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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Caitlin Cassidy

UNBELIEVABLE: Hallucinating inside a scandinavian kindergarten my night alone in ikea - Caught on Camera

Cassidy wrapped entirely in an orange and pink striped doona and standing on a mattress
Caitlin Cassidy spends a night at a house entirely kitted out by Ikea, pitched by the company as the ‘ultimate designer staycation’. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

If you came of age in the early 2000s, you have probably seen 500 Days of Summer, an indie romcom that romanticised Ikea showrooms as the perfect place for a date.

It was thanks to this film that I jumped at the chance to sleep over in what is effectively an Ikea showroom. The caveat being, I would do so alone and, instead of kookily standing in a waterless shower and pretending to cook in a fake kitchen, the taps would work.

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