The Benefits of IKEA Kitchen Cabinets

With the price of built in kitchen cabinets reaching an all time high, cost effect options like IKEA kitchen cabinets are becoming increasingly popular. IKEA cabinets come with a wide selection so you can customize your kitchen just the way you need it. They are a modular solution where you can mix and match different elements starting with your base and upper cabinets, drawers, door fronts right down to the handles so even though the products are mass-produced your kitchen wont look like it was.

There is also a wide variety of colors and finishes so you can have many different aesthetics from a traditional wood look to a contemporary white finish – you can even add a pop of color with their fun bright doors. The great thing about this modular solution, like IKEA kitchen cabinets, is that since each piece is independent of the next it makes it easy to repair or alter down the road.

Don’t be afraid to add that bold accent door now and easily swap it out in a few years as trends change since there is less commitment with a modular solution then with built in custom cabinetry. This standardized size requirement, which makes it so easy to mix and match, does have its down fall especially if you are doing a wall to wall installation as the sizes will come in increments you may be left with a gap. Always be careful when doing a wall-to-wall installation as walls are often not plumb and floors can easily be unlevel, this means if you buy your cabinets to fit exactly inside the wall measurement – they may not fit! Industry standard is to leave 3” extra when working with a wall-to-wall installation, use fillers to bridge these gaps to the wall.

IKEA is well known for its cost effective pricing but if you have ever purchased a chair and struggled with the assembly think twice before installing your own kitchen cabinets – that may be a headache that just isn’t worth it! Use some of the money that you saved on the cabinets to hire a professional to install them, don’t forget that any alterations to existing plumbing and electrical require a licensed professional to change.  Ikea is also known for its space saving and organizational techniques! One interesting organizational feature with IKEA kitchen cabinets is their drawers behind drawer’s storage technique – this can allow you to keep both the exterior visually uncluttered with uniform doors but the interior practically uncluttered with endless options!