New sofas look like 10 year old sofa after 1 month 2 out of 5, reviewed on Aug 30, 2016 Was this review helpful? Worst buy of my life 1 out of 5, reviewed on Dec 20, 2015 Ignorant and Ill trained staff at Ikea reviewed on Sep 14, 2015 reviewed on May 23, 2015 1 person found this helpful, do you? My sofa collapsed after 6 years reviewed on May 22, 2015 reviewed on Oct 04, 2014 Despite above review written by me I have to praise IKEA for replacing the original 7 year old Ektorp suite when the internal cushion covers collapsed making it impossible to launder. Please keep your receipts!!! posted on Apr 20, 2016 Just perfect for us! 5 out of 5, reviewed on Aug 04, 2014 Love it perfect if you have young children reviewed on Jul 05, 2012 Loveley looking lounge, washable cover's main selling point for me, great price. Can change the look of my lounge room with different cover's I agree with the looks of the Ektorp sofa but try unpacking and building it as an

elderly single woman - I had a bad back for weeks and I would not have bought this had i know it didn't come as a ...Tire Chains On Wrx posted on Nov 24, 2013Siberian Husky For Sale Kc Mo I have Ektorp slipcovers for a 2 & 3 seater sofa. Homes For Sale On Patoka Lake IndianaOne is white & the other is red. Both of these have inserts made out of flimsy material; the white sofa has a white insert & the red one has a gr... posted on Feb 06, 2014 Jennycook10 I am a single mum (widow) had no problem unpacking & putting this sofa together. The only thing I am now finding after having if for a couple of years now cushions are loosing their plu... posted on Feb 09, 2015 3 out of 5, reviewed on Feb 09, 2012

No longer in stock; This company makes covers for all the Ikea sofas, etc posted on Apr 22, 2012 Not sure which ikea you went to but Ektorp is definitely still in stock, they actually just brought out 3 new covers which my partner and i looked at today when we bought our ektorp. posted on Jan 21, 2013 Thanks but when I went to get a new cover for my CORNER sofa they said they no longer stock the corner sofa only the other sizes and so did their Facebook page. I'll ask again next time I'm there though, maybe it's back in. posted on Jan 22, 2013 See all 4 comments The most comfortable lounge I've ever had and you can wash the cover's Would like to buy replacement dark covers like red, green or navy blue. Don't like the patterned colours that are on offer now. 5 people found this helpful, do you? Thanks for this review. I was thinking of buying this sofa, now I will go and purchase it with the navy blue one! posted on Feb 09, 2012

reviewed on Dec 21, 2011 I have always loved Ikea stuff and this sofa is real value for money I just wish there was an ikea store a little closer to where I live - we only have one in Perth and it is an hour's drive away. Also wish Ikea was an Aussie firm Well its not an aussie firm its Swedish posted on May 04, 2012 Fantastic quality for a reasonable price. Generous proportions and comfortable. Can change slip covers to have a different look and wash when dirty. None that I can think of. 3 people found this helpful, do you? 1 of 2 pagesLast fall we bought an IKEA Ektorp sofa. At $399, it was a steal. If you’re unfamiliar with this classic IKEA sofa, here’s what you need to know: you buy your sofa base and choose your own slipcover from a dozen or so options. I had planned to get beige slipcovers, but they were sold out. Since we live 120 miles from IKEA, popping in a few days later to pick one up wasn’t an option. So we went with white.

Before you tell me I’m crazy (four kids and a dog!) let me explain: I’d done my due diligence. I’d read many blog posts (like here, here, and here) from busy moms who love their white Ektorp sofas, and who swore they’re not hard to maintain. If you read those posts (and the other Ektorp reviews online), you’ll notice a common thread: the people who love their white couches wash their slipcovers all. (Typical recommendations are to wash weekly or every other week.) We’ve now had our Ektorp sofa for four months. The maintenance routine looks like this: I strip the slipcovers from the base and the couch’s six cushions. I wash them in two separate loads (even though I have a front-loader, it’s a bit much for one load). I dry each load separately to 60 % or so and s-t-r-e-t-c-h the covers back onto the frame and cushions. (I hate that last part.) The whole drill takes about 30 minutes of active time, which isn’t a lot. But it’s not time well spent when I’m actively trying to decrease my time spent on home management.

The sofa looks best when I wash the slipcovers every week, but I don’t wash weekly unless we’re having guests or somebody spills something. It looks pretty good with every other week, and I can stretch it to three if I need to. But that’s still way more time than I want to spend maintaining a couch. I have found a few things that make the maintenance a bit easier:My mom gifted me my first bottle of this nontoxic instant stain remover, and it’s amazing. When I spilled red wine (sad but true) on the arm of the sofa, the Folex made it disappear. (My kids have rules about where they can and cannot have snack, yet I’m the one always spilling wine and coffee everywhere. Anne may mean “graceful” but it doesn’t always fit.)This product relies on grapefruit seed and orange extract for cleaning power, and I love its fresh, subtle smell. My favorite part of washing the slipcovers is the way the whole living room smells when they’re newly cleaned. We use Biokleen because my girls and I have sensitive skin, but the important thing is to choose a detergent you really like the smell of–because the smell will permeate the whole room on that first day.