Ikea Kitchen Cabinets

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For decades, IKEA has been known as the Swedish furniture store. The place you can go to get trendy, moderately priced pieces and other furnishings. But recently, they’ve branched into more fixed settings, like kitchen cabinets.

Much like their other offerings, IKEA kitchen cabinets are very basic in design - nothing ornate or custom. There are, however, several advantages available to do-it-yourselfers that come with IKEA kitchen cabinets.

Up Against a Wall…or Not

IKEA offers two different styles of cabinetry: those that are intended to be fixed to the wall (known as built-ins) and cabinets that are standalone. The traditional built-in cabinets are very basic and come in white, black or wood veneers and have a few options, such as door and drawer combinations, glass doors for wall cabinets, open cabinets for base ovens and more.

Standalone cabinetry is designed to sit anywhere in the house. Place them in the center of the room, in a corner or between an appliance and wall. Some of the standalone cabinets are legged and stationary, but others coast on wheels and can easily be moved from one area to the next.

Kicking Back

One of the things you’ll notice about IKEA kitchen cabinets is that both the built-in and standalone cabinets sit atop furniture-style legs. There will be no toe kicks for these cabinets.

Most IKEA cabinets sit on round metal legs, but a few simply have legs that are extensions of the cabinet frame. The look is sleek and attractive and allows you to see and reach under the cabinets, not to mention get to things that inevitably fall behind adjacent appliances. The drawback, however, of not having toe kicks is that you now have more square feet of flooring to keep clean.

Dollars and Sense

One of the best features of a kitchen designed with IKEA cabinetry is that you can easily accomplish a modern look on a tight budget. This definitely won't be one of the cookie-cutter kitchens, but it won’t be too far out of the ordinary, either. While the cabinetry IKEA offers is reasonably priced and basic in design, it would be easy to work your way up to a more customized style by adding unique countertops, moldings, lighting and plumbing fixtures.

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