Building A Kitchen Island With Ikea Cabinets

building a kitchen island with ikea cabinets

Create a base. ikea base cabinets come with adjustable plastic legs, which are great if you have uneven floors. i used these plastic legs for my base cabinets up against my back wall (see image below), however, you cannot use these legs when creating a standalone island.. you need to build a sturdy base to hold the weight of your island, especially if you’re planning on using a stone countertop.. Nope, not worth it. while i don’t mind building cabinets (like the storage unit in our bedroom) ikea cabinets are affordable and so very convenient. so, we created our diy kitchen island with some ikea base cabinets, a small diy bookcase, some mdf panels and two unfinished butcher block countertops laminated together..