Should I Use IKEA Cabinets in My Kitchen? Q: My husband and I moved into a beautiful 1920s Craftsman last year and we love our home, but it needs a lot of work. We are planning a kitchen remodel this summer, with a limited budget and a laundry list of projects. In order to get the most bang for our buck, I am toying with the idea of putting in IKEA cabinets instead of something more authentic and expensive. I love our old cabinets and countertops but they are barely functional. Our drawers aren't so much drawers as they are boxes stuck in holes. I long for something that will make better use of the space in our kitchen. Who has experience with IKEA cabinets? Are you happy with your purchase? Will I be cursed for replacing something so old with something SO generic? Editor: Alissa, well, first of all, IKEA cabinets don't have to look generic! There is actually quite a range of styles, and when installed with precision and care, they can look fabulous.If your current cabinets are real wood and have good bones, you can consider refacing them and having new drawers built.
This can be substantially cheaper than new cabinets (even IKEA cabinets). My parents had really, really terrible drawers in their kitchen (they all fell out whenever you opened them). So they recently hired a local cabinet maker to construct new drawer boxes and fronts. He reinstalled the drawers and they work like a dream now. He did their fairly large kitchen and all its drawers for under $500, I believe. Having said that, the bottom line is that you need to do what is right for your kitchen and your budget, and functionality should come first. So we'll turn it over to our readers for a big roundtable on IKEA cabinets. Do you have IKEA cabinets? Do you like them? How would you advise Alissa? Related: How To Make a "Built-In" Cabinet Out Of IKEA Varde UnitsDOORS – TERMINOLOGY AND STANDARDS DOORS – TERMINOLOGY AND STANDARDS EXTERIOR DOORS – MEASURE UP INSTALL A SLIDING PATIO DOOR INSTALL AN EXTERIOR DOOR INSTALL AN EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OR LOCKSET
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"I believe the team we have assembled will be the strongest Official Opposition this country has ever seen," Ambrose said in a statement, noting the party's first priority is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "massive tax-and-spend plan." The party, which was reduced to 99 seats in the House of Commons after the Oct. 19 vote, will have 32 shadow cabinet ministers to challenge Trudeau's ministers and their ambitious change agenda. "I am proud to lead this team of talented and respected individuals from across Canada. Together, we will ask the government tough questions and hold them to account," Ambrose said. The full list, released Friday, includes a few surprises — chief amongst them is Jason Kenney's absence from the front bench. Kenney, who was widely seen as Stephen Harper's most competent minister, will not hold a critic portfolio in the next session of Parliament. As a result, he will not take the lead on any particular file during question period.
Instead, he will chair the shadow cabinet committee on strategic operations, a key caucus committee that will advise the leader and other critics on question period strategy, policy and communications. Conservative MP Jason Kenney has been left off of the Conservative Party's front bench in Opposition. After the election, Kenney said the campaign needed to promote a 'sunnier' brand of conservatism. A source close to Kenney told CBC News that he specifically asked Ambrose not to give him a critic role in the shadow cabinet. A move some political observers say will free up Kenney's time to run for the party's permanent leadership. Diane Finley, who was a staple of Harper's cabinet during his tenure in government, has been relegated to a relatively minor role: deputy critic for science, innovation and economic development, reporting to Quebec MP Maxime Bernier, who will take the lead on that critical file. She will also serve as the caucus party liaison. And Peter Van Loan, the former government House leader, has been passed over for that role in opposition by the outgoing Speaker of the House, Andrew Scheer.
Other veterans, however, will step into prominent roles. Former justice minister Rob Nicholson will be the critic for that portfolio and Ontario MP Kellie Leitch, who is also a physician, will be the health critic. Tony Clement, who has virtually no international experience, having served as minister of health and president of the Treasury Board under Harper, will be the critic for foreign affairs. But Ambrose has also tapped some of the party's best communicators to handle the hottest files. Lisa Raitt will slide into the finance portfolio, a clear demonstration that female MPs will be at the forefront of rebuilding the Conservative Party after its defeat. The Milton MP managed to survive the Liberal wave that swept over much of the Greater Toronto Area in the last election. She also emerged as an early critic of the government's performance and tone under Harper after the electoral defeat. Her deft communications skills and ease with the media will be pertinent in such a high-profile portfolio.
Raitt has already said a priority for the party is broadening its appeal among suburban women with children — voters like herself — a key demographic which jumped ship to Trudeau's Liberals. Lisa Raitt responds to Liberal cabinet6:27 Michelle Rempel, a staple on CBC's Power & Politics during the election campaign, will be the critic for the citizenship, immigration and refugees portfolio. The Tories have signalled that they have serious concerns about the prime minister's pledge to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year. Ambrose is pushing Trudeau to "rethink" the ambitious commitment and focus on national security considerations. Erin O'Toole, who tried to turn things around at Veterans Affairs after a series of controversies under his predecessor, Julian Fantino, will take the lead on Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. He'll be up against a formidable opponent in the form of Ralph Goodale, a seasoned parliamentarian who has pledged to reform the Harper government's anti-terror legislation and bring about parliamentary oversight for the country's security agencies.
Opposition Leader calls on Trudeau to keep the CF-18s bombing ISIS1:53 Dianne Watts, the newly-elected MP for the riding of Surrey–White Rock, will be the critic for Infrastructure and Communities. One of the main planks of Trudeau's platform was a promise to jump-start the sluggish economy through massive infrastructure investment, and deficit spending. Watts, the former popular mayor of Surrey, B.C., and a rising star in the party, will keep an eye on the Liberals as they shovel billions of taxpayer dollars out the door. Ambrose, who will also be critic for the status of women, has carved out some new files, including a critic for matters relating to maternal, child and newborn health, to be handled by Alberta MP Mike Lake. The composition of the shadow cabinet also reveals some of the party's weaknesses after its defeat on Oct. 19. Wiped out in Atlantic Canada, Ambrose has recruited defeated MP Scott Armstrong to be their critic for the region. He will serve in that role from outside of Parliament.