A whole new IKEA: Shop without the crowds and queues at Warringah Mall

Gone is the IKEA you know – and love. They’re opting for a new iteration of the Swedish look and feel without any of the crowds, queues, lanes on the footpath or aisles of self-serve furniture. It’s called the IKEA Home Planning Studio and you’re in the market for a refreshed take on kitchen and bedroom storage solutions, then it’s for you. It’s a new 98m? studio within the homewares section of Warringah Mall in Sydney that will provide one-on-one planning consultations and developments if you need. Everything is done online within the studio and delivered directly to the your home, so there’s none of that post-visit awkwardness in trying to fit a 10-seater anything into the back of your Mini Clubman. There’s a stylist and design consultant on-hand, too, for two hour sessions that are booked in advance, where you’re are guided through each stage of their kitchen or bedroom planning process, with a stunning end result. Make your booking here.