We've put together a comprehensive guide to purchasing kitchen cabinets at IKEA, from knowing what's available to understanding how you can customize and modify the existing pieces.

The base cabinet comes in two sizes: 24 inches wide by 24 inches deep and then either 80 inches or 90 inches tall. The door can be mounted to open left or right to match your fridge.

The IKEA SEKTION is a set of modular cabinets that can be mixed and matched to create a customized kitchen. There are a variety of shapes and sizes of cabinets, but the secret star is the corner ...

"However, the 30-inch cabinet size they offer was a few inches too wide, so we had to trim the top and the base to match the space we had." Voilà: the perfect 27-inch-wide cupboard.