Ikea?

Looking for something that is not IKEA and ideally is made in the US.

Scherr’s or Conestoga through The Cabinet Joint. There’s also Barker Cabinet, but their customer support is almost non-existent. I mention them because of their latest spin-off, Barker Modern, that uses Italian laminates on American wood boxes. If your needs are few and straightforward, they might be right for you.

eam44

Can you please tell me more about Barker Modern line? I was planning to use IKEA but now see this as perhaps an alternative, but I know absolutely nothing about the company. How does quality and price compare to IKEA? Thanks.

IKEA cabinet boxes are made in the USA. Most doors are made in Italy.

@julieste, Barker gives you 3/4” Oregon plywood boxes, dovetail drawers, and Italian laminate. The quality is considerably better than IKEA. However, they don’t have great customer support or service. You are completely on your own in ordering, and if they make a mistake, you will have to pursue them to make it right.

What is a 9” pantry? For mice?

Once you remove the width for the carcass, the 7-1/2" left should be enough for canned goods?

Yeah. It won’t be used for canned goods in this case but for wine. Or make one 12” and the other 6”. This is going to be used for a bar nook cabinet

If you drink enough wine to want dedicated storage for it, you should probably get a wine fridge. Then combine your 9" spaces and get 18" cabs, which would be great for wine and drink glasses.

I rarely drink chilled wines (and I use half of my fridge for it). The nook is about 46" wide (wall to wall). The space of 27" will be used as a space for my pet to hide/cool down, I said double door since usually it takes people by surprise if I say "I want to leave a 27" empty space in here". Most of the wine we drink here is red so a wine cooler is not the right option.

The empty left-over space it could either be two 9" on side by side, 18" in total, or a 12" and 6" (thinking the 6" will come handy one time).

I looked around for things already built that I could adapt and they either don't have the dimensions (width or depth) or the color is something that does not match. I looked for a custom cabinet but the price was way over (3.5K USD which is oddly the price to get nice closet doors for the bedroom).

I had experience with Ikea in a previous life and although I love the modern look of them but they rarely last me 2 years (I have a pet and clean up often).

I'm a big fan of european/modern cabinets that hide all clutter: push cabinet and it opens up with a pull out wine rack. Keeps all dust and pet hair from getting to wine bottles/glasses.

Pablo

Can you please elaborate on your experience with IKEA cabinets and saying they don't last longer than 2 years? The finished, the glides, the boxes? What? Thanks.

It was the finished, it would chip very easy. Granted, this was like 10 years ago when I bought them (not with me anymore). The inside was "fine" but felt cheap, it was when all their cabinets were particleboard which I believe now it is not always the case.

Leaving aside the dog:

1. What would you like the nook to be used for? What would you like to put in the nook besides the wine?
2. Does the nook go all the way to the ceiling?
3. How deep is the nook?
4. How deep must shelves be to hold wine bottles?
5. Is there an electrical outlet in the nook?

Hey @Pablo, why not post your layout with measurements. The layout gurus here are really, really good. They might see something that helps.

(Is the Conestoga recommended the same as the one that opposes birth control? Asking for a friend...)

Maybe look at Scherr's. You'd probably have to go with a slab stained door style to look modern but that's not a bad thing. (I doubt they do high-gloss colors. But maybe!)

I would probably look at furniture for a bar (Room & Board for example) but I don't know what your budget is.

@wdccruise

It's pretty much going to be only for wine (pull out cabinets and a pull out cabinet drawer that also has wine). Then it will have shelves which would be used for mostly decor/art or plants or other liquor. Was thinking in that the shelves would be about 12inch deep.

The nook area does not go all the way to the ceiling, it is about 95 inches. The deep of the nook is 33inches.

The nook area has a power outlet which is on the lower left side. I'd possibly get a counter top with a power outlet.

Sorry, the dog requirement leaves me flummoxed.

@wdccruise 🤣🤣🤣 - I know. It’s not a dog tho. But I know the requirements are crazy. This is one of the many alternatives I’m thinking.

@fori Thanks for reminding me of Room and Board, I forgot they also have custom cabinets. Is there an equivalent of Room and Board but slightly more modern? And yeah, not IKEA.

Hi Pablo,

we ordered a sample from Barker Modern and we were very impressed with the laminate. We can’t damage it! Our painted samples did not hold up like the laminate. Super easy to clean.

Major downside is you have to figure everything out, but you sound like you know what you need.