Five New IKEA Pieces From the 1 October Drop: a Colour-Changing Tube Light, a Pegboard Desk and Three More
Five IKEA pieces from the company's 1 October 2026 drop — a colour-changing tube light, a two-globe brass floor lamp, a 46 cm side table, a desk with four built-in pegboards and a stoneware serving plate — with confirmed prices in up to four markets, exact dimensions and the assembly and ownership watch-outs for each.
IKEA dated its October range news to 1 October 2026, and the five pieces below come from that drop. One is a colour-changing tube light you can stand on the floor, hang on a wall or pin to a ceiling; one is a desk that arrives with four pegboards built onto it; the other three are a brass floor lamp, a 46 cm side table and a stoneware serving plate. Prices, dimensions and manuals were read from IKEA's own product pages on 5 October 2026 1.
A dated drop is not the same as dated shelves. IKEA marks an item New for its first season and prints no first-stocked date on the product page, so the 1 October date tells you which drop each piece belongs to rather than the day a particular shop received it 2. Store stock still keys to the postcode entered at checkout, and one shop's back room can hold an item the online listing calls out of stock.
Regional coverage is uneven again. Sweden publishes a price for all five, Japan for four, and the TÅNEBRO side table has no Japanese listing at all. Where a figure is missing below, it is missing rather than estimated.
New arrivals at a glance
| Product | Best for | Dimensions | Confirmed regional prices | Assembly difficulty | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FÖRLIG LED floor/wall lamp | A dark corner you want to light without a wall socket | 132 cm tall; base 17 cm across 3 | US $24.99 3; UK £17 4; JP ¥4,999 5; SE 199 SEK 6 | Easy — base or bracket, no wiring 3 | Buy for colour and mood, not for reading. |
| AKTERSPRING floor lamp | A corner that needs warm evening light | 162 cm tall; shades 13 cm across 7 | US $99.99 7; UK £40 8; JP ¥8,999 9; SE 399 SEK 10 | Moderate — stem and base, two bulbs separate 11 | Buy for ambience; budget for bulbs. |
| TÅNEBRO side table | One small surface that moves room to room | 46 cm across; 61 cm high 12 | US $29.99 12; UK £19 13; JP not listed; SE 229 SEK 14 | Easy — four legs into a top, about five minutes 15 | Buy if 22 lb of load is enough. |
| FRÖSKELÅS gaming desk | A work or gaming corner that carries its own storage | 144 × 71 cm; 145 cm tall with the pegboards 16 | US $329.99 16; UK £175 17; JP ¥32,990 18; SE 2,495 SEK 19 | Harder — two boxes, 84 lb in total 20 | Buy only if 144 cm of width is free. |
| GRÅRÄV serving plate | One wide plate for a one-person kitchen | 30 cm across; 27 oz well 21 | US $19.99 21; UK £12 22; JP ¥1,999 23; SE 149 SEK 24 | None — nothing to build 21 | Buy to serve from as well as eat off. |
1. FÖRLIG LED floor/wall lamp
FÖRLIG is 132 cm of tube, and the base is only one of three ways to use it. The box holds a floor base, a wall bracket and a cord hook, so the same lamp can stand in a corner, run up a wall or hang from the ceiling, and moving it between those does not need a new fitting 3. A button on the lamp cycles through 10 colours and colour combinations, and the lamp remembers the one you left it in when you switch it back on 3.
- Best for: a studio or one-bedroom flat where the ceiling light is the only light, and you want a second one you can move from the reading chair to the desk to the wall above the sofa.
- Decision: Buy it if you want colour and mood light, or a soft glow behind a desk for video calls. Skip it if you plan to read by it or work under it: the lamp puts out 65 lumens from 4 watts, a fraction of the 450-to-800 lumens of the bulbs IKEA sells for desks and floors 3.
- Price and regional status: Confirmed at $24.99 in the United States under 806.012.91 3, £17 in the United Kingdom under 505.923.54 4, ¥4,999 in Japan under 406.012.88 5 and 199 SEK in Sweden under 505.923.54 6. All four pages carry the New label, and all four quote only the lamp.
- Key specifications: Height 52 in (132 cm); base diameter 6¾ in (17 cm); luminous flux 65 lumen; power 4 W; stated LED lifetime 3,000 hours 3. The base is powder-coated steel and the shade is polycarbonate with at least 50 per cent recycled content. The lamp runs from USB-C and ships as one pack weighing 2 lb 8 oz; the charger is not included, and IKEA recommends its own SJÖSS charger 3.
