Custom IKEA kitchen doors

Before you order new furniture for your kitchen, it’s worth considering other options. Replacing the entire set is an expensive, time-consuming project. But there is a way to change your kitchens appearance without spending too much money. You can design custom IKEA kitchen doors using furniture elements and features provided by Noremax.

Your version of Scandinavian style

One of the best things about IKEA products is that they have a unique Scandinavian vibe yet can be customized and individualized. With furniture elements provided by Noremax, you can customize it even further. All you have to do to create the best fitting design is to choose the best features for the parts you use as replacements. Creating custom IKEA kitchen doors is very easy when you know what your kitchen needs.

Ways to start creating custom IKEA kitchen doors

There are many ways in which you can approach the customization process. Let us discuss some of them.

1. Need as a starting point:

Some people start thinking about kitchen customization when they see that an old arrangement does not serve them anymore. You don’t have enough space in your kitchen? Maybe important devices are not easily available? Often the impulse to rearrange your interior could be a result of a change in a family or personal situation. You need a safe kitchen for a toddler crawling around, or you suffer from rheumatism and can’t climb on a stool to reach. That’s the motive to change something around you.

2. Aesthetic issues

Sometimes you are just fed up with your old cabinets, or you start to think that the old colour is boring, and the handles look ancient. This is the right occasion to try custom IKEA kitchen doors. Changing doors and handles on your cabinets can refresh the whole look of your interior. Even a simple colour change can affect the perception of your furniture and your mood. Using different decoration styles you can further change the vibe of your kitchen.

3. Material and durability

Some materials are better than others, especially in the case of kitchen furniture. It may be a question of aesthetics too. If your old IKEA kitchen cabinet fronts have worn out too quickly, you will probably seek another type of material. At least to cover the surface. In this case, we have plenty of options for you. We will talk about them later in more detail.

4. Difficult decision

In many cases, you may want to refresh your kitchen design, although you have no idea what you specifically need to do so. One way to do it is to create a list of practical needs and aesthetical goals. This way you can limit the scope of choice. It will help you choose custom IKEA kitchen doors that will serve you for years.

Custom IKEA kitchen doors that make your life easier

All the furniture elements, including cabinet doors, that IKEA produces are always created for easy use, and to be practical and aesthetically pleasing. But maybe the old ones have not fulfilled their role. That’s an opportunity to improve your experience by choosing the best custom IKEA kitchen doors. 

One of the most important features is the way cabinets open. When you are ordering new cabinet doors from our store, you can choose it to be handleless or with handles. You can also have both. Push-opener is a mechanism that allows you to open doors with a gentle push instead of a pull. It also makes handles unnecessary. If you think that elements that stick out, like pulls and knobs, may be inconvenient in your kitchen, this is the best way to get rid of them.

Custom IKEA kitchen doors can be a splendid way to hide your fridge or dishwasher. It will help you to create a more consistent interior design.

Another choice that may be useful is cabinet doors with a metal insert. To be more specific, these are doors with mesh in the middle, so they are semi-transparent. People use them for aesthetic purposes, but they provide better air circulation, which can be a convenient way to store some kitchen appliances. There are many benefits from replacing old furniture elements with better new ones. Think about what you may need in your kitchen, and we will try to provide a proper solution for that.

More about decoration and style

Everyone who wants to buy custom IKEA kitchen doors from us will find something that fits them. When choosing door fronts, you should think about colour, material and decoration. Some people prefer doors without any decorations, others choose more sophisticated shapes and forms. The simplest decoration that matches the IKEA standard can be obtained by choosing a front with an integrated grip. You can order one of many styles and create a unique look for your kitchen furniture.

You can check specific collections and product lines, because types of decorations vary from collection to collection. For example, there are six different designs for Bestå door fronts but only four different styles in the Nordic+ collection. However, if you’ll look for cabinet doors in the Standard collection you will find as many as 12 different types of designs. Also, mesh and glass cabinet doors may count as another decoration style. In aesthetic terms, it’s what they are. They have their character and can change the appearance of the entire kitchen.

What style to choose for your custom IKEA kitchen doors?

Now, let’s look at the styles we have mentioned above. The most simple is the Basic design. It is a simple, smooth MDF front, painted in a colour or just clear lacquered. It has no decoration whatsoever, which makes it flexible to fit any arrangement. It also allows you to decorate with a knob or handle. You can think about adding something else (decorative stickers, additional painting etc.) However, it is better to leave it simple.

If you prefer something fancier, there are styles such as Elegance, Ontime or Circle. These are perfect for handleless openings due to their integrated grips. These grips work as decorations as well, and here you don’t need to add any more, the sleek designs speaks for themselves.

You can also choose something more subtle. Nordic+ Basic is a simple front with a wooden structure on the surface. The main difference is in the material used here. It has a birch plywood core with oak or ash veneer as an outer layer. This design can be painted or stained, but it is made with a natural look in mind. We recommend ordering it with a clear lacquer or stained in subtle colour to leave the wood pattern visible.

Details to remember

When browsing the main options for your custom IKEA kitchen doors, you could forget about minor but significant details. We put them on the same page as other products’ features so you can complete the order in one place. But let’s remind about those simple, practical extras:

To improve the look and durability of the entire furniture, you can add cover panels on the sides of your furniture. You can have them made in the same colour that was chosen for the fronts.

A plinth is a panel that you can install at the bottom of the cabinet to hide furniture legs and the gap between the cabinet and floor. It neither improves nor disproves the furniture’s durability. It mainly has a decorative purpose. However, it is worth noticing that the hidden space under the sideboard is less accessible. Dirt and moisture might accumulate there. On the other hand, it makes the kitchen look cleaner and the whole design more consistent.

In most kitchens the furniture set consists of a base and wall cabinets. You can use a décor strip if you have lighting mounted at the bottom of the wall cabinets. It will hide the cables and help to direct the light downwards.