Design Around Crazy Sofa
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Comments (17)I bought a couch with white slipcovers when my kids were about 2 and 4, and everyone thought I was nuts. But it was easy to take them off and wash them (just took a couple of loads, because we have a big chair and ottoman too.) They have been spilled on, drooled on (sleeping kids) etc. The only thing that really caused discoloration was yellowing from the sun through the southern exposure windows (now tinted.) Washing and drying them also made them seem to fit nice and tight on the cushions again - kind of spruces up the whole look. We have since replaced them with new slip covers in a chocolate brown, but kept the white ones just in case we want to use them again. That's one great thing about slip covers: you can replace them without replacing the whole couch. They're not cheap, but we purchased through Crate and Barrel, which has a sale every September. So I would just make sure that you can purchase new ones even years from now from the same place where you're getting your couch, just in case you want to....See MoreIs it crazy to buy Ikea sofa if you can afford "better'?
Comments (32)It was too late to read this thread. The photo is from a high-ended IKEA leather sofa we received 3 months ago. The manufacturer dared to use a particleboard to suspend the plywood beam with very poor building quality. There have occurred cracks and holes at the particleboard part when assembling it, and the manufacturer just glued the big damage instead of replacing a new part. The manufactured defect point on the particleboard with glue should be the starting point of all these cracks. It is clearly IKEA uses the manufacturer without qualified engineers. Cause sofa makers also wrongly put the strengthening triangle part on the beam instead of putting it under the beam to support it, building a rigid constrained self-destroyed structure that will bring a significant stress concentration and cause a serious structure damage once the system is failed. We are IKEA's long-term clients in Australia, and we're clearly aware IKEA has changed it internal policy trying to deny its warranty these days globally. (Ikea’s 25-year kitchen warranty branded ‘worthless’ after doors develop fault | Money | The Guardian) We have got another set of sofas bought at Melbourne's Furniture Galore with solid wood frame. Its price was just 3/4 of the IKEA one and it lasted for 14 years still with perfect conditions. However, the IKEA assessor and customer service manager tried to be blind on the defect of its manufacturer. Even with the obvious defect of their manufacturer, they still chose to blame it was their clients’ fault so as to avoid its warranty at all. Just see how it is going on. We have more photos to show people the poor building quality of the so-called high-ended IKEA sofa....See MoreDesign Around Crazy Sofa
Comments (48)Agree with many comments above my thoughts: -definitely measure the room very well AND try to sit on the sofa first. Any sofa you go for, not just this one. I remember seeing a sectional when I was in my early twenties. I looked at it through the glass, several days a week as I went home from work-I was embarassed to enter the shop since I had no money fast forward 15 years, and in a different country, I see it again and even though still expensive as hell-we can afford it now.. I run to it as if it was my best friend I lost and then found. That's how much I loved it (for whoever's interested-it's by Ligne Roset. ) and I sit on it and I realize that's no way I'll go with it as much as I dreamt about it. It's not comfortable to sit on. Not with my height. -this particular sofa implies one is a) into colors and patterns b) into cozy things, lounging, being laid back and not giving too much damn. I wouldn't make it into anything it's not..I'd take it all the way where it wants to be. It wants to be a bohemian divan, cozy as hell, in a room that's all cheerful, patterned, colored, has highly personal art and finds from wherever, and seems like it doesn't give a damn you don't need wallpaper or additional pillows on it unless you have to have them for support you need the rest of the room to play to the vibe of the sofa you can have white walls, to understate it a bit..plants..nothing should look too precious even if cost a fortune. all the attitude should be "very personal; but nothing's precious. everything's get used heavily as one pleases" One usually can juxtapose things -here I'd thread very carefully. Juxtapose-but your consideration for each piece should be above and beyond. Fabrics should be interesting and substantial in weight; easy chairs and end tables-not too delicate and leggy..etcetera. Materials-natural..wood, ceramics, clay, metals.. It's a fun piece, no doubt. I personally like the sofa with a curvy back more (I quite like Anthro so I generally know their merchandize like I'm their stuff member or something)) -but that's me. One thing is very sure though. It will be easier to work around, integrate into almost every style. It can take a lot. yes, even being patterned blahblah. Character of a piece is more than just color and/or pattern. It's many things. It's like I'd say 'I'm 5.4, 110 pounds, and have a pixie cut". It won't give anybody enough detail as to who can be my friend, right? lol But. It won't be a sofa for lounging. It will be a sofa for sitting straight. Which most people need too. It's great to have couple options..say I have a sofa that encourages sitting straight in the living, and a sectional that encourages lounging, in the family/library. If I had just one space...would depend on my family's lifestyle. I guess-knowing myself..it'd be something that encourages sitting. I'm small enough to lie down on it:) And guests would benefit from a sofa that's more for sitting. So function should be paramount in your decision. How y o u need it to function. Lastly..thank you so much for opening such an interesting thread. I love colors and patterns on furnishings..I love fabrics in general..so makes me happy even seeing you posting your questions and choices. Whatever it'll be-it'll be fun))...See MoreMust use this crazy table - help me design around it!
Comments (18)I'm digging the stripes :-) There won't be much wall space at all once the bookshelves are built. This is the room in its past life:To the right of the "tree" (our wedding's guest book - people wrote on the leaves!) you can sorta see the wall ends & opens up to the front door & foyer. It's now hunter green (not happy) & this is the view facing the foyer, which is sort of a nice dark grey I might use except in matte: Pan right, you see another lack of wall with the opening to the kitchen: We're putting in a single 15-pane French door here with a single-pane transom above it. Pan right again & you get the only true wall space besides the little bit around the bay window: Don't you like my drawn-on sconces?! This will be floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, making an 'L' to meet the new door at the left side corner. The shelves will match the trim - sort of a candlelight white - and there will also be another floor-to-ceiling built-in on the half-wall where the tree is above. By the way, please excuse the mess! Had to shove everything everywhere so the contractors could measure. This is a lot of info, but I really appreciate your thoughts!! Thanks!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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