How do ikea couches hold up

When we purchased this sofa it was still available through IKEA this version has since been discontinued so we had plenty of cover options through them.

Your email address will not be published. Want to see other updates from our home? Check out these posts. How we feel about the KonMari method after one year. Our vinyl plank flooring, two years in. How our painted cabinets and countertops are holding up. Okay — on to the IKEA sofa review. Of course, nothing is perfect. Our old sofa was extremely deep — Corey and I could easily lay down next to one another and be perfectly comfortable.

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Considering vinyl plank flooring for your home? Comments Thank you i have been tossing up trying to decide if i should buy an ikea sofa this reveiw has help me decide yess to go ahead and buy one which one im still not sure! I suspect a lot of people go to IKEA for meals only. After our bellies are full, we enter the famous IKEA maze and check out everything. When buying our current sofa, we sat in pretty much every sofa in the store looking for the perfect option for us.

At the time it was the Ektorp. Since we already had a sectional, this needed to be a regular couch. It sure was nice not having to cart out mountains of stuff to our car. You then cart it to some customer service portal in the store and arrange for delivery. It would be nice if you just gave them a list of products and they retrieved it from the warehouse. True story here. I know someone who bought their daughter enough IKEA furniture to furnish an entire apartment.

He not only bought it, but spent roughly 24 hours straight assembling it with an allen key it hurts just thinking about doing that. Turns out there were all kinds of services that assemble IKEA furniture where he was. We hired assemblers through our local IKEA stores and they did a fabulous job.

They have the right tools and can put this stuff together by memory. They can do in 15 minutes what it takes us mere mortals 2 hours to assemble. When it comes to a sofa that you actually plan to sit in and nap, err on the side of comfortable.

There are a good number of both stylish and comfortable couch options there. I like the big u-shaped IKEA sectionals. They look good. Their in-store restaurants are cafeteria style. Try avoid busy times like weekends because the lines can be outrageously long as well as no available seating. We go at off-times so we can zip through the food line, eat and rip through the IKEA maze.

Sometimes you can find really great finds for very little money. Even if you have to rent a truck or pay for delivery, it can be worth it. Some of may be slightly damaged from delivery. The point is the stuff in this room is super, super cheap. IKEA is as successful as it because it offers value. By value I mean you get what you pay for and then some. You even get somewhat okay quality for some of their product lines.

Watch out or before you know it you went in to buy a sofa and you come out with a sofa, loveseat, armchair, ottomans, coffee table, end tables, shelves, picture frames, area rug and more. I particularly like the full mini-apartments they create with small IKEA kitchen , living room , bedroom and bathroom with clever storage throughout.

I know from experience. This means more and more people are looking for this type of sofa. They are very popular and getting more popular. Not at all. It looks good. Room and Board seems the best and most expensive of them all. Again, no personal experience here-just what I heard. Around here we also have Plummers. West Coast I mean. Never saw them on the East Coast, didn't know they exist until we moved.

If you're ready to buy some things on Internet-Overstock and Wayfair seem to have a pretty decent service. Fast shipping, etc. I myself mostly prefer Craigslist.. Upholstery is more tricky of course-you start worrying about bed bugs and such.. I wouldn't want my choices to be that limited. I'd rather shop around for a furniture store where the staff didn't annoy me.

I believe they exist, although I understand your trepidation recalling one absolutely horrid saleswoman at Ethan Allen that was a thorn in my side for awhile.

I understand your situation. I tried to find a sofa for months, and I hate it. Furniture people aren't even that bad usually--just say straight up front when they approach that you're just browsing and will find them if you have any questions. Eventually Thanksgiving approached and I had to order something sight unseen butt unsat that was in stock because I'd waited too long.

If it's something you personally will sit in much, be sure it's comfy. And remember it's hard to get rid of a dead sofa. I haven't purchased from them, but shopped with a friend at Room and Board and was really impressed with their furniture most made in USA and the sales approach was very low key.

If you like the modern look, I'd definitely try them. The DWR sofa is great and cost it. The IKEA sofa was inexpensive bonded leather , comfy, and really durable for the price. There are many good reasons to invest in a high quality piece of furniture. However, there are also good reasons to pick whatever you find comfortable and like, even if that's IKEA or a "lesser" brand and quality.

We got a relatively inexpensive couch from a furniture store no "quality" name brand. It does not get super heavy use, and we have enjoyed it for more than 12 years without any issues, it's still comfy to sit on and looks fine.

For me, that's a great value. If you plan to move, it costs money to move expensive quality furniture that could otherwise be sold, etc. If you want to change things up every now and then, do you want to reupholster the expensive furniture or just get something new?

DWR is very comfy.. But really really expensive too.. I have tried a lot of Ikea sofas and, like many of the other posters, have not found them comfortable. But if you find them comfortable, or if you don't care whether your sofa is comfortable, I say go ahead.

I visit West Elm and E3 fairly regularly window shopping, usually , and other than a "Let me know if I can help you with anything," I've been free to browse and try out as many sofas, or open as many dresser drawers, as I care to. I think Crate and Barrel is similar. I love DWR.

Been to the ones here many times. They remind me of Restoration Modern Restoration Hardware. Like a step up from them. Your sofa is one of the hardest-working pieces of furniture in your house. I think it's a splurge item. Thanks for the food for thought. FWIW, I never sit on the sofa which consequently looks perfect though outdated. It is for "company". It depends. Do you like to change furniture often? Are you and your family hard on furniture?

Do you prefer high end, to-the-trade fabrics? Only you know the answers to these questions! I've only bought 2 pieces of furniture in the 50 years since I first married. Everything else was hand me downs from family. I've had them re-styled, slipcovered, re-upholstered. All is at least 70 years old and of a quality not found today, and no, it was not expensive furniture when purchased - furniture was built far better in the past.

I constantly beg my grandsons not to ever sell it - just re-style or re-cover. Fingers crossed! I'd like to differ a bit from April's opinion of Ikea mattresses. We have 6, 4 queens and 2 fulls, in our new to us retirement house in Arizona. We have Ikea beds and Ikea mattresses. They are wonderful. We searched and read reviews. Our company also loves our new beds. We do have an American Leather thats the name of the manufacturer custom fabric sofa. It took us a year to find a sofa that has a short seat depth and doesn't need toss pillows behind your back.

We are happy with Savino. I'd buy Ikea if I liked it the best based on comfort, looks and durability. OK I'll put it this way: the ones we had were horrible.. They were also in this price range as I remember correctly or something. I'll add: it was maybe ten years ago? Then at some point I started being much more capricious.

I think it happened after I spent 4 years in the dorms using their beds and mattresses.. I seriously had to go to physical therapy at some point. We love Ikea in our home. Most of it though is for the kids or home decor. We shopped for a sofa for quite some time less than a year ago and it came down to Ikea Stockholm sofa with a fabric cover on it or the Hadley from Rooms to Go.

Neither super expensive but both fit the bill in style and size. Less than a year into it we are having a tech come out Thursday because one of the tufted buttons on the back cushion popped off. You get what you pay for I guess.

Also, think about how the piece will get used, we all lay around watching TV and it seems comfortable enough. How important is it to not have to worry about replacing it or having to call for a repair? As far as pushy and annoying sales people, just tell them you are browsing for now and will get them once you need them..

Not all are bad, I promise :. I'm sorry, Shari. A trip to IKEA is no small commitment and not for the faint of heart. At least you know now. Good luck in your search and keep us posted. Sjhockeyfan, I googled that acronym and came up with either a neurological disease, Network Management System, or not my style.

My guess is the latter.