> wasn't cheaper than hiring local custom kitchen company for similar materials Only if you value your time at 0. If you value your time at more than that, the

> wasn't cheaper than hiring local custom kitchen company for similar materials Only if you value your time at 0. If you value your time at more than that, the time it takes to get a contractor and back and forth with him to agree on a design etc makes it more expensive, since with Ikea you pretty much opt into a generic solution of one-size-fits-all. I agree it's not for everyone; though I wouldn't say it's the McDonalds of furniture – this would IMO be Poco (https://www.poco.de/); https://www.poco.de/); also I'm saying that as someone who doesn't eat McDonalds :-D