Interesting. The criss-cross doors have been available in Europe ever since sektion/metod first appeared.

I've always thought Ikea US management was short on brains. Not only do they have a crusade not to have the door everyone wants, and have done so for many years now, but their refusal to offer the kind of clever appliances they have in Europe is also a big puzzlement. Instead they seem to want to compete with HD in the appliance department, and that's a war they'll never win.

I'd kill for those integrated fridges for £600 here.

We saw the Lerhyttan doors in person at our Ikea, and the kitchen associate said they were solid pine doors with paint applied. We're 90% done with our Bodbyn kitchen- we used Bodbyn grey for the lowers and Bodbyn offwhite for the uppers. I was interested in the Lerhyttan because of the grey, but it didn't impress me. The shaker style and wood construction is nice, however the finish is too 'rustic'. The paint feels more like a 'wash' in that the texture of the wood can be felt, and the look is very matte. I just felt like it would be a nightmare to keep clean since it's rough as opposed to the Bodbyn which is very smooth. Plus it's a lighter/cooler grey than the Bodbyn. It wouldn't have worked in our kitchen, but I'm sure it would like lovely in other kitchens!

Thanks for this - I too wonder why they don't do the true white shaker. Perhaps because they'd immediately be out of stock..?? Anyone heard rumblings about what the other new doors will be? I also wish Ikea would do better, smaller appliances - like an 18" dishwasher or 24" fridge!

Yes to the appliances; their fridges are integrated and come with panels. I'd also like the induction cooktops. Only drawback is that they have pretty bad reviews by the equivalent of German Consumer reports.

As far as the doors, Shaker isn't really that big in Europe, and neither are the pro look gas ranges (although IKEA now has one, too, and Miele developed one for the US market). If you look at European Ikea kitchens, there are basically no gas ranges or cooktops.

I looked at the new light gray doors and agree that they may be hard to keep clean with the rougher finish. Also, the gray is so light that it may look like a cold white in my North facing kitchen.

As far as the doors, Shaker isn't really that big in Europe,

Yeah, I know, which makes it even more goofy that they have them there and not here.

As far as I know, they only have the Grimslov/Savedal and now the Lerhyttan.

Now, yeah. But from the introduction of metod till last fall they offered laxarby in both white and black/brown, but when it was finally introduced in the US it was never available in anything but the dark finish.

ETA This was available everywhere else, but not North America:

Stark or not, they would have sold all they could manufacture. The best-selling door in the US is ringhult, which is also not a creamy white.

They used to sell that pinkish off white wood Ramsjo/Laxarby.

https://www.houzz.com/projects/520592/open-concept-kitchens-ikea-laxarby-white-and-laxarby-black-brown

What bugs me about the Bodbyn and Grimslov is how the edges are covered with the paint/foil, i.e. where the rails/stiles meet the center piece. Probably makes for easier cleaning because there are no little gaps but it looks kind of plasticky to me.

Anybody else bothered by this?

Ramsjo and Laxarby weren't the same. Ramsjo had a wash/stain kind of finish--you could see the grain through it, and it had wide stiles and beading. Laxarby was a plain paint finish with narrow, plain stiles.

I'm confused by your bodbyn question. I totally see what you mean about grimslov--that's just life in the foil lane, but bodbyn is a raised panel door.

ETA Okay, i see what you mean. Yeah, I can see how that might bother you. Their polyester paint goes on super thick on all the painted door styles. It's not a look I love, either, but I guess that's part of what drives the market for custom door styles.

The new gray door looks painted, small bumps and all :(

When does IKEA traditionally release new door styles for North America? With their new catalog in July or in April? Or do they do it twice a year?

Do LERHYTTAN cabinet doors go with Grimslov?

Not to me. They are a totally different kind of stile/rail, and they are a washed/sort of transparent finish while grimslov is foil. (Actually the one Lehryttan door I saw just looked like it only had a base coat of paint on it. I can see why they stopped.)