Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 8Jul 31, 2010 11:34 pm NO EXPECTATIONS, NO DISAPPOINTMENTS! Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27441 Landscaping Thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=43969 Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 10Aug 06, 2010 1:56 am bryky Ps: We're from Adelaide and settle on our property in Geelong in a few weeks. We would be grateful for any tradesmens you can recommend in the Geelong area. Thank you Kylie Hey Kylie, Welcome to sunny Geelong! I can certainly recommend you some tradies. We've done three properties in Geelong now and have got some really reliable guys that we use. Shoot me an email: andrew@andrewpobjoy.com Good luck with the move. ANDY (Jess' hubby) JESS ANDY and OLIVE 1850's Bluestone Terrace House, Central Geelong. "Bite off more than you can chew, and then start chewing like hell!" Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 11Aug 06, 2010 2:11 am WOW! boiselfish, I wholeheartedly agree with Elizabeth: that is truly magnificent. We just love the product that IKEA offers, and it seems that, with the aide of some crafty installation experts, you managed to overcome all of the room's quirks and corners with no hassle at all. A well-known fact is that flatpacks are a leading cause of family breakdown, so I really like the idea of engaging the services of a professional. boiselfish, How did you get the L-shaped kitchen to fit perfectly across the far wall (beneath window)??? That is a miracle in itself. We have a huge combined living / kitchen / dining area, so not concerned with the L-shaped kitchen actually fitting snugly across the breadth of a room. However, we have a 90cm oven and cooktop, and IKEA don't have cabinets big enough to accommodate 90cm appliances. Do you think that a gifted installer could get past those problems too? Below is a link to the plans for an IKEA kitchen, as expertly drawn by **yours truly** as PDF files. It just gives you an idea of what we're doing and planning. http://64.23.57.205/pevensey/kitchen01.pdf http://64.23.57.205/pevensey/kitchen02.pdf Love your comments on this post, everyone. Would really appreciate any more advice or info. ANDY / JESS JESS ANDY and OLIVE 1850's Bluestone Terrace House, Central Geelong. "Bite off more than you can chew, and then start chewing like hell!" Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 12Aug 06, 2010 4:39 pm Certainly not as classy looking as boiselfish's Ikea makeover but here is my very first reno in a rental apartment I purchased (and have now sold) back in 2006. My mum/sisters and I assembled the carcasses ourselves, and fit them into the kitchen/bolted to the walls (we also laid the laminate flooring ourselves), then I had a tradie come in and fit the benchtop and the kickers. I went for boring and cheap as it was only a rental (and before I knew a kitchen could be anything but black and white ) The room also was not very square, being a 1960's apartment, so we had a helluva time fitting those carcasses to the walls, especially in the corners!! Quite a few arguments later, voilà: Before: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ After: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 14Aug 06, 2010 9:12 pm pobjoy1 WOW! boiselfish, I wholeheartedly agree with Elizabeth: that is truly magnificent. boiselfish, How did you get the L-shaped kitchen to fit perfectly across the far wall (beneath window)??? That is a miracle in itself. We have a huge combined living / kitchen / dining area, so not concerned with the L-shaped kitchen actually fitting snugly across the breadth of a room. However, we have a 90cm oven and cooktop, and IKEA don't have cabinets big enough to accommodate 90cm appliances. Do you think that a gifted installer could get past those problems too? ANDY / JESS Well... If you look closely next to the oven (you probably cant see it only I know its there), the installers put a small piece of white melamine from some other part of the pack to make it look like it fit snugly. I think it was out by about 7 cm so that was their solution. SO look at the picture and you can se I purchased the oven/hot plate unit, a draw unit, a 60 cm unit for the sink, one corner unit and then another 2 45 cm units(I think) where were made into one to accommodate the hot water service under the bench. As for the bench top I cant remember the lengths it came in but im sure it was over 2m so it was just cut to size to fit correctly. As for the 90 cm appliances you have you could consider 2 of the 60 cm oven sections and cut them to size (taking 15 cm off both thus creating a 90 cm oven section). The installer should be able to overcome most of your problems I would suggest going to Ikea and getting them to provide you with installer details. They will be very experienced in their range of things and may have better suggestions for you. Helpful? Hope so! NO EXPECTATIONS, NO DISAPPOINTMENTS! Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27441 Landscaping Thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=43969 Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 15Aug 12, 2010 9:10 pm Pobjoy We were planning an Ikea kitchen, and the Ikea kitchen planning person I talked with said a lot of people just buy a couple of panels and get a cabinet maker to knock together a 900mm oven cabinet. Of course, the trick is to find someone who's happy to just do the one part of a kitchen! (We've since found a kitchen mob here in Melbourne who will do us a E0 (no vocs) kitchen for not a heap more than we would have paid with Ikea. Hooray, now I just have to find an E0 laminate or veneer I can live with. ) e. Re: IKEA kitchen - what do you think? 16Oct 13, 2010 1:34 pm Hi Andy & Jess, (Pobjoy1) I'm having trouble contacting you and wonder if you're still happy to share the tradies you've used in the Geelong area... We'd love to hear from you. You can contact me direct: via pm (edited by mod to remove private contact details) No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 3664 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 30559 Looking to start the journey of becoming an owner builder in SA. 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