Experiences with IKEA kitchens – quality, assembly, service?

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Bertram100

2025-05-26 23:17:32
  • #1
I have had good experiences with Metod. I now have my third kitchen. This time with fronts from an external manufacturer. I no longer find it super cheap either. However, cheap enough to happily do all kinds of DIY experiments and adapt the kitchen so that it fits.

The selection of fronts is a bit monotonous and colorless. But hopefully that will change over time.

The good thing about Ikea is that you can simply return anything you don’t need or have bought too much of.

I had about 6m of kitchen for 9000 euros with more than enough drawers and pull-outs.

An external fitter and various expert discussions can be found on FB under "Ikea Küchen."

The only thing that really bothers me about Ikea kitchens is that Ikea is really not an innocent company and causes enormous environmental problems while happily taking advantage of all kinds of tax loopholes. Not exactly a company that makes the world better. But I would have those concerns with all manufacturers.
 

Tolentino

2025-05-26 23:24:58
  • #2
You, I had a Nolte in my condo. It cost only 300 EUR/m more at 4.80m with just two 60cm pull-out cabinets and 5-6 years earlier and with much less and simpler electrical work, and I don't notice a big difference. So yes, there is a difference, but it wouldn't be worth the extra cost to me (probably even more today). I would claim a professional can also install a METOD straight, and a layperson can also install a Nolte or Becker or whatever crooked. That you always have to readjust, I find strange. I have been using mine intensively for just over 2 years now and haven't had to readjust anything. But I admit I am not that sensitive either. So the gap dimensions are not the same everywhere. But they haven't changed now and that's what matters.
 

nordanney

2025-05-26 23:27:25
  • #3
Luckily, that’s only the appearance due to the photo being taken at an angle. The nice thing is that I also have comparisons to a "brand kitchen." In our last shared house, we spent 30k on one. Yes, it was better. No, it wasn’t worth the extra cost. There were more options, detailed solutions, etc. But
 

nordanney

2025-05-26 23:35:08
  • #4
P.S. Just a quick note about the electrical appliances from Ikea. They are "only" relabeled devices from other manufacturers. As far as I know, Ikea does not have their own appliances. The hinges in my Metod are consistently standard brand hinges from Blum. The drawer slides with soft close are also regular Blum versions. So everything is just like in other kitchens. But that should be it. I have to go to bed...
 

ypg

2025-05-26 23:37:07
  • #5

I explained that here.

It is the VOXTORP, consisting of two 40 cm high elements that have to be held together from the back with two hinges. Much too heavy for a drawer.
That’s why I say: stick to the standard, then you can be satisfied.

You can maybe compare it with the Town & Country houses: cheap, stick to the standard, and be satisfied with the price-performance ratio.
 

Tolentino

2025-05-26 23:38:03
  • #6
Yes, electro is in my opinion Bauknecht (refrigerators and freezers) and Electrolux (AEG etc.) stoves and ovens, but also likes to switch sometimes.
 

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