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the Truth About IKEA Sektion Kitchens | the Pros

When you’re considering remodeling your kitchen, IKEA is probably one of the first places you’ll look. After all, their Sektion kitchens are affordable and stylish. In this blog post we’ll tell you the truth about IKEA Sektion kitchens and help you make the most informed decision possible.

the Pros

** Continued November 5th, 2023. Original post July 15th, 2022.

the Pros

  • Easy to DIY
  • IKEA Sektion Cabinets are Sturdy
  • IKEA Hardware is Amazing
  • Rarely Do Product Lines Get Discontinued

the Cons

  • Not a Great Selection of IKEA Sektion Fronts
  • Limited to White Back Finish
  • Customer Service is Minimal

the Verdict

Easy to DIY

IKEA kitchen cabinets were designed with DIY people in mind. We’ve gone over why IKEA has always preferred to deliver flat-packed furniture products, but to summarize: this is one reason IKEA kitchens remain affordable.

The early design stages of a project produce a very detailed IKEA Planner, which helps the DIYer visualize how to piece everything together. Along with that you’re provided with IKEA cabinet assembly instructions. Finally, the installation of IKEA cabinet fronts has a degree of universality, and anyone with hands-on experience can figure out most assembly needs just by looking at the components. It’s clear that we can’t stop the IKEA Hackers. In fact, we’ve provided a lot of advice on IKEA hacks over the years.

IKEA Sektion Cabinets are Sturdy

This is undeniably one of the biggest benefits of buying an IKEA Sektion Kitchen: they are sturdy enough to be warrantied for decades. IKEA clearly isn’t in the business of giving away product, so a warranty like this means they will rarely need you cash in on it.

How do you confirm the IKEA Sektion cabinets are sturdy enough? The IKEA Sektion base cabinets are often installed with marble or even concrete countertops. There’s not much more you can do to test how they hold up.

IKEA Hardware is Amazing

Quality hardware that lasts, that holds up to whatever you can throw at it is yet another way IKEA cabinets are very sturdy.

Soft-Closes Come Standard

You Read that right: soft-closes come standard for IKEA Sektion cabinets. Not only does that elevate the feel of the IKEA kitchen systems, these actually extended the life of your cabinets by reducing the impact of each use. To buy cabinets elsewhere and/or upgrade your hardware and add soft-closes would cost many hundreds of dollars.

Rarely Do Product Lines Get Discontinued

IKEA Akurum cabinets launched in 1995 and weren’t replaced with the Sektion cabinet line until 2015. This means that these IKEA cabinets have replacement parts available fro decades. Though, usually if you have to replace something in your IKEA kitchen it will happen sooner than later. Usually when something needs replacing in an IKEA it is the result of poor installation.

Written by Todd Zimmerman

Producer of the John Webbccast

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