In my previous post I discussed the gutting of the original kitchen and the new hardwood floors we installed. Our next step in the kitchen was designing our blank slate. We were excited to find out that
Ikea had reasonable prices on cabinets and counter-tops. Another reason Ikea was attractive to us, is that they have an
online planner where you can design your kitchen on your home computer. You put in the dimensions of your room (wall length, ceiling height, doorways and windows) and you can layout your room and view 2d and 3d versions of your design. The engineer in our household (Matt) loved this feature. It took a month or so, but he finally got a layout he liked. A great feature of this planner is that it uploads your designs to Ikea, so when you go to the store a design consultant can open it and go over it with you to make sure you haven't missed any crucial detail. Then they submit the order for you there.
Luckily an Ikea had recently opened in North Carolina and we were able to check out the options in person. After one visit we decided we loved the look of their "stat" white doors for our cabinets (is a beadboard look) with a butcher block top. We envisioned a cottage look with simple white, wood, and stainless pieces.
To our excitement Ikea has a sink with a similar look to a farmhouse sink (
DOMSJO). We picked out Ikea's
GREJ pulls for our drawers and
GRAVYR knobs for cabinets. We got stainless appliances from Kenmore. The walls are Benjamin Moore's -
Wickham Gray (which we love for its blue and green undertones). We plan to eventually add white subway tiles as a back-splash.
Here are some pictures of the installation process (Ikea is very easy to install):
Next, I will post some pictures of the finished product with cabinet doors on!
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