Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and would like to ask for your help with my IKEA kitchen.
The issue is as follows:
In the right corner of the kitchen, I want to install a corner cabinet (ME188 | left door | hinge not yet defined).
As you know, this cabinet comes with a filler strip about 7.3 cm (3 inches) wide.
First, a picture:
Goal:
As you can see in the picture, there is a gap between corner cabinet number 4 and the refrigerator.
I would like to fill this gap with a 40 cm (16 inches) wide cabinet.
Just for your information: the refrigerator door opens to the right.
This is how it should look:
Important: I have reduced the width of the refrigerator by 7 cm (3 inches) to create this design.
Problem:
The wall is 161 cm (63 inches) long, which should be enough if I significantly shorten the filler strip that comes with the corner cabinet—around 1 cm (0.4 inches)—or leave it out completely. Is there a minimum dimension I must definitely observe?
Implementation and resulting questions:
I wanted to equip the 40 cm wide cabinet with a right-hinged door and the corner cabinet with a left-hinged door.
I am not sure if this is possible. I leave this question to you.
Both cabinets will have Vienna short handles (153 mm / 6 inches), so I do not expect any interference or collision between the handles.
Is my idea feasible?
I look forward to your feedback.
Thank you in advance.
I am new to this forum and would like to ask for your help with my IKEA kitchen.
The issue is as follows:
In the right corner of the kitchen, I want to install a corner cabinet (ME188 | left door | hinge not yet defined).
As you know, this cabinet comes with a filler strip about 7.3 cm (3 inches) wide.
First, a picture:
Goal:
As you can see in the picture, there is a gap between corner cabinet number 4 and the refrigerator.
I would like to fill this gap with a 40 cm (16 inches) wide cabinet.
Just for your information: the refrigerator door opens to the right.
This is how it should look:
Important: I have reduced the width of the refrigerator by 7 cm (3 inches) to create this design.
Problem:
The wall is 161 cm (63 inches) long, which should be enough if I significantly shorten the filler strip that comes with the corner cabinet—around 1 cm (0.4 inches)—or leave it out completely. Is there a minimum dimension I must definitely observe?
Implementation and resulting questions:
I wanted to equip the 40 cm wide cabinet with a right-hinged door and the corner cabinet with a left-hinged door.
I am not sure if this is possible. I leave this question to you.
Both cabinets will have Vienna short handles (153 mm / 6 inches), so I do not expect any interference or collision between the handles.
Is my idea feasible?
I look forward to your feedback.
Thank you in advance.
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EinrichtungsNiete8 Apr 2015 20:33Hello!
The filler strip serves two purposes:
1. It ensures the correct spacing within the cabinet grid for wall units, otherwise they would be misaligned horizontally.
2. It allows drawers to be installed without the front interfering with the handle; this also applies to doors.
Are the walls in the corner really perfectly square?
Usually, that is not the case, and then your refrigerator may no longer fit in the gap, even if you shorten the filler strip as much as possible...
I wouldn’t want to cram the gap too tightly.
In general, I would recommend using drawers rather than doors, as this makes it easier to access items inside the cabinets.
Best regards
The filler strip serves two purposes:
1. It ensures the correct spacing within the cabinet grid for wall units, otherwise they would be misaligned horizontally.
2. It allows drawers to be installed without the front interfering with the handle; this also applies to doors.
Are the walls in the corner really perfectly square?
Usually, that is not the case, and then your refrigerator may no longer fit in the gap, even if you shorten the filler strip as much as possible...
I wouldn’t want to cram the gap too tightly.
In general, I would recommend using drawers rather than doors, as this makes it easier to access items inside the cabinets.
Best regards
Thank you very much for your response.
Your observations make sense. The corner of the room is very unlikely to be a right angle.
The kitchen installers are coming on Saturday, so we will find out then.
After some careful consideration, I have decided not to go with the stuffing solution.
Thank you for the tip regarding the wall cabinet.
Your observations make sense. The corner of the room is very unlikely to be a right angle.
The kitchen installers are coming on Saturday, so we will find out then.
After some careful consideration, I have decided not to go with the stuffing solution.
Thank you for the tip regarding the wall cabinet.
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