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ikea kitchen's ??

  • 29-01-2017 9:37pm
    #1
    duckie80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭


    really interested in the ikea kitchens love their amount of storage ideas, but really confused as to how to figure it all out .
    any tips ?


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  • #2
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,906 ✭✭✭budhabob


    How you approach it will depend on where you live. We bought a house needing significant work by ourselves. Thankfully we're only 15 minutes from Ikea. We used the design tool ourselves initially. Measured the area, marked it up, laid it out on the tool (use internet explorer, its less buggy). Then when you have a fair idea of layout, go up to ikea, spend time in each of the kitchen layouts to get ideas ..... the famous triangle of storage, prep, cooking (or something like that) etc. Tweak your designs accordingly. Then try and make an appointment with one of the designers.

    That was pretty much how we did it. We then fitted it ourselves, and would do it again happily.


  • #3
    duckie80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭duckie80


    if only i lived so close to ikea, (sligo ) id happily spend all day just walking around those showrooms !!
    yes the kitchen design layout is fab on website really gave me loads to think about..


  • #4
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,675 ✭✭✭exaisle


    If it's a new build, or if the room is empty, you can cut out sheets of newspaper the same size as the units that you're looking at and stick them to the floor in the appropriate spots....that actually gives you a great idea of how things will work out, even though it's just in 2 dimensions rather than 3.
    I installed an IKEA kitchen back in 2009. It's still as good as the day it was installed and I have no plans to change it. It works just like it says on the tin.


  • #5
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,906 ✭✭✭budhabob


    exaisle wrote: »
    If it's a new build, or if the room is empty, you can cut out sheets of newspaper the same size as the units that you're looking at and stick them to the floor in the appropriate spots....that actually gives you a great idea of how things will work out, even though it's just in 2 dimensions rather than 3.
    I installed an IKEA kitchen back in 2009. It's still as good as the day it was installed and I have no plans to change it. It works just like it says on the tin.

    This is a great idea. When we pulled out the old kitchen, and just before purchase we used insulation tape to mark out the kitchen as a double check.


  • #6
    duckie80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭duckie80


    exaisle wrote: »
    If it's a new build, or if the room is empty, you can cut out sheets of newspaper the same size as the units that you're looking at and stick them to the floor in the appropriate spots....that actually gives you a great idea of how things will work out, even though it's just in 2 dimensions rather than 3.
    I installed an IKEA kitchen back in 2009. It's still as good as the day it was installed and I have no plans to change it. It works just like it says on the tin.

    fab idea, definly going to do this


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