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.
From the very beginning you must plan your project with with a heavy focus on detail or you will most likely fail. 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!
When first starting your planning your focus should be on overall kitchen design, the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software is where you will want to start.
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.
When you get your measurements done, it’s time to do your first design on 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 start to place the cabinets with the planning software, make very sure that you give all the required information and clear specifications on things like door styles, finishes and such so your quote 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 your not quite comfortable with your design, save this design and start a new one. And just for a laugh or two you may want to consider completely changing your layout from what you first layed out. I did the same thing when i did my kitchen design. My final plan ended up being what i thought was the best of the 4 or 5 designs that i started with.
Research is key in the next steps, if you have your initial Ikea Kitchen Plan ready then you are ready to move on to researching such things as lighting, appliances, flooring and more.