Is it a good idea to purchase kitchen cabinets at Ikea?
We love Ikea. The Scandinavian design is beautiful and the prices are too good to be true. Its a great place to research European design ideas. Heres how Ikea works: Ikea is a high volume retailer offering low priced European-style kitchens. All Ikea products are manufactured in Sweden and shipped to the U.S. To keep shipping costs low, all items are shipped and sold disassembled and the buyer must assemble the cabinets. This works well with tables or bookcases, but is very problematic with kitchens. Imagine purchasing a kitchen consisting of 10 cabinets. If you receive 10 assembled cabinets, all you have to do is install them. However, Ikea kitchens come in hundreds even thousands – of pieces and there is a chance at least one piece will be missing. In addition, the assembly process takes time which will be more costly if you are paying for labor. Another issue is the strength of the cabinet. A cabinet assembled on the job site will never be as strong and precise as a cabinet manufact
