We selected Ikea for our kitchen simply because they are incredible value, looks good, and has a great warranty. I planned to do the construction and installation my self and it was as expected with no surprises. My only complaint about the experience is that to buy spare/missing parts you have to go to the kitchen department (upstairs), then back downstairs to pay, then over to the pick up area to wait and get your pieces before you can go home - very time consuming if you only need a few final pieces. All in all the finished product looked great, I'm happy with what I paid for it, and I'm glad I did it myself.