How It Works

Placing An Order

From dreamed to deployed in five steps.
Think of us as your coach and cheerleader in one. The responsibility for designing the cabinet layout in your kitchen or closet is in your hands (or your trusted professional’s). But once you’re ready to ‘plan the pretty’, we’re here to advise and share recommendations. Our goal is to help you achieve a project that looks completely custom. Only you will ever know you didn’t pay that price tag. Ready to get started? Let’s go!
Step One: Plan

Design Your Ikea Kitchen or Closet

Lay out your kitchen or closet with IKEA’s online planner. You will need their plan and elevations with fronts in your hands to use our tool. Don’t forget when you purchase your IKEA cabinets to exclude doors, drawer fronts, and any other panels. (IKEA doesn’t mind that you buy the fronts somewhere else! They are happy for your business.)

Ikea Kitchen Planner
Desktop monitor with architecture software
White and wood grain cabinets
Step Two: Play

Explore & Quote

Now the real fun starts!  Enter our custom design tool and start by selecting your IKEA cabinet line. The item names shown refer to the same configurations in Ikea’s line-up. Drag and drop your elevation icons, select your desired custom fronts and pulls, and get an instant quote via the $ button. Don’t sweat perfection – just strive to get close.

Now the real fun starts!  Enter our custom design tool and start by selecting your IKEA cabinet line. The item names shown refer to the same configurations in Ikea’s line-up. Drag and drop your elevation icons, select your desired custom fronts and pulls, and get an instant quote via the '$' button. Don’t sweat perfection – just strive to get close.

Once your design has you smiling, you’ll need to pay your deposit (50% of the quote) to move to the next step.

Design Cabinets
Step Three: Polish

Refine & Finalize

Time to get deep into the details! Now we figure out the exact size of every single panel. You will need to send us your final IKEA drawings, appliance package, any architectural drawings, and critical room dimensions. We then create the elevations required to correctly size the custom parts.

During this step, our experts are going to suggest custom details and other little touches that can further transform your affordable IKEA bases into the look and feel of high-end custom cabinetry. As always, know that we’re here for you. During this step, our experts are going to suggest custom details and other little touches that can further transformyour affordable IKEA bases into the look and feel of high-end custom cabinetry.

This step takes at least 2 weeks. For many, it takes much longer. Duration depends on such things as accuracy and completeness of provided information, the number of explored ideas, and your response speed, to name just a few.

Once the vision is finalized, we send you Confirmation Drawings – precise drawings of each panel – for your review and approval. Upon approval, we recalculate your final order’s cost. We know that designing custom cabinetry is complicated, and to keep it fun and fair for all, the final price is based on the area of what you buy. Your adjusted balance payment is now due. Upon receipt, you move on to production.

Kitchen nook with coffee station
Modern minimalist kitchen with white cabinets and wood accents
Step Four: Make

Production & Patience

The panels are now made. Like anything bespoke, it takes some time to do this right. Typical production takes 4 to 6 weeks, and we promise to update you swiftly should that time frame shift.

A few days before completion, we learn your shipment’s exact size and weight. We use this data to prepare your shipping invoice, which is paid separately. We use LTL to ship all over the country. Note that they provide curbside delivery. If you have any specific shipping needs, please let us know. And for those of you in the Los Angeles and Seattle area who may want to pick up directly, let us know in advance. We will happily explore whether a will-call can work for your order.

Step Five: install

Install & Enjoy

Whether you have a professional installer lined up or are an enthusiastic DIYer, be sure to keep your confirmation drawings handy. Think of those drawings as your cheat key for the big puzzle that unboxing and installing your custom fronts can be.

Once done, you’ll be dazzled. Please share your triumph! We would love to see pictures of your finished project. In fact,we may ask to showcase your project on our website. As you know, there’s nothing like seeing folks’ real outcomes when making home project decisions.  

Modern kitchen with dark gray cabinets

Ready to get started?

Use our tool to set your custom options, add your cabinets, and get an instant quote.

Design Your Dream