{"id":22438,"date":"2019-06-24T12:32:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T11:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=22438"},"modified":"2019-06-24T12:32:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T11:32:38","slug":"ikea-lets-you-design-your-own-couch-and-twitter-is-busy-exploring-the-endless-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=22438","title":{"rendered":"IKEA lets you design your own couch and Twitter is busy exploring the endless possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>In the market for a brand new couch? If the answer&#8217;s yes, IKEA&#8217;s website is here to help. If the answer&#8217;s no, that&#8217;s OK. You should still visit IKEA&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Well, the furniture store that also sells the weirdly delicious Swedish meatballs has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ms\/en_US\/customer-service\/about-our-products\/planning-tools\/index.html?itm_campaign=services&amp;itm_element=Text-HPPlanning&amp;itm_content=%5Bstartplan%5Dplanning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a bunch of planning tools<\/a> on its website, which customers can use to get a better idea of how they want to furnish their space. One of the features lets you design your own sofa, and because there are essentially no rules and very few restrictions in the digital design tool, you can make a virtual sofa look <em>however<\/em> you want.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @rudermensch, for example, made this &#8220;extremely powerful $15,000 couch.&#8221; Stunning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">thank you ikea for this extremely powerful $15,000 couch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UgwWPhV6JV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UgwWPhV6JV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Judeo?Bolshevik (@rudermensch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rudermensch\/status\/1142181758026182656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 21, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/air-canada-passenger-trapped-on-plane?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woman fell asleep on an Air Canada flight and awoke to find herself alone on the plane<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other crafty couch lovers tried their hand at IKEA&#8217;s digital design tool, and the results shifted back and forth between absolutely delightful and deeply deranged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m so sorry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihbWhJb3t1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ihbWhJb3t1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Felix the Skeleton (@FelixOrion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FelixOrion\/status\/1142599964931043328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">here&#8217;s mine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22nHKVYizR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/22nHKVYizR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 . (@Donovangela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Donovangela\/status\/1142570593801441280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">there are 2 types of people. those who walk to the center, and those who hop. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HDe8n8HPip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HDe8n8HPip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morgan (Mostly Garbage, Partially 2 Day Old Bread) (@MeButInPogForm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeButInPogForm\/status\/1142864431984140292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the couchopticon <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XaxlhbunRm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XaxlhbunRm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 t (@aportinair) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aportinair\/status\/1142471858572234753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I see your couch and raise you this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57Qq2JNx78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/57Qq2JNx78<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2014 Postjesweg (@postje1917) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/postje1917\/status\/1142282539689791489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">C O U C H <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dKTyA4ivxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dKTyA4ivxi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Laverick | Digital Ninja (@PatrickLaverick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickLaverick\/status\/1142735708643160066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o75DdhB3D5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/o75DdhB3D5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 forever (@perspectivator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/perspectivator\/status\/1142858378315784195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Behold this Couch Fortress With A Drawbridge me and my roomie made a few months ago, yours for the low low price of \u00a33925 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8HWYk6ACrQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8HWYk6ACrQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mr. Squidgereen (@Mrsquidgereen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mrsquidgereen\/status\/1142407478635900928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I raise you this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZBVQLD80VT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZBVQLD80VT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u26e4???????\u26e7 (@inalovelyrose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inalovelyrose\/status\/1142885775010226176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some people were very confused by the unconventional couch designs, while others wholeheartedly embraced the IKEA chaos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I seriously thought this was a couch in minecraft <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nqgy5sPvGq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nqgy5sPvGq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bean Bearrito (@beanbearrito) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beanbearrito\/status\/1142653798424424448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YS68DYkuax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YS68DYkuax<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EVA UNIT 20XX (@goodgoodalright) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodgoodalright\/status\/1142298612145111040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>No matter which side you&#8217;re on, I encourage you all to go forth and design the couch of your dreams. Just make sure you don&#8217;t accidentally order it because BOY these cushioned creations can get expensive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/spongebob-meme-toys?utm_cid=a-bonusvideo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: Nickelodeon releases official SpongeBob meme figures<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/videos\/embed?video=xVnZ4WDWo3&amp;player=default\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/5717\/ikea-lets-you-design-your-own-couch-and-twitter-is-busy-exploring-the-endless-possibilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] In the market for a brand new couch? If the answer&#8217;s yes, IKEA&#8217;s website is here to help. If the answer&#8217;s no, that&#8217;s OK. You should still visit IKEA&#8217;s website. Why? 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