Simply put, they are incredibly durable . The kitchen at the Beige Bungalow has now gone through over a year of dinner parties, grandchildren playing, and multiple dog wrestling matches without so much as a scratch.
Our IKEA cabinets have never so much as creaked. The legs are engineered to hold the cabinets level and steady , while the majority of the weight hangs on the metal mounting bars secured to the wall (more on that later). If you have concerns, you can talk with the IKEA team, but we have been so happy with their strength.
A query we ran across in our research was “Are IKEA cabinets holding up in the kitchen?”.
We installed Ikea cabinets ourselves in our kitchen 10 years ago. The boxes themselves are holding up great , including the sink cabinet. However, the doors, which are frameless, are not. They aren’t hanging off or anything, but they are not longer perfectly flush either.
The next thing we wanted the answer to was: how do you hang IKEA cabinets?
This is the same process when installing your upper IKEA cabinets. Once your rail is in place, go ahead and ‘hang’ your cabinets. The upper cabinets will truly hang, while the lower cabinets should have their entire weight supported by the floor, using on the rail system to keep them tight to the wall.
Are IKEA kitchen cabinets good quality?
We’ve now had our Ikea kitchen for 5 months (update: 1 1/2 years) so I think it’s time to answer the most common questions we get asked and share the pros and cons to Ikea cabinets! Yes and no. Ikea carries a bunch of cabinetry styles which all range in quality .
Areare IKEA kitchen cabinets good quality?
Yes and no. Ikea carries a bunch of cabinetry styles which all range in quality. They carry several low end (and extremely cheap) cabinet doors that are essentially pressed plywood with a patterned wallpaper stuck over top. Some of their cabinet doors that appear to be wood are this way.
If you stay away from the wallpaper cabinet doors you’re going to see much higher quality doors. The Kungsbacka doors (which we chose for our kitchen) are an excellent door . They are made of several different recycled materials making them Ikea’s most eco-friendly kitchen.
Are IKEA cabinets modular?
IKEA cabinets are completely modular and with some creative thinking it is astonishing how adaptable they really are when it comes to design. Flexibility: As I mentioned above, IKEA cabinets can be installed in many different ways, giving you an incredible level of flexibility for an off-the-shelf cabinet system.
What is the size of IKEA base cabinets?
Since base cabinets occupy floor space, they effectively define the footprint of your kitchen. IKEA base cabinets come in the following range of widths: 12, 15, 18, 24, 30, 36, 38, and 47 inches . Most kitchens make heavy use of cabinets in one of two widths: 30- or 36-inches wide.
What are the pros and cons of IKEA furniture?
So before I get into the con’s, lets recap the pro’s: Built-in design software (can also be a con at times…) The design software can be a large headache at times. A little patience goes a long way. The cabinet legs . I really can’t stress how little a fan I am of the IKEA cabinet legs.
Moreover, what is IKEA’s new kitchen design?
IKEA’s new kitchen cabinet design sits the top rails 1/8″ higher than the cabinet sides . This means the vast majority of the countertop weight is resting on a few places instead of the entire side of the cabinet box. The IKEA FIXA brackets add 1/8″, which allows the stone countertop load to be carried entirely by the cabinet boxes.