How to Design an Affordable Kosher IKEA Kitchen

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Designing an inexpensive kosher kitchen
Utilizing IKEA cupboards and merchandise in a kosher kitchen design
Understanding the worth of an expert skilled in designing kosher kitchens

Utilizing IKEA Cupboards to Create Purposeful, Trendy Kosher Kitchens

Whether or not you’re constructing a brand new dwelling and wish a kosher kitchen design or renovating an present dwelling to change into kosher, an expert designer can assist you configure the house.

Impressed Kitchen Design is aware of that separation and group are important to avoiding kashrut issues. We additionally know that our Jewish prospects need a kosher design that’s each purposeful and visually interesting. It may be a tough stability to attain. A number of home equipment and lengthy counter runs are likely to look industrial.

This text encompasses a kitchen design that’s trendy, welcoming, and kosher.

An IKEA Kosher Kitchen might be Stunning and Reasonably priced

A kosher kitchen usually requires having two of all the pieces. Which means a kosher kitchen will price twice as a lot as a kitchen with one in every of all the pieces, proper? IKD designs utilizing IKEA cupboards to make sure the price of a kosher kitchen stays near what many customers pay for a mean kitchen transform whereas contemplating any particular requests and customizations.

IKEA SEKTION cupboards mixed with IKEA door and drawer fronts and {hardware} helps offset the price of further home equipment.

A Spacious Kosher Kitchen Designed for Entertaining

Al and Pauline from Philadelphia needed to make do with the small kitchen of their first condo for years. It was exhausting to maintain a kosher kitchen.

“We had one range, one oven, a small fridge, and never lots of counter house. Our rabbi got here to kosher the double sink, however we nonetheless needed to be cautious when washing dishes, and I used lots of tin foil to maintain components separate whereas cooking. We might by no means preserve many groceries in the home, and we actually couldn’t entertain. It was simply very aggravating. We used to joke about going vegetarian.” –Pauline, IKD buyer

When Al and Pauline purchased their first home collectively, the kitchen was an important component. They envisioned a vivid, open house with room for them to cook dinner collectively and entertain.

“I needed to present Pauline and Al the kitchen they at all times needed. We mentioned the perfect methods to maintain pots and utensils separate, how they deliberate to maintain dry and refrigerated items separate, and the way they normally moved within the kitchen. I assumed an island with informal seating would give us extra counter house and group to work with and provides the house a homier really feel. We made full use of the 440 sq. ft. room with duplicate sinks, dishwashers, worktops, and cupboard organizers.” –Florence, IKD designer

Kosher Kitchen Designs Observe Separation Pointers

Florence has designed kosher kitchens earlier than, so she was acquainted with most of the necessities. She break up the principle work areas of the kitchen into sections. She positioned two ovens and microwaves on one wall of the L-shaped kosher kitchen, with separate storage cupboards above and drawers under. Every countertop run had a sink, dishwasher, and worktop. Even the L-shaped island had separate range tops.

“I felt that the L-shape would create a transparent and pure division between the meat and dairy areas. Nevertheless, that did imply incorporating a blind nook cupboard, which we made extra purposeful with a white polymer lazy susan from Rev-A-Shelf.” –Florence, IKD designer

Florence used a base cupboard pullout between the fridge and dishwasher on the aspect used for meat merchandise.

“We’ve twice as many pots, pans, and spatulas as non-kosher kitchens, so whereas the kitchen feels large, we might inform it will be exhausting to arrange from the beginning. We preferred Florence’s thought of utilizing the hole between the dishwasher and fridge for added storage. Since we’d like someplace to maintain seasonings and sauces for cooking meat, however not for dairy, it made good sense.” –Pauline, IKD buyer

Florence additionally added a pullout trash can from Rev-A-Shelf to the design.

Utilizing IKEA SEKTION Cupboards in a Kosher Kitchen

Florence designed the kosher kitchen for Al and Pauline utilizing IKEA SEKTION cupboards with LERHYTTAN black stained doorways and drawer fronts. The couple selected chrome steel KALLROR handles.

A lot of the SEKTION cupboards and MAXIMERA drawers have been commonplace measurement, however Florence did should make the most of one IKEA cupboard hack.

“As a result of the fridge is so massive to accommodate meals separation, I needed to create customized over-fridge cupboards. I did this by taking two 30” W x 24” D x 15” H wall cupboards and trimming them to 10” H. This allowed me to suit the cupboard containers with 30” W x 10” H drawer fronts designed to flip up and supply entry to the interiors.” –Florence, IKD designer

Designing the island took finesse, as effectively. With eleven drawers and eight cupboards, it will have been simple for a much less skilled designer to by chance configure the storage so the drawers and doorways didn’t have correct clearance. Florence supplied detailed drawings that made meeting and set up clear-cut for Al and Pauline’s contractors.

A Skilled Third-Occasion Designer can Deal with Particular Requests

IKEA affords in-store planning providers, distant planning providers, and entry to on-line planning software program. Most IKD prospects attempt one or all of those avenues earlier than contacting us.

So, why do they spend $445 on a kitchen design from IKD when the IKEA providers are free? It comes all the way down to customization and professionalism.

IKEA planners know methods to line up cupboards and guarantee sufficient room to open an oven. Nevertheless, they don’t design utilizing third-party provides (like Rev-A-Shelf) even when they could improve the design. They don’t essentially have expertise designing particular request kitchens, like ADA-compliant or kosher kitchens. The web and IKEA planners can’t design utilizing IKEA hacks or distinctive parts like window seats.

This partly considerations the truth that most IKEA professionals are educated co-workers slightly than skilled designers.

Professionally Designed Kosher Kitchens Require a Skilled Kitchen Designer

IKD is aware of how necessary retaining kosher is to the Jewish neighborhood. Our design packages embrace 3D renderings, elevation drawings, detailed hack tips, and floorplans. We make it simple to show your design package deal into actuality by offering an inventory of beneficial installers by way of our unique Set up Join community and an in depth buying checklist.

If you wish to keep kosher in a good house or a big kosher kitchen that makes entertaining simple, IKD is right here to assist.