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Here’s What It Means for the Dulles Expo Center.


For years, Northern Virginia residents in Fairfax and Loudoun counties have had two choices for their affordable, flat-packed furniture needs: a long haul down to Woodbridge or a trek up to Maryland. It’s a drive.

But that all might be changing.

The big news, first reported by The Burn and Washington Business Journal, is that IKEA is potentially coming to Chantilly. This is one of the most talked-about local stories I’ve seen in a while, and the public reaction has been overwhelmingly positive.

Why? Because for most of us, IKEA isn't just a store; it's an experience. It’s a rite of passage for first-time home buyers, a place to get design ideas from the fully-staged rooms, and... let's be…

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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 While that application was withdrawn shortly after, the story didn’t end there.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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