If you have white kitchen cabinets...

[Anonymous]

Kraftmaid but their finish has SUCKED from the beginning.

The KraftMaid Dove White finish is a joke- I can see the maple through the finish and I didn't choose a distressed version.

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I'm very jealous!

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I really hate the feel of Ikea cabinets

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Anonymous wrote:IKEA Abstrakt white. Had em six years, still look like new. No yellowing or chipping. And they are indestructible — everything wipes off them. They are very high-gloss, though, so if what you want isn't a modern look, they wouldn't work. IKEA kitchen cabinets are a ridiculously good value. They use high-end Blum hardware. The drawers and hinges are as good as you'll find from any manufacturer. The cabinet faces themselves vary the dependent upon price. Abstrakt was one of the most expensive, and it's held up beautifully. I'm sure some of the cheaper ones would have been chipped by now. But even IKEA-expensive is anywhere-else-cheap.

+1 for abstrakt white!

Did you hire a IKEA kitchen expert to put them together for you and install them? I read in the WP a few weeks back that IKEA kitchen cabinets are difficult to put together even for contractors. The reason being according to the article is because they don't come together like traditional cabinets. I mentioned to a builder that we might consider IKEA for our kitchen redo and he didn't seem all that enthusiastic. In fact he told me that was the first and only time he's ever had an issue with a client over a job.

Glad to hear they have worked out for you. If you hired someone, could you reveal who that person is?

We used the IKEA recommended contractor. If your contractor is familiar with Eurostyle cabinets, you should be fine, but I wouldn't discount the IKEA contractor – it's all they do, you know? They were familiar with every single piece.

There are also independent kitchen designers who will design an IKEA kitchen for you…

The contractor we used was up in Maryland, Hapsburg construction. I don't know if they go as far south as you are. I thought they were great. I got an independent floor contractor to do the tiled backsplash and tiled floor.

Do you have recommendations for independent kitchen designers who will design an IKEA kitchen?

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The IKEA kitchen planner software is great. We used it, after getting inspiration from ikea materials and magazines, and designed a pretty cool kitchen. Our designer friend also did a design, and he came up with the *exact* same design ad the software. Our kitchen is relatively small, though.

[Anonymous]

Another happy Ikea Abstrakt White owner.

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Anonymous wrote:IKEA Abstrakt white. Had em six years, still look like new. No yellowing or chipping. And they are indestructible — everything wipes off them. They are very high-gloss, though, so if what you want isn't a modern look, they wouldn't work. IKEA kitchen cabinets are a ridiculously good value. They use high-end Blum hardware. The drawers and hinges are as good as you'll find from any manufacturer. The cabinet faces themselves vary the dependent upon price. Abstrakt was one of the most expensive, and it's held up beautifully. I'm sure some of the cheaper ones would have been chipped by now. But even IKEA-expensive is anywhere-else-cheap.

+1 for abstrakt white!

Did you hire a IKEA kitchen expert to put them together for you and install them? I read in the WP a few weeks back that IKEA kitchen cabinets are difficult to put together even for contractors. The reason being according to the article is because they don't come together like traditional cabinets. I mentioned to a builder that we might consider IKEA for our kitchen redo and he didn't seem all that enthusiastic. In fact he told me that was the first and only time he's ever had an issue with a client over a job.

Glad to hear they have worked out for you. If you hired someone, could you reveal who that person is?

We hired INEX Construction to install our Ikea kitchen last year. That's what they specialize in.

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Anonymous wrote:IKEA Abstrakt white. Had em six years, still look like new. No yellowing or chipping. And they are indestructible — everything wipes off them. They are very high-gloss, though, so if what you want isn't a modern look, they wouldn't work. IKEA kitchen cabinets are a ridiculously good value. They use high-end Blum hardware. The drawers and hinges are as good as you'll find from any manufacturer. The cabinet faces themselves vary the dependent upon price. Abstrakt was one of the most expensive, and it's held up beautifully. I'm sure some of the cheaper ones would have been chipped by now. But even IKEA-expensive is anywhere-else-cheap.

Makes sense that IKEA is a good value. But do you know this because you did some specific comparison shopping? Did you know that you wanted IKEA cabinets and went with them, or did you comparison shop and decide that IKEA provided the best bang for your buck? If so, could you reveal the other products that you included in your comparison and why they didn't fit the bill for you? Sorry to be so nosy, but we are considering doing this ourselves and would appreciate being able to leverage off the experiences of others.

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How was your experience with inex?

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Anonymous wrote:IKEA Abstrakt white. Had em six years, still look like new. No yellowing or chipping. And they are indestructible — everything wipes off them. They are very high-gloss, though, so if what you want isn't a modern look, they wouldn't work. IKEA kitchen cabinets are a ridiculously good value. They use high-end Blum hardware. The drawers and hinges are as good as you'll find from any manufacturer. The cabinet faces themselves vary the dependent upon price. Abstrakt was one of the most expensive, and it's held up beautifully. I'm sure some of the cheaper ones would have been chipped by now. But even IKEA-expensive is anywhere-else-cheap.

+1 for abstrakt white!

Did you hire a IKEA kitchen expert to put them together for you and install them? I read in the WP a few weeks back that IKEA kitchen cabinets are difficult to put together even for contractors. The reason being according to the article is because they don't come together like traditional cabinets. I mentioned to a builder that we might consider IKEA for our kitchen redo and he didn't seem all that enthusiastic. In fact he told me that was the first and only time he's ever had an issue with a client over a job.

Glad to hear they have worked out for you. If you hired someone, could you reveal who that person is?

We hired INEX Construction to install our Ikea kitchen last year. That's what they specialize in.

[Anonymous]

We also used INEX for our Ikea cabinets. In terms of what we compared to (although I am not the PP that was asked), we knew we wanted totally flat-fronted cabinets, either white or pale grey or a very light wood finish, which narrowed the options quite a bit. I love Poggenpohl and other European brands whose name escapes me now, but that was not a reasonable price range given our house value/location. We visited those show rooms for inspiration, but in the end Ikea Abstrakt gave us the look and functionality we wanted at an affordable price. I love how smoothly they close, and I love not having contours and carvings gathering dust/grime.

[Anonymous]

GTFO. People really use Ikea? What are these homes worth?

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GTFO. People really use Ikea? What are these homes worth?

Mine is $900k+. A few $1m I have seen have ikea kitchen.

There is an element of snob in DC / the USA around IKEA kitchen. I am very familiar with Paris and French design magazines. Ikea kitchens ate routinely featured in high end homes there.

Or perhaps some / many Americans like kitchens full or corbels and other overcharged "elegant" details...

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Were you happy with inex?

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My main complain is that Ikea doesn't use real wood even in the doors.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for all the replies. I'm not going to be able to talk my husband into Ikea, so are there other reasonably priced options anyone would recommend? The news about Kraftmaid is disappointing. We got a white bathroom vanity from them and it's very solid white, no see-through areas, etc. there is one chip, though, so that prompted my original question.