Ikea Cabinets in a flip

[Cave Johnson]

Looking for some feedback on using ikea cabinets in a midrange flip kitchen. Are they good enough or do they look cheap? Heading to ikea tomorrow.

[Mags S.]

I recently had the off-white IKEA cabinets installed in a rental property. There are several price points within their lines.  I installed it In a C type neighborhood; still mostly homeowners but subsidized housing is not uncommon.  I spent a lot of time considering products for the rental update since I am also looking at perhaps selling it in the near future. (Recently completed a new kitchen in my own home; did extensive kitchen research ).  I went to some of the local places that rehabbers use, but really didn't like the colors (yucky orange "stain") nor the quality.  Maybe when flipping, there may not be a need for what works for the 'long term'.  For a rental with sale potential, I needed something that could be quickly updated for nominal cost.  The IKEA cabinets carries a 25 yr warranty for replacement.  They use Blum hardware, which is typically hardware found in the higher end and custom cabinetry lines. If a tenant damages a drawer or door, or perhaps manages to bend a drawer rail, I just take it back to ikea and get it replaced. No questions asked. YMMV based on your needs. I suspect I'll be replacing the laminate countertops several times, but don't expect to ever need to replace the cabinetry during our ownership.

The prospective tenants loved the kitchen and I expect it to also be a selling point at the appropriate time. A lot of things at IKEA may be cheap and crappy, but their cabinet lines do not fall in that category