How to save on an ikea kitchen

ashstuff

Hi guys n gals,

we are about to go and buy an Ikea kitchen and would like advice, tips n tricks on how to save money, only one we have found is to check the bargain corner for any returned appliances, any other tips? Our budget is very tight and we need to keep as much money back for trades & flooring,

anyone know how their sales work and dates?

all the appliances we are looking at are built in and seem very expensive - any way to save on these?

anyone ever had any luck 'negotiating' the price with Ikea?

ashstuff

thanks in advance - all info will be appreciated

DirectDebacle

Buy standard appliances. More choice and better value for money than integrated.

Avoid 'clever' corner solutions, sliding larder units etc. Poor value for money, more to go wrong and reduce available space. Likewise drawers. Buy as few drawer units as you can get away with. Cornice/lighting pelmet is expensive and not necessary.

Buy the best quality laminate worktop you can afford. Most important find a good fitter if you can't fit yourself.

ashstuff

thanks -
hot a few 'clever' storage bits in my design I'll go over these a see what we can save!

really want integrated but can we get them elsewhere and cover with Ikea doors? Are they a standard size (fridge, freezer, washer - dishwasher)???

retepetsir

ashstuff wrote: »

thanks -
hot a few 'clever' storage bits in my design I'll go over these a see what we can save!

really want integrated but can we get them elsewhere and cover with Ikea doors? Are they a standard size (fridge, freezer, washer - dishwasher)???

Yes they are standard sizes!

Glastoun

Dishwashers are either 60cm or 45cm, washers might be standard, but fridges and freezers may come in different widths so best to check (this is based on fridgefreezers being different widths.

Disagree with the drawers comment - if you've ever had pullout drawers, you wouldn't go back to kneeling on the floor getting things out of the backs of cupboards. And if you choose your draw heights wisely you'll get much more stuff in them and use the space more efficiently.

DRP

Glastoun wrote: »

Dishwashers are either 60cm or 45cm, washers might be standard, but fridges and freezers may come in different widths so best to check (this is based on fridgefreezers being different widths.

Disagree with the drawers comment - if you've ever had pullout drawers, you wouldn't go back to kneeling on the floor getting things out of the backs of cupboards. And if you choose your draw heights wisely you'll get much more stuff in them and use the space more efficiently.

Agree with this ^

We installed an ikea kitchen with those big pull out drawers in our last house and loved it.

Our 'new' house is all cupboards and we will be getting ikea drwaer units ASAP.

jellie

I love my corner storage. I've got 2 corners with storage and 1 without. I've got far more in the 2 with storage, simply because it's easier to get at and I don't have to empty the whole lot to get to something at the back.

Agree that they're not the cheap option though.

notanewuser

DirectDebacle wrote: »

Buy standard appliances. More choice and better value for money than integrated.

Avoid 'clever' corner solutions, sliding larder units etc. Poor value for money, more to go wrong and reduce available space. Likewise drawers. Buy as few drawer units as you can get away with. Cornice/lighting pelmet is expensive and not necessary.

Buy the best quality laminate worktop you can afford. Most important find a good fitter if you can't fit yourself.

I could not disagree with you more. Drawers are much more useful than cupboards. Corners are usually awkward and need something to make them more useable. Laminate worktop looks cheap.

DirectDebacle

notanewuser wrote: »

I could not disagree with you more. Drawers are much more useful than cupboards. Corners are usually awkward and need something to make them more useable. Laminate worktop looks cheap.

You haven't a clue what this thread is about have you?

The OP asked for suggestions as to how money could be saved when purchasing an Ikea kitchen. I made some suggestions where money could be saved.

What are your suggestions? Wittering on about your personal preferences isn't helping much.

Glastoun

DirectDebacle wrote: »

You haven't a clue what this thread is about have you?

The OP asked for suggestions as to how money could be saved when purchasing an Ikea kitchen. I made some suggestions where money could be saved.

What are your suggestions? Wittering on about your personal preferences isn't helping much.

How to save money on an Ikea kitchen? Don't buy one. There, that's saved thousands.

It's fine to save money on things, but it's really about value for money, and drawers are the best value for money use of space in a kitchen, especially if you plan what you'll store in them before you order the sizes, so there's as little wasted space as possible. If you end up with a grim kichen (cheapest worktop, cheapest doors, basic appliances) you might wish you had spent a bit more, but you have to live with it. Or maybe your tenants do - responses might be different if the OP is a landlord.

Ikea is already pretty good for value for money - their price is their price, they don't seem to do kitchen sales, and if you tried to haggle you'd probably get a bemused look and a shake of the head. The reason you can haggle with other kitchen suppliers is because their catalogue prices are inflated, and they're trying to take the naive for as much money as they can.

The best way to save is in labour - fit what you can yourself, and don't use Ikea's fitting service, find a local joiner if necessary.