there are at least 1 million pictures/posts on here of people using Ikea.

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https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/Ikea-kitchen-cabinets/nqrweh

you can also go to Design Dilemma and search "Ikea kitchen cabinets" for specific issues.

I have used Ikea cabinets in my design biz for over 20 yrs. They look cheap if you buy the cheap ones like any other thing you buy. I have had Ikea in my last two homes and IMO did not look cheap.

The red kitchen is my last house and the gray is a clients . It is best to get a kitchen designer that has worker with Ikea cabinets to get the best results.

IKEA makes fine cabinets, but with their terrific metal coved drawer boxes and excellent hardware, they draw lots of hate from mom 'n pop cabinet retailers that can't compete on price.

IKEA cabinets don't look cheap.

However, much of the cost savings is because they aren't assembled. If you are having all the work done by hired help, the savings might be gone - depending on your labor costs in your area.

Also, depending on your kitchen, there is less flexibility than one might get in a semi-custom line. If you have a large kitchen, that's less important than if you have a small or otherwise odd kitchen which might benefit from non-standard cabinetry.

Love, love, love my IKEA kitchens. Plan well and it’ll look a million bucks!!

Links to company blogs are considered spam.

Another Ikea thread (must be a popular subject). Obviously

"Main line design" above has never really looked at an Ikea cabinet because they are not "terrible 5/8" construction" they are actually 13/16" a bit thicker than even 3/4" standard. Maybe he is confused with the "Costco" brand. As far as looking cheap well some or their door styles can fall under that category but others are ok. With custom doors they can look anything you want. Not just because I make custom doors for the cabinets but the fact that you can buy all the components without the doors means you can have any look you want. Here's one example of a customized Ikea kitchen we did. Doesn't look that cheap. Super matte doors and acid etched back painted glass uppers. Don't think you'll find this at Costco. And no it wasn't super expensive.

Deleted my comment re: the spammer post. As the post has already been flagged and removed.

Here's my IKEA kitchen.

IKEA changed their construction a couple of years ago. I was just in an IKEA examining the poor construction as I wound my way through the IKEA maze on my way to some delicious meat balls, I don't trash IKEA or praise Costco because I have an agenda other than to help people make informed decisions. There are now many RTA cabinets sold that are much better constructed and less expensive than IKEA. We do not sell any of these lines nor do we sell Wolf, J&K, and some other assembled brands that are also better constructed than IKEA and no more expensive plus already assembled.

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I like IKEA in general and still find great values there for many items. It is just that since the wave of imported cabinetry and with IKEA changing their construction, IKEA is no longer a bargain and now even less well made than they were in the past. They do look attractive especially for contemporary styles but people are deluding themselves due to the IKEA EFFECT if they believe they are durable. Houzz and HGTV both benefit from people being less informed and believing overly optimistic DIY scenarios. Unfortunately we now live in a world of "alternative facts".

"Links to company blogs are considered spam."

It's more complicated than that. If a link to a company blog answers a specific question posed by someone else it's not.

Anyone who thinks they're going to get business from posting on Houzz is seriously mistaken. I've gotten a couple $300.00 paying jobs and a Starbucks gift card for four years participation.

I will beg to differ I have clients with 5 kids and an Ikea kitchen I installed22 yrs. ago and it still looks awesome and not one warranty issue in all that time. I also still think they are a bargain and putting them together is actually kind of fun once you get the knack

Yes, Main Line Design. " Alternative facts" like Ikea boxes are constructed of "terrible 5/8" construction" as you stated previously. Fact: 13/16" (actual thickness of new Ikea cabinet) and 5/8" are different measurements. One is greater. "Ikea cabinets are not durable" maybe you could explain which part of the cabinet you have seen continuously fail over time. Would that be the Blum drawer system? "There are better RTA cabinets, better made for same price" Without a name that's just an "Alternative fact". Not shilling for Ikea just trying to get the facts straight.

Joseph Corlett - shushipup's comment re blogs being spam was a response to a post by Mainline which was flagged and has disappeared. For good reasons I think.

And I don't think anyone would flag any of your always helpful posts and links. Your insight is being missed here.

Mainline on the other hand, has been posting "alternative facts" for a long time here. Long epistles about all frameless cabinetry being terribly inferior construction and how they fall apart in no time.

Never mind that European cabinet brands are all frameless and people pointing out that Europe doesn't seem to suffer from an epidemic of failing kitchen cabinetry. He would come back and double down. Sophie Wheeler used to take him to task in her usual style and using FACTS. Alas, it seems to no avail. Now he's zeroing on Ikea's newest line. Ikea must be a big threat to some in the biz.

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Joe, " If a link to a company blog answers a specific question posed by someone else it's not (spam). "

Yes it is. It's just driving traffic to their website. Most good pros can answer a question without having to post their website. They can cut and paste relevant info to answer a question, if they need to. Same goes to YouTube videos, as well, since they have become monetized and pay for clicks to the content.

It's a sad world we live in.

Twist? He's a contractor and has to follow the Ikea instructions? What support does he expect? Heck, once you assemble your first one, it's not hard at all. Sounds like your husband has zero experience with Ikea.

No comment of mine was marked spam nor has any comment "disappeared"

Directing people to articles that address an issue in great detail is not nor will it ever be spam just because the article happens to be on a pros web site. Remaining uninformed and not clicking the link is always an option.

Getting free help from generous professionals on Houzz is a benefit for the people looking for knowledgeable help. .Being picky about how pro's help you and being rude to pros trying to help is why the Houzz Design Dilemma forum gets fewer comments from truly qualified professionals now than it did in the past.

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On the pro section of Houzz many of the most qualified professionals have expressed frustration with how their free advice is treated and have bowed out of participating.

Lulusflowers, I have built 3 Ikea Akurum and 1 Sektion kitchen. I'm getting ready to put together another set of Sektion kitchen cabinets for a laundry/mudroom. They look great and have endured years of abuse while still looking new and have no damage. Two of my kitchens live in my rentals and take tons of poor care. Their construction did not have a change that has resulted in poor construction. They made a few very small changes as jdesign stated that have done nothing but improve the design. My husband is contractor and carpenter and cannot deny the cleverness of this system. Everyone that sees my kitchens absolutely cannot believe they are Ikea, inlcuding my good friend that's a realtor.

Do a search in Gardenweb on ikea. You will learn a lot and also see the same comments by so called Pro's that have never installed nor lived with an Ikea kitchen yet have big opinions of them. As others have stated, Ikea does their livelihood no good. You will also find Pro's that design and install Ikea and have good opinions of them, and 100's of very satisfied customers like me.