Not sure if my GW or Houzz account is showing up and still want to keep somewhat within the polices of GW site which I've been a part of for many years but breifly in response to your question we are in the process of coming out with an extensive line of custom fronts for these cabinets frames and more. More choices and prices points than currently available anywhere. Website is in progress but many options are available now.

semihandmade and Scherrs are 2 I can remember off the top of my head

Barkers is another one I've seen recommended on these forums.

Just as an aside, the doors and fronts are pretty standardized now with the only variable being width, so just about anyone can make aftermarket fronts without much setup involved. I've now established that one template will cover the drill holes for all drawer front heights. I think Ikea did it this way with a mind to expand their market. I'm sure they would like to sell their fronts, but so many people want something else that they probably decided to make it easier for that to happen. I can't speak for Ikea's ulterior motives, of course, but this new system is much more DIY friendly.

remodelcabinetdoors is another

"just about anyone can make aftermarket fronts without much setup involved."

Not any more so than the old system. Doors were always 1/8" smaller than the boxes. If you found that challenging you really shouldn't be making doors for anything. There's a lot more to making consistent quietly cabinets fronts than just a drilling template. Yeah someone could do it their garage but they always could but if your tolerances are off just a little it will compound itself and you will end up with a mess. Putting out a high-quality product takes things like lay-out and design skills, sourcing quality materials, precision cutting and banding equipment, finishing spraying equipment and the associated knowledge of, meeting production schedules and then there's the pricing, packing, shipping and liability issues to name a few. I think Ikea's motives are clear. They want to sell more stuff to you. Take this big revelation of "drawers within drawers". This concept has always been around even with Ikea. They've always had internal drawers for they kitchens. When you take into account that the drawer cost more than the cabinet box itself it's not surprising they would like you to add five drawers to your cabinet. That said I think Ikea cabinets are find for many people looking to achieve that look and budget. I think it's great if DIY people want to have a go at it but it does take some level of skill to do it right. And it takes a much higher level to put out a great product to the public.

Disanto - Understood. I was not referring to the guy in a garage but to any cabinet shop that can already make their own fronts. Not an easy task, I agree. I would not worry about the guy in a garage. The quality of finish alone would never be equal to a commercial shop, but for one-off projects like around my house, I'm happy with the the new line.

Actually, as a "guy in a garage", I did make some fronts for the old line and needed some sacrificial fronts to make a drilling template, so I went to Ikea to pick through their scratch and dent pile assuming the fronts with mounting holes were all the same. What I found was quite different. There were many drawer fronts of close but different heights which all had different mounting hole locations. They all looked like normal drawer fronts to me, otherwise. I had to buy three fronts I felt came close to make sure I ended up with one I could use. I understand Ikea used to provide a drilling template for mounting fronts but they stopped doing that quite a while ago.

I've built some amazing things out of a garage throughout my career. Obviously you have some skills to take on that task. As far as a cabinet shop goes my point was they could have always attempted to do this. The new system doesn't suddenly take away all the challenges of that type of enterprise. It may be somewhat easier for a DIY to a point. Most shops would like to sell the whole kitchen and not share that portion of their profit with Ikea. Back to your project. I just buy the less expensive white doors to get the drilling patterns and sizes. You could even return them if you want to. I would at least use a drill press with guides fastener to the table. I guess you could do it with a "brad point" bit if you had to. As I said I like the new line. I was there the first day and my truck was full when I left.

kokeena ready-made doors

We have used both Advantage Cabinet Door Company and Horizon Cabinet doors for the Akurum boxes. Advantage did the hinge boring for us to IKEA specs, but we used a Harlig door and drawer front as a template and drilled the others ourselves.

@disantodesign - I am wondering if you still have a line of custom doors/drawer fronts for Ikea products? I am thinking about using some of the Besta cabinet frames in a media room that will be built as part of a basement renovation. However, I do not like any of the doors/drawer fronts offered by Ikea. Please let me know - I would like to order them ASAP! Thanks!

Yes I do. What style of doors are you looking for.

@disantodesign - that was a fast response! I am not exactly sure yet. Do you have a website showing the ones you offer?

Contact me through this Houzz site for more info.
Thanks