(NEXSTAR) — For those who love wandering through dozens of model rooms, furniture with Swedish names, and assembly instructions known to cause ire online, there is no better place than IKEA.

But with only a few dozen stores in the U.S., experiencing the joys of using their small pencils, dining on Swedish meatballs, and leaving with an iconic blue IKEA tote bag might be just out of reach for you.

That may soon change, though.

IKEA expects to open five more locations before the end of the year, and at least one store in 2026, a spokesperson confirmed to Nexstar.

Already this year, the company has opened locations in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Beaverton, Oregon.

Unlike the massive warehouse IKEA stores you may be familiar with, these stores are much smaller. For comparison, the IKEA in Portland, Oregon, is roughly

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