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An Outdated Kitchen Layout converted into a Perfectly Imperfect IKEA Farmhouse Style

Redesigning a U-Shaped cabinet design into L-shaped - to the Letter Do you ever want to switch things up? Maybe try a new hairstyle or splurge on new clothing because your current style has gotten a little.. outdated? Maybe just because? Or maybe sometimes you need to tear things down in order to build it back up. Debbie from Las Vegas, NV knows the feeling. That’s why she recently decided to remodel. Her inefficient,U-shaped kitchen layout was not working for her present cooking workflow needs or her future concerns and she wanted to make changes to an IKEA farmhouse style kitchen — big changes. She explains: “I had a U-shaped kitchen [...]

IKEA Kitchen Planner Not Working? Try Our Solution

Exploring the Limitations and Challenges with IKEA’s Home Planner Software Why oh why is the IKEA Kitchen Planner so difficult to use? Or, in the words of one of our kitchen design customers, a real PITA (pain in the a**). It’s almost like the IKEA Kitchen Planner is just not that into you. But instead of just dumping you, it tries to annoy you so much that you dump it. Is the IKEA Kitchen Planner Really That Bad? Don’t believe us? Browse Houzz.com and you’ll see lots of frustration. The common theme was, “You really have to fight with the IKEA Home Planner.” This post, “Does the [sic] IKEA Kitchen Planner [...]

3 Must-Know Design Tips for IKEA VOXTORP Kitchen Cabinets

How to Easily Create a European Design Theme Using IKEA’s VOXTORP Doors Ah, European kitchens. They’re so sleek and stylish, we can’t blame any of our customers for wanting that look. We encourage it! IKEA is an affordable, flexible option for getting a European style kitchen in North America. The addition of VOXTORP doors for kitchen cabinets and drawers gives us three more options for a European look. Why VOXTORP Doors Are Perfect for European-Style Kitchens VOXTORP doors have these two European design elements: They’re flat panel. European kitchens are all about the clean lines, such as Italian designs. They have integrated handles for a sleek, handle-free design. The asymetrical grooves [...]

How to Determine Installation Costs for Your IKEA Kitchen

IKEA cabinets are inexpensive and stylish, but how much will you end up spending in your IKEA DIY kitchen renovation? As certified kitchen designers, we know that affordability is just as important as efficiency. We also know that the IKEA door style and kitchen measurements are the first things that professional designers ask a homeowner about when embarking on a kitchen renovation. Also, IKEA’s design services offer a swift quote for a standard kitchen measurement — which is unreliable because IKEA bases those quotes on a 10’x10’ standard kitchen layout (more on that later). With that in mind, we’d like to share some information to help you understand installation costs and options; [...]

Tried and Tested: How Good is the IKEA Kitchen Planning Service?

Please see here for the updated review. Getting the inside scoop on IKEA’s kitchen planning services Today’s guest post is by Ray S. IKEA offers a $199 in-person kitchen planning service. An IKEA kitchen planning professional visits your home, takes measurements, and spends 4 hours sitting with you to plan the kitchen you’ll use for the next 20 years. Is it really better than working with Inspired Kitchen Design online? Our secret shopper, Ray, hired them to find out… and boy, did we learn a lot. Before you hire IKEA to plan your kitchen, you need to read this blog post. What’s Inside the IKEA Home Planning Service? There are three [...]

Three IKEA Laundry Room Design Ideas Under $4000

Budget-Friendly IKEA Laundry Room Design Ideas for Any Space When an IKD customer decides to remodel a room in their home using IKEA cabinets, they want it to look fresh and attractive. And, they don’t want it to break the bank. An IKEA laundry room is one of the best values for your design dollar, offering countless styles and functional options to make your home shine. For instance, consider SEKTION pullouts, corner cabinets and high cabinets to provide storage for detergent, laundry, cleaning supplies, etc. Or imagine a color-coordinated laundry room with IKEA cabinets using pullouts keeping things readily at hand or a corner cabinet with a carousel for better organization. With [...]

How to Keep Your DIY IKEA Project on Track

Five Practical Tips from IKEA Customers Just because you’re beginning a DIY IKEA kitchen (or other room) project doesn’t mean you have to go it alone. In fact, there are plenty of IKEA customers who’ve navigated their own DIY project and learned a few things along the way. Therefore, this article shares some of those tips with you now. As you’ll see, these five customer tips are suitable for any style IKEA kitchen, as they are practical, cost-effective, and universal. Overall, you can use these tips to feel more prepared as you begin your IKEA kitchen and to give you a starting point for your own IKEA project. They will save [...]

Update on Options for Navigating IKEA Backorders 2022

With continued IKEA backorders, you may have to take a day-trip to complete your kitchen. If you’re an IKEA customer who has attempted to start your IKEA kitchen remodel this year, you’ve likely encountered delays with your project. As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, IKEA backorders continue to hinder customer projects. This is compounded by — as we also pointed out in January — the fact that IKEA has initiated a price increase of 9% for all of its products (including kitchen cabinets) due to global supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19. “We are working closely with our suppliers to replenish stock as quickly as possible, however, due to impacts on [...]

Are IKEA Kitchen “Must-Haves” Really “Musts” for Your Kitchen?

Pause Social Media and convert musts to maybes Warren Buffett once famously said “price is what you pay, value is what you get,” and perhaps nowhere is this truer than when upgrading your IKEA kitchen. That’s why as experts in all-things-IKEA, we believe it’s crucial to get the most out of your space and your budget. As such, we’d like to share ways you can get the most out of your space in a cost-effective way, such as choosing the right appliances; picking the right countertops and using full-height doors with shelves rather than drawers are all available options to reduce clutter and save money. This, of course, means taking some obvious [...]

An IKEA Kitchen Remodel with 5 Cabinet Hacks and Custom Doors

Refreshing an outdated kitchen layout with IKEA cabinets This article is based on and inspired by an actual IKD design. We created a customer narrative to make it fun and easier to understand. They say everything old is new again. But when we’re talking about an outdated kitchen layout that desperately needed refreshing — like the one that IKD customers Sam and Judy had — it was definitely better to give it a whole new look with IKEA cabinets. Judy explains: “We decided to remodel several rooms in our home and we started with the kitchen. The kitchen is 124 square feet and the original layout was cramped, inefficient and really [...]

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