Thankfully, there is still a great company, Comfort Works, that specialize in slipcovers–Ikea slipcovers at that. And they make them for the Klippan! We selected a swatch that was very close to our Lounge sofa (Ash is the color we selected in the top left corner) in the family room and it arrived yesterday. Right away I knew something wasn’t totally jiving.
It was a little darker than I expected. But we slipped it on anyway–which, by the way, this cover was significantly easier to get on than our Ikea-bought cover.
And the texture of the fabric was seriously stunning.
But, and this a big BUT, after 6 minutes of staring at it and wincing, I knew what the problem was. The cover that we chose has cool undertones and our wall paint and area rug have warm undertones.
So, the light gray that we thought we were getting, actually looks blue in the space. Even more blue than it appears to be in these photos (how rare that something in our house looks better in photos!). I am still wincing about the whole thing.
How do you get the slip cover to stay down? Mine looks like a tucked-in sheet.
I would be interested in purchasing the grey cover is you decide to go with white!
Raj, definitely still in the realm of possibility if you’re comfortable with a nail gun or a large stapler. once the cover is separated from the sofa frame, just make sure the fabric are nailed back to the sofa – you can then get the cushion re-slipcovered, make sure the seat cushions have a lining with good friction (suede or velvet works best) so the seat cushions doesn’t slip off when they’re sat on.
I totally feel your pain. We bought some new sofas last year (without slipcovers) and the seat cushions started ripping exactly 3 days after the warranty expired. Now I have to figure out how to get the cushions off (they are attached permanently) and recover them somehow.
Thanks for the post Julia, your photos does the KINO so much more justice than shown on the website. Maybe it’s cause I’m a big of grey hues, but I thought them rug + wall + the Ash grey look pretty awesome together! Looking forward to round 2 :))