Ikea hack!
Posted on: November 3, 2008
- In: Homeware | Sewing
- 7 Comments
FINALLY A SEWING POST! Apologies it’s been so long between stitches. It’s hard to make myself sit by my sewing machine when it’s warm outside and there’s gardening to do.
But I took advantage of the beautifully drizzly day to finish off this new couch cover I made for our 2 seater Lycksele ikea sofa bed.
The old cover looked like this. Bleh!:
I had a bit of a look around for a pattern on the net but couldn’t find any and in the end just simply dismantled the existing cover. It had batting, which I haven’t sewn before, but I just used the existing batting as the pattern and replaced the fabric. I couldn’t find a fabric that I liked that was quite long enough so I had to buy some extra length and match it up – oh boy was that a task and a half. How come I am always attracted to one way patterned fabric that I end up having to match? Yowzers. I managed to do it somehow
Here’s the finished product.
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Well done Moo. Reusing old furniture is the best way to go. It looks better than new.
Gav
I love it! I actually would do the cushions in that bird-print fabric, because I am a FAN of busy.
I think block colours – or it may be too busy. I think it is a great pattern but you don’t want to make it too much. I can’t see the rest of the room but maybe a deep colour may work. Cushions are great – I must get some more.
XX Chris
I love this, I think it’s fabulous. I need one but they are so expensive! I have a sewing machine but I am not skilled enough to sew a cover like this. I have the same couch and I’d like a chocolate colored cover for it to match my other non IKEA sofa. Would you be open to making one for me, what would you charge?
Hi Eva, oh wow this post is so old, thank you for your encouragement. I’m surprised you found this post! This couch is long gone now. I actually saw quite a while ago there is a company that makes slipcovers for Ikea couches now. I just googled, I am not sure if this is the one I originally came across but there might be a few around now: https://comfort-works.com/en/ikea-sofa-covers-12/
MOO I MADE IT! 
2 | Clare
November 4, 2008 at 9:35 am
I am thinking one red velvet cushion; one plain grey wool/ wool tweed or wide grey and cream stripes if you can find it (to pick up the curtains) and then maybe you could get away with the grey bird fabric. But otherwise I think it will look too busy.
To stop it looking country patchwork, I’d steer towards really luxe cushions (hence the velvet; and maybe chuck some big crystal buttons on one) so it looks sort of baroque-ish instead?