european style non-custom cabinets
Does anyone know where I can find full-overlay (european) style cabinets that are not custom? I like the style of ikea, but have heard negative things about their quality; I’ve been advised to buy kraftmaid cabinets with upgraded plywood boxes, but don’t much like the look of them, and have read that their Venecia line…
Does anyone know where I can find full-overlay (european) style cabinets that are not custom? I like the style of ikea, but have heard negative things about their quality; I’ve been advised to buy kraftmaid cabinets with upgraded plywood boxes, but don’t much like the look of them, and have read that their Venecia line is available only with particle board interiors. I’ve thought about buying doors and boxes separately. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Yes, particle board gets wet (I have it with the current cheap cabinets in the place I recently moved into – it is yucky when water gets behind the cheap surfacing on the particleboard.)
The place I previously owned with Ikea cabinets, however, which I had for a decade, never did show any signs of wear from getting wet. The laminate on the Ikea cabinets is stuck on better (and the particle stuff underneath more dense – I could tell when I drilled holes in it to install wire shelves inside cabinets) such that water never posed any problem to it. It is definitely made of different stuff than cheap particle board cabinets.
My Ikea cabinet boxes showed virtually no wear in a decade of use.
I like my ikea kitchen, too. It’s still new, but man was it a value, easy to install, easy to modify and make stronger.
I don’t like the idea of ikea–I’d rather buy everything from a human in a locally-sourced, smallworld kind of way.
But frankly, I am not a millionaire. An ikea kitchen compromise allowed me to “go local” or “go precious” on other things.
I like the look of both IKEA and Kraftmade. I went with the Kraftmade because I too wanted the ply instead of particle board. It’s not the offgassing I was worried about. The problem with particleboard is it will warp when it gets wet. At some point a dishwasher or water filter hose will break or there will be some other leak under the sink. I saw it in so many rental apartments over the years that when I bought I wanted something better. This isn’t a problem for your upper cabinets so you can save money by going for particle board there.
There is kitchen cabinetry to fit every budget at Tarrallo.
You don’t have to buy the most expensive.
Buy within your budget.
There are several chioices for european frameless cabinetry besides Kraftmaid and Ikea.
Scherrs in Montana has wood at a great price.
Yes, they will send it to you in ny.
Hanssem intelligent kitchen west 72nd street. They have a website.
You can also try Tarrallo kichens in the Bronx.
They have over 30 kitchens on display from most major manufacturers incliuding frameless european style with a slab flat door.
They are friendly without being pushy, knowledgable and smart.
Speak to Lee Taylor head of the showroom.
She comes back from vacation on monday.
They are i n business over 30 years.
They are not flakes or fly by nights.
We bought kraftmaid Venecia cabinets in 2006. I think you might be able to get plywood box construction, but I didn’t. I had heard that modern MDF (or whatever they are) construction is very durable and will last a long time. So, I rolled the dice to save some bucks. I am concerned with offgassing now that I’ve heard of it, but it’s too late. Otherwise, I am very happy with them.
Ive only heard good things about Ikea cabinets. Their quality is comprable to semi custom cabinets that are 3-5x the price. If you like the European styling, it really is a good option.
Consumer Reports also has done reviews on kitchen cabinets. Maybe take a look at the other lines they rated highly?
Im sure you could buy doors/boxes seperately but it seems that getting them just right would be a tremendous amount of work and it still might not look quite right. It depends upon your skill level.
You hear negative things about Ikea largely from people who (a)have had little to no practical experience with the product and/or (b) may have been suckered into busting their budget just to get “name” cabinetry that is truly no better than Ikea but costs 10x more. I have installed Ikea cabinetry in my kitchen and think it’s one of the wisest decisions I have made to date in my remodel. Because of the savings there, I have been able to splurge elsewhere, as on stone countertops a high-end dual fuel range and a fireclay farmhouse sink, etc.
If you want to know more about Ikea cabinetry, how to work with it and adapt it to your specific needs, check out: wwww.ikeafans.com
I’ll second that comment about Ikea cabinets and work surfaces-they’re not high-end but in my whole house reno I think they were the best value of anything I installed. You have to be careful about delivery and storage as they can be a little vulnerable in the non-assembled state. I’ve had my whole Ikea Kitchen for over three years and have nothing negative to say about it.