Mistakes When Planning Your Ikea Kitchen
As the old saying goes… If you are planning to fail, you must have failed to plan. That statement couldn’t be more true than when you’re undertaking an Ikea kitchen remodeling project.
You will definitely fail if you do not pay great attention to detail on the planning of your project from the very beginning. There’s no way around it. The key to getting your project started out on the correct foot is to make sure that you put a lot of time and effort into your kitchen design so that you know it is right!
The starting point when you are prepared to start your planning should weigh heavy on the overall kitchen design, the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software is that starting point.
If you haven’t done so already, go to Ikea and download the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software here:
When you get the Ikea Kitchen Planner, install it on your computer and play around with it for a couple of days and do some rough schematic designs.
Once you get to a point where you are fairly comfortable with the software and you have a tape measure, it is time to go to the kitchen and get some fairly accurate measurements. Measuring the kitchen yourself, if you do not feel good about taking the measurements what you can do is hire a professional to come out and do it for you, or go get one of your family members or a neighbor that might be available.
Once you have your measurements complete, it is now a great time to try your hand at your first design using the planner software.
Start off by creating a new project in the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software and input your kitchen dimensions and finalize your room layout.
When you have the room layout right, the next step is to use the software and place your cabinets into the room you created.
***When you’re putting the cabinets in using the software, be sure that you specify the finish, door style, plinth and each of the cabinet parts exactly how you want them so your estimate and
parts list is correct when you’re done and ready to print***
When you finish your initial design, take a couple of days off and then revisit your design to see if it will work.
If you are just not quite happy with your initial design, save it and try doing it one more time. You may also want to try a layout that’s completely different from your first effort just for the fun of it. I did the same thing when i did my kitchen design. I ended up doing 3-4 designs and picked the best one of the group for my final plan.
Ok now that you have your initial Ikea Kitchen Plan complete, it is time to get down to some research, you will have to do a lot of research on things such as appliances, flooring materials, cabinets and counter tops.