Freezer (no carcass is needed for this).1 x 600mm METOD cupboard for under the sink.Dishwasher (no carcass is needed for this).1x 2000mm METOD tall cupboard for the boiler.Each unit is a standard 600mm wide and we were lucky to just about squeeze in the eight units that I wanted. The side wall of the existing kitchen and the kitchen extension is where the main kitchen units are located, and we have a run of eight units here. The kitchen carcasses sold at IKEA are all named METOD which I will refer to blog, just in case you’re wondering. But that’s ok, the beauty of IKEA is that you only buy the bits you need. I think that they thought I was a bit mad when I explained we would only be buying the carcasses and the rest we would sort out ourserlves. We headed off to IKEA who created a plan for us based on IKEA supplying the entire kitchen including appliances and doors fronts (which is how they work during the planning stage).
Our next step was to take the architects plans and turn them into a kitchen plan.
Do bear in mind that when doing a kitchen extension you are essentially working with a blank canvas or something that doesn’t actually exist yet so there are likely to be changes as the build progresses. All of this helps to determine the kitchen layout, give or take a few changes and measurements. Once we had the plans back from our architect we knew where the kitchen would be positioned in the room, we knew roughly how much space we had for the island, and roughly where the appliances would be located. But with careful planning it’s fine, and here’s how we did it…. To be honest I was a little nervous at first about doing it this way – getting the carcasses from one place, the doors from our builder, the worktop from somewhere else, and all the appliances from another retailer. And, that is exactly what we did with the carcasses coming from IKEA, the door and drawers created by our builder’s joiner, the appliances from AO and the worktop from Rock and Co. It was during the first meeting with our builder when we were scoping up the project who suggested using IKEA carcasses and building a bespoke kitchen around that. What I did have were two requirements for the kitchen – it needed to be modern and it needed to be black. Instead I was focused on getting our plans for the extension off the ground and finding a good builder. Which is odd considering it is so important. I decided to write this blog post to share with you how we designed and created our kitchen, and how much it cost (the kitchen only – not the build) to help you decide if you want to do something similar.īefore we started our house renovation and kitchen extension I actually hadn’t given the kitchen much thought. The entire kitchen is built on IKEA carcasses, which makes it incredibly flexible and also helps to save the pennies too. Everything that you see is either bespoke or purchased seperately. Is this an IKEA kitchen? Which one is it? I get asked this a lot.
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