These assemble-it-yourself pieces won't exactly become heirlooms, but Ikea is relatively affordable and has some attractive designs. When my husband and I got our apartment, we took advantage of Ikea's FREE interior designer service. We faxed her the floor plan, a budget, and the dimensions of the furniture we already owned. We also told her other relevant info. Examples: We needed shelves for X linear feet of books, we liked our reading chairs to be next to the window, we liked to watch TV from the dinner table, etc. We had two meetings at the store with the designer, each lasting a couple hours, including some walking around picking furniture, lamps, etc. She was really helpful!! For example, because we buy lots of books, she suggested the Bonde shelves (deep enough for double-shelving, and smoothly integrates with an entertainment center). We also have a heavily shedding (and not declawed) cat, so she suggested sofas with washable/removable/replaceable covers. She also had clever ideas for how to arrange the furniture and even where to hang pictures to make the rooms look nice. In the end, she helped make our apartment layout much more livable than we could have on our own. And she even went under budget! We are tool-averse, so Ikea referred us to a furniture assembly service. Their rates were affordable and SO worth it -- they built everything sturdily, drilled holes in the appropriate places for speaker wires, and just saved us a lot of time. read more

It's pretty hard to add something new and useful to a review of a place that has world-wide acclaim and acknowledgement, but I'll give it the old college try for kicks and giggles. First off, in a place like DC, and it's outlying areas, it's nice to go to a place that has convenient parking. I had absolutely no problems grabbing a spot in the garage very close to the entrance. The only issue is that things can get a little bogged down as people exit, but that issue is minor, at best. The entrance is easy and spacious, and the whole place looks like it gets cleaned hourly. For the 3 people reading this that have never been to an IKEA, get ready for a "guided retail" experience, in which you are subtly moved through demonstrative decorations and furniture arrangements. It's almost a game to find the "shortcuts" where you can bypass areas of the store, as throngs of customers are herded through to their final destinations. Nonetheless, the ideas that IKEA and their designers compile are worth attention and are inspiring. They seem to always feature a micro-apartment model, which I aspire to achieve someday when I pare down my abode. The staff have always been helpful to me, and as anyone who has read my reviews knows, I believe that ill-trained or mannered staff can make a break an establishment. The gentleman who helped me find LED lights for a previously-purchased light fixture was extremely helpful and courteous. Another hallmark of IKEA is its food. I will say this, it is reasonably priced, fulfills any pangs of hunger, and tastes pretty good. Their offerings range from the health-abiding to the health-destroying, so choose wisely. On some days, they will actually deduct your food purchase cost from your product purchases if they total more than $99, so take a family of 8 in and get a table to take home for free (I kid). As I left this location for the xxth time, I only continue to have one nagging thought, why is it that some things in the store are in such unintuitive places? As an example, I always get a 100 pack of candles, and they were not nestled along with the other candles. Their constant updating of the store also makes this issue more prevalent, as I strive to reacquaint myself with the new layout. All in all, I highly recommend a visit. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed. read more

I Absolutely love Ikea. This location is organized and the As-is section has awesome deals. Highly recommend it. The majority of the things in my home are from Ikea and I have no issues with their products :) read more

Do you want Swedish Modular Furniture and/or meatballs? Have a taste for Lingenberry Juice? An unabided love of little Allen wrenches? Need another loyalty tag for your keyring, with the novelty of obtaining it without pesky human interaction? A general admiration for un-subtle cost-containment measures? Then this is the place for you! The store is designed to take you linearly past all their merch, in an attempt to separate you from your money. There are (well hidden) shortcuts throughout the store that allow large portions to be skipped, if you're on the hunt for something specific. Without belaboring it too much, none of the furniture in here is heirloom quality, but does the trick for a dorm room or young folks equipping their first apartment, starting out or with kids. Go in with reasonable expectations, and you'll be satisfied. Do stick with actual wood items, as opposed to engineered wood substitutes. You'll pay more but end up with a much more substantial piece. IKEA's particle-board is as crappy as everyone else's. read more

We were pretty upset because we drove an hour and they said they had something in stock, but they didn't. We talked to the manager Edmund and he made it right for us and went above and beyond to assist us. We will come back because we know Ikea's managers care about their customers. read more

Ikea is Ikea is Ikea. It blows my mind every time and I end up needing a very stiff drink after every (inevitably 2+ hour-long) trip. But it has furnished probably 10 apartments for me, the furniture holds up, and the check-out smells like cinnamon rolls. So I have to give credit where credit is due. No review of the products is required because, if you are within driving distance of Ikea and did not inherit all of your furniture from your Swedish grandmother (GrandMalm?), you have already been there. This review is a commendation of its excellent kid-friendliness. My babe is still too young and not potty-trained enough for Smaland, but we have experienced the changing facilities. A+ because (a) the MEN'S ROOMS have good changing tables so I can make my husband change her!, (b) every stall has a child safety seat so I can actually pee, too!, and (c) there are little step-stools by the sinks so that, when my baby is ready to wash her hands like a big girl, she'll be able to reach the water. And the SECOND that she is eligible for Smaland, we will be at Ikea every day!!! read more

