IKEA custom fronts

Last Updated on 19. October 2024 by Noremax

What makes up a furniture front? It can be anything that is visible in the front part of a cupboard or a wardrobe. IKEA custom fronts which you can order from our online shop, consist mostly of cabinet doors and drawers. However, details like handles, legs or decorations are also important. In this article, we talk about replacements for IKEA fronts available in the Noremax online shop.

Are fronts the most significant part of the furniture

Many people would say that the front is the most significant part of any piece of furniture. It is undoubtedly the most visible one. You can replace some elements of the cabinet fronts if you want to change the look of your kitchen or room without changing the entire furniture set.

Upgrading furniture by replacing front elements is nowadays easier than ever. You can complete it and order via an online shop. After some time, IKEA custom fronts are delivered to your door.

There are many reasons why you would want to customize IKEA furniture. One of them is that you want to buy new fronts because the old ones have been damaged or broken. You can also purchase some elements to upgrade your cabinet fronts because you are bored with the old design. Some people may also consider improving the functionality of their furniture and replacing less practical cabinets.

Whatever your reason is, you now have an opportunity to customize your furniture fronts without too much effort. We present all the elements on our website. You can choose those which you like or need the most.

What are IKEA custom fronts made of?

Do you prefer wooden kitchen doors or fronts made of MDF board? We offer a wide range of different materials for IKEA custom fronts. Due to options variability, every customer can choose cabinet fronts, which have the most desirable characteristics for them. Every material has its pros and cons:

MDF is a board made of softwood and hardwood fibres. Those materials are combined and bonded with resin and wax and pressed at high temperatures. The material is inexpensive and ideal for any cutting. It is not moisture-proof by itself. However, we treat it with Akzo Nobel lacquer, which makes it more water-resistant and durable.

Plywood is another kind of processed wood product. It is made of sheets of veneer glued together to create the board. We make our plywood with birch inside and oak or ash veneer outside. It is more durable, water and heatproof. It is the best choice for elegant and long-lasting IKEA custom fronts, especially to complete the kitchen furniture.

We also have very natural and environmentally-friendly bamboo, as well as, synthetic and inexpensive linoleum.

IKEA custom fronts – colours and gloss finish

To fully customize a product, one must decide what colour and what kind of finish it should have. For example, custom Besta doors are made of MDF board which can be painted in any chosen colour. For Nordic IKEA custom fronts, we use plywood or MDF, veneered with ash or oak wood. We can treat it with a clear lacquer to look like natural wood. The same situation applies to bamboo furniture. You can also choose any colour, or keep the natural shade of different types of wood by keeping it natural or treat it with a stain.

Every material, painted, stained or natural, can be additionally treated with a gloss finish. There are three different types of gloss, measured in GU (Gloss Units): matte (10 gloss), satin (20 gloss) and semi-gloss (40 gloss). You can choose the one that is the best for you.

How to choose colours?

Some people tend to choose colours simply because they like one over another. It is as good as any other approach, but to get the best results, you can use some theoretical knowledge and compare some samples to find out which colour fits your furniture, lighting and space.

Remember to use more bright colours in dark rooms and more muted colours with matter finish in a highly lighted space. You can also check out the information about the influence of different colours on a humans mood, health and digestive system. It is not necessary, but the more you know about colours the more rewarding the final effect can be. At least you know what to take into account while choosing colours for your furniture design.

If you want to buy cabinet fronts replacements from our website, we make it easier for you. Choosing colours for IKEA custom fronts can be fun and precise due to colour code charts. We use mostly NCS charts, but you can also send us Farrow&Ball or Jotun colour codes. You will find all the most popular colours on the drop-down list under the product specification. If you can’t find the colour which suits you, send us your chosen code from the NCS, Jotun or Farrow&Ball charts.

How to choose front elements?

IKEA custom fronts consist of some elements you can choose from and customize. Doors are the first and most important of them. When you put your furniture together, these are the most visible elements. Their colour and material decide how to choose other furniture parts that will match.

Cabinet doors are the most diverse of furniture elements. You can choose one of three or four (depending on the type of furniture) different materials, three types of gloss as mentioned before, more than five styles and many colours. When the final product is ready, it can be very original and differ in many ways from products prepared for other customers.

Everyone has their taste and needs, but we can suggest what details fit better if you choose a given design. It is better to choose a decoration that matches the interior style in a given space. For example, you can choose the Circle style if there are more round elements in the kitchen or room. If you have a round table, round stools or circular pattern on your wall the Circle style will complement them. The Instyle series underlines vertical and horizontal lines. It looks better in combination with rectangular shapes.

There are many ways to plan your furniture design. You can start from one detail (Circle, chrome accents etc.) and plan the pattern to match that detail. The ideas created that way may turn out to be very interesting.

If you are starting from a general look to a more specific one, the main colour and material will be your base. To complete the project you can choose more detailed elements like knobs and legs. For example, we have a great collection of IKEA Besta legs that match various styles and colours available as a part of the Besta furniture series. We also have a lot of handles models to choose from.

How to upgrade the functionality of your IKEA custom fronts

When you are replacing old fronts with new ones, you can make your furniture more functional. How to do it?

If you haven’t already, install a push-opener to open your cabinets without pulling knobs and handles. You can always add them as decorative elements. Handleless cabinets look smooth, make the kitchen safer and take up less room. They also make opening the cabinets easier. All you have to do is push the door. A specially designed mechanism makes the cabinet open. It is a good solution, for example, if you have both hands occupied.

Another thing you can do to improve your kitchen is choosing a material or finish (or both) that will be easier to clean. A bamboo kitchen is one of the options. This material is used in many commercial and professional kitchens because it is easy to clean and disinfect.

Some people also choose to expose the furniture legs. There are some advantages of having access to the space between the cabinet bottom and the floor surface. You can sweep and clean the floor easily every time it needs that kind of treatment.

Start completing your IKEA custom fronts today

We have all the elements you need to create customized IKEA fronts and upgrade the look of your furniture. The access is easy, and the system is intuitive. It doesn’t matter what experience you have and how good your technical skills are. You can choose the best fitting furniture from the comfort of your home and order it when you are ready. We will provide the product ready to install, with necessary accessories and instructions. We maintain the IKEA philosophy that everyone can manage to put products together on their own.

If you have any questions, we will gladly answer them.