IKEA Cabinet Hacks: Transforming SEKTION Cabinets into Pet-Friendly Kitchen Stations

IKD designed two distinctive pet station options utilizing IKEA cupboard hacks

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Two IKEA kitchen designs by IKD
Two pet stations that used IKEA SEKTION hacks
How an expert designer could make distinctive design concepts a actuality

Designing rooms to swimsuit the entire household is sensible, and pets are a really particular a part of most households. On this article, we revisit two pet stations designed for owners who needed to verify their furry pals by no means felt disregarded.

The next pet stations had been a part of two full kitchen redesigns. Since pet stations, IKEA hacks, and inside group aren’t commonplace within the IKEA Dwelling Planner, these clients needed to look elsewhere to get the kitchen they needed.

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Pet Station #1: Senior-Pleasant IKEA Pet Station Design

“We love Casper, however we by no means liked tripping over his meals bowl. We’re rising older and so is Casper. We deliberate to redo our kitchen to make it simpler for us to navigate, and we thought, ‘Why not embody the canine?’ He’s virtually 9. We needed to place his meals bowls out of the way in which and lift them up a bit so he may attain them extra simply. We additionally needed his meals containers hidden however simply accessible.

We virtually gave up on the concept as a result of we couldn’t work out the best way to get what we needed at IKEA, and we weren’t ready to be taught a brand new house retailer or pay for customized cupboards. We searched on Google, pondering there needed to be some resolution on the market. We couldn’t be the one ones who’ve run into this drawback. We got here throughout IKD and despatched them an e-mail instantly.” – Mateo, IKD Buyer

Custom-made IKEA Kitchen for Ageing in Place

“Many purchasers are shifting away from pure wooden, however Dennis and Mateo embraced the look with Impression Sonoma doorways and drawer fronts from Semihandmade. We additionally encased the stainless steel double oven and fridge in matching panels for a built-in look. They saved the wall colour gentle and a few higher cupboards white to maintain the area from trying too darkish.” –Florence, IKD designer

The kitchen design used KASKER quartz counter tops with a black marble impact. To fulfill Dennis and Mateo’s need to make the kitchen accessible for years to return, IKD included a number of drawers rather than base cupboards and two of our favourite Rev-A-Shelf equipment.

Aluminum soft-close bottom-mount waste container: These rollout waste containers make prepping meals and cleansing up after meals simpler. It matches two 35-quart waste containers and is absolutely suitable with IKEA SEKTION cupboards.
Pull-down shelf: The pull-down shelf makes it straightforward to entry the contents of an higher cupboard with no need to get on a step stool. Contemplating 1 in 4 older U.S. residents undergo from a fall annually, the much less these ageing in place should climb the higher.

IKEA SEKTION Cupboard Hack for a Purposeful Pet Station

Casper’s pet station included a easy however vital Rev-A-Shelf accent: the drawer pullout. In a typical 24”W x 30”H SEKTION cupboard, we included this pullout to make it easy for Mateo and Dennis to entry Casper’s meals, treats, and different pet provides.

The couple expressed a need to maintain Casper’s pet station out of the way in which of the principle kitchen site visitors. For that cause, Florence urged placing the meals storage space and bowls subsequent to the fridge, which was positioned on a extra out-of-the-way wall than the remainder of the home equipment and counter tops.

Between the Rev-A-Shelf pullout and fridge, IKD hacked a SEKTION tall cupboard to accommodate normal kitchen storage in addition to a small drawer designed to carry Casper’s strolling gear (leash, collar, and many others.). Florence took a 30”W x 90”H x 24”D cupboard and used two units of normal 15”W x 30”H doorways to surround the highest half. Under the second set of cupboard doorways, Florence used two 26”W x 36”H panels to create the compartment for the 30”W x 5”H drawer.

The underside of the cupboard was left open, with two holes minimize within the backside of the cupboard field to permit Mateo and Dennis to insert Casper’s meals bowls.

“We’re extraordinarily happy with how all the kitchen—and Casper’s meals station—turned out. IKD is aware of a lot about IKEA’s product line and the best way to modify it for particular wants. I actually consider we couldn’t have gotten an analogous design at an analogous value anyplace else.” –Mateo, IKD buyer

Pet Station #2: Designing a Pet-Pleasant Kitchen

“The children are at all times asking why the canine can’t eat on the desk with us. Since we had been redoing the kitchen, we thought we’d shock them! The canine nonetheless isn’t welcome on the formal eating desk, however now the youngsters and the canine can have breakfast on the island earlier than faculty.

We used IKD once we redid our bogs, so we knew they’d have some nice concepts for the kitchen and be capable to pull off the little feeding station for Ron [the dog], as nicely.” –Tina, IKD buyer

Customizing IKEA SEKTION Cupboards with VEDHAMN Panels

“Trevor and Tina had been involved that as a result of SEKTION cupboards solely have a white inside, any sort of cubby we designed for the canine wouldn’t match the remainder of the kitchen aesthetic,” recounts IKD designer Frank. “After we defined that we may design an open cupboard with VEDHAMN oak panels to enrich the black and beige fronts by way of the remainder of the kitchen, they had been absolutely on board.”

IKD designed a impartial kitchen with LERHYTTAN black-stained door fronts for the kitchen island. The owners talked about their plan to do a black backsplash, so we had been in a position to embody it within the 3D colour rendering. Additionally they selected a KASKER black marble impact countertop, and the darkish splashes balanced the general colour palette superbly.

The perimeter SEKTION cupboards have IKEA HAVSTORP fronts in beige, and oak floating cabinets from Semihandmade provide a nice mixture of open and closed storage. This design determination is a part of why Ron’s open pet cubby blends in so properly.

On the owners’ request, we included a Rev-A-Shelf spice rack and pullout trash can.

IKEA Cupboard Hack: Integrating a Canine’s Eating into the Kitchen Island

Trevor and Tina gave our designers Ron’s top, so they may take that under consideration when judging the shelf top above the meals and water bowls. Tina requested that the pet station be included within the kitchen island, and IKD noticed a chance to position it within the island endcap.

“You may get very inventive with kitchen island endcaps, however they typically get missed.” –Frank, IKD designer

Tina deliberate to maintain the pet food within the island however mentioned she’d like a shelf to show her Rae Dunn canine deal with jar and coaching books. Impressed Kitchen Design achieved this pet station utilizing a single 36”W x 96”H VEDHAMN oak panel.

Trevor and Tina’s design package deal included directions for the best way to minimize down the panel and create the pet station. The installer minimize a 36”W x 30”H part to make use of on the backing. Then, he minimize two 30”H x 15”D sections to make up the perimeters of the field and three 36”W x 15”D sections for the highest, backside, and inside shelf. The canine bowls are inset within the backside of the cupboard to forestall them from sliding.

“The children adore having Ron shut by, and I like that IKD designed the feeding station and storage in a approach that blends with the remainder of the kitchen.” –Tina, IKD buyer

IKD Designs IKEA for All – Even Pets

These progressive pet stations are simply two examples of the reasonably priced, customized designs which might be potential when IKEA meets skilled design. We give clients the designs they want IKEA may create. When you’ve got a particular design request and really feel caught on the net or in-person IKEA planner, it’s time to achieve out to an expert design firm.