{"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\/it\/plykea-in-london-stylish-plywood-cabinet-fronts-and-worktops-for-ikea-kitchens\/","title":{"rendered":"Plykea a Londra: eleganti frontali e piani di lavoro in compensato per le cucine 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>Aggiornamento Ikea: la ristrutturazione della cucina semi-artigianale<\/li>\n<li>Highbrow Hack: Norm Architects Reinvent the Ikea Kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Infine, per ulteriori idee su come valutare e scegliere i mobili e la ferramenta della cucina, consultate la nostra guida Remodeling 101: Armadi da cucina e ferramenta.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un nuovo ingresso nella categoria degli hack per i frontali degli armadi Ikea: L'azienda londinese Plykea. Fondata da Tim Diacon, designer di prodotti digitali, e Adam Vergette, designer di mobili e allievo di Vitsoe, Plykea offre frontali per armadi in multistrato di betulla di qualit\u00e0 superiore certificati FSC che possono essere rivestiti in betulla, quercia o noce, oltre a tre scelte di [...]<\/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\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}