Buying guides
Kitchen door samples: which to order and how the credit works
Finish samples for colour, full-size drawer fronts for profile, prices by finish, the sample credit and how to compare them at home.
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Guides to custom doors for IKEA kitchens and wardrobes
Plain answers on finishes, profiles, planning and prices for IKEA METOD kitchens, PAX wardrobes and BESTΓ units, written by our team in Sydney.
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Buying guides
IKEA BESTΓ media wall ideas: tops, sides and doors
How to make a BESTΓ run look built-in with doors, a top and side panels, ideas from real projects, and what it costs.
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Buying guides
How to compare custom IKEA door suppliers
The questions worth asking any custom IKEA door supplier, from who makes the doors to sample credit and lead times, with our own answers.
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Buying guides
Bunnings kitchen makeover: new doors for your cabinets
Doors, drawer panels, end panels and kickboards to fit Bunnings kitchen cabinets: finishes, profiles, prices and how to quote.
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Finishes
What are Slim Shaker doors?
A Shaker door with a 20 mm frame: how it compares with Mini, Midi and classic Shaker, where it works, finishes and prices.
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Kitchens
An IKEA METOD kitchen makeover with new fronts
Keep the METOD cabinets, hinges and drawers and replace what you see: sizes, planning, panels, samples and the swap itself.
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Kitchens
How to measure for kitchen doors
Standard IKEA and Bunnings sizes versus custom sizes, the 3 mm rule, measuring existing doors, corner doors and hinge choices.
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Kitchens
IKEA kitchen hacks: 10 ways to make METOD look custom
Ten ways to make an IKEA METOD kitchen look custom, from scribed cover panels and matching plinths to profiles, two-tone and stone.
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Buying guides
How much does an IKEA PAX wardrobe cost with custom doors?
Door, drawer, panel and extension prices for every PAX frame size, what IKEA charges for its part, and a worked example.
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Buying guides
Kitchen door finishes compared: seven options side by side
All seven of our finishes side by side: board, profiles, colours, back face, price for a 60 Γ 80 cm door and how to sample each one.
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Finishes
Timber-look kitchen doors: five woodgrain options compared
Formica, Polytec, Laminex AbsoluteGrain and NAVURBAN compared on grain, profiles and price, with real projects and how to sample the grain.
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Kitchens
IKEA hinges and custom doors: what to buy and what we drill
Which hinges to buy for custom doors on IKEA cabinets, what comes pre-drilled, Blum hinges for custom sizes, and the hinges we don't supply.
