How to plan and buy our kitchen

Learn how to utilise your kitchen cabinets

1. The kitchen is a place where you normally do a lot of activities, and it can easily become a bit messy. By having your cleaning equipment close by in a high cabinet, it'll be easier to keep your kitchen spick and span.
2. A deep high cabinet is ideal for storing everything from dry food, oil and vinegar to bulky kitchen machines.
   
3. Gather all the items you use for setting the table in one spot to make it smooth and easy. Spacious, fully extendable drawers in the base cabinets are great for cutlery, serving bowls and plates. Use the wall cabinets for lighter things like glasses, mugs and jars. If possible, keep this area close to the dishwasher to simplify putting the clean dishes back in place.
   
4. Deep corner cabinets are perfect for storing bulky pots and other large cooking utensils.
   
5. Add a VADHOLMA open cabinet to personalise your kitchen and create a nice break in a row of cabinets with doors. Fill it with cookbooks and other often-used items in the kitchen.
   
6. The sink cabinet is a good place for recycling bins, as you do a lot of food preparation in and around it. If you can, place the sink next to the dishwasher as we have done here (if you can’t see the dishwasher, it’s because it’s built-in with the same front as the rest of the kitchen). That way, you can rinse off dirty tableware before putting it in the dishwasher, as well as vegetables and other food that you’re about to cook.
   
7. Use the top drawer underneath the hob for storing knives, whisks and other cooking utensils to have them within easy reach. High drawers underneath are ideal for other gadgets you normally use when cooking, for example, frying pans, pots and strainers.
   
8. A base cabinet between the hob and the built-in oven adds storage for all the extra things that might come handy when cooking: spices, wraps, tinfoil, oven gloves, pot stands and other things you need when using these appliances.
   
   
9. By placing the oven in a high cabinet, you get it at a perfect working height. And you get storage space for baking sheets, ovenware, serving bowls and whatever else you might use in the oven.

Assembling your METOD kitchen cabinets

To assemble your kitchen cabinet, you just need to choose:

1. A cabinet frame in your desired width and depth.
2. The interior fitting or drawer that holds your items.
3. A drawer front that determines the style and colour of your kitchen.
4. There you go - a complete kitchen cabinet solution.

How to take your own kitchen measurements

When you’re cooking, a bit more of this or a little less of that doesn’t usually matter. But when you’re planning a new kitchen, every detail counts. Measuring where you’ll install your new kitchen is extremely important. Give yourself plenty of time to measure precisely – and measure more than once, if possible, to check your work.

Kitchen measuring service

IKEA kitchen measurement service gives you a reliable foundation to plan your new kitchen – and peace of mind that all your planning will lead to perfection. Let our technicians provide correct measurements and document the necessary details.

Do-it-yourself IKEA kitchen installation and assembly guides

We know it’s not always easy to figure out where to start or what to do when you’re just using our illustrated instructions. So we’re here to help. Learn more below about our tools and resources to support you along the way.

Kitchen installation service

Do you need your kitchen installed? Start by booking an online planning service. Our IKEA Kitchen service team will guide you through the process from start to finish. Their knowledge and experience will help you build the kitchen of your dreams.