![]() ![]() “I struggled with visualizing this project at first - even with IKEA’s Home Planner. Words of WisdomĪfter her successful IKEA design project, Alexandra offers some very simple advice: Use the professionals. The lights are on a dimmer so it acts almost as a nightlight for the hallway,” she says. “It’s actually one of my favorite elements of the room now. To that end, the couple did add a strip of LED lights into the custom wood shelf built by her husband. But when it came time to install it, we realized there wasn’t enough clearance for the cabinet doors to open so we ended up with recessed lighting,” Alexandra says. “Originally we had planned on a light fixture and had saved a cool Craftsman fixture from our bedroom where we installed a ceiling fan last year. The lighting in the laundry room/master bath is one of the highlights of the layout, so to speak. “It all ended up working perfectly!” she says. “The pan made it impossible to simply pull the machine out from underneath the countertop so our contractor installed a hinge on the back on the countertop,” she says. Logistically, the countertop above the washer was the biggest challenge as it needed to be able to lift up in case the washer ever needed to be serviced.”Īnother issue was that since the laundry room is on the second floor, it was code that it sits in a custom pan. ![]() ![]() She explains: “It’s a very small space so we had to be very strategic about layout and design. That said,the biggest obstacle to completing the laundry room was the available size, Alexandra says. The shaker cabinetry was also continued on the left side of the washer/dryer combo, providing additional storage and the soft, light blue hue is complemented by the white Mustee sink and the Kingston Brass French Country Faucet. The solution therefore was to create a unique, custom look using IKD Semihandmade’s Agave Supermatte Shaker doors on IKEA’s SEKTION cabinetry framework.Specifically, the custom cabinetry is featured above the custom shelving and the LG washer/dryer combo- ideal for detergent and other cleaning supplies.The custom shelving allows space for display items or other soaps as well, while adding a sense of warmth to the space and is complemented nicely by the quartz countertops (which their contractor sourced from a local colleague). She explains: “I needed a big countertop to fold my mountains and mountains of laundry (we have three boys) and I wanted to maximize storage with cabinets up top.” With a large family, Alexandra says that utilizing space and storage was the main item on her laundry room wishlist. Let’s see how her laundry room came together! Remarkably, she accomplished all of this while only spending $574.55 on her IKEA products!Īlexandra concludes: “Using IKEA cabinetry with the Semihandmade custom doors was the perfect combination.” The laundry room is also complemented by an LG washer and dryer quartz countertops custom wood shelving recessed lighting and a Mustee 2218 Vector 12-gallon sink with Kingston Brass French Country Faucet. This maximized storage space as the upper cabinets were installed tightly to the ceiling. ![]() Taking Alexandra’s design ideas into account, IKD combined Semihandmade’sAgave Supermatte Shaker doors on IKEA’s SEKTION cabinetry framework for the upper cabinetry. “At the time we only had floorplan drawings done for the permit but needed elevation drawings for our contractor, especially if it was going to include DIY items” she says. (In fact, the New York Times recommends us as a design resource for customers considering custom doors for their cabinets.) Enter IKD’s design team, who were referred to the couple through third-party custom cabinetry manufacturer Semihandmade. However, with limited space to work with the couple wasn’t quite sure how to go about installing these elements. “We knew we wanted countertop space, a deep sink and to maximize the cabinet space up top” she adds. So with a budget of $40,000the couple started out by researching examples of laundry room designs on Pinterest as well as getting inspiration from other design Web sites like Houzz. I still wanted a custom look but didn’t want to pay a custom price.” When it came to incorporating an IKEA laundry room into their master bathroom, IKD customer Alexandra and her husband wanted to make a splash without breaking their budget.Īlexandra,from Alameda, CA, explains: “We had just remodeled our master bath the previous year and sprung for high-end custom cabinetry, so our budget for the laundry room project was a lot smaller. ![]()
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