As the old saying goes… If you are planning to fail, you must have failed to plan. That statement couldn’t be more true than when you’re undertaking an Ikea kitchen remodeling project.

You will definitely fail if you do not pay great attention to detail on the planning of your project from the very beginning. This is the only way. It’s very important that you start off your project on the right foot, so take extra time to get your initial kitchen design right!

When first starting your planning your focus should be on overall kitchen design, the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software is where you will want to start.

If you haven’t done so already, go to Ikea and download the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software here:

Ikea Kitchen Planner Software

When you get the Ikea Kitchen Planner, install it on your computer and play around with it for a couple of days and do some rough schematic designs.

Ok now that you are doing good with the software, now is when to get some really good measurements from the kitchen you are planning for. Measuring the kitchen yourself, if you do not feel good about taking the measurements what you can do is hire a professional to come out and do it for you, or go get one of your family members or a neighbor that might be available.

When you get your measurements done, it’s time to do your first design on the planner software.

Start off by creating a new project in the Ikea Kitchen Planner Software and input your kitchen dimensions and finalize your room layout.

When the room layout is ready to go it is time to play with the software a little, you can now start to place your cabinets into your newly created room and see exactly what it will look like.

***When you’re putting the cabinets in using the software, be sure that you specify the finish, door style, plinth and each of the cabinet parts exactly how you want them so your estimate and
parts list is correct when you’re done and ready to print***

When you finish your initial design, take a couple of days off and then revisit your design to see if it will work.

If your design isn’t quite right, save the initial design and try it again. And just for a laugh or two you may want to consider completely changing your layout from what you first layed out. I did that when I designed my kitchen. I ended up choosing the best one from a group of 4 designs i started off with for my final layout.

Research is key in the next steps, if you have your initial Ikea Kitchen Plan ready then you are ready to move on to researching such things as lighting, appliances, flooring and more.