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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. [...]

Designer Tips for improving your IKEA Laundry Room

IKD designer Richard says adding value is easy with an IKEA laundry room. Some IKEA customers may believe that laundry rooms are solely utilitarian and boring. Not true. There are many options that will not only boost the function and look of your laundry area, but will simultaneously boost the value of your home.And all it takes is some design ingenuity and IKEA cabinets. This according to IKD designer Richard whose worked on dozens of IKEA laundry rooms and who’d like to share some tips for improving your IKEA laundry. “Laundry rooms are a great way to stretch your imagination. IKEA laundry rooms are a place you can go a little [...]

What makes a good IKEA kitchen design? A checklist – Part II

Part 2 in a series about the checklist items for a successful IKEA design We have been taking a look at some points you need to review right after your design has been completed and before you start building. This is the second part of this series. You can always take a look at the first part right here. We’ll continue this checklist with other three important features of your kitchen that need to be checked. You’ll have to ask yourself the following: 5. Have you planned sufficient under-cabinet lighting? When you have enough lighting for your countertop in your IKEA kitchen, you are also helping to prevent accidents: it ensures [...]

A Checklist for a High-quality IKEA Kitchen Design

Tips from Professional Kitchen Designers to Get Your Kitchen Remodel Right the First Time You finalized your IKEA kitchen design. It’s time to take your list, go to the store, buy materials, and get started, right? Not just yet! Before starting your IKEA kitchen remodeling project, use our curated checklist created by IKD’s kitchen design professionals to account for frequently overlooked details. After all, a good IKEA kitchen design is much easier to review when you have a checklist. This article provides our top remodel tips to help you get it right the first time. The Details of an IKEA Kitchen Remodel The frequently overlooked details in a remodel range from [...]

Overcoming the Unexpected when Designing an IKEA Kitchen

How to Problem Solve During an IKEA Kitchen Remodel Product back orders, a 350-mile drive to Montreal — even a fire — didn’t slow down this kitchen remodel. Initiating the remodeling process can come with a learning curve for many IKEA customers, so first-time remodelers really need patience and perseverance. But what would you do if your tight project timeline was hindered by a lack of accurate product pricing, back orders, and even a fire at the IKEA warehouse that held up your order? If you were Regina from Stratford, CT, you’d take matters into your own hands. In this article, Regina recounts her experience to offer advice to those considering [...]

Holistically Designed IKEA Laundry Rooms bring it all together

Separate multi-zone areas to fold + dry + soak + wash Ever wish your entire laundry room was as intuitive as your washer/dryer? Lots of people do. That’s because laundry area inputs are simple: Plop baskets of random dirty laundry near the washer. Easy. The output however is the real work: Soaking, washing, drying and sorting/folding the input. Holistically designed IKEA laundry rooms with multi-zone areas address those needs. This includes storage for the things needed for these tasks— think laundry baskets, ironing board, etc. — and minimizes obstacles that could really hamper the process. “Today’s IKEA laundry rooms are much more practical! These spaces are more utilitarian than ever, with [...]

Wine is a key theme for these tipplers and their IKEA home bar designs

Less boozy bars open up their designs in favor of wine coolers and floating shelves.When we talk about IKEA bar designs, our customers have particular taste.This holds true for their design — and their wine. Looking at three recent projects, you’ll see a clear preference for both.IKD designer Javier explains: “When a customer requests a wine cooler (or two) for their home bar, that’s a pretty good giveaway. Bar sinks are much smaller lately, which means they likely don’t have margarita gear to wash up!”Another hint would be lots of floating shelves to place tall wine glasses. Our team incorporated these elements recently into three Home Bars measuring between 8' to 12' [...]

What motivated these 3 homeowners to design IKEA for their laundry rooms?

Hint: awful laundry experiences had plenty to do with it. Does the thought of seeing mounds of your family’s dirty laundry completely ruin your day? If so, we understand. The good news is that your laundry room — when designed well with IKEA cabinets —will provide extra functionality and customized style - making things a whole lot easier for you! Recently, our design team designed three IKEA laundry rooms that reflect diverse design motivations using IKEA SEKTION cabinetry framework and IKEA cabinets.In this blog, we’ll look at laundry rooms designed for Priscilla from Los Angeles, CA, who built a new home and decided to include a small laundry room that inspired [...]

Safe Kitchen Design Tips for Cabinets, Counters, and Circulation

Keep Your Kitchen Safe With Proper Cabinet Placement and Smart Circulation In another article about safety tips with regards to stove placement, we discussed some dangerous design flaws that – to the untrained eye may look nice – but to design professionals spell trouble for your IKEA kitchen. Those kitchen design miscues include installing a tall IKEA cabinet next to the range, placing a cooktop below the kitchen window, leaving little to no space for the hood, and using glass cabinetry too close to the range. And those are examples of kitchen designs that we strongly recommend NOT to do! In this article, we again focus on kitchen design ideas that [...]

Smart Design Options for Stacking IKEA Wall Cabinets

Three Ways to Stack Cabinets and Maximize Storage in Your IKEA Kitchen The ABSTRAKT doors from IKEA were discontinued by the manufacturer after the date this article was published. Stacked kitchen cabinets, like over-fridge cabinets, are a great way to take advantage of storage space in homes with high ceilings. Wondering if you have space for double-stacked upper cabinets? First, check to see the available height. For ceiling heights of at least 101″, use 30″ and 15″ wall cabinets. If there’s at least 111″ available, then 40″ and 15″ will do nicely. Lots more cabinet space, not much more money. How to Stack Kitchen Cabinets Three Ways Here are [...]

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