertop choices and lighting options, among others. And they may very well increase your overall enjoyment of doing laundry — while simultaneously improving the functionality of your home. “Laundry rooms these days are migrating upstairs from basements, where they’ve traditionally sat in most homes. [...]

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