My partner used to work as a kitchen designer for a super high end german cabinet company and we bought ikea cabinets for our kitchen remodel.
Ikea kitchen cabinets reviews consumer reports. The boxes are built exactly the same way as the 100 000 kitchens he used to work with and they use the same brand hinges and drawer slides. The pros at consumer reports offers tips on choosing the right kitchen cabinets. My current kitchen was put in before 2008 and ikea has discontinued this line of kitchen and has introduced a new one. I went back to the store because they have a policy that would replace damaged cabinets for free for 20 years.
This article also appeared in the august 2015 issue of consumer. An element on which we advise you to be careful if you intend to buy ikea kitchen cabinets is the home delivery and assembly service. Apart from the very thin and flimsy cabinet back panel which they break so easily the back of the cabinets are not actually sealing the units. Flaking kitchen cabinet doors a few years ago we installed ikea kitchen cabinets.
Cabinets can vary greatly in price. If you are interested in a complete review of ikea s kitchen appliances check out this consumer reports review on ikea appliances. Plan your kitchen remodel at home depot lowe s or ikea. I had all the paperwork except the actual thin store receipt.
The quality of ikea kitchen is very poor. The instructions to assemble the cabinets are not frustrating and people are happy that they got a new kitchen that initially at least looks pretty good. Remember cabinets set the tone for the whole kitchen. If in fact the prices of base modules are definitely affordable the same cannot be said about transport costs and on the assembly service.
I ve made a mistake of buying a small ikea kitchen i m in now in the process of assembling it and due to the very poorquality i m looking to return it back. And ikea aim to make the kitchen design process easier than ever. Luckily i have found semihandmade and they do older ikea kitchen replacements. The first thing i hear when i talk to people about ikea kitchens and ikea kitchen cabinets is but it isn t real wood.
Keep in mind a typical kitchen has 25 to 30 feet of cabinets. Ikea cabinets are inexpensive easy to purchase consumer expectations are low and the finishes that ikea carries are simple and don t vary much so what you see is what you get. We put them together and installed them ourselves. Metod high cabinet 67 60 x 60 x 220 cm.
Here s an overview of the three types of cabinets in broad price segments that you ll find at stores.