Scherr's and Semi-handmade (and I believe another couple of companies) make door fronts specifically made to go with IKEA. I'd start there.

Thanks carrieb, I'll contact Scherr's to see what their pricing is like. Semi-handmade is about double the price of Ikea's most expensive Abstrakt doors, according to their website.

Since I'll be specifying the exact size of the doors we need, it really can be any company that makes slab doors. Based on my limited experience, door companies that specifically cater to homeowners with Ikea cabinets have inflated prices.

This post was edited by andyscott on Thu, Dec 25, 14 at 20:56

I think barker cabinets can provide doors only too.

In order to plug-n-play with Ikea the fronts must be machined (drilled) to tight tolerances, which is why it's expensive, and why I wouldn't trust anyone to do it.

This post was edited by GauchoGordo1993 on Thu, Dec 25, 14 at 23:34

Gaucho, I'm not sure what you mean about "machining". Any door with the same width/height of an Ikea door can fit an Ikea cabinet frame. I certainly plan to be very careful about accepting any door unless it meets specified measurements.

You're not considering how the fronts attach to the drawers or hinges. There are holes in the backs of the doors and drawer fronts to mate with the hinges and drawers respectively, and gap between fronts is only 1/8", so the machining tolerances are tight. It requires a machining jig and proper setup to do properly. Making fronts for Ikea isn't as easy as you think.

Gaucho - I guess I'll have to order a sample door and drawer front, to see if they'll work. So is this more of a manufacturer issue (let's say it's Scherr's), or can a skilled installer get it done right?

Scherrs has all of IKEAS spec. You just tell them the size of the cabinets (30" 3 drawer...etc) and the know exactly how to bore them if you choose to pay for that service

The backs of the cab doors and drawer fronts must be bored-out and drilled at cabinet shop with tooling specifically designed to Ikea specs. This type of work is not done onsite.

BTW, I used Scherr's and and I'd use them again.

We got a pretty good price on solid maple fronts from a local cabinet door wholesaler, and of course we didn't have to pay for shipping. It ended up being CAN$12/sf. It would have been less if we hadn't had as many small pieces. I had to do a lot of measuring and we will have to do the drilling etc. I chose to do the finishing myself but we could pick from a variety of standard finishes, or go custom with them. They also offered a variety of wood species and door styles. I think they supply to kitchen installers and cabinet companies, but they also sell to the public. No fancy marketing or showroom though.

Edited to add: my point is that it's worth googling cabinet door fabricators in your area.

This post was edited by feisty68 on Fri, Dec 26, 14 at 21:33

We have doors from Semihandmade and love them. They are drilled precisely for use with Ikea hardware. We sent them our kitchen plan and they figured out which doors, filler, and trim were needed to make everything work. And the woods are sequence matched. Beautiful.