This store is a messss. I used to love ikea but my experience at the Woodbridge location has been pretty bad. I ordered a desk online and my order was cancelled. I was told to go to the store. I went to the store and they were completely out of desks under $250. Like literally no desks. I figured since I was there, I'd pick up some other things I wanted like a lamp, kitchen cart, comforter, 20x20 pillows, and plant stand. Every item was sold out. I know we're in the middle of a pandemic and this is so trivial but it was still frustrating. I asked an employee about ordering some items and she rudely said "I can't do that" and walked off. I won't be returning. read more

A little look into my "customer service" experience with IKEA. My apologies, because this is going to be lengthy: Alec and I ordered a fair amount (and spent a fair amount of money) of furniture from IKEA. All of this was to be delivered on September 9th. Things went wrong from the beginning. Called the delivery company the day before so I could get my delivery window. Was told "we don't have a time yet, call back at x time and we'll have it then." I called that delivery company 4 more times that day and each time was told a later time to call back before eventually it was 8:45pm and I was told "Sorry, everyone has left for the day, call back tomorrow." A little annoying, but okay, I'll call back tomorrow. Next day, delivery day, furniture finally arrives, but there's no table top even though we ordered and paid for one. Talk to the delivery dispatch "sorry, call IKEA". I call IKEA several times that day and each time I call I don't even get a person on the phone, I get a recording: "Sorry, we're expecting a high volume of calls and cannot take your call. Please call back later." I call IKEA the next business day, Monday, and still the same recording that they can't take my call. I call again on Tuesday and finally get through to someone. They were pleasant and so sorry I didn't get what I paid for. "Okay, we can have the table to you Monday the 17th." Wait... I have to wait another week to get what wasn't delivered to me? Can't you just overnight it? Can't you put it on the next truck out? "No, I'm so sorry, this is when the delivery company can get it to you." Okay... fine. I'll wait. Yesterday was Monday the 17th. No table top. No attempted delivery. No phone call from delivery company or IKEA. I pick up the phone and call IKEA... "Sorry, we're receiving a high volume of calls at this time and cannot take your call." I call the delivery company, they have no idea what I'm talking about and don't have my table. I call IKEA today, the day after I was supposed to receive my table for the 2nd time. I have to call them 20 times, T-W-E-N-T-Y times, today before I can get an IKEA customer service associate on the phone. "I'm so sorry you didn't get your table. Looks like it hasn't left the warehouse yet to get to the delivery company. We can get it to you on the 22nd..." Wait, that's two weeks after I was promised this table the first time. It was supposed to be here yesterday after they messed up the first time. Can I get this sooner? I haven't had a dining room table to eat meals at for over a week now and I have to wait yet another week? I paid for this table and the delivery and it wasn't delivered twice. Please just tell me what we can do to get me this table. "Sorry, you'll receive an email from us when your table to going to be delivered." At this point I offer to drive up the College Park IKEA (in rush hour traffic on the Beltway) to get this dang table. I'll pick it up myself! I just want a table top. "Okay, but you'll have to re-purchase it when you arrive to the local store. We can't cancel your order now because it's in transit." But it's not in transit. You just told me it hasn't left the warehouse and isn't even in the hands of the delivery company. It's sitting in an IKEA warehouse waiting. At this point I ask for a manager because I really just want my table and I'm at work, I'm already spending my whole lunch trying to get someone on the phone. This is where is gets frustrating. The manager has no interest in helping my issue. She tells me repeatedly "Your options are either to wait for the table to arrive on the 22nd or you can call us back when you receive an email that your table has shipped, and we'll cancel it and you can go in store to pick it up." Ma'am, I don' want that. I want the table I paid for over a month ago. I want the table that was promised to me twice over now. I will pick it up myself. I'll do whatever, I just want my table. When I say this manager told me repeatedly her same answer above, I mean she repeated her scripted non-resolution, deal with it attitude answer of "Your options are either to wait for the table to arrive on the 22nd or you can call us back when you receive an email that your table has shipped and we'll cancel it and you can go in store to pick it up." Verbatim. For nearly 20 minutes. Okay, well will I be reimbursed any way for this? This has been incredibly inconvenient and time consuming. "No...you'll have your table." IKEA, I can promise you that you will never have another order from myself or my husband. Had there been any "Let me solve this for you" or "we messed up, lets fix this," then we might be in a different boat. But if you read all of this and still want to deal with the headache and waste of time that IKEA will give you at the cost of your own time, money, and patience, then be my guest. Place your order! read more

