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DIY? OR DDIY (Don’t Do it Yourself): Why Using Professional Designers and Installers is Key for Your IKEA Kitchen

Okay, it’s pop quiz time…How many inches should you leave around a kitchen island at a minimum? What’s that? You don’t know? Well if you don’t, you probably shouldn’t entertain the idea of installing one yourself – and that’s okay! (For the record, we recommend a minimum of 40 inches clearance on all exposed sides). Taking over a kitchen design project on your own in order to save time and money is a common mistake and can generally lead to wasting time and spending more money to undo any problems or issues. In fact, we have an entire section of blog posts dedicated to common mistakes. Here’s why... 1. Most people [...]

How our IKEA Design Packages Prepare You for Your Kitchen Project

Understand the benefits of IKD’s design packages for visualizing your entire kitchen project For new IKEA kitchen customers (and even experienced DIYers) starting your IKEA kitchen remodel can be a stressful endeavor — but it doesn’t have to be. The IKD design team is here to guide you through the design and product selection process, and one of the ways we do this is by offering a Design Package complete with all the information you’ll need to confidently move forward with your IKEA kitchen project (or other room project for that matter). Specifically, our design packages include full-color 3-D renderings, floor plans (including numbered floorplans to easily identify products in the [...]

5 Tips for Dealing with IKEA’s Current Kitchen Cabinet Backorders

Kitchen cabinet backorders and delays are diminishing – and not a problem at all IKEAs. But best to plan. As some IKEA customers have experienced, IKEA’s supply chain has been greatly impacted since COVID-19 began last year. This slowdown has caused many customers to deal with limited IKEA kitchen cabinet inventory and frustrating delivery delays as they seek to begin, or finish, their IKEA kitchen remodel project. Put plainly, these obstacles have put a real crimp in the project timeline for customers and design professionals. Despite this, our designers are optimistic things will get better, and you should be too. Why’s that? Well, for starters we’ve seen that backorders and product [...]

Using Semihandmade’s Custom Fronts For Your IKEA Kitchen

How Semihandmade’s custom fronts add style and save you money You’ve decided on an IKEA kitchen and now it’s time to select the cabinets. But you’re a first-time IKEA customer and not sure which direction to go with your remodel project. Allow us to help. As certified design professionals, we’d like to suggest Los Angeles, CA-based Semihandmade’s custom cabinet door fronts as your first choice. Why’s that? Well, one reason is that even if you’ve been feverishly researching examples of IKEA kitchens on design Web sites like HOUZZ and Pinterest, you may not realize that cabinet fronts from third-party custom front manufacturers, like Semihandmade, work seamlessly with IKEA’s modular SEKTION cabinetry [...]

How To Budget Your IKEA Kitchen During COVID-19

Tips for saving money and time during your IKEA kitchen remodel As we all know, COVID-19 affected a lot in the way we live our lives. One thing it hasn’t changed is the need to be smart with your budget when designing and installing your IKEA kitchen. As design professionals who specialize in all things IKEA, we know how important this is to our customers. (In fact,we’ve recently been referenced by Martha Stewart Living as experts on how to reduce kitchen renovation costs.)We also know that COVID-19 has created a strong desire among our customers for spaces full of style and comfort — without breaking the bank. Luckily, there are plenty [...]

Tips for Planning Out an IKEA Kitchen Remodel

Five Simple Steps to Achieve Your IKEA Kitchen Starting your IKEA kitchen design requires having a clear design vision and an understanding of what you want to achieve with your space. You need inspiration. IKD’s design team knows how important this is to your IKEA purchasing decisions. We also know that the IKEA kitchen planning process can be overwhelming for IKEA customers — especially those who are first-timers. That’s why we’re here to guide you through these decisions. So even if you’ve been conducting research online and reviewing examples of kitchen designs on design websites like HOUZZ or Pinterest, you still may not understand the finer points of IKEA’s SEKTION cabinets, [...]

A Versatile IKEA Laundry Room with Clean, White Lines

This IKEA laundry room displays creative solutions when space is limited! For IKD customer Ali from Montclair, NJ, her recent IKEA laundry room project required a very clean job. She explains: “We wanted a space that was clean and simple, that provided functional storage and large counter-tops. Stylistically, we wanted an area that was clean and bright with maximum storage and included a bar sink (used for handwashing) and an area to hang wet clothes.” Notably, the laundry room project was actually part of a larger remodel project that included her bathroom and mudroom. But it was the laundry room that was especially important to the family’s lifestyle. To better conceive [...]

NYC Garden Apartment Is Remodeled With Modern IKEA Kitchen

We look at a dynamic IKEA kitchen featured in a full-house remodel In Part One of this two-part series, we met IKD customer Elisia, who had bought a New York City brownstone that required lots of “TLC in NYC.” We shared how as part of a full gut renovation, she remodeled the kitchen to feature IKEA SEKTION cabinetry framework and custom cabinetry from Semihandmade — while also providing plenty of storage and honoring her family’s needs for keeping kosher. Now, we’d like to move downstairs in her full-house remodel and talk about the garden apartment kitchen, which was also remodeled using IKEA cabinetry. Elisia explains: “We had purchased a brownstone and [...]

Transitional IKEA Kitchen Is Highlight Of NYC Brownstone

See how an IKD customer incorporated IKEA cabinetry into a full-house remodel When IKD customer Elisia from New York City bought a new brownstone, she and her family intended for it to be their forever home. They wanted the entire space to be perfect — and they decided that IKEA cabinetry was the way to make it happen. They also chose IKD as their design team and the end results are so grand that we’re devoting two articles to this project: One for the main kitchen and one for the separate garden apartment kitchen. Elisia explains: “We bought a brownstone that was basically a shell and had to be gut renovated [...]

How To Survive Your IKEA Delivery Day

Your IKEA cabinet delivery and installation made easy Let’s imagine for a moment, you completed your purchase at IKEA and the delivery day comes. Are you prepared for your IKEA installation? Or, do you have no idea what you’ll face? Credit: Jacobs Stock Photography Luckily, our design team has decided to share some useful tips for your IKEA kitchen delivery day. For instance, we know how important proper space planning is, especially in preparation of receiving your IKEA cabinetry; how to create the all-important checklist to make sure your delivery is correct, and how to best sort your IKEA materials. We also know that IKEA customers – especially first-time DIYers — [...]

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