Hello everyone,
In my frustration while searching for a solution, I came across this forum – really great!
Since we are moving and will be switching from our Faktum kitchen to the Metod system, we are currently facing a small problem. Maybe someone here has a design idea.
My main concern is the possibility of placing the freezer drawer under the cooktop. Unfortunately, I don’t see any other option, as we definitely do not want the combi oven to be at crawling height.
I also considered removing the corner cabinet and placing the freezer drawer there, but the wall is 181cm (71 inches) long. Would that be too tight if the cabinets are installed corner to corner? Or does someone have another idea?
I will upload the planning pictures shortly, as I’m not sure if the link will work. We don’t want the appliances from IKEA, except perhaps the freezer drawer.
Thank you very much and best regards
Alex
In my frustration while searching for a solution, I came across this forum – really great!
Since we are moving and will be switching from our Faktum kitchen to the Metod system, we are currently facing a small problem. Maybe someone here has a design idea.
My main concern is the possibility of placing the freezer drawer under the cooktop. Unfortunately, I don’t see any other option, as we definitely do not want the combi oven to be at crawling height.
I also considered removing the corner cabinet and placing the freezer drawer there, but the wall is 181cm (71 inches) long. Would that be too tight if the cabinets are installed corner to corner? Or does someone have another idea?
I will upload the planning pictures shortly, as I’m not sure if the link will work. We don’t want the appliances from IKEA, except perhaps the freezer drawer.
Thank you very much and best regards
Alex
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IKEA-Experte11 Aug 2015 21:17I also got along well with the radiant cooktop, but the water for pasta boils much faster...
I don’t really like the gap either. The tall cabinet could also go in the corner along the long wall on the left, and where the tall cabinet is now, a BEKVÄM could be placed, so the gap wouldn’t look like a gap.
It would be simpler in this kitchen to have the oven under the cooktop.
I don’t really like the gap either. The tall cabinet could also go in the corner along the long wall on the left, and where the tall cabinet is now, a BEKVÄM could be placed, so the gap wouldn’t look like a gap.
It would be simpler in this kitchen to have the oven under the cooktop.
I have an idea, but it’s not standard IKEA, so some modifications would be needed. Unfortunately, the Siemens KI21RAF30 refrigerator doesn’t fit in, but there is an alternative—I’ll get to that later.
Here is the description:
Since we only have 181 cm (71 inches) on the short B wall, we use a (ME 189) 128 cm (50 inches) corner base cabinet and, for example, a (ME/MA 147) 40 cm (16 inches) base cabinet without a countertop. The countertop of the ME 189 will be shortened by 20 cm (8 inches), but the base cabinet itself and its pull-out function remain intact. By shortening the countertop and combining the ME 189 with the ME/MA 147, space is created at countertop height where a (ME 376) wall cabinet can be added, and a Bosch CMG636BS1 compact oven fits here without any problem. If needed, the wall cabinet can be extended upwards or covered with a countertop.
On the long A wall, the first corner is covered by the ME 189 corner base cabinet. Next to it comes a 60 cm (24 inches) dishwasher, then a 60 cm (24 inches) sink base cabinet, the refrigerator (more on that later), and again a (ME 189) 128 cm (50 inches) corner base cabinet, covering the second corner.
The ME 189 has a pull-out internal structure and, since it is originally a pot/pan cabinet, nothing prevents installing a cooktop here. (The IKEA kitchen planner doesn’t show this, but in the floor plan, the extractor hood is positioned above this spot.) Finally, there is a 60 cm (24 inches) base cabinet with space for a built-in freezer.
Note about the sink base cabinet: it looks nice in the middle but takes up countertop space. Here, you can swap the dishwasher and sink base cabinet positions if there are no issues with water supply and drainage.
