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Ikea Eyes Chantilly for New Store Concept

Posted by Chris Colgan on September 19th, 2025

By Chris Colgan – Real Nova Network
Credit: Michael Neibauer, Washington Business Journal

Ikea may be cooking up something much bigger than Swedish meatballs in Chantilly — a potential new store.

What We Know So Far

Back in July, paperwork filed with Fairfax County revealed plans for an Ikea-branded 142-seat restaurant at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, the same site as the Dulles Expo Center. While that application was withdrawn shortly after, the story didn’t end there.

According to an official Ikea U.S. document, “Ikea Chantilly” is listed as a store location, following future stores already announced in Pharr, Texas, and Syracuse, New York. Meanwhile, freelance designers across the globe — from the U.K. to Portugal to Helsinki — have…

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