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We installed an IKEA kitchen a year and a half ago and have been pretty happy with it, overall. We did a non-ikea quartz countertop which was installed by Home Depot, that was the most absolutely stressful moment in the whole kitchen remodel....the cabinets have to be absolutely perfectly level as there is no room for shims, the counter sits right up to the doors, if that makes sense. My husband struggled to level it himself while the counter top guys waited around and glared at us. It all worked out in the end and we gave the guys a big tip.

Also, the foil wrapped cabinet fronts are sensitive to cleaners and they recommend only using water to clean. This is tricky when I use other cleaners on my counter and sink, I have a few dullish drip marks where the cleaner ran down the front surface of the cabinets, it won't come off.

I HATE my ikea stove! Drawer never closes properly, and it overheats. The stove surface is hot to the touch when I have the oven on and I have burned myself. It was a waste of money! We did the deal where you get 20% off the entire kitchen when you purchase 3 appliances. The IKEA dishwasher and fridge are fine! We considered returning the stove but they said they MIGHT take it back if we returned it, and our nearest IKEA is 4 hours away...I've just learned to deal.

Hope this helps! I love the way it looks. We did glass front upper cabinet doors with a river rock backsplash and I think it has personality that beaks out of the IKEA box.

Our house is listed in the small category too, so I really shouldn't be favorite-ing the competition ;) but i LOVE your house and the fact that you have a family of 5. Nice work! We are a fam of 3 and it helps me realize that another kidlet isn't out of the question in our current abode.

On that note, maybe I should be contect with my perfectly functional dining room table, haha!

Love it all, the "kid's corner" is so fun! But not cheesy.

@trishkabob, thanks! miss you!

@ellenx, thanks for the additional thoughts on the table, funny how it's hard to view your things objectively. It's a world market table and I've never noticed it looks 80s. Do you think it's just the color? It needs to be refinished and I was thinking of using a darker stain, but maybe I'll start trolling Craigslist for a danish modern set. ;)
@jessadawn @peggybelle, I love the central coast!! Atascadero has come a long way in the past few years, it still has a long way to go, but I love the area in general.

@purplecharm, we got it from overstock and it was a bit of a hassle! It wasn't as described and the plumbing parts leaked, thankfully my husband is super handy and they were good about refunding a portion of our purchase price to compensate.
@herselftheelf, no worries! thanks for being honest! Different strokes for different folks. We have only lived here 6 months and have done a huge remodel, so lots of future projects still on the to-do list. :) I do like things kinda plain though!