Takeovers

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File under: "Things that would not translate to New York": Ikea has taken over four stations on the Paris Metro, installing pristine Ektorp and Kalstad sofas where weary commuters can sit between trains. Do you think if we told the city's growing population of bedbugs about this, they'd hop a jet to France and finally leave us alone? [Apartment Therapy]