Photo by Big Swede Guy.
A lot of times when I search for news or photos of Georgetown, I often end up with stories or pictures of other Georgetowns, like Georgetown, Delaware or Georgetown, Guyana. So when I saw that Ikea is planning on opening a store in Georgetown, I assumed it was another case of mistaken Georgetown.
But, nope. The massive Swedish company is in fact opening a store in Georgetown, DC.
Hold your meatballs, though. The plan is not to open a normal ginormous Ikea store. Rather, the plan is more like a design studio featuring Ikea cabinetry and furniture. You won’t be able to walk out of the store with the items, like you do at their normal stores. You will instead be able to order them and have them delivered to your house. Ikea is actually moving the store to Georgetown, from Pentagon City. So if you’re familiar with that location (which will close on Nov. 30th) then you know what to expect here.
The announcement states that it will be moving to 3307 M St., which is just next to the similarly out-of-place Tesla store.
The Georgetown Metropolitan 