I second emily's suggestion to look at SemiHandmade. Not only do they have paintable doors, as she mentions, but they also have a doors in an agave color, which may be close to the aqua you are looking for. The door styles are limited (only beaded and slab) but it's a beautiful color. I'm ordering a sample for myself, as I'm considering it for my lower cabinets.

I have looked at them and am waiting for the quote. One came back from the cabinet face guys in CO and they are at 9 grand, kinda blows the kitchen budget.

@emily--gorgeous kitchen. Love the concrete counter with the Torham!

@emily -- love your kitchen!!! what kind of floors did you do with that setup?

I will be using torhamn too and probably stain it to somehow match with Samsung tuscan refrigerator. I already order one door to play around

Staining a prefinished door (especially if it has a UV cured finish) is even less of a good idea than painting one. Why? First because you'll never get all the finish off so it won't take a stain. 2nd you are paying for a finished door and even from IKEA it's not cheap. 3rd that door style has a seam at the style and rail intersection which isn't the most desirable look. 4th you can get unfinished stain-grade or paint-grade doors for less. There's more if you aren't convinced like filling the grain for painting or neutralizing the contrasting grain for staining even if you could. That's the beginning before you consider what product, what equipment etc. I do this. I know. There are better choices. I have several.

@jdesign_gw I don't like the semihandmade DIY slab. I stain one of IKEA new computer table. If you have suggestions I would appreciate thank you so much

If you have suggestions I would appreciate thank you so much

Don't do it. I very strongly suspect that you are either overestimating your skill or underestimating the work required to stain them to match your refrigerator.

One problem with the internet is that you only see the successes. For every internet success out there making this seem doable, there are thirty people you never see crying. I spent a good part of my Sunday (today) spraying furniture and there is no way I would even attempt this.

My suggestion is buy a door you like, if that doesn't work start liking paint or a door ready to stain.

I have a lot of suggestions depends on what you are trying to achieve. The Torhamn door is a recessed panel with a frame. You will never get the inside corners clean enough to accept a stain evenly. Besides they breakdown to like 32 dollars a square foot. Not a good choice.

@design_gw I plan to have classic white carrara tile in herringbone then add oak floating shelves. I really like the new Samsung Tuscan refrigerator color. I don't like that color to be the main focus in the kitchen so I'm trying to achieve a color that somehow blend with the refrigerator. i like two tone kitchen, white on top and different color on bottom. I like shaker style door. I went to see semihandmade door but the door I like is made of thermafoil. I also look in kokeena but they have a lot of negative reviews. I ordered the torhamn to play around. I just like a door that would last 15 years atleast. thank you
_

I like the color of the Samsung would have to see it in person. A solid color would be harder to not clash with it than a wood that would have some variation in tone. I can take a photo of some things I have that might work. Flat slab would have more choices than shaker. There are European oak veneers I have in various brown tones but it won't be shaker. I also have those same thermofoil shakers and there is a brown color that he might not have. The quality of them is much different than thermofoil of old but I understand. Probably a rifted oak solid wood shaker with a custom stain would get you what you want but it wouldn't be the least expensive choice.

@jdesign_gw I like the dark walnut in kokeena. would you mind sharing more info about your products. I know it will cost me more but the end of the day I want to make sure I will be happy. when homedepot came for quote she suggested that I should pick dark chocolate for cabinet so it will go well to the rest of the house.

That refrigerator will not open against that wall, among by other issues with the design. I’m guessing your cooking zone is on an island? With all of the very expensive headaches that causes? You need a better kitchen design before you move forward with any materials choices. Your materials choices have issues too.

@live_wire_oak the wall is actually open

If it is open, you need to design a proper fridge surround. Plus the expense and logistics issues with an island cooktop issue. You should also fill in the shelves with the clutter of sippy cups and unmatching mugs that real life actually causes to occupy them. And a cat or two. And dust. Don’t forget the dust! I hate dusting. I love upper cabinets with glass for that reason. You get 90% of the look of open shelves, but 1/4 the maintenance. And fewer cats in your bowls.

Some oak.

Some walnut.

No cats

@jdesign_gw i love the color on the top of the shaker

@live_wire_oak I know a good layout with our space but need taking down wall. we need to stay in our budget.

All those are availblle for Ikea. Contact me through the houzz website if you want more information. Here's what straight grain walnut with a dark wash stain looks like.

Picking a fridge because you like the color? Now I’ve heard everything. Samsung fridges are very problematic, esp with ice/water thru the door. On top of that, Samsung is known for their terrible customer service.

My son installed IKEA cabs in his kitchen. He bought unfinished doors from Scherrs, and stained them himself. It was an arduous, and time consuming process, but he was pleased with the end result, and he saved a ton of money.

