{"id":2386,"date":"2025-03-31T00:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/03\/31\/plykea-in-london-stylish-plywood-cabinet-fronts-and-worktops-for-ikea-kitchens\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T00:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:49:59","slug":"plykea-in-london-stylish-plywood-cabinet-fronts-and-worktops-for-ikea-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/plykea-in-london-stylish-plywood-cabinet-fronts-and-worktops-for-ikea-kitchens\/","title":{"rendered":"Plykea \u00e0 Londres : fa\u00e7ades et plans de travail en contreplaqu\u00e9 pour les cuisines Ikea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new entry in the Ikea cabinet-front hack category: London company Plykea. Founded by Tim Diacon, a digital product designer, and Adam Vergette, a furniture designer and Vitsoe alum, Plykea offers good-looking premium grade FSC-certified birch ply cabinet fronts&nbsp;that can be faced in either birch, oak, or walnut as well as three choices of cabinet pulls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I was renovating my house, I&nbsp;was looking for a quick way to create a beautiful kitchen on a limited budget,\u201d Tim writes on the Plykea website. \u201cHaving previously installed an IKEA kitchen I knew their cabinets were great quality, but I loved the look of birch ply and wanted to use this for the fronts. I looked around online for a company that could make a bespoke set of fronts but found the process was either incredibly clunky, lacked the material choice I desired, or was far too expensive for my budget, at that point I turned to my friend Adam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam knew how to manufacture the fronts to ensure a perfect fit with a finish capable of withstanding our toddler, that didn\u2019t cost a fortune. As thanks for helping me achieve the kitchen of my dreams, I took Adam for a beer, over which we hatched a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Plykea line is currently&nbsp;only available in the UK, but the duo hopes to launch in San Francisco and ship across the US soon. Here\u2019s a look.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2529790135454719094.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: \u201cWe finish each item with two coats of Osmo clear hard wax oil, which creates a water-resistant protective barrier on the wood while&nbsp;retaining its beautiful natural appearance,\u201d according to Tim and Adam. \u201cTreated well this finish should last 10 years and the finish can simply be reapplied over the top without any need to sand back when it is ready for a bit of TLC.\u201d<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5532737573345810636.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The system is compatible&nbsp;with Ikea\u2019s Metod kitchen cupboards.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3977548329432547749.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Plykea offers three different handle types, including the brass pull&nbsp;shown here, which is finished with matte clear lacquer. They also furnish Formica worktops made from FSC certified birch ply.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2507204050274044237.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Plykea also offers Formica-faced plywood fronts; shown here with a cutout grab handle and spacer panels, which \u201cgive&nbsp;the aesthetic of a bespoke manufactured cabinet carcass for a fraction of the cost.\u201d   <\/p>\n<p>For more Ikea kitchen posts, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ikea Kitchen Upgrade: 7 Cabinet Fronts for the Ultimate Kitchen Hack<\/li>\n<li>Remise \u00e0 niveau Ikea : le remodelage de la cuisine semi-artisanale<\/li>\n<li>Highbrow Hack: Norm Architects Reinvent the Ikea Kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enfin, vous trouverez d'autres id\u00e9es sur la fa\u00e7on d'\u00e9valuer et de choisir les armoires et la quincaillerie de cuisine dans notre guide Remodeling 101 : Armoires de cuisine et quincaillerie.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un nouvel entrant dans la cat\u00e9gorie des fa\u00e7ades d'armoires Ikea pirat\u00e9es : La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 londonienne Plykea. Fond\u00e9e par Tim Diacon, designer de produits num\u00e9riques, et Adam Vergette, designer de meubles et ancien \u00e9l\u00e8ve de Vitsoe, Plykea propose de belles fa\u00e7ades d'armoires en contreplaqu\u00e9 de bouleau certifi\u00e9 FSC de premi\u00e8re qualit\u00e9, qui peuvent \u00eatre rev\u00eatues de bouleau, de ch\u00eane ou de noyer, ainsi que trois choix de [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}