IKEA Godmorgon w/Non-IKEA drop-in sink
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Comments (42)Caligirl - I had the door painted in Scherrs' stock white paint. They use Sherwin-Williams paint, and give you the name and number of the color. I'm planning to buy moldings and cover panels (i.e., plywood!) stock at a lumber yard and paint them to match. This is one of the things I'm loving about this idea. Scherrs told me that they will paint custom, using any Sherwin-Williams color. I used their standard white, which is fine for me and matches all the moldings in my house, so I don't know if there's an upcharge for using another color. About the door sample, yes, you can get as many as you like, but you pay for them. Mine ended up costing $50 and is about 15x20 (not sure of the actual dimensions). You have to choose the door style and also the edge profile. I spoke with Dea at Scherrs, and she helped me to figure out what to use to get the look I want. I chose a simple door with picture frame molding around the recessed panel. A traditional look for my traditional house. I actually like the Ikea doors, and if Adel White had been a painted finish instead of thermofoil, they might have swayed me. As it is, I couldn't be happier with the Scherrs door. Are you thinking of using white paint? I thought about another color on at least some of the cabinets, but I was concerned about the edge banding on the cabinets showing through. I always notice that when I'm at Ikea, and if I were using a wood door, I would re-band the edges to match. I figure that the whites should work fine. Even if there's a bit of difference, they'll be close enough that it won't stick out if you happen to see a sliver between doors....See More1970's Kitchen Reveal: Modern w/ touch of rustic IKEA Sektion Bodbyn
Comments (24)Thank you everyone for your comments. It has been such a journey, but so glad we did it. @practigal I sure did! we had around 30 cabinets total or so. @Karenseb I actually am not sure what was used for lighting or power exactly. The electrician provided them, but they look pretty standard. Here is a picture. Sorry for the poor quality. I am pretty excited. I just ordered a bunch of reclaimed black walnut to wrap the brick wall in and to add some floating shelves to the right of the exterior kitchen door. It looks like this:...See MoreNon-IKEA apron sink for IKEA cabinet? Advice and/or info please!
Comments (22)I'm just going to say this in case - the wide Domsjö is two bowl sink. It never came any other way. Sektion has standard sized drawer fronts. Buy an extra 36" wide taller drawer front just in case you need it - you can always send it back. Sektion and Akrum cabinets had different sizes of drawer fronts. Stop by the kitchen area and ask about issues with installing the Domsjö sink in a Sektion cabinet. The Domsjö should come with replacement metal bar for the front & bar edges. The front metal bar takes the place of the top bar on the front and the back. You might need to cut down the back panel to fit under the bar. We did a simple reinforcement of the cabinet by adding plywood across the back on the inside of the cabinet under the bar and then attached the official cabinet back to the ply. Given a choice, I would buy ANY other white farmhouse sink and undermount kit. Eventho it's hundreds more. In our case, the sink wasn't quite deep enough - there was a wide gap between the sink and the wall in the back that was plugged with two tons of caulk. In the end, I named the sink the Rain of Terror because it dripped water everywhere and rotted the Ikea wood counter. If you use someone else's sink in an ikea cabinet, know that you may need to cut the cabinet top back as shown in @sh's photo because a 36" wide undermount sink is 36" wide at the front or near to it. The sink maker has an undermount kit (usually) that amounts to metal bars with screws under the sink. The bars stretch across the cabinet from side to side. Then, use your "extra" drawer front and carefully cut it to fit the front....See MoreIKEA Godmorgon cabinets with custom sink and countertop
Comments (5)Hi Mittens Cat-- I included links in the Google Drive document to most of the products we used so you can check the cost of individual items. The most expensive single item was the quartz countertop-- which varies by manufacturer and color pattern that you choose. We also spent more because we got the beveled edge joint along the front for a true waterfall look. I want to say that the quartz itself was around $100 sq ft + edge cost (which is why it is going to outlive me and will never change for the rest of my life, ha ha ha). You could save money by having a more traditional joint (which costs less money in labor). Our countertop was also expensive because we did a 12" backsplash that wraps around the sides of the countertop as well. Another tip was that we bought the quartz through Costco, and got a certain percentage back as a costco gift card (which I plan to use to buy quartz for a future tiny half bath remodel!) If you are looking to save money that would be another place you could reduce your cost. Good luck!...See More- 3 years ago
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