I love this place so much. I make semi-annual pilgrimages to this store and turn it into an almost day long event. I love getting lost in the showroom and poking through the odds and ends and kitchen gadgets and lighting and the linens and the... whew, just had to calm myself. When my aunt was re-doing her kitchen, we were making almost weekly trips, but since that project finished (and beautifully, I might add) I really only go once or twice a year. Reasons why I love Ikea... 1. I drive a hybrid and love that they reserve parking for fuel efficient vehicles. 2. Soft serve ice cream 3. Best party supply store ever -- planning an event and don't want to drink from solo cups? Go to Ikea! 4. Plants! Who knew? 6. Info kiosks that help with the confusion 7. Almost disposable and reasonably priced furniture for students 8. Nicer stuff that even grownups like -- innovative and streamlined cabinetry, etc. 9. Curtains 10. Nifty lighting systems Seriously, I could go on. If you haven't been, you should definitely give it a go... just maybe not on a Saturday morning. It can be a little overwhelming. If you are like me and you pick out what you want before you go and you really don't want to go through the hassle of winding your way through the whole store, nobody is going to yell at you for cutting through the checkout lanes to head right to where you need to be. Trust me. In and out in 30 minutes this weekend. Yeah, I'm that good. ;) read more

I bought the Alex 5 drawers to build my own dresser. They have ample stock of this since it's one of their bestsellers. Checked on kitchen designs but they need to make more styles. read more

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Despite having gone through college and moving in and out of several apartments, I still had yet to ever visit or buy anything from Ikea, even at the tender age of 25. By that time, most people have been there half a dozen times, and bought probably an apartment's worth of furniture and do-dads. Finally, yesterday, I paid them a visit. Although I'm not yet in the process, I will soon be moving into a new apartment. This is going to be a big move for me- it's the first time I'm actually putting considerable effort into styling my living space. As such, I've been searching around online looking for furniture, art, accessories, etc. What a surprise, then, when I walked into Ikea's Woodbridge store and saw all that and more not just available, but arranged in thoughtful, unique, and stylish ways. Again, this is coming from someone who had never been to an Ikea, or even their website, before, so the entire experience was new and surprising to me. Upon arrival, you take an escalator up to the second floor where the main showroom is. Here you'll find every kind of furniture you can imagine: sofas, love seats, recliners, dinner tables, coffee tables, side tables, credenzas, desks, shelving units, beds, drawers, organizing systems, and a thousand other things I'll let you see yourself. As I said, it's all arranged for you as you'd find it in a fully-furnished house, which helps give you ideas for your own setup that you might never think of otherwise. The showroom is divided into sections such as living rooms, bedrooms, workspaces, bathrooms, etc, making it even easier for you. When you see an item you want to buy, you just write down it's name, product number, and warehouse location- which is easy to do with the pencils and list papers they provide throughout the entire showroom (they even offer tape measures). What makes Ikea really cool, is that you get to pick up your furniture right away, and drive home with it that very same day. After the showroom, you enter the "self-serve warehouse," where you pull your selected items off the shelf using the corresponding warehouse location info you wrote down. This warehouse is one area where Ikea could use some improvement: the massive shelves aren't laid out in a super-easy arrangement. The layout was not well planned, and it shows. This by no means ruins anything, as you can still find your selections without help, it just may take a bit longer than it should. Just a small complaint. After the main showroom, you'll also be able to go through the second showroom, which is named the "marketplace." If all you came for was furniture, you aren't forced to go through the marketplace, but you really should: it's awesome. Inside, you'll find all the objects that go in, on top of, and next to the furniture you just selected. There are rugs, mirrors, lights of all kinds, towels, comforters and sheets, all manner of bathroom accessories, decorative vases, flowers and plants, table settings, cookware, clocks, candles, picture frames, and tons more. It's really quite amazing. What really surprised me here was how far their collection of items here stretched. You can buy full-size canvas art prints, dried flowers, accent lighting- it just goes on and on. What's even more surprising than that, however, is that the experience never feels overwhelming. Ikea does a great job of keeping their massive product list accessible and understandable. The best part of all? The prices. Everything at Ikea is well under what you'd expect it to be. Almost all of their furniture is very stylish, and it costs what the lowest-priced options would normally at, say, Sears. I'm planning a minimalist, zen-like space for my upcoming apartment, and I'll be buying almost all of it at Ikea. It's simply the best possible option for younger, monetarily-limited cases like myself. It's not all perfect, though. There were more than a few times where I discovered that a particular piece wasn't very sturdy, poorly thought out, or just cheap-feeling. This is in the extreme minority- maybe 5% of the furniture I tried out, but it's still worth noting. I've also heard some people complain that the assembly was a horrible struggle, but I didn't have any issues whatsoever; I enjoyed it, myself. (All furniture at Ikea is sold flat-pack, then self-assembled at home.) So that's that. There are a few issues that prevent Ikea from being an A+ in my book, but they are so few and far in between that it doesn't matter in the end. I'm SO happy that I came here, and I'm now even more excited for my upcoming move. My head is stuffed with ideas, and I can't remember the last time I said that about a shopping experience. read more

