For the final installment of our IKEA Kitchen blog post series (sniff, sniff, tear!) I thought I’d share some great tips from my fellow bloggers about customizing an IKEA kitchen.
Aubrey from Little House Blog really outlines the whole process. She chose the IKEA Adel style and found that Benjamin Moore Paper Mache paint was a good match for any filler or moldings. (By the way, Benjamin Moore Simply White OC-117 is a good match for our Stat cabinets!) Aubrey contracted some of the assembling and molding work out and did some herself with her family.
She has some fantastic tips and my favorite warning image of all time: “Be prepared for your delivery to look like this…”
I would definitely read her blog if there is an IKEA kitchen in your future. The end result speaks for itself…
Then there’s Carol Reed. Carol is an interior designer with a fabulous blog (read it here). My favorite take away from Carol’s blog is this: “For anyone who has doubts about the quality of IKEA kitchens or for those who think its just not good enough for them, I have a little secret to let you in on… Designers and Architects LOVE IKEA kitchens and use them all the time.”
So hopefully that quiets the naysayers. IKEA kitchens can be gorgeous and look custom if you put in the time to design wisely, research your appliances, and choose unique extras that will make it your own. And if all else fails, just hire these guys!
IKEA can be alot of work but the prices can’t be beat. Good luck putting it all together!