When we set out to plan our kitchen, I first found out that getting cabinetry custom built for our space would be around 15-18K. So moving right along... I then priced it out using IKEA cabinets and Kraftmaid cabinets from Lowes.
First let me show you the plan from above and I think I am not spoiling anything by revealing already that we went with IKEA... You aren't surprised, are you?
In the compare and contrast portion of the day I give you the Kitchenmaid planning tool, that I was handed at Lowe's. Website only - behind the scenes photo.
Kitchen Planning And Installation
Remember that we did some major remodeling before even getting to the kitchen remodel itself. Here you can read more about that Demo in the Kitchen Part II - let the remodeling begin! and if you want to see how the kitchen started out you can read about the The kitchen - and its many challenges - Part I.
When planning the kitchen, it was suggested to me not to do any upper cabinets as is the current trend in Scandinavia. I gave that a good long consideration. I picked a few pictures so you can see what this trend looks like if you are unfamiliar with it. And really, all I did was to go to the biggest Danish home magazine website Bo Bedre and picked the first three kitchens I came across and guess what... none of them had upper cabinets.
After weighing it carefully, we decided that was not for us. The first reason being that we love to entertain and therefore we have quite a bit of glass ware. The second reason is that from a style point of view, I am just not that crazy about the look. I think it has a tendency to look a bit bottom heavy. Third reason was that I was really interested in mixing and matching a few cabinet styles.
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Cabinets, handles, wooden counter are all from IKEA.com. Faucet is from Delta, All appliances are from Kitchenaid, Tiles are from Home Depot.Floor is from Wholesale Woodfloor Warehouse, Fabric is from Stof2000.
I wanted the kitchen to look quite white in a way when looking at it from the dining room, but then look more dark when you were IN the kitchen.
As you can see we chose to do a roll front cabinet in the corner. Always wanted an appliance garage to hide the blender and tea kettle. Next to that we built our own shelves (not pictured). Over the cook top we have a hood - not pictured and then next to that we put up two stacked horizontal cabinets. The upper ones with white doors, the lower ones with frosted glass and aluminum frames.
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All the tall cabinets and lower cabinets are the black-brown Nexus - they have discontinued that one, but made a similar one called Gnosjö Black.
We used the Caesar stone counters Oyster around the perimeter and then used the Numerär oak counter top on the bar with white cabinets underneath.
Oh and price difference between Kitchenmaid and IKEA cabinets (No counters, handles or appliances included). Kitchenmaid was difficult to assess, I have to tell you. I went down to Lowes twice and spent a couple of hours with the lady both time and she was entering things into her computer the whole time, but never was she able to give me a complete price. Also she spent a LOT of time pointing out why my design would not work in a very condescending way (because apparently the way Kitchenmaid is constructed gives you a lot of wasted space so a lot of fillers are needed for corners and next to walls). The approximate price I got out of her on our second date was around 11K. Cabinets only. No counter tops.
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And about a half hour after getting to the kitchen department and getting the best service I have ever gotten in a kitchen department we had a price: $4.534.65 for cabinets.
With the Caesar counter now being 40% off - the most expensive splurge of our kitchen, we got a final price of just over $7K which included the countertop and cabinets and a kitchen sink. Because the kitchen sink was installed on the counter top we also got 40% off on that.
I have not seen this offer at IKEA before or since, so we JUMPED on it even though we were not going to get the new kitchen right then.
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I can’t think of anything more fun than coming up with project, making it, photographing it and sharing it with you on my websites.If you’re anything like us, you’ve always been curious about IKEA cabinetry. I mean they look pretty in pictures but how do they hold up? How much do they really cost? Are they worth the savings? How comprehensive is IKEA’s cabinetry customer service? The list of questions goes on but today ALL of them will be answered now. Enter Amanda (a fellow blogger and past EHD contributor). She and her husband decided that they would cash in on the undeniable savings and go the IKEA route for their kitchen cabinetry. Today she is showing us her beautiful kitchen and giving us all the juice. Amanda, take it away…
Hello! I’m so honored to be sharing a post with you today about my experience using IKEA Kitchen Cabinets for our kitchen renovation. But first, let me properly introduce myself. I’m Amanda Holstein, a blogger turned interior designer specializing in Airbnbs and small businesses here in the Bay Area.
Here’s my story: My husband and I bought our little 1960’s cabin in Mill Valley in 2017 and have spent the last few years renovating it from top to bottom. And since this was our first home and our first renovation, a lot of questions came up. Most of them ending with, “WTF are we doing?”. That was especially true when it came to the renovation of our kitchen. With a tight budget (thank you, very high Bay Area real estate prices), deciding where to splurge and where to save was a big part of the discussion. When we saw that IKEA was having a deal on kitchen cabinets (you’d get 30% back in the form of a gift card), we thought what the heck.
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Since my husband will choose saving money over time any day, and I don’t quite have the patience for that, this was a fun one for our marriage. 😉 Let me tell you, we learned a lot. About the cabinets, I mean. So I thought I’d share what I learned during this specific part of our reno process for those of you in renovation mode! Let me start with the pros of IKEA cabinetry.
Yup, they really are pretty significantly less expensive than other cabinet options, especially custom cabinets. But this will really depend on the size of your kitchen and the extra fixings you throw in. Our cabinetry and appliance total came up about $6, 500 and we have a pretty large space so I’d say that’s not too bad. (Emily here. If she had gone custom, these cabinets would have easily cost $25k and not including any appliances… So a HUGE money saver.)
For the price, I’d say they have a decent selection of finishes and designs. Of course, they’re not super high-end, but I wouldn’t expect that anyway. IKEA does seem to have somewhat of an eye on what’s trending though so we went with the most shaker-looking option they had. While it may seem like a “con” that each design only comes in a limited number of finishes & colors, but that also made our decision-making process much quicker (big pro).
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They actually offer a lot more than just cabinets. You can get affordable drawer pulls and cabinet handles, slow close drawers, and panels for your dishwasher or fridge so they blend in with the rest of the cabinetry. They even have decent appliances. We got our fridge from IKEA and it’s great! They also have pantry cabinets which we took advantage of. We went with another countertop company to make sure we chose something durable but they do have a decent selection of countertops (I just can’t vouch for the quality).
IKEA has its own easy-to-use 3D Kitchen Planner on their site that is a must . I highly recommend going in-store and using it with one of their customer service people. There are certain details I didn’t realize I’d need that the customer service rep made sure we included. I wouldn’t say they’re very useful in coming up with layouts for tricky spaces or anything, but for a basic kitchen design, they are knowledgeable for sure. The system then pulls from your design and creates an itemized list of exactly what you need to purchase (and since it’s IKEA, that’s a whole lot of parts).
Having a million different boxes show up to your house is probably the worst part. This is if you choose to have your own contractor (or husband, which I do not recommend) install the cabinetry. It felt
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