Reconfigering an IKEA Cabinet
We had IKEA (adel birch) kitchen cabinets installed seven years ago, and need to have the cabinet above our fridge ‘shortened’ because we need to replace our fridge w/ a taller one. The style and color of ‘adel birch’ has recently changed. Does anyone know of a carpenter that could work with the existing cabinet…
We had IKEA (adel birch) kitchen cabinets installed seven years ago, and need to have the cabinet above our fridge ‘shortened’ because we need to replace our fridge w/ a taller one. The style and color of ‘adel birch’ has recently changed.
Does anyone know of a carpenter that could work with the existing cabinet and reconfigure the height? IKEA installers are telling me that the existing cabinet doors cannot be altered. I have a feeling they can, but maybe I’m just being hopeful? I’d love the cabinet doors to match! Thanks for any feedback….
I can cut cabinet down as well as cut the doors to the proper size
The best way is to buy new cabinet that will fit to new fridge. Ikea isn’t expensive furniture and its quality corresponds to price. So be careful changing your cabinets. Because you can be disappointed with results like all these people http://ikea.pissedconsumer.com/.
Check out E-Wood Cabinets and Flooring at 4902 2nd Ave Brooklyn. They do custom cabinets for kitchen, etc. Solid wood, custom made, your choice of wood, color, style. They can duplicate your door style shown on the pic. Bring your door with you and see if they can match the color with the selection of wood they have. They can make a new cabinet for you.
My dad has been struggling with this exact same issue in his kitchen reno, trying to customize one of those Ikea Adel cabinets to fit a space about 2″ narrower than the pre-fab cabinet. Shortening the cabinet itself wasn’t too difficult, but he’s had to make a brand new door to match since the original is impossible to modify because of the way its glued together. Matching the finish has been the biggest challenge. I think the person who suggested going with a different door altogether — like frosted glass — has the right idea.
Perhaps, take the doors off, remove the hardware any screws and then put the doors next to a heater for a while. It may loosen the glue so you can pull the doors apart and cut down to size. Try not to damage the veneer. If this is too time intensive, get a cabinetmaker to do it. Ryu Iida is a good local woodworker: wrkrwood@yahoo.com
-bm
FWIW, Ikea have those doors on sale right now $5 a piece, so you could screw a few up and not lose much money….
door hung horizontally is same length or super close to 2 drs vertically as shown. so can use same existing door. just go get the new hardware/hinge
A horizontal solution could work too but you’d still have the question of how to match the door, since that over-fridge cabinet doesn’t look like a square to me.
On the glass door issue — you use clouded glass (whatever you call it). I have that in a couple of my kitchen cabinets and you can’t see what’s in the cabinet, while the glass breaks up the bulky feel and look of all those wall cabinets. Gives a lighter feel overall.
how about that setup where the door (just 1 dr) is hung horizontally (ie with shorter box)? then fill in any big gap btwn fridge and shorter box with the wine or custom shelving per above