The IKEA Couch Design meme emerged in mid-2019 when Twitter users discovered the 'VALLENTUNA' sofa planning tool on the IKEA website. The software allowed for nearly infinite customization, leading internet users to create absurdly expensive, nonsensical, and geometrically impossible seating arrangements. From couches shaped like labyrinths to designs costing over $100,000, the screenshots quickly became a viral sensation. It is now used as a metaphor for overcomplicating simple tasks or to represent the chaotic state of one's personal life and finances through the lens of excessive Swedish furniture design.