Ikea Cabinets: A Sea of Boxes

It's one thing to hear that your Ikea kitchen will come in a million different pieces that need to be puzzled together. It's another to come home to delivery men turning your garage into a warehouse:

This picture is taken AFTER we'd pulled a number of boxes into the house to start assembly. It's overwhelming to say the least. Not to mention, it's recommended that you check each box against your order to make sure everything came as it should. This goes much faster as a two man job. Coffee doesn't hurt either.

When ordering Ikea or any RTA cabinets, be sure to clear space for the flood of cardboard coming your way. Preferably, this will include some horizontal space so that you can get to what you need without risking life and limb under a tower of cabinetry.

However, this sea of boxes is not as overwhelming as it initally seems. Each box is clearly marked with product numbers and dimensions. Just keep the inventory list handy to "decode" as you get into putting it all together. Plus, there's a certain satisfaction watching the pile get whittled away each day. Although you may not be very popular with your waste removal service on recycling day.