The Girls' Mom Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The BILLY thread made me start thinking...has anyone done their kitchen with IKEA cabinets? How do they hold up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I've heard really good things through the years. Ikeafans is a great website for tips, ideas, and planning. It isn't run or owned by Ikea, just a lot of people using Ikea products to plan their kitchens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephencurtisjoelle Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The family on this blog recently put in an Ikea kitchen: http://www.housetweaking.com/ Check the 7-20-12 post. There are additional links inside that post that show the process they went through in getting/ordering their Ikea kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 We are putting an IKEA kitchen in right now. The plumber is here and talking to my husband and the cabinets are in our living room. They're having one of their 20% off everything sales until August 19th right now. Love, love, love IKEA kitchens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) We put an IKEA kitchen in our new to us home. I'm thrilled with it. I don't have enough time into it to give you an assessment of how it holds up for us. However, IKEA kitchens have a good reputation for quality. For us we needed affordable, we needed to install ourselves, and I wanted to reduce off-gassing too. But I wouldn't have done IKEA if I had read it wasn't durable or lasting. Edited August 10, 2012 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 But, do they really hold up.....she asks as she is sledge hammering out her kitchen in prep to re-do without anything picked out yet!:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 We redid the kitchen in our last home with IKEA cabinets. I loved how easy they were to assemble/install. I really like the hinges & drawers (very smooth.) They've held up well for the most part. If I were to do it again, I'd get different doors, though. We got the Stat doors (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80052759/) because they matched the rest of the kitchen and were in our budget. We lived in that house nearly 5 years, and within that time frame, the paint started to chip away on some of the more frequently-used cabinets. :glare: At least they're replaceable. :tongue_smilie: The house we're currently renting has an IKEA kitchen with wooden doors (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00022709/) which are very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) I don't have any Ikea experience since we don't have one here. We did our kitchen with unfinished cabinets from Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/Kitchen-Cabinets-Cabinet-Hardware-Assembled/h_d1/N-5yc1vZary9/R-202020625/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051&superSkuId=203548833#.UCVUDJ1lQjE We did it ourselves and it wasn't a terrible experience. Of course, this only works if you're handy. The cabinets cost us less than $1000 and I think the countertop, being laminate, was inexpensive as well. Edited August 10, 2012 by dansamy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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