ᐅ Handleless kitchen fronts, good quality and affordable – which manufacturer?
Created on: 2 Mar 2020 17:21
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PeterHawaii
Hello everyone,
we are currently looking into the kitchen for our newly built single-family home. After the first visits to suppliers (2 large chains and 1 small studio), the general conclusion is: a frustrating black box with no price transparency – the estimates were often well above the stated budget, and none of the appointments included a written quote to prevent easy comparison.
My question is: which provider/manufacturer would you consider for the following requirements:
Kitchen layout: G-shaped kitchen, no wall cabinets
Design: handleless kitchen
Kitchen length: just under 11m (36 feet), all base cabinets except for 2 tall cabinets for fridge-freezer combo and oven + microwave
Worktop height: 90cm (35 inches)
Worktop: integrated into window frame, replacing the windowsill. Option 1: laminate, thickness approx. 25mm (1 inch). Option 2: engineered stone, thickness approx. 25mm (1 inch).
Front price category: PG 3 or PG 4, real matte lacquer
Splashback: matte glass
Target price would be under €6,500 (including sink and faucet combined about €400 online) and laminate worktop, without appliances, including delivery and installation (kitchen and externally sourced appliances), so roughly €600 (about $660) per meter.
Current quote for electrical appliances: €5,180 gross including delivery to curbside.
Do you think this is achievable, or do we need to lower our requirements (fronts price group / appliances) to stay under €12,000? At Ikea, we would be around €3,500 plus assembly without appliances, but their selection of handleless fronts does not suit us.
Thank you very much for your advice.
we are currently looking into the kitchen for our newly built single-family home. After the first visits to suppliers (2 large chains and 1 small studio), the general conclusion is: a frustrating black box with no price transparency – the estimates were often well above the stated budget, and none of the appointments included a written quote to prevent easy comparison.
My question is: which provider/manufacturer would you consider for the following requirements:
Kitchen layout: G-shaped kitchen, no wall cabinets
Design: handleless kitchen
Kitchen length: just under 11m (36 feet), all base cabinets except for 2 tall cabinets for fridge-freezer combo and oven + microwave
Worktop height: 90cm (35 inches)
Worktop: integrated into window frame, replacing the windowsill. Option 1: laminate, thickness approx. 25mm (1 inch). Option 2: engineered stone, thickness approx. 25mm (1 inch).
Front price category: PG 3 or PG 4, real matte lacquer
Splashback: matte glass
Target price would be under €6,500 (including sink and faucet combined about €400 online) and laminate worktop, without appliances, including delivery and installation (kitchen and externally sourced appliances), so roughly €600 (about $660) per meter.
Current quote for electrical appliances: €5,180 gross including delivery to curbside.
Do you think this is achievable, or do we need to lower our requirements (fronts price group / appliances) to stay under €12,000? At Ikea, we would be around €3,500 plus assembly without appliances, but their selection of handleless fronts does not suit us.
Thank you very much for your advice.
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Bertram10016 Jun 2020 09:44The cabinets are called Metod. There are two types of drawers, Förvara and Maximera. The Förvara drawers are not full extension and do not glide as smoothly as the others. The best combination is Metod cabinets with Maximera drawers. This option is also not very expensive. Then you add the front. Depending on the choice of front, the cost can increase a bit. But only slightly. Still within the price range of some other kitchens.
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Bertram10016 Jun 2020 09:59No, there isn't one. Once you have chosen the cabinet, drawers, and fronts, the "working parts" must be purchased together. There is only one version of these.
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pagoni202016 Jun 2020 10:47Bertram100 schrieb:
No, there isn’t. Once you’ve chosen the cabinet, drawers, and fronts, the "working parts" have to be purchased as well. There is only one version of those.It’s exactly as @Bertram100 describes. The only thing that can drive up the price is the fronts. We have Ringhult (white gloss finish) with the about 8cm (3 inch) thick countertop also in white, with a wide aluminum edge in front. This front is affordable, and I really like it; paired with simple handles made of aluminum or stainless steel, you get a really good kitchen. We only have drawers, and they run perfectly. I would do it exactly the same way again. I’m happy to shop at a specialty store, but when it comes to kitchen furniture, I definitely prefer IKEA now. No sales pressure, good service during planning; you just have to find someone to assemble it, but kitchen studios often outsource that as well. Plus, it’s not rocket science. The countertop with sink can already be delivered flush-mounted from the factory, a specialist comes to the house beforehand for measurements, and the €100 cost is credited afterwards. They measured us (window sill 2cm (1 inch)) and then provided a new board for us without any problems. Here are 2 pictures from the old apartment (where unfortunately it could only be placed in a simple linear layout at the time), now we have expanded it with an island, etc., basically as a modular kitchen (I don’t have a current picture of that at the moment). All the cabinets are simply hung on a wall rail.
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Bertram10016 Jun 2020 11:09I have the Veddinge front with leather handles and a wooden countertop. I’m very satisfied with it, especially since the Veddinge front is the most affordable option. That was a surprise—I didn’t know that when I bought it.
I couldn’t say what a more expensive kitchen would do better than this one, except offer more choices in standard sizes.
I couldn’t say what a more expensive kitchen would do better than this one, except offer more choices in standard sizes.
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