A Taste of Sweden: IKEA Food Market and Cafe

IKEA food market and cafe

"...IKEA Round Rock..."

April 27, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

What's Swedish for Good Corporate Citizen?

IKEA Round Rock flips the switch on one very large solar project

"...furniture mart and outfitter for the streamlined and tasteful IKEA invited a few of us to get an up-close..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Design Post by Kate X Messer

Fight Club

There's no middle ground in Fight Club: Either you go with its berserker ethos or go nuts.

"...Eion Bailey, Zach Grenier, Jared Leto and Meat Loaf. Ikea kills. That's the message of Fight Club, an incendiary,..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kitchen Stories

The science of efficiency is undone by the unpredictability of human emotion in this Swedish comedy.

"...anyone who has overdosed on the efficient designs at Ikea...."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Can’t Keep Mum About This Single Barrel Rum: Cruzan

These spirits will definitely give you a rum for your money

"...You don’t have to go to IKEA and get a bottle of Elderflower syrup and put..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: The Via Dolorosa

When is it acceptable to use the L word?

"...Has he even gone to IKEA with you? I hope not. That is a terrifying..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

¡Sí Se Puede!

How Claudia Alarcón saved Christmas (dinner)

"...done, it was time for cabinets. We had considered IKEA, but in the end, it was just a few..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Adrift in the Ether

New consumer advocacy project keeps online customers plugged in

"...IKEA.com 800/434-IKEA..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

In Space

Online commerce puts customers on hold; here's how to get out of the loop

"...Ikea.com 800/434-IKEA..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Screens Feature

The Luv Doc: Top 10 Things in Austin That Will Ruin Your Relationship

Or, how to find out if your love is double-donkey strong.

"...1) Ikea – Technically, it's not even in Austin, but I..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

An Idiot at FronteraFest

Diary of getting a homegrown 25-minute play onto the stage for Austin's biggest annual performance festival

"...can do with a white canvas wardrobe model from IKEA. I'll use Christmas lights to create constellations inside the..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Arts Feature by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Luv Doc: A Rock-Solid Friend

Any wedding planner who claims to actually know the difference between shrimp and flamingo is blowing puce up your rosebud

"...rather spend a week picking out a lamp at IKEA – which, to anyone who isn't a hardcore materialist,..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Chevalier

The latest playful foray from the Greek filmmaking avant-garde

"...as cleaning chores on the vessel and putting together Ikea-like bookshelves. Each man keeps score in his head or..."

June 17, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Estate Sale Roundup: November 7-9

Keep on truckin' this week for everything under the autumn sun

"...table with four chairs; Red leather swivel moon/bucket chair; Ikea square coffee table; blonde Ikea Rorelse hanging décor; MCM..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

The AggreGAYtor: January 23

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Faced with an uncertain economic climate, Ikea Global allows a stack of medium-density fibreboard to make..."

Jan. 23, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

(500) Days of Summer

This romantic comedy is a deeply funny, seductive, and surprisingly honest dramatization of the ways we snooker ourselves into incompatible love.

"...thumbing through record shops together and playing house at IKEA. (All the hipsters in the house say … oh,..."

July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Something Better Than a Green Apple

"...Spoka night light from those industrious Swedish designers at IKEA...."

Sept. 7, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Modernism and Me

Modernism and those funny feelings at the Heritage Society of Austin's Mid-Century Modern Heritage Homes Tour

"...sugar bowls) – and led eventually, one supposes, to IKEA...."

May 30, 2008 Design Post by Cindy Widner

The Garden of Good & Better

The Chronicle's Nod to LIVING SOUTHERN

"...easy to succumb to the design-in-a-box mentality – that IKEA-fication behind so much contemporary decor that has so many..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Everything's Gone Green

In this amusing film based on a screenplay by Douglas Coupland, a 29-year-old contemplates life’s purpose and the meaning of “winning.”

"...warrior within.” (She rubs it in by slagging his IKEA Billy bookcases; it’s that kind of a party.) In..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Developing Stories: Pioneering at Mueller

Urban trailblazers aren't just settling Downtown

"...A bus pass, Ikea couch, and an old yeller dog?..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Enviro-Rentalism

Saving the planet when you don't even own your own (low-flow) pot to piss in

"...Business Center Dr., Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon-7pm), as does IKEA (1 IKEA Way, Round Rock). The lack of recycling..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Beside the Point: Their Northcross to Bear

Council wades into Wal-Mart's waters

"...retail establishment in central Texas outside of Cabela's and IKEA." (Actually, it's bigger than Cabela's, second only to IKEA's..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2003

"...and sleek production design – Kafka by way of IKEA. The only drawback is that the film’s placement in..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

After a Fashion

This week in Fashion: What kind of advice would Amy Fisher give Lizzie Grubman? And who has the hottest Underoos?

"...Scandinavia is not known for closet space. That's why Ikea sells so many standing wardrobes ... shit. I have..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Local Jane Austen Scholar’s Latest Work? A Graphic Novel

Janine Barchas' The Novel Life of Jane Austen is out April 29

"...it to look as if they’d been shopping at IKEA.”..."

April 28, 2025 Arts Post by Tom Buckley

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...terror have been ripping through bestseller lists since 2014’s IKEA killer Horrorstör became a fixture on Tarva nightstands and..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

How to Adult: Advice for New Grads, and Anyone Else Still Trying to Figure This Thing Out

100 things we know now that we wished we knew then

"...Cool homes make for good hangs. Balance out your IKEA furniture with some nice vintage stuff from Facebook Marketplace..."

May 10, 2024 Features Feature by the Editorial Staff

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...dragged you around antiquing, and it shows in your Ikea-stuffed apartments. How about you liven up the joint –..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity’s 2023 Gift Guide

Gifts for the els, bees, gees, and teas – and the pluses!

"...Hooker’s big plush crocheted rainbows to accent their coveted IKEA POÄNG chair. Coming in multiple muted colorways, this pillow’s..."

Dec. 7, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

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