Kitchen corners in Ikea (36 photos): do-it-yourself video instructions for installation, price, photo

The world famous Ikea company has been producing stylish furniture and home accessories for many years. It is almost impossible to see a traditional corner sofa in the stores of this chain. This situation is easily explained by the fact that all Ikea products are designed to save space and emphasize the ergonomic design style of this brand.

The kitchen corner in Ikea is most likely a whole system of cabinets and shelves, conveniently located even in the tiny space of Soviet Khrushchevs.

Ikea kitchen corners - a worthy choice

IKEA brand

Despite the high price, many residents of our country still dream of purchasing Ikea branded products, although some have already mastered the independent production of such kitchens. In order to optimally plan the design and appearance of the future kitchen, experienced craftsmen and novice furniture makers often resort to using a free constructor located on the Ikea website.

Tip: if the program does not allow you to save the result to your computer, but immediately offers to buy the necessary furniture in the store, you can use a simple trick.
You need to create a screenshot of the entire screen: to do this, press the button on the keyboard "Print Sreen", then open a simple graphic editor and paste the picture (Ctrl + V) there.
Remember to save the document you received.

Ikea kitchen corners - practicality, ergonomics and comfort

What you need to create your project

Most people see the external beauty of the products of this company and do not think about what exactly the cabinets, shelves and sofas are made of. To find out all the details, open the catalog and look - the materials are signed under each model.

Of course, it will take a lot of effort and patience to create your own project, but for people with hands or experienced craftsmen, this process should not cause any particular difficulties.

What does the corner kitchen option consist of?

Before planning, you need to consult with the hostess of the future dining room-kitchen and clarify which elements and furniture accessories will be useful to her.

Traditionally, Ikea offers the following set for these rooms:

• Floor standing kitchen cabinets - these are convenient small structures that can be combined or displayed one-on-one, building entire slides of lockers.
• Wall cabinets - without this attribute, it is difficult to imagine a harmonious arrangement of storage space for dishes and various spices.
• Cabinets for built-in appliances - the abundance of electrical appliances simply requires special niches. They protect appliances from grease and dust, and hide unsightly back walls that are unsafe for children and pets.
• Tall cabinets or panels are narrow furniture options that are ideal for integrating into hard-to-reach corners of a room.
• Drawers, doors, handles and other fittings - this company offers a huge range of components. Therefore, the main parts and surfaces can be made independently, and beautiful modern accessories and metal parts can already be purchased.
• Sofas and benches - here you have complete freedom of choice: you can buy a large leather sofa from Ikea, or you can build a corner yourself, choosing the texture of the finish to match your brand new kitchen.

Sofa for a large kitchen

We chose models - we select materials

Almost any Ikea kitchen corner is made of ordinary chipboard, and covered with veneer on top, e.g. birch for light-colored models, and securely covered with several layers of suitable furniture varnish.

To know exactly what you will make this or that element of the furniture, you need to open a detailed description of the model of interest and familiarize yourself with the detailed characteristics and a complete list of details.

For example, a conventional corner base cabinet from Ikea consists of the following parts and elements:

• the door is made of chipboard and veneer, varnished. You can buy or do it yourself;
• furniture hinges - it makes no sense to give a complete list of parts in this article, since it is better to purchase all metal accessories. Homemade ones may look bad and are not guaranteed to be safe to use;
• pull-out shelves - have parts made of chipboard, metal and melamine film. Here it is also worth evaluating your strengths and buying only what you need;
• the frame is made of the same materials as the doors.

Thus, using the assembly video or the paper diagram, which can be downloaded for free in the official catalog, you can assemble your own kitchen cupboard. You will have to buy only unique metal elements.

Kitchen corner - we create comfort ourselves

Corner, stools or chairs

If the set of cabinets and work surfaces is the choice of the hostess, then what the family will sit on during lunch should be decided by everyone together. Traditionally, the following options are chosen: corner or straight sofas, bench, chairs or classic stools for kitchen.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of this or that choice:

1. Choosing a corner - this allows you to save a lot of space in small rooms. If it unfolds, you can get an extra bed for unexpected guests.
   You can also use the usual hidden compartments for such furniture, for storing holiday tablecloths or dishes.
   The main disadvantage of corner models can be called the following - when a large company is sitting, in order to get out of the corner, you will have to raise people to your right or left.
2. Choosing sofas - rectangular sofas are more comfortable than conventional corner benches, but take up much more space, are less mobile and more difficult to clean.
   By the way, on the pages of the Ikea website there are instructions for the care of each type of product, what cleaning agents can be used for this or that material.
3. Chairs and stools are the most economical option, but not very comfortable. Sitting on them for a long time is difficult, so you will have to forget about cozy kitchen gatherings.

Tip: so that the legs of chairs and stools do not scratch the floor surface when moving, you can use special purchased or homemade covers.
Usually they are made of an upper decorative piece with an elastic band and a lower "sole" of thick felt or very rough leather.
Most often they look like animal legs or funny ladybugs. They can be used to combine design ideas between the cooking and eating areas.

Nice sofa

Choosing Ikea or your project

After the final budgeting of future work, it is worth analyzing the results obtained and deciding whether it is worth purchasing in this particular case materials and spend personal time creating your own design or the price of the same parts and furniture from Ikea is quite reasonable, given the speed of delivery and ease of assembly.

Shop option

Main advantages:

• little time to create a designer kitchen;
• branded accessories and overall "rich" look;
• ease of use.

Disadvantages of this choice:

• in some cases, overpriced;
• the inability to find out about the quality of parts before direct operation;
• typical design models are not unique, which means that someone has the same cabinets and shelves.

Personal labor

Do-it-yourself benefits include:

• the relative cheapness of the project;
• you can create the perfect option for your room with a unique style;
• you can make elements gradually, when you have time or free funds.

Significant disadvantages of their own projects:

• long lead time;
• constant search for materials and components;
• not everything can turn out as intended.

Do-it-yourself kitchen photo - what could be better!

Conclusion

The modern professional company Ikea provides a huge selection of products with which it is easy to create a cozy and ergonomic environment in the apartment and in the kitchen. But no one forbids craftsmen to make their own design using ideas or necessary accessories of this company for a personal project.

Buying a whole kitchen, with all cabinets, shelves, panels, a corner sofa, dishes, appliances and numerous unusual gadgets, is very convenient, but quite expensive. But the combination of unique ideas, inimitable details at home and your own work - will create the best kitchen in each case.

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