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My folks used a cabinet maker / joiner. No idea on cost, but ten years on it still looks the same. Much of it was non-standard spec'd for them eg - a pair of shallow draws for clingflim/foil/etc. and another to fit their chopping boards, a little hidden spring loaded draw for my mum's folding steps, shallow open shelves, etc. etc.
If you want something non-standard I'd probably go that route. If you're interested I can get their details. Otherwise the semi-custom route using Ikea cabinets seems to be what a lot of people do.
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My question... has anyone done a bespoke kitchen or full kitchen refurb and has advice, recommendations, etc?
I've a fairly large kitchen that is an Ikea one and there are a lot of issues with it due to a suspected prior owner thinking they were good with DIY. Some of these issues are fundamental (like the water filter on the boiler being positioned same height as the work top and the work top is carved around it so the boiler is a time bomb as the filter can never be serviced - similar for appliance plug sockets, I'll have to dismantle the kitchen to change a fuse!).
Result: I'm thinking of a full bespoke Shaker style kitchen with a set of Bosch appliances (inc induction hob as I've read this thread).
Any recommendations for companies that do this, etc?