The IKEA PS 2026 collection finally hit US and UK stores and the web this past week — a 39-piece range designed explicitly around small spaces, foldable living, and one-person-friendly setups. Alongside it, a pull-out desk and a compact glass cabinet rounded out this week's genuinely useful additions. Here are the five picks that actually fit the brief: small-apartment friendly, WFH-ready, or sized for one person in the kitchen.

Theme: WFH · Assembly difficulty: Easy (most reviewers solo-complete it; one step near the end may benefit from a second pair of hands)

The LÄNGDHOPP is the rare desk that disappears when you need the room back. At 35⅜" wide and 15⅜" deep when collapsed, it takes up less floor space than a nightstand. Pull the lower tier out and you get 28" of total depth — enough for a monitor plus keyboard, or a laptop on the upper shelf with notebooks below. The upper tier holds up to 110 lb, the slide-out tier 44 lb. Front legs have castors, so you can roll it to a window or push it against a wall without lifting. 1

One reviewer (remote worker, 8-hour days) found the pull-out slides back in on its own without a brake — something to know if you're planning a full workday setup. A home-office space with a wall or stopper behind the cart resolves it. 2

Theme: WFH / small apartment · Assembly difficulty: Easy (no tools required per IKEA listing)

A steel floor lamp that does three jobs: tilted forward it spotlights your desk; angled up it bounces ambient light off the ceiling; aimed sideways it creates soft wall wash. All through one physical pivot at the top of a 72" (182 cm) pole. The base is 11" wide — about half the footprint of a standard floor lamp. Three color options: dark red, blue, yellow, all in the same matte powder-coat finish. Price is $49.99 in the US vs. £35 in the UK. 3

Buyer reviews average 4.7/5. The lamp runs on a GU10 bulb (not included), which is easy to find in warm-white or daylight tones depending on how hard you want your desk lighting. 4

Theme: One-person kitchen · Assembly difficulty: Easy (flat-pack metal; screwdriver needed)

In the UK this is sold as the "trolley"; in the US IKEA calls it the "utility cart." Same product: a round open-basket steel cart on five castors, 35" tall and 18⅞" in diameter. The shape is intentional — it doesn't need a corner. Roll it next to the hob for prep, park it against the counter for storage, wheel it to the table as a drinks cart when someone comes over. Max load 44 lb. Available in beige and blue. 5

For single-person kitchens where counter space is the limiting constraint, having a movable surface that doesn't require installation is more practical than a fixed island that isn't going anywhere.

Theme: Small apartment dining · Assembly difficulty: Moderate (bit screwdriver required; sold separately as part of the TRIXIG 15-piece set)

A 70×70 cm solid-pine 2-seater table with a drawer that opens from both sides. The drawer holds the usual table clutter — placemats, napkins, a deck of cards — and has a colored interior as a minor flourish. Designed by Ola Wihlborg, the same person behind several pieces in the PS 2026 line. At 70 cm square it seats one comfortably and two closely, which is the right scale for a 25–30 sqm flat where a bigger table would just collect laundry.

The table is lacquered in layers (tinted clear acrylic), so it handles daily use without needing a placemat underneath. UK price is £179. US pricing was not confirmed at time of writing — check IKEA's new-products page directly. 6

Theme: Small apartment / WFH storage · Assembly difficulty: Easy

The BLÅLIDEN has been quietly circulating in small-apartment circles for a few months, but it got a noticeable visibility bump this week after Apartment Therapy featured a 320-square-foot apartment that used two of them to build what looks like a fitted media unit. The key detail: glass doors and glass shelves on a thin frame give a "barely there" visual footprint. Things stored inside count as decoration rather than clutter. 7

At $119.99 per unit in the US, two of them come to $240 — less than most purpose-built media consoles and far less than a custom build. One reviewer called it "a very sophisticated look, good quality and at a very affordable price." IKEA has it listed as "Last Chance," meaning it may not be a permanent catalog item, which is worth knowing before planning anything around it.

All five are new to shelves or newly highlighted this week. The PS 2026 pieces launched in UK/Ireland stores in late May and went online June 1; US stores had them in store before the online drop. The LÄNGDHOPP and BLÅLIDEN have been on IKEA US shelves for a few weeks with a visibility surge driven by media coverage in May. 8 9