That's exactly what I'm talking about! Karen, your sofa is wonderful. I just hope what makes the cushions comfortable holds up over time and they don't flatten out. But I've had it with stiff sofas so I'm going to take my chances with a softer one. Sue, when I was in a store yesterd, snuggling myself into their slipcovered sofa, I looked at the tag for the price and saw the name "Lee Coveralls". I'm not familiar with the name nor do I recall it being mentioned before on this forum but I'm glad to see that you have one of their sofas and can attest to the quality. That's great the company allows you to order more slip covers from them down the road...another good reason to buy a brand that will be there in the future. I'm going to research both these names and see what else I can find. Unfortunately the sofa I sat in at the store had an angled back that I didn't like so I can't buy that particular one, but I definitely want to see what else Lee makes.

I'm going to be the negative one here. My Dh and I bought the Ektorp sofa and matching chair when we first got married. We needed something inexpensive and stylish and thought the price was right. IKEA's delivery service was horrible. We took a day off from work the day the delivery was supposed to come and they never showed up. On Day 2, my FIL spent an entire day at our house and again, they didn't show up. On Day 3, my FIL was at our house again and at 5:00, when they still didn't show, we called up screaming. If we hadn't called they wouldn't have shown up. It left a bad taste in our mouth but at least we got our furniture. However, the chair was in our house with limited use for 1 month and the leg sank in. The sofa pilows were a crumpled mess. The slipcover was dragging on the floor, not sure if it just didn't fit or if the cushions sank. I wasn't expecting much but it wasn't even worth the little amount that I paid. The frame was like cardboard and the cushions were the cheapest foam imaginable. Slipcovers faded after washing. After 1.5 years, the sofa looked beat up and we had to get a new one. My advice is to invest in the Mitchell Gold, unless you're planning to switch out your sofa in 2 years. Its a good sofa for a kids playroom (which is where my sofa ended up while the chair went to the trash) because then you don't have to worry about it but I wouldn't recommend it for a living space. The price point isn't so appealing once you notice that its not even worth $100. I think that's why there are so many of them on CL. People buy them and then realize they need to get something better. Others may have had a better experience but I learned my lesson. If I had known then what I know now, I wouldn't have spent my hard earned $$ on cheap junk. It's almost better to live with hand me downs until you can save $$ to purchase quality pieces that will last over 5 years. Just my $.02. Good Luck with whatever you decide.

Firsthouse mp-My living room is such that the zippper won't really be a problem. My sectional is a little pricier because I am getting an additional armless chair to add to the sectional (one side will be a seat longer than polly's). I think her configuration is a couple hundred dollars less. And wait for Penney's sales! Right now (till Sunday they told me-today) it is 15% off and I'd ask about the additional 10% opening a Penney's card. The site is not showing the additional 15% off. Macy's has a very similar looking new sectional called "lucie". It is even less expensive, but at this time does not have extra slipcovers for purchase. I can't immagine they wouldn't down the road but I didn't want to take a chance. Thanks for the guide with color. I love edgecomb gray. This is the color I would have done with the natural colored slipcover, but unfortunately it doesn't look great held up to khaki-or maby it does and I'm being too matchy matchy. Although I know things can blend if the right colors are incorporated. I have a color called Camoflouge up and I didn't think I'd like it being that it has a green tone but it looks great with the hardwoods and the khaki. Hhhmm. I ordered it on Wed (was that the 16th?) and it is coming the following week on Thurs. So about one week. Thanks again for the suggestions!

Scanmike, I no longer have it. I gave it to one of my children who has enjoyed using it, but I had a brown leather sofa that I had a similar problem with one of the seat cushions, but from my dog jumping at the cat. I took the cushion to my local fabric outlet and matched it perfectly with a velvet, and I had all the cushions upholstered in velvet the same color as the leather, and it was a great look. Everyone who saw it liked it much better with the contrasting materials. The fabric was on close out for $47 and the lady charged me $75 to upholster the cushions. It was a savings over buying a new sofa at the time and in a very attractive way.