Now to the refrigerator. Since I amusingly placed a 40 cm (16 inches) base cabinet under the oven, the refrigerator had to move (but there are drawers instead). The Siemens KI21RAF30 is 88 cm (35 inches) tall, so it doesn’t fit under the countertop, but I read that it has a capacity of 144 liters (5 cubic feet), about the same as IKEA’s KALLNAT, for example.
But this is not the only refrigerator that fits under a countertop. Other manufacturers also offer nice refrigerators.
Regarding the wall cabinets, it is a matter of taste whether they are tall, deep, concealed, glazed, or mixed—whatever you prefer.
That’s my idea; maybe you can take something from it that helps you.
Best regards
Here is the description:
Since we only have 181 cm (71 inches) on the short B wall, we use a (ME 189) 128 cm (50 inches) corner base cabinet and, for example, a (ME/MA 147) 40 cm (16 inches) base cabinet without a countertop. The countertop of the ME 189 will be shortened by 20 cm (8 inches), but the base cabinet itself and its pull-out function remain intact. By shortening the countertop and combining the ME 189 with the ME/MA 147, space is created at countertop height where a (ME 376) wall cabinet can be added, and a Bosch CMG636BS1 compact oven fits here without any problem. If needed, the wall cabinet can be extended upwards or covered with a countertop.
On the long A wall, the first corner is covered by the ME 189 corner base cabinet. Next to it comes a 60 cm (24 inches) dishwasher, then a 60 cm (24 inches) sink base cabinet, the refrigerator (more on that later), and again a (ME 189) 128 cm (50 inches) corner base cabinet, covering the second corner.
The ME 189 has a pull-out internal structure and, since it is originally a pot/pan cabinet, nothing prevents installing a cooktop here. (The IKEA kitchen planner doesn’t show this, but in the floor plan, the extractor hood is positioned above this spot.) Finally, there is a 60 cm (24 inches) base cabinet with space for a built-in freezer.
Note about the sink base cabinet: it looks nice in the middle but takes up countertop space. Here, you can swap the dishwasher and sink base cabinet positions if there are no issues with water supply and drainage.
Now to the refrigerator. Since I amusingly placed a 40 cm (16 inches) base cabinet under the oven, the refrigerator had to move (but there are drawers instead). The Siemens KI21RAF30 is 88 cm (35 inches) tall, so it doesn’t fit under the countertop, but I read that it has a capacity of 144 liters (5 cubic feet), about the same as IKEA’s KALLNAT, for example.
But this is not the only refrigerator that fits under a countertop. Other manufacturers also offer nice refrigerators.
Regarding the wall cabinets, it is a matter of taste whether they are tall, deep, concealed, glazed, or mixed—whatever you prefer.
That’s my idea; maybe you can take something from it that helps you.
Best regards
So. The final plan is now set. The order has already been pre-registered and will be paid tomorrow.
We decided to go with a 1.02 m (40 inches) tall refrigerator with a small freezer compartment and instead get a “freestanding, large” unit for the basement.
We will swap the compact oven for the identical model in 60 cm (24 inches) width. Although I had considered a warming drawer, the question really is how often one actually needs it.
As for the cooktop… With our idea of choosing a “standard” ceramic cooktop, everyone looks at us confused. Is it even possible to install an induction cooktop in the island, which is covered from the back? Or are Ikea units “different,” ventilated through NYTTIG also at the front?
We decided to go with a 1.02 m (40 inches) tall refrigerator with a small freezer compartment and instead get a “freestanding, large” unit for the basement.
We will swap the compact oven for the identical model in 60 cm (24 inches) width. Although I had considered a warming drawer, the question really is how often one actually needs it.
As for the cooktop… With our idea of choosing a “standard” ceramic cooktop, everyone looks at us confused. Is it even possible to install an induction cooktop in the island, which is covered from the back? Or are Ikea units “different,” ventilated through NYTTIG also at the front?
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IKEA-Experte16 Aug 2015 14:26Hello, the base cabinet has cutouts in the bottom and the back panel for ventilation.
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