Kaboodle door with Ikea cabinet

Hi all, I just installed a kaboodle kitchen in our house but with the location of the pantry I can only put a slimline pantry that is no wider than 400 mm and max 600mm wide. I was wondering if anyone has tried putting an IKEA cabinet with a kaboodle door and is it an easy fit? The only reason is that there is an IKEA pantry that is 600mm x 370mm deep it’s only $120. Then I was thinking of putting the 600mm antique white heritage shape Kaboodle pantry door to match the kitchen. Thoughts?

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JaneK

Welcome back to Bunnings Workshop @Dkozzie! What an interesting question. Let me tag @redracer01 and @MitchellMc who may be able to help with a solution.

Jane

redracer01

Hello @Dkozzie

I see no issue putting the kaboodle door on the ikea cab. However there are some things we may need to address.

- how to tall is the ikea cabinet. On average the kaboodle pantry door is at around 2200 x 600. A few millimeters of difference will not spell doom!

- hinge position and size. Some ikea cabinets are very particular about where you put your hinges and they only allow certain spots to be mounted on. If the cabinet panels are solid and can be drilled, then we can mount the caboodle hinges. You can do vice versa and install the ikea hinges however you will need to buy a hinge drill set to drill new hinge mounting holes for the kaboodle pantry door.

With those issues addressed then yes you can mount kaboodle door to the ikea cabinet.

Cheers

Red

MitchellMc

Hi @Dkozzie,

It's great to see you've received a prompt and helpful reply from the knowledgeable @redracer01.

Please let us know if you have further questions or run into difficulties. We're here to help.

Mitchell

Mathy

I would physically go and measure the IKEA cabinet for width and height. IKEA use some odd sizes, and I’m someone who learnt this lesson 😂 If the size is ok for both width and height you should be good to go, cheers Deb 🙂

Dkozzie

I looked at all the dimensions and it is not exact...here we go:

ikea cabinet with no legs and plinth is 600 (w) x 370(d) x 2000 (h)

Kaboodle door is 597 (w) x 2055 (h).

Will the 3mm make a big difference for the width? I feel it will be ok

the height of the door is more but I thought maybe I could do something with that through the plinth or box up the 55mm on top of the cabinet?

Open to other suggestions!

I wish Kaboodle had more pantry options!!! They will cut the width to size but not depth! 😔

MitchellMc

Hi @Dkozzie,

To clarify, does the IKEA cabinet have a plinth on it and what is the total height including if it does? I'd suggest possibly splitting the difference in the sizing. Instead of having a 3mm gap on the hinge side or handle side, have 1.5mm on both. 1.5mm will be barely noticeable. The same could be done with the height. If there is a plinth at the bottom, have 25mm there and 25mm at the top.

Let me mention @redracer01 to see if he has some thoughts.

Mitchell

Dkozzie

Thank you Mitchell!

The IKEA cabinet (only) height is 2000mm. Then you can add the legs and plinth of 80mm from IKEA. I was thinking of adding the Kaboodle legs and plinth though which I believe is 145mm so it matches the rest of the kitchen.

When you say split the difference for the width of the door, I’m not sure how I do this. I will be using the Kaboodle hinges and door.

MitchellMc

Hi @Dkozzie,

Once you install the Kaboodle door and hinges, you'll be able to adjust the position of the door on the cabinet via screws on the hinge. These screws move the door left and right. I've created an exaggerated rendering below to illustrate. Having 1.5mm on either side would be more pleasing to the eye than 3mm on one side. Here's a step-by-step guide that shows the adjustment of those screws: How To Install Cabinet Hinges.

Please let me know if you have questions.

Mitchell

Dkozzie

Thank you @MitchellMc

Such a great service and help!! ☺️

redracer01

Hello @Dkozzie

I agree with @MitchellMc 's suggstion that you split the difference and put 1.5mm on each side of the door. The Kaboodle doors were built in such a manner to allow clearance for the door panels to be adjusted and miss each other when they are opened when they are next to each other. There are host of other reasons but the one I mentioned is the one applying to your situation. Now concerning the height difference, you will see in the illustrations I've made that most pantry cabinets are usually at the same height as the wall cabinets. Mind you this is not always the case and some pantries don't line up. I suggest putting the excess height of the door to the bottom end of the pantry. That way you won't have to build anything extra and makes the cabinet look more streamlined rather than having it the other way around. If you manage to line up the pantry with the other cabinets then having the pantry door at the same height as the other cabinets makes it look uniform and not out of place. Please have a look at the drawings and post any questions you might have.

Cheers!

Red

With the kaboodle foot on and the door excess to top end.When the door is closed and you can easily spot the excess height of the door.Excess height at the bottom. But the door is now correct at the top end of the cabinets.With the door closed and the excess is not so easily seen!

Dkozzie

Thank you @redracer01

That definitely makes sense! Thank you for all your help! Stay tuned ☺️

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