Selection and presentation is top notch, but customer service and management lacks efficiency. Just spent 46 minutes to return a curtain rod valued at $7.41. I hope anyone that was there tonight reads this too. They only had one person handling returns. What's the point of the other registers dedicated for returns? When I was finally called (46 minutes later), the girl handling returns apologized for the delay. I asked, "Out of curiosity, why aren't any other registers open?" She replied, "We have other people doing other things." I looked around and said, "Other things? Standing around?" To which she kept quiet. Hate to be a dick customer, but seriously--46 minutes? The DMV moves faster than that! The entire time there were several other people I'm sure could've helped us. They would just crowd around and any time eye contact was made they would immediately look away. You could just tell they had enough down time, but no one wanted to go "above and beyond". In conclusion, I hope they appoint a better manager that's more keen to providing efficient customer service. read more

I love Ikea but I don't know what is up with cook/chef working at the restaurant. He is so unpolite. I understand that they need to control the free kids meals on Tuesdays but everytime I go there (like every once a month) this guy gives me a hard time somehow. About two months ago he sent a person to see if I really had kids. Yesterday I went with my kids and my dad to order the food and I forgot it was free Tuesdays. I speak spanish but I am more educated than this salvadorian guy who works there and he could not understand what I was saying. I ordered two kids meals and my dad ordered a chicken tender meal. He served my dad's order in a small plate and told me it was not free. I told him that I wanted an adult dish. He still could not understand what I was saying in English. I pointed the picture to him and still he could not understand me. I told him loud that he did not understand me but I was asking for an ADULT MEAL. This guy is sooo stupid. I hope some of the Ikea managers read this review. While I was waiting, there was a lady behind me and ordered two kids meals and he was quiet and understood everything she said. My feelings about this guy is that he was more pending about the way I look than what I was saying. When will Ikea fire this moron? By the way, I have 2 1/2 twins and if I were all by myself how could I go thru with the stroller to order the kid meals? I had been there with my husband while he watch the kids. read more

Oh IKEA, my survival furniture through college and now grown into completing my adult home. Be aware that IKEA does cater to all price ranges. From a $5 stool, to your $200 stool, you'll find it here. Best of all, the price reflects the quality. Though, you'd be surprised how long my $10 side table and $25 bookshelf has lasted me and that thing is made with recycled wood. Of course, coming to IKEA means taking a stroll through the showroom as well as the marketplace. Coming here with a mission is very difficult. You will somehow find the NEED to purchase many other items for your house. Suddenly you need 10 more items than you initially intended. Did they read your mind? Or maybe tapped into your deepest interior designer desires. Not feeling like having your kids follow you as you try out every single couch in the store? They have Småland, a play area that you can near the entrance. Not sure about details, but the website states that children 37-54" inches tall and potty trained can stay there. If you have the Family card, you will also get a deal, I think a free 30-minutes or something like that. Speaking of Family card, don't miss it. You also get a free coffee sometimes, and discount on your meal from the IKEA cafe. The cafeteria offers the famous Swedish meatball dish, now expanded to also include chicken meatballs and veggie meatballs. There's also the smoked salmon salad or sandwich wrap if you're not in the mood for meatballs. Downstairs, you can find the food market area where you can grab a $1 cone of yoghurt ice cream. Don't miss the as-is section, where you can find discontinued, display, and returned items for a fraction of the original price. We've found several furnitures and other home goods there for really cheap with only minor damages. Other times we're lucky and found brand new items that seems to be discontinued. Check it often, you'll be surprised what you can find! Customer service and return area has always been very helpful. We've recently returned the dresser that has been recalled and the process can not be smoother. Literally in and out in no time. Missing parts to your furniture? You can get many of the parts for free from the customer service. Tip: Planning to buy a lot of small items? Plan to bring a shopping bag because IKEA doesn't provide one for you. They sell the large blue shopping bags (made of tarp) that you can buy for $0.79. We got one and use it every time we go to IKEA. The bag goes right into the cart they've created specifically to hold the bags (those are the cart you see without the baskets). All in all... Who doesn't love IKEA? :) read more

I need some folding chair so I came down to place an order. I had to wait a little bit but it wasn't long and I was handle by one of the nicest staff. She was able to take my order and schedule for next day delivery. I was very happy that I got the next day delivery as I really needed for my continued educational class. Every work out perfectly according to plan. I will definitely shop here again. read more

