IKEA kitchen advice

[kamath]

We are thinking about getting our kitchen done IKEA style as we have a very tight budget and was wondering if IKEA is a good idea!

Has anyone done their kitchen IKEA style recently and can recommend a good fitter etc or have any advice about how it all works? We hope to look around IKEA in the new year .

Many Thanks

[EDZ]

We had an Ikea kitchen in our old house. We didn't install it, but when we left five years later (and seven years after it was installed) it still looked great. Only thing was the taps. Might be worth an upgrade on those. Thinking of putting one in our new house!

[alieh]

We've put 3 Ikea kitchens in previous houses and think they are brilliant value for money. The downside of the cost savings are that it can be a bit of a nightmare to get all the right pieces - usually the initial order process is fine and everything gets delivered, but in our experience you end up realising you need one thing a bit different or one extra little thing which involves a trip to Croydon to search for it in the warehouse. But this might just be because we're disorganised!

Ikea kitchens can look very high end if you have a good joiner work on the finishing touches, and spend more money on worktops, taps, lighting, etc.. The basic fitting is not very hard at all.

I would probably source taps, sinks, and appliances elsewhere personally.

Just be sure to spend lots of time thinking about the layout and the interior fittings of all the cupboards to make the space and storage work well for you. If budget is very tight you can go with inexpensive worktops, cupboard fronts, etc. which are very easy to upgrade a few years down the line.

[kamath]

Thank you , that is really helpful. Can you recommend a good fitter ?