ikea should sell a “surprise” box for like $100 that contains one random furniture item disassembled with no labels or instructions
and hold competitions for the most creative outcome
I would buy the fuck out of that.
My local IKEA (Stoughton) has an “as is” area that sells returned and slightly-irregular furniture, but also has random mismatched boards and hardware parts for like $2 each.
Several teams, $100 budget each, the “as is” area, 48 hours, and a panel of celebrity furniture judges. The IKEA Frankenstein Contest. I should make this happen.