IKEA - Furniture Stores Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

I would never recommend anyone to step foot in an Ikea over the weekend. Never. But, I happened to stop by on a Thursday to return stuff and it was as dead as a door nail. Totally loved it. Stopped by the cafeteria and ordered an almond cake of some sort...and it wasn't bad at all. Now if only I can figure out how to hop onto the express lanes from that location.... read more

IKEA - Almond something something... - Furniture Stores Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

No one answers the phone in customer service. You call Ikea-USA and no one answers the phone This company is NOT very customer service friendly and when you do get someone on the phone they have not seen the football since the kickoff. Plane and simple they suck! read more

Any designer has some appreciation for Ikea. But these reviews are meant to be specific to the store I visited. I went on a Saturday, a day one should assume would be busier than others. Parking is easy, I've never had a problem finding a spot. It's an underground parking garage, which is really great for loading up your trunk during a rain storm. Even the parking spaces are a good size for, not only a parking garage (typically the tightest spots for parking) but also for a store known for utilizing small spaces to the max! When I arrived, I was greeted by a genuinely happy employee who was handing out merchandise bags and asking if this was my first time here. If you've never been to Ikea before, a quick tutorial is a must. You might find the shopping experience unusual or annoying at first, but then you'll start to appreciate how it works. I had just finished a 5k in the area, and since Potomac Mills is not my favorite place to drive to, I thought I'd make use of my time out there and furnish my home. I was hungry so I hit up their food court offering traditional Swedish fare. I love salmon, so I was all over that salmon wrap! But what really brings the crowd in are the meat balls. You can even buy them at their mini grocery mart near the check out! The showroom floors were clean and it is obvious to me that they have people regularly walking around to keep it neat. Customers bring their kids, customers can be rude, and people in general are dirty. Some how their white display furniture stays white. Think about it. Have you been to other furniture or show room type places and found the display stuff to be a bit grungy? But you usually shrug it off to the fact that you're in a ware house. Helping hands every where! The employees let me shop and stare blankly at cabinets in peace but also politely made sure my questions were answers. When I wanted to see if my color was in stock, they'd look it up for me to save the disappointment of finding it out of stock when I reached the warehouse. Once in the warehouse, I had helpers asking me at every turn if I needed help loading my cart. I'm stubborn though, I like to prove to myself that I can lift that giant box. One thing to consider when you come to shop is the "sold as is" section located next to check out on the far right. You might find what you want for even cheaper. Most of it is returned or slightly defective furniture (i.e. has a scratch or a chipped edge). All in all, I rate my experience with this location highly. It may not be located near me, but do I need it to be? Probably not. read more

Ok I love IKEA. I may love the meatballs the most but whatever lol. This location is very large and I haven't had an issue with parking. I just had to return an item and I thought I was going to have to struggle to carry everything but they actually have a returns area out front where you can back in and go inside, take a quick number and you're done! read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE Ikea! Absolutely LOVE! I have always been a super fan of Ikea ever since I was younger. When I finally started driving and had a car, I would randomly go to look at furniture and crafts. Ikea furniture is cheap and mass produced but sometimes they get cool designs from collaborations with cool up and coming designers. Check out the Ikea Cafe, it's not so bad. You can easily spend a day at Ikea and walk away with tons of cool things. read more

I have to get this off my chest - I don't know what the big deal is about Swedish meatballs in ikea, they were bland and tasteless. Now to the store - one has to get used to this place, but it is an interesting concept for sure. After we had made our selections and went to the self service area to pickup our book shelves there was no one there to help load the rather heavy boxes on to our cart - we waited for a good 15 mins before someone helped us. The same story repeated with the loading of the boxes into our minivan - no help was in sight and finally we somehow loaded the 6 heavy boxes ourselves. The furniture is better quality than what we've ordered from Amazon but we won't be going back to the store any time soon. read more

I've been a fan of IKEA since about 2007. Before then, I had no idea this place even existed. I. LOVE. IKEA. I really wish I could purchase everything in the store, but of course that wouldn't work out to well in my modest sized town house. I'm not a fan of the top floor with all the room layouts. I'm more of a self service kind of gal. I stick with the bottom floor. I usually know what I want to get before I go. This is a huge help and something I recommend doing, otherwise you'll be walking through the store with three carts full of odds and ends. Trust me, I know. I wish Hampton Roads had their own IKEA. Alas, we don't. I'm already planning another trip. read more