Many people on this forum have also used Scherrs, and had the doors painted...either by themselves, or professionally. I don’t know how much you‘ll save using pros, or if you’ll save at all. But, it’s worth a phone call.

Btw, open shelving on either side of a vent hood, is a terrible idea. No matter how good your vent hood is, dust and grease are going to collect on anything stored there, and on the shelves themselves. This was discussed in a thread yesterday.

@darbuka thank you for your response I would look into it. Yeah I do a lot of DIY. I already know about dust that's one thing I'm very aware but will also look in to that too. I we only have a huge budget I would take that wall and make that open space where my cooktop and range in the ceiling. I saw one house on listing almost same layout of our home and they did take down the wall. thank you

Have you hired a structural engineer to design the support that will replace that wall?

@User no we really have no budget for that. I love our home but we need to be wise too I don't want to get up every day just to pay bills. we don't live in a very nice neighborhood to put a lot on money.

Then why are you even thinking about taking a wall down???? Having your house fall down is a lot more expensive than a structural engineer! Taking the wall down means replacing all of those floors. Moving all of that electrical Then you’ll need a very expensive island ventilation choice. These are choices for a very healthy budget. It doesn't sound like you need to be doing a kitchen project at all!

@User well you ask me if I hired structural eng so I just gave you an honest answer. Of course we have dream house kitchen but most of the time we just have to live on what we can afford. thank you

Most of us don’t get our dream kitchens. We settle. Especially when the dream involves 10-15K worth of work for structural right off the bat. Work that is not really DIY, unless you are an experienced contractor. Are you in the trades?

Getting this functional within the same footprint is a good goal! Forget removing any walls. Work in making what you have work harder.

@Madi Edwards. Thank you! We have a black, rubber tile (much like a dance studio floor) throughout the entirety of our main floor and into the kitchen. It’s easy to clean, super-comfortable for standing on for long periods, and is an awesome conductor of our radiant heat—which is really the only efficient way to heat this big, old industrial space we’ve made our home. We’ve also got several vintage rugs in our kitchen, as you can see.

@User yes that what I do work with what we have or with my space. Here's the link of my patio makeover https://youtu.be/_AEd_4vrJ0A. I spent almost 10 months painting our exterior since I work full time and do OT last year. Sometimes project takes awhile but most important is your happy. I also painted our garage door to look like wood.

I’m reading this like Marites Pine would love to take the wall out if she had the money for her dream kitchen, but knows it‘s not in her budget, so she’s remodeling with the wall remaining. And that’s why she hasn’t bothered checking with a structural engineer.

And I think others (live_wire_oak and Andi) are thinking she’s removing the wall, but doing it without an engineer to save money. Marites Pine, can you clarify?

To answer the question in the OP (and I know this thread is 18 months old, but I'm answering anyway for future readers): I have Torhamn in my basement kitchenette, and they are solid wood. Having said that, I wouldn’t paint them. They are one of IKEA’s pricier doors, and they will be more expensive to purchase, and cost more in labor to paint, because you’ll have to remove the existing finish first.

I bought paint-grade doors from Barker Doors for my IKEA kitchen. You can see a detailed price breakdown on the bids I got from Barker, Scherr’s, and Semihandmade, as well as my process for painting here: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5182903/barker-doors-vs-semihandmade-vs-scherr-s-in-ikea-kitchen-results#24360789

@emily i love the counters you chose for your kitchen, would you mind sharing sources/types? thanks!!! We are installing torhamn kitchen next and going crazy over color choices for floor/counter.

@swissmix

Thanks! Our countertops (on everything except the island—which we found and repurposed a massive, massive marble table top for) are custom zinc, which we had fabricated by the folks at @kingstonkrafts here in Providence, RI. (I’m not sure if tagging them will work but you can search them here on Houzz.)

We love the color and warmth of the zinc and the way it’s a living countertop that will change in patina over time. It’s also naturally anti-microbial. People often think it’s concrete but it’s much warmer than that to the touch. We even had the two windowsills above the counter wrapped in the same zinc. Our house (a 1920’s brick building, really) is industrial-eclectic, so we leaned that way in styling the kitchen and we have no regrets on the torhamn cabinets. Thus summer it will be three years since we installed them.

@emily thank you! How about your floors? We are trying to decide on stain for our hardwood floors and what will play best woth the torhamn cabinets which have so much variety in them. So tricky!!

@swissmix our floors are all black. They’re large, rubber tiles—almost like a dance studio floor. They’re very soft to stand on and excellent conduits of our radiant heat, which is how we heat the building. (My only real complaint about them is that they really show our dog’s white hair.) we also have runner rugs in the kitchen .

@emily Does your island have a stain? Is it from Ikea? Your kitchen is gorgeous!

Hi Suzanne—the island is painted green and while the cabinets that make up one side are from ikea, the trim and side pieces are custom. And thank you!