White Shaker Battle: Ikea vs the rest of the Cabinet World
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Comments (14)Unfortunately, There is so much junk out there these days. I can not believe how cheap some of these cabinet lines I have seen out there. When I see a cabinet brochure with lots of pictures but little info on the materials themselves, it's a red flag. Quality cabinets brag about their materials Low Quality hide it in fine print. What I suggest is to see a whole base cabinet put together before investing at the showroom. Try local cabinet stores. If ordering online. Buy 1 of the smallest base cabinets in the layout. That way you can see how well the process is in shipping and put together the cabinet & inspect it fully. If you do not like the cabinet, oh well, try to return. if cannot return at least you didn't get stuck with a bunch of cabinets you didn't like. If it works, great order the remaining in confidence. I agree "Good mid grade lines are Kraftmaid, Diamond, Shiloh, Medallion, DuraSupreme, Dynasty, Merillat Masterpiece, and lots more. Most RTA is cheap import garbage." But one good RTA cabinet is J&K cabinets. I would check them out at a local dealer who has a showroom. When you see the cabinets, you can inspect the quality. An average 10 x10 is around $4,700. My clients are happy with them. Also, get a quote for custom cabinets. Avoid foil doors from any cabinet line. They often peel around the edges....See Morecabinets to go or IKEA cabinets?
Comments (4)No cheap Chinese junk. Ever. Pick something else. Anything else. There are plenty of American made options that offer far more size and options choices at a good price. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5647040/white-shaker-battle-ikea-vs-the-rest-of-the-cabinet-world...See MoreAdvice on IKEA KITCHENS - Yes or No
Comments (34)Design,, I had posted a reply w/pics but it seemed to disappear. I had said that just having people she knows do all of those expensive ticket items is great. My husband is like that. can do everything. when we were dating I had mentioned I wished my closet was bigger (was barely a walk in) In a week he was out back framing a new 20x15 add-on! (if you look under my name to master redo, that old before pic was the portion he built. a few years ago we turned it into the new bath) Perhaps for the kitchen she can find a cabinet maker to match the island and do modifications to the current ones. I just had mine done. these cabs were all custom and still in good shape, but the finish was very worn after 15 years. See all the fluted molding and rope trim? I hated it. and wanted white I also hated the micro over the stove top. wanted it in the island but it wasn't deep enough. If you daughter is looking to move the micro, look at some of the countertop models that can also double as a built in. you have to look at the rough in dimensions to figure out where it can go. The only place I could fit it in my kitchen was under the wall oven. He modified those two drawers and gave me two larger drawers in the island you can see them here on the left side, along w/the micro under the wall oven. (not completely done yet. i have the tile/window to finish) I also refaced everything because in the before all of the top drawers were flat, and the others were shaker. All of the refacing for every cab I have (some you can't see) was only another 2K. Now they all match. the refaced fronts are all solid wood w/MDF panels. actually better than the solid wood ones that I previously had. I'm showing you this as an option for what's currently there. It would be a shame to take out solid wood cabinets and replace them with Ikea. Ikea looks very nice, don't get me wrong, but nothing beats solid wood cabinets. If she can keep them, get them refaced and modified, I'd go that route. you mentioned space above the cabs. Can't see how large it is, but she could always have boxes built like this and keep open cubbies, or if refacing, have boxes added on and get taller doors or, do smaller cabs on top of what's there If there isn't enough space for that, then a simple add- on like this could be done....See MoreOpinions on Ikea kitchen cabinets?
Comments (67)Thank you for the comment! I have an 8x8 kitchen in the guest house, and that guest house is just for my teenagers to hang out really, not like we are expecting the Queen of England to visit, and I was all ready to get an ikea kitchen because it looks easier to install with the rails and etc. But then I got overwhelmed with choices and parts and assembly and their planner tool... So my $1500 kitchen plan quickly morphed into $3500. Plus the planner tool said I needed like 200 items (feet, shelf pegs, rails, hinges, toe kick, yada yada just too much work for one impatient person. So then I thought, I know Knoxhult! Modular, so easy to order, few decisions to make... But you can only put an RV sized sink into that. So then Homedepot unfinished have served me well in the past, and they have a 60" sink cabinet for $159! It looks nice, I mean it's not hand-hewn teak but whatever. I would rather stain than paint because I hate painting... But now I'm thinking artichoke green with wood counter would be so nice. Anyway, I have a few months before moving forward but I think I'm going with the unfinished. Good luck on your project! And the dogs look innocent to me... I think the cat framed them!...See MoreOliviag
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