So you've come to IKEA for cheap and functional Scandinavian chic furniture and maybe even the uber cheap in-house restaurant (Swedish meatballs and lox ftw). Well let me tell you about a less well-known but fun part of the store worth exploring: its Swedish market! After you've paid for your put-it-together-yourself desk and lamp head past the cashiers to their market. IKEA is one of the few places where you can find buys like crab paste in a tube (looks like a toothpaste tube), fish roe in a tube, seaweed topping ("vegetarian caviar," tastes wonderful), Swedish pancake mix, frozen pastries, frozen versions of their popular meatballs, and lox. And the best part? These food items are as inexpensive as IKEA's more famous products. The crab roe paste and fish paste were less than three bucks. Same for the seaweed caviar. I was deliriously happy after I walked out of the megastore, armed with a pantry full of goodies for less than $30. Make a pit stop at the market before you head home. You might find something exotic and enticing, which most likely can't be bought anywhere else. read more

In general, IKEA has great cheap furniture. I'm still waiting for an IKEA to come to the Fairfax area as it makes more sense to me. Anyways, the simple designs make shopping for furniture a fun experience. Pricing is fair, place can get crazy but it's always exciting seeing what comes through those doors. One thing I could never understand is why everyone is in there getting food? I must be missing something as I never was so excited to get "Swedish food" from IKEA...I'll just fly to Stokholm to get a taste of the cuisine. 4 stars.. read more

I prefer this store to the College Park one. Not sure why, but maybe it's because I'm used to the order in which items come as you walk around the showroom. Take note as you walk through. I'm not crazy. The only part that stinks about this store is that it's so crazy to get there most of the time. It's best to take a day off of work and make a trip out of it. read more

My kids and their friends love this store. They will wander around for quite a while looking at all the cool gadgets and furniture and then grab a cinnamon roll. I love the ideas I can get and the fun and effective storage. Grant it, you are not going to expect this stuff to last like Cargo furniture or Ethan Allen but it lasts us as long as it needs to before I get sick of it and want to throw it out anyway. read more

I love IKEA. Ever since I went on my first IKEA shopping trip in NJ as a kid, where I got to watch the planes take off at Newark Airport while eating my Swedish Meatballs... I have been hooked! As a Designer, IKEA is a dream shopping mecca. Inspiration, ideas, furniture, accessories, plants, food - what more could you ask for? You get to test out the products before you buy them and you can take them home with you, without having to wait the 4-12 weeks, as a lot of furniture stores make you do. Just make sure you have a vehicle able enough to carry the furniture home safely! I've purchased so much from IKEA over the years and I've never had a problem with anything. Well, okay maybe once. The laminate black-brown covering that's over the wood on my bed frame is peeling off - a lot- and I've only had the bed for 2.5 years. I used some wood glue to hold it down, but it still drives me crazy that it happened. Otherwise, I've had no issues with my IKEA furniture and accessories. The past two months I've made at least one trip a week to this IKEA, being that I just moved into a new townhouse that had a lot of space to fill and windows & walls to cover. I prefer to stay away on weekends because the place gets PACKED, so I typically go on my drive home from work and have no issues with too many shoppers. There is a covered parking lot as well. Don't forget to check-out the AS-IS section for some great products. Some are dented and dinged, but some are brand new - all as a discounted price. Oh yeah, and their food court is good too ;) Just like the ones you find in European interior design stores! I love the Swedish Meatballs with french fries! Yum! If you pay with a debit card, you get a coupon for your next visit worth 1% of your purchase. read more

Worst service ever. Specially a "manager" of the kitchen area - Dominique. So we paid the money to have a kitchen measured and designed. The measurement went fine But going into the planning phase, they didn't know who we were, they didn't have the measurements, nothing was designed, we had to sit there and give our estimations until we demanded they go do their job and get the measurements. They did. What followed was 2 hours of the kitchen planner working as slowly as possible to just put things into place we told them. Then he doesn't even give us access to the follow Fast forward 6 unanswered emails, finally get a call back and then I get yelled at by this incredibly rude, wildly unprofessional garbage "dominique" person. And you know what she was yelling about? That they didn't have enough time to do their job because they scheduled things wrong. What a complete terrible joke. This person needs to be fired immediately. read more

