New Ikea Kitchen
by
Julie @ Southern Wild Design
(IC: professional)
When I moved to South Carolina from Texas, I found a cute 1960’s brick bungalow that sits on a corner lot in a great little neighborhood close to downtown. The house has good bones and other than the kitchen, it basically just needed some cosmetic updating. Before we moved in, I had the carpet in the living area and a back bedroom ripped out leaving hardwoods throughout. Luckily, the floors underneath were in pristine condition. That’s pretty darn perfect in my books.
The kitchen, however, was not pretty darn perfect and it had to go immediately!
Habitat for Humanity deconstructed the kitchen taking with them the cabinets, appliances, and sink. At the end of the day, the kitchen was ready for renovations to begin.
Essentially the kitchen space measured 10′ x 15′ and housed the washer and dryer, as well as the usual kitchen space. I wasn’t terribly excited about having my laundry space in my cooking space, but there really was no other place to move it without knocking out walls…exterior walls.
I decided to create a closet for the washer and dryer and use louvered doors. This allowed me to move the refrigerator from the corner by the range and add a tall cabinet for a wall oven. The original layout of the kitchen worked pretty well, so I did not need to move plumbing. I did have a gas line pulled in for a gas range. Got to have my gas cooking!
Next I primed and painted the walls and ceiling, had the gas line installed, added some can lights and a ceiling fan, and moved the water line for the refrigerator. Although I am pretty handy, I don’t do electricity or plumbing or, for that matter, framing or tile installation. But, I do install cabinets!
I decided to use a non-Ikea Lazy Susan in the corner base cabinet. I found it online and cut a shelf for it to be mounted on. Although Ikea does a lot of things right, I don’t like their corner carousel.
Next came countertops and the sink. I used Silestone quartz countertops in my last home and loved them! Although granite is indeed beautiful, it is porous and it has to be sealed. Sorry, Charlie, I am just not going to have a product in a working area that requires so much care. Silestone is nonporous and, therefore, doesn’t harbor bacteria nor can it be ruined by oil rings. And my Silestone–Stellar Night–even sparkles! I has 35% recycled glass to give it that special touch!
The sink is a fantastic find from Ikea. It is their single-bowl, farmhouse sink. (Domsjo) It is ceramic and weighs a ton! They do have a double-bowl as well, but it is just too large for my little kitchen. I topped it off with a faucet from, you guessed it, Ikea. (Glittran)
The backsplash was next. My little bungalow has the original subway tile floors in the bathrooms…classic black and white. I wanted the kitchen to look like it belonged in the house, and so I decided to carry the black and white theme into the kitchen. I found all the tile at Home Depot and Lowes.
Finally the appliances were installed–GE Profile gas range, dishwasher, and Advantium speed cooker. The range hood from IKEA was installed. I finished up the cabinets with drawers, doors, and handles (Ikea Faglavik). The schoolhouse light fixtures added a nice touch and kept the feel of the 1960’s bungalow.
All in all, I think my Ikea kitchen turned out pretty well! The full post can be found here: http://southernwilddesign.com/new-ikea-kitchen/
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Published May 21st, 2015 11:12 AM
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Denise Hardy on Jul 05, 2015This looks stunning - I hate those old brown pine doors - how much lighter and brighter it now looks - well done to fitting the kitchen :) I have the Stellar Silestone worktops exactly like yours in our villa in spain - and it's a great surface to have :)
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Becky Partain on May 30, 2017
Wow, so very beautiful!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
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Hi - beautiful job on the remodel! I feel exactly the same way about ikea corner carousels. Can I ask, did you buy the ikea corner cabinet (the smaller one that measures about 38 inches wide) and no shelving? My main question, is where did you find the perfects sized lazy susan to fit ? Also, regarding the shelving the susan's sit on, I believe you made them, and then how did you secure them?
THANK YOU!