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IKEA debuts 2015 kitchen line filled with ultra-efficient, space-saving designs (PHOTOS)

02/18/2015
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Black and White
    If there's one thing urbanites complain about most, it's a yearning for more space. And while many of us pride ourselves in the art of minimalism, the one room that never ceases to lack capacity is, more often than not, the kitchen. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/index.php?s=ikea">IKEA</a> is sympathetic to this affliction, and this month introduced <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/SEKTION-kitchen/sektion_inspiration.html">SEKTION</a>, a stylish new modular kitchen line that's not only tremendously pleasing to the eye, but specifically designed to provide storage upon storage, "drawers within drawers", and an insane level of organization customized to the cook's desire. We recently toured the Paramus, New Jersey showroom to give you an up-close look at these sustainable, swoon-worthy designs. Click through the gallery, and be prepared to drool.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Modern Wood Kitchen
    IKEA developed the concept of SEKTION after extensively researching the top needs of people in today's modern kitchen, discovering that ease of use and functionality was most important.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Pop Out Shelves
    The 15 inch-deep overhead cabinets are easy to access as well, opening "up" rather than "out," thereby creating more reachable and organized space.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Plate Cabinet
    The drawers and overhead cabinets are available in a myriad of size and material combinations, including bamboo and high gloss white, all of which can be virtually arranged at IKEA self-service digital kiosks before purchasing.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Drawers
    The highlight of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/SEKTION-kitchen/index.html">SEKTION</a> is its stackable soft-close drawer system, which discreetly stows everything from kitchen tools, linens, pots and pans, to recycling bins, in easy to pull-out "drawers within drawers."
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Pull-Out Drawers
    There's no reaching, bending or crawling through cabinets to get at things.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Traditional
    <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/SEKTION-kitchen/index.html">SEKTION</a> replaces the former kitchen collection, AKURUM, which was more self-service inclined and less customizable.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Full Traditional Kitchen
    With SEKTION, there's more freedom to tailor the layout and style for your own personal use.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Under Cabinet Lighting
    The overhead cabinets and drawers are also now equipped with integrated LED lighting, replete with remote control dimming and automated in-drawer lighting.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Small Kitchen
    Even appliances like dishwashers blend in seamlessly with the rest of the design, clad with the same exterior facade as its neighboring drawers.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-White Kitchen
    With SEKTION there's a bit more assistance coming from IKEA kitchen experts and less of a '<a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/diy-how-to-make-your-own-industrial-style-shelf-out-of-inexpensive-pipe/">DIY</a>' feel, though customers are still welcome to design their own kitchens.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Yellow Cabinets
    If desired, IKEA will plan, measure, order and install your entire kitchen right by your side.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Wood Kitchen
    The SEKTION kitchens are available in a wide of array of styles, from traditional, to modern and Scandinavian, with lots in between.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Cabinet Drawers
    Everything in <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/SEKTION-kitchen/index.html">SEKTION</a> is specifically measured out in whole numbers to perfectly fit with other IKEA collections.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Microwave
    The appliances are all designed for ease of use and accessibility.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Modern Kitchen
    The styles will inspire you to discover a layout that works best for you.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Studio Kitchen
    Many of the layout styles are envisioned for small, urban spaces, including this design that resembles a studio apartment.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Apartment Kitchen
    Over the past few years, IKEA has made major sustainable efforts worldwide, including the installation of solar panels on all of IKEA's stores and warehouses, use of ground source heat pumps, and a huge investment in wind farms, all with the aim of producing as much energy from their own renewable resources as they use by the year 2020.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Hidden Dishwasher
    In fact, it was recently announced that last year <a href="http://inhabitat.com/ikea-increases-sales-of-sustainable-products-to-an-astounding-1-billion/">IKEA sold $1.3 billion worth of sustainable products</a> alone.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Stainless Steel Kitchen
    The SEKTION kitchen collection is comprised of several eco-friendly features, including low-flow aerating faucets, energy-efficient appliances, bamboo drawers, 100% LED lighting, North American-made cabinetry, and quartz countertops in place of granite.
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  • IKEA SEKTION-Utensils Drawer
    A wide array of interior organizers are available to make items even easier to retrieve and organize.
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IKEA SEKTION-Black and White

If there's one thing urbanites complain about most, it's a yearning for more space. And while many of us pride ourselves in the art of minimalism, the one room that never ceases to lack capacity is, more often than not, the kitchen. IKEA is sympathetic to this affliction, and this month introduced SEKTION, a stylish new modular kitchen line that's not only tremendously pleasing to the eye, but specifically designed to provide storage upon storage, "drawers within drawers", and an insane level of organization customized to the cook's desire. We recently toured the Paramus, New Jersey showroom to give you an up-close look at these sustainable, swoon-worthy designs. Click through the gallery, and be prepared to drool.

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