So we have been to this ikea 3 times now in the past few months after moving to northern virginia. It is a 40-45 minute drive to get there from where we moved and I usually love Ikea and never have had problems until now. Some of the products we have bought recently including a 2x2 basic storage shelving unit and a kitchen rolling rack not only had bent and faulty screws but some of the holes that were supposed be drilled in were non existent. Now, again, I have had bought and assembled many pieces of furniture from ikea in the past and not once had this problem. I wonder if the quality is starting to slip due to high demand? i don't know but I do know I should not have had to have gone out to buy replacement screws for the items we purchased, but there were too many that were not manufactured properly that we couldn't have finished building the furniture without going out to get more screws. isn't this what Ikea is known for? You buy the item and included is all you will need to build. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Another thing that was really annoying was that we went there for specific items that we wanted for our new place and both the kitchen rolling prep rack, couch and desk chair I wanted were ALL oversold and out of stock. say what? yea bad luck brian right here. Um, hello but you have people coming from a lot farther than our 40 minute drive and to have so many items on your floor out of stock is very annoying. I am sure I am not the only one who felt that way. It was also so busy you had a line waiting just to get a cart to put your things on for checkout. My hubby had to wait 10 minutes in a line just to get one, that has NEVER happened before! Not a relaxing shopping experience at all. Had I known the things I wanted weren't available I wouldn't have made the two hour round trip (traffic on sunday was awful). Had I known this place would be so jam packed with people and ppl getting all up in my personal bubble in the cafeteria I wouldn't have gone. Meh. That is my review. I hope it will be better next time I go as Ikea furniture is really all we can afford. read more

I heart this place so much. Whenever I'm need of furniture or a housing item, this is the first place I look. The store gets pretty crazy so I try and go on weekdays in the morning or really late in the evenings. Sometimes that's better because it forces me to get what I need then get out before the store closes! If you're buying furniture, get there in a car with plenty of cargo space. While pretty much all the items are purchased flat packed, some are too wide to fit in a standard sedan trunk. The food is pretty cool and dirty cheap however I wish that they offered more vegetarian options. What I don't like about IKEA is that if you know exactly what you want, it may be hard to find. For instance I went to the marketplace thinking all the items I needed were there. Most were, but I had to go back up to the showroom to find one item that I needed. Which only caused me to want to buy more things because those rooms they have on display are magnificent! It inspires you to want to redo your entire house! The maps they provide are your best friend, especially if you want to skip the guided arrows to view the entire store and just want to take a shortcut to a different department. Also, measure things at home and make lists before going to IKEA. I live too far away to just run back if I need to return or forgot something. read more

It's big. It's blue and yellow. It's full of cheap (cheap, not inexpensive, mind you - there is a difference) furntiure. But IKEA has its uses, especially if you just graduted from college, need to furnish a kids' playroom, or just want/need cheap furniture. The cafe is inexpensive (as oppoosed to cheap - see above) and not too shabby. One star deduction for being in Woodbridge across from Potomac Mills and forcing me to take I-95 South to get there. Otherwise, four stars. read more

I wish I can give them no stars. I don't want to bored you with all the details so the bottom line is the staff and the manager there was so unprofessional and very rude and just doesn't care to help. They don't care about customer service if something happens or goes wrong you're petty much on your own. We had the worst experience there today and we will never return again. read more

Not sure how I let this one get away from me since I've been shopping there incessantly for about six years now. Pros: it's Ikea, has a standard showroom, and usually has items in stock. Cons: if you try their order and delivery service, be prepared for some mistakes as they use a third party delivery service and simply drop ship your items. I had to go back and forth with them three times to get the right couch pieces, the right cushions, and then the right covers. Woof. read more

I will NOT ever return to this IKEA location. I would not recommend anyone to patronize the location at all. The customer service is unprofessional. The manager came and approached me with an attitude. I was just trying to exchange two small storage items. The manager would not give me his name so all I can say is he is African-American with a little pony tail. They did not take into account Covid-19 is the reason it was a year and a half before I could come and exchange. Also, I am not from Virginia. We drove from North Carolina for non-courtesy. We were only trying to exchange two Drona storage boxes not Fort Knox. IKEA still has Drona on the shelf to sell. He dismissed our request by shoving the items back into my hands as if to say "get out" in which he did say "are these the items" ,"are these what you are talking about". I am not confrontational. So I, my husband, and my 7 year old son just left. They made us late for our hotel check in. The reason for our visit to the area was to bring our son to the National Air and Space Museum. Everything was great about the mini vacation except this experience. There were two other families that were getting difficulty as well. They briefly commented to me and my husband. I wish it went differently and do not want anyone else to experience this type of service. Incident date: 04/12/2023 read more

I don't get here as often I like. It's fun to just walk through and see how they do the rooms. We have owned a lot of IKEA furniture. Some of it has been awesome(book cases), but others haven't lasted long with all our moving. The couches sit very low. So you kinda need the whole room to be IKEA or it's different seating levels. The couches sit ok. The bed frames last awhile. Obviously a cheap pine frame has a limited life. But when you need furniture for cheap and be decent, IKEA is the place. I love the Expedit shelves. I have a lot of them. I have a lot of books. They stopped that shelving unit and have come out with a new one with thinner outside edges. I heard to not waste wood. If that's true, then cool :) The food court here is good. I love the meatballs. And the cinnamon rolls on your way out are great! Stop by the scratch/dent area. We have found some good deals here. We move a lot, so all our furniture has dings/scratches. So willing to buy a perfectly good item with a scratch on it for much less! Prices can be very affordable if you need to furnish a room. Ikea Family membership offers a monthly deal each month. Usually $10-20 off some popular item. The light bulbs are a good deal here. And the kitchen stuff too. My stainless pot from IKEA is one of my favorite cooking pots. You could spend hours here. If you need to get out quickly look for the shortcuts in the corners to get through. Or use the elevator to cut out some areas. I admit, checking out is always a process. Always a line. And notice the signs above your head saying what payments are accepted in that line please!!!! read more