- Assembly watch-out: The manual is AA-2599607-3-100 25. On the floor the job is the base alone; the wall and ceiling fittings need screws, which are not in the box 3. Owners on the listing run several from one smart plug so they come back on in the colour they were left in, and one bought a set for photography 3. At 4.6 from seven reviews the picture is still thin.
- Get it: View the FÖRLIG LED floor/wall lamp on IKEA US.
2. AKTERSPRING floor lamp
AKTERSPRING is a new series rather than a new colour on an old one. IKEA lists a floor lamp, a wall lamp and a table lamp under the name, and this is the tallest of the three 726. The two shades are mouth-blown by hand, so each lamp carries small differences in the glass, which IKEA treats as part of the product 7.
- Best for: a corner of a small living room or bedroom where the ceiling light is flat and no table has space for a lamp.
- Decision: Buy it for warm evening light and for the brass-and-glass look. Skip it if you need brightness to work by, or if you would rather not buy bulbs: the lamp ships without them and takes two E12 globe bulbs 7.
- Price and regional status: Confirmed at $99.99 in the United States under 006.188.08 7, £40 in the United Kingdom under 806.188.09 8, ¥8,999 in Japan under 206.188.12 9 and 399 SEK in Sweden under 306.143.14 10. The wall version is $39.99 in the United States under 306.188.21 26.
- Key specifications: Height 64 in (162 cm); base diameter 10 in; shade diameter 5 in (13 cm); width 12 in; cord 7 ft 7 in; a maximum of 5.9 W a bulb 7. The base and the tube are steel, the tube with an acrylic coating, and the shades are glass. Designer Mia Lagerman. It ships as one pack, 13½ × 13½ × 7 in and 11 lb 3 oz 7.
- Assembly watch-out: The manual is AA-2639464-2-100 and the build is the stem, the base and the two shades 11. The bulbs are a separate purchase, and IKEA points at its own SOLHETTA E12 globe at $6.99 for a two-pack 7. The glass is the part to handle with care; the small variations between lamps are the mouth-blowing, not a fault 7.
- Get it: View the AKTERSPRING floor lamp on IKEA US.
3. TÅNEBRO side table
TÅNEBRO is not a new table; light pink is the new part, and the United States page marks that finish a limited edition next to the standing anthracite, grey-beige and pale-yellow versions 12. The table weighs 7 lb 12 oz, light enough to carry one-handed from the sofa to the bed to the balcony, and the feet self-adjust so it sits steady on uneven boards 12.
- Best for: a one-bedroom flat that needs one small surface to be a bedside table, a sofa side table and a balcony table in the same week.
- Decision: Buy it if you want a movable table and 22 lb of load is enough. Skip it if you plan to stack books or stand a heavy lamp on it, or if you want it to hold anything overnight outdoors in bad weather.
- Price and regional status: Confirmed at $29.99 in the United States under 606.381.82 12, £19 in the United Kingdom under the same article number 13 and 229 SEK in Sweden under 606.381.82 14. No Japanese listing for the light-pink finish was found, so that cell stays empty.
- Key specifications: Diameter 18⅛ in (46 cm); height 23⅞ in (61 cm); maximum load 22 lb; weight 7 lb 12 oz 12. The top and legs are polyester powder-coated steel and the feet are polyamide. IKEA tests the table to the EN581 standard for outdoor use 12.
- Assembly watch-out: The manual is AA-2544040-1-100, and the leg frame screws into the top 15. It rates 4.8 from 168 reviews, and owners describe five to ten minutes with a screwdriver, then use it as a nightstand, a porch table and a living-room end table 12.
- Get it: View the TÅNEBRO side table on IKEA US.
4. FRÖSKELÅS gaming desk
The desk comes with its storage attached. Four SKÅDIS pegboards are in the box — two 22 × 22 in and two 14.2 × 22 in — and the two side boards can be hung in more than one position 16. The top is cut back into a notch at the middle, which leaves a channel for cables, and there are two cup holders at the ends and a shelf between the boards for a speaker 16. For a small flat that is a desk, a pegboard and a shelf in one purchase.
- Best for: a work or gaming corner that would otherwise need a desk, a separate pegboard and somewhere to put a speaker.
