Here’s What the Names of Ikea Products Really Mean

Here’s What the Names of Ikea Products Really Mean

Ikea is a place of many mysteries, from its one-way store paths and annoying (yet also satisfying) DIY product assembly to those famous Swedish meatballs coated in cream sauce. But the megastore’s most iconic quirk is arguably the funky way it names its inventory. I’ll never forget Tromsö, a bunk-bed set I bought for a rental—and a word so captivating that the kids ended up dubbing the house Tromsö too.And there are many more like it, including …