ᐅ IKEA Metod 20-inch drawers look better than the wire basket drawers.
Created on: 8 Jun 2016 18:15
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I’m currently at IKEA and just tried out the new 20cm (8 inches) wide, 80cm (31 inches) high Metod drawers that will replace the previous wire drawers. They are white inside, have two levels (not sure if height adjustable), and feature soft close. I don’t know the price and whether I’m allowed to upload a photo I took myself. But I liked them much better than the old ones!
The wait is over—the soft-close 20cm (8 inches) Maximera drawer slides are now available:
They are likely made by Blum (Made in Austria).
According to the instructions, the rear connector plate consists of two parts, which can be adjusted to different height offsets using a grid system. However, the included drilling template only supports one of these height options. This means you can pre-drill the drawer fronts for other heights as well, but that requires a lot of patience.
They are likely made by Blum (Made in Austria).
According to the instructions, the rear connector plate consists of two parts, which can be adjusted to different height offsets using a grid system. However, the included drilling template only supports one of these height options. This means you can pre-drill the drawer fronts for other heights as well, but that requires a lot of patience.
On July 15th, I purchased my new kitchen and configured a 20cm (8 inch) wire pull-out in the planner but received the 20cm (8 inch) Maximera drawer instead. It has been sitting around for days waiting to be exchanged because I thought it was a mistake on IKEA’s part during order processing (searching for the article number 703.188.68 in mid-July didn’t help either). Now, having found this thread, I’m somewhat reassured that it wasn’t actually an error. I’m now just trying to decide whether to try to get a wire pull-out or keep the new drawer.
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IKEA-Experte3 Aug 2016 12:36Keep them unless you want to store Trulla’s large glasses. The MAXIMERA drawer is pure luxury compared to those wire racks.
What I find quite unusual is that for the Maximera 20cm (8 inch) drawers, there are special covers for the hinge cup holes included, but these covers have holes again where the drawer fittings are screwed in. See page 10 of the manual for reference.
Why don’t people use a horizontal 80x20cm (31½x8 inch) drawer front and mount it on a vertical 20x80cm (8x31½ inch) cabinet? Both have the same dimensions of 79.7x19.7cm (31.4x7.8 inch). The horizontal front does not have large hinge cup holes, and the pre-drilled holes for the horizontal drawer fittings are much less likely to get in the way, right? I imagine this would be less wobbly and would also look better from the inside of the front when opened.
Of course, this only works with fronts where the horizontal and vertical edges look the same (for example, Veddinge, but not Ringhult).
Has anyone tried this or knows why it isn’t done this way?
Why don’t people use a horizontal 80x20cm (31½x8 inch) drawer front and mount it on a vertical 20x80cm (8x31½ inch) cabinet? Both have the same dimensions of 79.7x19.7cm (31.4x7.8 inch). The horizontal front does not have large hinge cup holes, and the pre-drilled holes for the horizontal drawer fittings are much less likely to get in the way, right? I imagine this would be less wobbly and would also look better from the inside of the front when opened.
Of course, this only works with fronts where the horizontal and vertical edges look the same (for example, Veddinge, but not Ringhult).
Has anyone tried this or knows why it isn’t done this way?
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