OH is dead against Ikea as she thinks it will tie us to Ikea stuff forever. We do plan on staying in the house for a long time but would also envisage changing the kitchen in the future if we ever extend.
Whatever about getting an IKEA kitchen, you should definitely download the IKEA kitchen planner. It's a great piece of free software
Not quite sure why your OH is worried about being tied to Ikea stuff forever - it is possible to just buy a kitchen from them. And is she not worried about being tied to some other kitchen supplier forever?
Anyway, Ikea are market leaders for a reason. And their kitchens are made for mainland Europe where people rip them out when they move and reinstall them in their new place, so if you are envisaging extending your kitchen in the future Ikea would be a good option as they stand up to that kind of thing.
She's under the impression that Ikea units have their own standard sizes, so once fitted then everything else in the kitchen will always have to come from Ikea. Is this untrue?
I've also heard that Ikea kitchens don't have solid doors, which would put me off. Am I wrong?
She's under the impression that Ikea units have their own standard sizes, so once fitted then everything else in the kitchen will always have to come from Ikea. Is this untrue?
Not sure about the standard sizes, although my units seem to hold a lot more than the units in other peoples non-Ikea kitchens (but it's not like I need special plates or anything). But even if they are different, Ikea have such a huge range that it's hardly limiting.
Re the solid doors question, they do both. But a great thing about an Ikea kitchen is that you can just change the fronts a few years down the line if you fancy a change or an upgrade.
You can have a closer look at the specs etc here http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/categories/departments/kitchen/
I went to Ikea today to check out their kitchen stuff. The difference between it and standard kitchen stuff is that the void space for service access is below the units in ikea cabinets, and behind in standard cabinets. So, once you get your kitchen wired and plumbed one way, it's going to be extremely expensive to change it. This explains why you have more space in your cupboards; they're 70mm deeper than a standard.
Having now been to five kitchen showrooms (including Ikea), I would think the choice of stuff is better elsewhere, where doors can be painted to order.
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