SNEAK PEEK: Inside IKEA's First Store in the Philippines

(SPOT.ph) Folks, the day you've been waiting for is almost here: IKEA's first store in the Philippines, located at the SM Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City, is opening its doors on November 25. It was 2016 when the news first broke that the Swedish furniture retailer would be building an outpost in Metro Manila and after more than five years, Filipinos will finally get a chance to shop their various home finds. IKEA Pasay is set to be the retailer's largest branch in the entire world—complete with a 65,000 square-meter warehouse—and will reportedly house over 9,000 products.

If you're already gearing up for your first visit to IKEA Philippines, be sure to book a shopping slot online. While you wait for your designated visitation day, why not take a look inside the gargantuan store space so you know what to expect? We got a chance to visit the IKEA store in Pasay City ahead of its opening. Check it out below!

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Here's Your First Look Inside IKEA Philippines in Pasay City:

The IKEA Showroom

The IKEA Philippines building is made up of five floors. The top-most level is for the company's internal offices, but the main parts of the store are found on the third and fourth levels. Now, it cannot be understated that this store is huge.  Much like many IKEA branches around the world, each level feels almost like an endless maze—but we can't say we would mind being stuck in there forever.

The fourth floor, known as the Showroom. is made up primarily of curated displays composed entirely of IKEA products. These spaces—made to look like regular rooms in your home—are decked out end to end in IKEA furniture, decor, knickknacks, tools, and more. They're designed to inspire shoppers to come up with their own unique interior styles, so as you walk through the store, you can have a clear vision of how their finds would look in your home or how they can be styled in your living spaces.

Take a look at some of our fave displays from the IKEA Showroom:

What You're Really Here for a.k.a. IKEA's Furniture

Once you get through the first few hallways of curated displays on the fourth level, you'll enter the actual store space. Keep in mind that as you walk through the winding corridors, you'll find more Showroom displays around the store to keep you inspired as you shop. The fourth floor's furniture selection is divided into nine sections: Living Room, Living Room Storage, Workspaces, Dining, Kitchen, Bathroom Furniture, Bedroom, Wardobes and Storage, and Children's IKEA.

Check out some of the IKEA furniture you can shop on the Showroom floor:

The IKEA Market Hall

Where the fourth level is all about furniture, the third floor of IKEA Philippines, known as the Market Hall, is dedicated to smaller finds like home decor, bedroom accessories, storage solutions, lighting fixtures, bathroom essentials, kitchen utensils, and so much more. It's divided into 10 sections: Tableware and Cookshop, Textiles, Bed Textiles, Bathroom Accessories, Home Organization, Lighting, Wall Decoration and Mirrors, Home Decoration, Plants and Outdoor Furniture, and Rugs. At the end of the third-level space, right before you get to the cashiers, you'll find the IKEA warehouse.

Check out the smaller home essentials you can shop at IKEA's Market hall:

IKEA Philippines is at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, J.W. Diokno Boulevard, Pasay City. You can book a shopping slot through IKEA's website.

For more information, log on to IKEA Philippines' Facebook page.

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