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February 10th, 2020 by

Last Sunday's (Feb 9th) edition of "The New York Times" has a sensational article entitled "No Budget for a Custom Kitchen?  No Problem—Here's how to get the look of $40,000 cabinets for less than a quarter of the price."

Wow!  That got my attention right away.  The article explains how architects and designers are saving money for their clients with Ikea cabinets covered with high-end doors and drawer fronts to give an upscale look.  Here's a quote:

"Ikea makes a great box," said John McDonald, the founder and chief executive of Semihandmade, a company based in Monrovia, Calif. And inside its Sektion cabinets, he added, Ikea "uses the best hardware you can get."  Those hinges, drawer slides and other pieces, he said, are from Blum — the same brand of hardware that many custom cabinetmakers use, although Ikea's products are far more reasonably priced."...

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