IKEA has outfitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains—probably with names like Oompa-loompa, Svenssonjohansensson, Frida, and Bucarest. Unfortunately, the makeover is temporary, to mark the ...

I was a bit hesitant to spend so much money on something I wasn’t even sure The Boy would like, so I started hunting around for a cheaper option and came across Ikea’s Lillabo train set.

If you've ever purchased furniture from IKEA, you'll know they come in boxes with instructions for self-assembly. So IKEA tucked an extra sheet of instructions into every box of furniture.