ᐅ IKEA Kitchen Quality and User Experiences?

We also hired a kitchen installer. For our 6m (20 feet), we paid 500 €.

daniels87 schrieb:
Well, I didn’t expect it to be that high. The installation alone would cost us almost €2400 (about $2600), assuming €199 (around $215) per meter.

... Then you have the electrical appliances... (IKEA appliances didn’t perform well in tests)
For us, decent appliances cost around €5000 (about $5400), so with an IKEA kitchen, you’re paying roughly what we spent on Nolte quality and design.

So, the only savings come from installing it yourself. That’s perfectly fine if you need to cut costs because of budget constraints.

I have IKEA units in my utility room: the many drawers in our cabinets are arranged in a way that unfortunately wastes space.
You also have to expect that IKEA doesn’t always have everything in stock. We had to make three trips because doors and handles weren’t available. We waited two months for the handles. That was okay for the utility room, but in the kitchen or living area, you want to get finished sooner or later.

Niklas schrieb:
There are plenty of alternatives made of steel and stainless steel that are hardly more expensive to purchase....

I consider that to be a myth.

Hmm, our cheapest offer from a kitchen contractor was just under €15,000 (including installation).
With Ikea, we don’t even reach $10,000, with better equipment (e.g., including interior drawer lighting in every drawer, all organization systems, LeMans pull-out in the corner cabinet).

The countertop is being supplied by a friend who is a carpenter and will be fitted into the window reveals.

If anyone knows a good kitchen contractor in the Regensburg area, I would be happy to get another quote.

ypg schrieb:
So you only save on installation if you do it yourself. That’s completely fine if you have to cut costs somewhere because money is tight.

...there’s not much more to add to that...

It’s new to me that people only contribute their own labor during house construction because they lack money.

To respond on that level: If you’re not handy at all, that’s perfectly fine.

daniels87 schrieb:
Hmm, our cheapest quote from a kitchen fitter was just under 15,000€ (including installation). With IKEA, we don’t even reach 10,000€, and get better equipment...

I definitely question the better equipment here.

What exactly are you comparing between the IKEA price and the kitchen fitter’s offer?

One thing is clear: the quality of furniture from a kitchen fitter cannot be compared to that of IKEA, as there are significant differences. This is already reflected in the price.

One more thing, which has already been mentioned, is that IKEA’s range is limited, for example, the cabinet height of the US standard working height has to be compensated with toe kicks. If you want that, fine.
But comparing an IKEA kitchen with others based on price alone simply doesn’t work.