We have a custom area to fill and want to utilize this space to the fullest by creating custom canned goods storage instead of empty space. Two of these cabinets will be modified from their standard 15″ depth to 6″ deep.
The island is a series of cabinets all joined together to create a custom island. There are two areas in our kitchen planning that are going to be very custom the island, and a cabinet that wraps around a small wall. The most important things are that you correctly measure your kitchen, insert correct sized cabinets, and remember 2-3″ on wall edges for spacing and filler pieces. I have pages and pages of floor plans that I drew. I suggest you plan your kitchen for several weeks and let the ideas marinate in your mind. Make sure you think of all these little details. That way they weren’t inside my cabinets. For example, I made the island about 5″ wider on either end to house electrical boxes. Because I was doing a very customized kitchen, I had to allow for extra thickness in some areas. I found it was easier with a pencil and paper to figure out exactly what I wanted and then enter everything into the IKEA home planner after. In addition to learning their tool, I also made page after page of mockups on paper. You will have to do that on a separate piece of paper and plan very carefully.
NOTE: when using the tool, the tool will not accommodate any custom modifications. Side note, when I went to order my kitchen, she said my plan was so good that she didn’t even need to tweak anything. I used this tool SO MUCH that I am confident I can use it better than any IKEA employee. Once you get the hang of the tool it gets easier. Don’t throw your computer across the room. Using this tool will make you question if you really want a new kitchen after all. Once you have a few ideas, it’s time to head over to IKEA’s Home Planner kitchen planning tool. Here are a few things I wanted to incorporate into my own custom kitchen: I started by creating a wish list of things I wanted for my kitchen. This series will dive into exactly how we modified the standard IKEA kitchen into our dream custom kitchen. □ We love IKEA kitchens but wanted something a little more custom. Here’s a Grimslov kitchen from IKEA’s website:īuilding your own IKEA kitchen can be moderately easy or can be as custom and difficult as you make it. We chose to do a custom IKEA kitchen using their white Sektion cabinets and white Grimslov door fronts. Today I’m going to focus on the planning and ordering aspect of building your own custom IKEA kitchen. I’m finally diving head-first into our IKEA KITCHEN! In this multi-part series I will go over all sorts of stuff like planning your new kitchen, the ordering process, assembling, installing, creating custom areas, building a custom bar, adding after-market inserts, finishing the trim, appliances, etc. Hi everyone! I’m very excited about today’s post.