The dreaded Allen key may look less like a tool of Satan now that Ikea has rolled out the first in a series of how-to videos for assembling its products. Known for its notoriously perplexing ...

Toronto designer Adam Pickard has turned paper IKEA manuals into an augmented reality app that shows users life-size instructions on how to build their furniture. Pickard's AssembleAR app was designed ...

Could augmented reality be the end of Ikea assembly headaches? My first taste of the emerging technology this week offered the tantalizing hint that the answer might be "yes." AR is nothing new, of ...

Let's be clear: we freakin' love Ikea. It has supplied our homes with numerous affordable essentials, from surprisingly chic storage solutions to bathroom must haves and everything in between. But ...

Some people love the challenge, the meditative peace of wordless instructions and fifty tiny bags of tiny screws. But some of us scream at the mere sight of a hex key. Depending on which group you ...

Ikea is trying its hand at the gig economy. The Swedish home goods giant just bought on-demand freelance work app TaskRabbit for an undisclosed sum, the companies confirmed. Recode first reported the ...

Ever wonder why the Ikea products look so good compared with your apartment filled with Ikea furniture? A recent article in CGSociety revealed that 75 percent of Ikea’s product images are not ...

Assembling Ikea furniture can be unnerving, and sofas are one of the most stressful furniture items to build. Wood glue and power drills are some hacks that could save you time, stress, and ...