It looks great. Are the cabinet doors from ikea too? Which ones are they?

yeah all ikea, ringhult gloss white on top and ringhult gloss grey on the bottom.

Beautiful transformation.

Looks fantastic!! Wish I could make the photos bigger!!

Well done to you & your diy skills!

It is an amazing transformation to be proud of ;))

Which appliances did you install?

hi,

it is IKEA ovens and mwave and induction, Samsung fridge, f&p dishwasher and ilve range.

the IKEA stuff is underrated in my opinion. for example, underneath it is an electrolux cooktop retailing for $1900 in shops with 2 year warranty. At IKEA the same cooktop is $995 with 5 year warranty.

having said that i would have liked to get some high end stuff but budget would not allow.

seems to all be working well for us though.

very nice!/

Really fantastic transformation....looks very high end. Good job

This looks great !

Nicely done.

It looks fantastic! You must be rapt. What a difference.

Amazing transformation! I love so many aspects but what stands out to me is the lighting. We are going to reno our kitchen and use ikea as well so this is wonderful to see this final product.

Wowzas! So beautiful!

Brilliant transformation.

congrats, really great job. I like how much space is created by not having that odd U shape bench and just having the island instead. Amazing what you can achieve being creative! How big is the butlers pantry?

thanks very much, the butlers pantry area is 2.7m by 1.6m. the fridge kind of straddles the main kitchen area and butlers pantry which has worked well for us so far.

only thing we are finding is that if the dishwasher were in the butlers pantry, we would be more inclined to use the butlers pantry sink more. so far we end up using the main sink the most.

Well done looks great, what a big job to have behind you. I know what living in chaos is like and the work appears to go on forever, but the reward is worth it and the other stuff will become a memory. Enjoy

Wow what an amazing job! I like seeing so many photos, it really illustrates the change.
I love the under bench lighting on the island, small detail that makes a big impact

Looks amazing! Love the lighting
We are in the process of ordering our Ikea right now :)

Sounds like a pizza. Hold the anchovies!

Hi woopsicle! I just sent you an email!

Wow! You have done an amazing job. You should be very proud of yourselves. I certainly would if I was you!

Great job - the lighting under the overhead cupboards looks fantastic and really sets it off.

Amazing result! Absolutely love your choice of materials & lighting, congrats on a fantastic renovation.

Hi there. Brilliant result and transformation. May I ask what your budget was and what did the project eventually come in at?

Thanks in advance.

J

hi jack we didn't really have a strict budget. I guess I though that it would end up being about 30k as it is 1.5 kitchens. in the end it was 40k including appliances.

some of the big things from that figure are:

benchtops $5500
Splashback $1500
ikea cabinetry $10,000
lighting $1000
appliances $9000
labour (stuff we couldn't DIY and payment for family who helped) $7500

Looks fantastic!

How do the cabinets look now? Still in as good condition?

Hi Nicole, Yes they look fine, very happy with the ikea quality. Some toddler handprints, but nothing that cannot be wiped off !

That's good to hear.

I've been wary about using off the shelf flat pack kitchens after reading that the quality wasn't as good as a custom cabinet maker.

i guess the great thing about the ikea system is the doors of the metod system are going to be around for a long time (at least another 20 years if the warranty is anything to go by, and how long the previous faktum system was around). so super easy to replace if anything was to happen to one of the doors.

the carcasse quality may well be better from a custom cabinet maker, yes, i agree. the ikeas dont have solid backs (i dont think so anyway, i can barely remember). but personally, the ikea stuff seems fine, when i open a cupboard stuff all looks the same to me, as long as my shelfs havent collapsed i am happy. and the backs are up against the wall so I dont see much downside. its strong enough to hold up my stone bench top.. so i dont see how it could be seen as flimsy.