Source: the Toronto Sun, December 14, 1979. While the gift of economical furniture from IKEA might earn a round of thank yous on Christmas morning, it’s easy to imagine the warm smiles of those on the receiving end fading when assembly time rolls around. All it takes is one mishap with an Allen key or [...]

King Street East is known for its high-end furniture retailers like Roche Bobois and UpCountry, so it’s a bit of a surprise to see the logo for everyone’s guilty pleasure, IKEA, on a classy King Street storefront. Torontoist reader Sofi Papamarko asked us to investigate this mysterious downtown presence of the eco-conscious Swedish giant, suggesting [...]