Yup..for what it is Ikea is a cool place. I over heard one of the funniest conversations of my life in this store. A guy was walking with a framed print of a piece of artwork he was going to purchase. Another random dude just stops this guy and goes on telling a story about how he "owns" the real version of that print and all this bullshit. It was so funny....I guess you had to be there. For us broke folk Ikea is great. I droped like $350 and got a bed/mattress (the mattress is about 3 inches thick...so its horrible), dresser, a desk, and a ton of random crap. I ,ale a lot of music so I discovered you can buy a table top and some "work horses" , as I call them, and make a really sweet big surface desk. The quality of the stuff is mediocre and the instructions are horrible, but you get what you pay for. The Swedish meatballs are awesome too. read more

My wife (like most women) loves this place because it has trendy looking furniture. Me? (like most men) hate the quality of the furniture and the crowds of people that are there on the weekend. I have a low tolerance for big crowds and slow customers in front of me. All their furniture needs to be assembled and all of their furniture is of cheap quality which means you have to be very careful putting it together or you will break it. Oh, they give you confusing instructions and crappy children tools for parts that can only be put together with those children tools. Guys, try talking the wife out of buying their junk furniture and purchasing something of quality. Let them know just because her friends buy this crap it doesn't mean she has too. Furniture should last a life time not until some fat friend sits on it and breaks it. It's perfect for college kids not adults. read more

This is like an amusement park for interior design fanatics on a tight budget. Lots of cool stuff organizers that can come in handy; you just have to look around. I also recommend looking in the sale area because they usually have some good stuff that aren't out on the shelf anymore. I was able to find a white MALM storage bed (those ones that lift up the bed for storage) and was in excellent condition for more than half off. The only downside is that it gets very busy around the holidays, and busy brings more rowdy customers. For parents with children: there is a play place. Please look into it. read more

I love ikea. The store itself gets 5 Stars. When I went to buy my products, It was 2 weeks before my move. So I had arranged my address and schedule date for the day of my move. A week before my move, things fell through and I needed to change my delivery address. Calling ikea is worse than calling the IRS. I was on hold for about an hour and was told that I cannot change the address over the phone. I don't have a car and I live about 30miles away with no public transportation. I got a ride the first time I went. So I asked if I could go to another store and they said NO. I understand why you can't change and address over the phone because of fraud protection but why can't I change an address at another ikea??? Very disappointing. First of all the call disconnects when you need to speak to customer service. It happened about 4 times. Finally I checked on gethuman and you can choose option 3 and when they ask for your zip code keep pressing 0# like about 3 times. You still wait 30minutes minimum. Then if they can't help you, you get transferred to another department to wait another 30minutes. Wasted an hour for nothing. Ikea store-5 stars Ikea phone line-0 star read more

An excellent find in Northern Virginia! This IKEA is the only store in the state of Virginia, and better than the College Park store. My first time coming in here on a Sunday in the middle of a hot summer day was a very pleasant experience. The Storeroom is the first area that you are guided through by the arrows, but you can go in any area if you'd like. It's really helpful to know how the piece of furniture you're looking for would match up against other things. All you have to do is take a picture or write down the aisle and box number and you can easily find it in the self-serve furniture warehouse below. I personally went here for a desk and a chair to do work in. I loved the black colored desk I got for only $80. It was a good deal for the quality you get. This place is perfect for Back to College shopping as well for anyone looking for that sort of thing. The Marketplace is the next place you'll go through, (the restaurant and cafe is before the Marketplace) I found a steal of a set of dinnerware for $20, it includes dinner plates, salad plates, and regular bowls. The kitchen supplies looked like it had pretty good quality. I scooped myself up a tea kettle for $13 and a ice cream scooper for $2. You can't find this stuff at this price even at Wal-Mart! I also got a pack of place mats and a light fixture for my desk as well. After you go through the vast Marketplace you go to the warehouse where they have all of the furniture you've seen in the storeroom and what you've selected. I found exactly what I needed and they were in stock with everything. My chair and desk were on the same parallel aisles for easy convenience. There were plenty of checkout lines so there was no wait for me. A Swedish Supermarket at the end had nice cold drinks after a long day of shopping. This was a great experience for me and will continue to come back here for my furniture shopping needs. read more