In the IKEA hinges and drawer hardware lie the secret value and thrill in IKEA Akurum/Faktum kitchen cabinets. They are made by Blum, proprietary to IKEA, but Blum nonetheless. Door hinges come in 2 packs or 3 packs depending on your door size, except for hinges for corner cabinets and horizontal cabinets, which are not covered in this tutorial.
This is one of the easiest parts of the job, and doesn't require a tutorial...we just love these hinges and wanted to relive the joy.
This is a 39" wall cabinet and it has 2 hinges. Here's how they're assembled and installed:
On the inside of the door, you'll see the holes for the cup of the hinges and the two smaller holes for aligning the hinge. There are no screws involved in this part of the assembly.
Place the hinge cup into the hinge cup hole on the door, aligning the small holes on the hinge with the small holes on the sides. These are for alignment only, and do not require screws.
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Press the hinge cup into the hole.
Here's what it should look like pressed fully into place:
Flip the hinge "door" down to expand the hinge cup into the hole, securing it in place.
The door part is finished!
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On the inside of the cabinet, locate the holes 2nd and 3rd top/bottom of the cabinet, depending on which end you're working. Insert the plastic anchors on the hinge attachment plate into the holes, and tighten (don't overtighten) until the plate sits flatly against the wall of the cabinet.
When both hinges and attachment points are in place, align the bar on the hinge with the hooks on the cabinet wall piece. You can do one hinge at at time, so don't worry about trying to get both upper and lower aligned before snapping the hinges in place.
This is the "Click!" part! Just snap it shut and that's it. The hinges are just as easy to snap off as they are to snap on - it's an unbelievable benefit when you have a plumber under your sink!