This is an important point to consider for anyone looking to create a built-in/custom look to their IKEA kitchen. The photo to the right shows the proper 24″ wide upper cabinet installed and the gap to the window.ĭecember 5th marked the second trip back to IKEA to return the pantry edge panels and replace them with fridge panels that will be cut accordingly. I should have taken a picture to post here, but at the time I hadn’t hit the point where I was thinking of writing this post. This resulted in a very noticeable difference in spacing between the cabinets and the window. As I was installing the cabinets around the kitchen window, we quickly realized that our planner made the rather poor suggestion to change the upper from a 24″ to a 21″ wide cabinet on one side of the window. I am rather familiar with the process and comfortable with custom finishings.Īs you can probably guess from the timeline of events, there were some frustrating trips back to IKEA (about a 40 minute drive per direction). Dec 5/17 – Second trip back to IKEA for alternate edge panel and stone cabinet bracing…led me to writing this postĪ couple things to note, this is not the first time I have built and installed IKEA cabinetry.Nov 29/17 – First trip back to IKEA to change cabinet size…more unhappy.this is where I became rather unhappy with our consult Nov 27-Dec 1/17 – IKEA cabinetry installed (by me) ….Nov 9/17 – IKEA kitchen planning service.HOWEVER…I now do not believe it is worth the $250 price tag that accompanies this service. First off, let me start by saying that I do not believe the in-home service was a complete waste of time.
Well here we are 3 weeks later and I have to say my feelings have changed. In this article, you will see how I was pleasantly surprised and quite happy with our kitchen planner at the time. If you are looking for the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of IKEA kitchens, please read our more recent Complete IKEA kitchen review. A little while back I reviewed the IKEA kitchen planning (find that review HERE). Hey everyone! So it turns out that I need to eat a few of my words.