- Decision: Buy it if you want one piece to carry the desk and the storage, and you have the width. Skip it if your wall run is short: the desk is 144 cm across and 71 cm deep, IKEA asks for at least 145 cm of space, and the two boxes weigh 84 lb together 16.
- Price and regional status: Confirmed at $329.99 in the United States under 006.196.81 16, £175 in the United Kingdom under the same article number 17, ¥32,990 in Japan under 906.196.86 18 and 2,495 SEK in Sweden under 006.196.81 19. The matching storage unit for a tower and accessories is $120 in the United States under 406.196.84 27.
- Key specifications: Width 56¾ in (144 cm); depth 28 in (71 cm); height 28⅜ in, rising to 55½ in once the pegboards are on; 27½ in of clearance under the top; maximum load 110 lb 16. The frame is steel with an epoxy and polyester powder coating, the top and shelf are particleboard with melamine foil, and the cable tidy is felt. Designer David Wahl. IKEA gives a minimum width of 57⅛ in and a maximum of 86⅝ in, so the top can take two monitors but not a second desk beside it.
- Assembly watch-out: The manual is AA-2667005-3-100 and the flat pack is two boxes, one at 25 lb 11 oz and one at 58 lb 4 oz 1620. Plan for two people and a clear floor, and follow IKEA's care note to re-tighten the screws when needed 16. At the time of writing the listing had no owner reviews, so the assembly time comes from the manual rather than from buyers.
- Get it: View the FRÖSKELÅS gaming desk on IKEA US.
5. GRÅRÄV serving plate
GRÅRÄV is a limited-edition stoneware series, and the plate is the widest piece in it: 30 cm across with a 27 oz well, which is bigger than a dinner plate and shallow enough to work as a platter 21. The matte glaze is speckled, so no two pieces come out the same, and the range runs from a 15-inch green-grey plate down to a 4½-inch bowl and a 34 cl mug 2128.
- Best for: a one-person kitchen where one wide plate does duty as a dinner plate, a platter for a shared meal and a tray that goes from oven to table.
- Decision: Buy it if you cook for one or two and want a plate you can also serve from. Skip it if you want stackable, uniform dinnerware: this is stoneware, every piece is different, and a 30 cm plate takes cupboard room.
- Price and regional status: Confirmed at $19.99 in the United States for the 30 cm medium-brown plate under 206.382.83 21, $24.99 for the 38 cm green-grey plate under 606.382.81 29 and $12.99 for the 12 cm bowl under 406.383.62 28. The same 30 cm plate is £12 in the United Kingdom 22, ¥1,999 in Japan under 806.382.80 23 and 149 SEK in Sweden 24, with the bowl at £9 in the United Kingdom 30.
- Key specifications: Diameter 12 in (30 cm); volume 27 oz; weight 2 lb 1 oz 21. The plate is stoneware with a matte, stone-like surface and the speckle runs through the glaze rather than sitting on top. It is microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe, and IKEA's care note adds nothing else 21.
- Assembly watch-out: Nothing to build and nothing to look up. The one caveat is evidence: the 30 cm plate had a single review at the time of writing, and the series is small enough that the finish is better judged from the photographs than from buyers. Washing it by hand will keep the matte glaze from dulling faster 21.
- Get it: View the GRÅRÄV serving plate on IKEA US.
Choosing for your floor plan
When the flat has room for one of these, the choice comes down to which gap is loudest:
- A dark corner and no floor to spare: the FÖRLIG tube, which stands, hangs or wall-mounts from one fitting 3.
- One lamp, no table under it: the AKTERSPRING floor lamp, 162 cm of brass and glass that stands on its own 7.
- A bedside, a sofa side and a balcony with no table: the TÅNEBRO, which moves between all three 12.
- A work corner that also needs wall storage: the FRÖSKELÅS desk, once you have measured 145 cm of wall 16.
- A kitchen with two plates and one good one missing: the GRÅRÄV plate 21.
Where the table is thin
Three cells in this issue's table are emptier than the rest, and they are missing rather than estimated. The TÅNEBRO side table has no Japanese listing in the light-pink finish, which leaves that row without a yen price. The FRÖSKELÅS desk had no owner reviews at the time of writing, so its assembly note leans on the manual alone. The prices here are the ones IKEA published on 5 October 2026, four days after the drop, and store stock varies by postcode.
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