I have a fun project to
share with you. The lovely people at IKEA approached me wanting to create a
dream kitchen for a friend. I knew
my friend Diane and her husband have been wanting to re-do their kitchen but
with two small kids to look after and a business to run it isn’t a
project they could do themselves and so I nominated them for the IKEA Dream
Kitchen project. Over the coming weeks Diane’s family will document the process
from demolition of their old kitchen, design of her dream kitchen, to the installation
of the new kitchen. If you have ever wondered what is involved in the process I
will be sharing with you all the details here.
Diane describes herself as a mother, a wife, a friend, a business woman, a dreamer of all things beautiful. She used IKEA’s new Selector tool to design her new kitchen that I will share with you over the coming weeks. I asked Diane a few questions about her dream kitchen and current kitchen. These photographs are of her current kitchen.
Diane describes herself as a mother, a wife, a friend, a business woman, a dreamer of all things beautiful. She used IKEA’s new Selector tool to design her new kitchen that I will share with you over the coming weeks. I asked Diane a few questions about her dream kitchen and current kitchen. These photographs are of her current kitchen.
What would your dream
kitchen look like?
Diane: My dream kitchen would be a big, white, open space roomy kitchen with
shaker style cabinets, Carrara marble bench-tops, glass fronted cupboards,
stainless steel appliances, chrome taps and an overhead pendant.
What doesn’t work for you
in your current kitchen?
I currently have the total opposite, no shaker cabinets, no marble,
no glass and an ancient oven and cooktop with not much work space and I can't
store and organise my kitchen the way I like.
We are not renovating anytime soon to make space for my roomy dream
kitchen but I'm looking forward to creating a fresh and stylish kitchen in the
space I have and with the look I like.
What features are you
hoping to have in your new kitchen?
I want to have clean lines, so I'm hiding my microwave inside a
cupboard because it's only used for heating up. I don't like looking at the
fridge from my lounge so it's moving to the side and I want to access things
more easily than I do today.
Next on The IKEA Dream
Kitchen Project series: In-store planning
The current kitchen doesn´t look too bad = would be my dream kitchen :) Can´t wait to see the new one though! Working on a makeover myself right now!
ReplyDeleteIt looks nicer than the kitchen I had to deal with when I first moved into my home - canary yellow painted laminate. Dreamy! Can't wait to show you the new kitchen Diane has chosen.
DeleteI hope she realises how lucky she is to be your friend and consequently given a kitchen makeover. Although her kitchen doesn't look too bad really?
ReplyDeleteThe current kitchen is gorgeous. Seems silly to tear this one down. I would have picked someone that REALLY needed a new kitchen!
ReplyDeleteShe has WAY more storage than I do.... I guess we always want something more though. I agree that this kitchen is not in NEED of a renovation, more of a preference to renovate. Certainly not worth it unless it is sponsored or you have the extra money
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see how this kitchen evolves Viv! And I've always been interested in the IKEA kitchens. They are so accessible and have some clever storage ideas. I am in desperate need of a kitchen overhaul however funds are limited at the moment... this might give me (and the hubby) the inspiration we need!
ReplyDeleteThe old kitchen looks ok but blunt, I am looking forward to see the new one, I am sure it will be a dream kitchen.
DeleteI wish you were doing my kitchen it is bloody awful! Lucky you, Im sure youll come up with a fun design, she is lucky to have you as a friend :)
ReplyDeleteWhat is happening to the old kitchen? It looks better than my son's.
ReplyDeleteHi thanks for visiting, we have been discussing an idea to donate to charity :)
DeleteI really wish I had your current kitchen!, mines a horrid late 50's early 60's kitchen, some might call it retro....I call it depressing, but as we rent we have little choice, I've just made the best with what I've got....which is very little! I dream of the day I get a 70's kitchen with dual sinks and large orange bench tops lol!
ReplyDeleteBut think of all the cool retro kitchenware you can buy! :)
DeleteOoh, that kitchen is a million times better than our current one. We have speckled avocado green laminate. Ugh. And NO dishwaher! That's my dream!
ReplyDeletekinda looks like my kitchen layout, will be interesting to see the ideas you come up with.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most readers comments here, sure there are no doubt some faults with this kitchen but it is certainly not in desperate need of a renovation. There are so many more worse off kitchens out there - still look forward to seeing the results.
ReplyDeleteI too am disappointed you couldn't find someone who seems more in need of a new kitchen. The one pictured above is very nice and modern. It might have been nice for you and Ikea to work together to find a kitchen more desperately in need of updating.
ReplyDeleteI certainly want to be able to do this one day - an "extreme" makeover! That would be fun. For this project though I was asked if I knew someone looking to update their kitchen. Hope you like what we come up with!
DeleteHi and thanks for visiting. I agree the kitchen isn't falling apart and that's great because it is being given a new home! And pleased to confirm the money raised will be donated to a charity. The kitchen isn't in desperate need of an update but there are some faults with it that an update should remedy and I'll share more as we go along.
ReplyDeleteThrough this series I'm hoping to share the process because if you've ever had to update a kitchen you will know there is lots to consider and I hope this project might help other people going through an update themselves. I learnt so much just from doing my own kitchen which I wish I had known about before committing to a design. Diane has a style she likes so we'll be working with that in mind and plan a kitchen that works better for her family with some of the modern appliances remaining. If you've got any questions along the way feel free to ask and I'll be happy to answer as best I can!
When is the next post? Picking out our new kitchen now so I'm super curious if I'm missing something!
ReplyDeleteHi! No you haven't missed anything. The next post will be this week and will describe the planning process.
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