Using Inexpensive Ikea Slipcovers For My Pottery Barn Sofa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2018
- Hey Guys!
I know this video has been really requested and has been a long time in the making! Aside from life being crazy...I just needed a little bit of time to get over the feather apocalypse haha! But I'm so excited to share with you how I tailored these Ikea ektorp sofa (and loveseat) slipcovers to my pottery barn sofa (and loveseat)!
I hope you all have amazing weeks and remember that you are amazing and more capable of doing things than you think. Don't be afraid to try something new or something you think may be difficult. The only person holding you back from accomplishing what you want in life, is you. If you just let yourself be your true amazingly beautiful and talented self, there is nothing that can stand in your way!!
I hope you all have amazing weeks and I'll see you in the next video!
Laters!
Breaha
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Products Used:
Ikea Ektorp Sofa Cover - www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/pr...
Ikea Ektorp Loveseat Cover - www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/pr...
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You did a great job on that makeover. Very helpfull.
Im shocked! How many DIYs and Makeovers are up your sleeves???!!!!! You are truly talented! You give me the most ideas and motivation to fix my apartment!!
A great Job!! I'm gonna use drop cloths to cover my couch! And your tutorial is spot on!! Ty. HUGS Debbie 👏👍
What a AMAZING job you did!! Your couches are beautiful! With all your hard work with your DIYS I would LOVE to see a Home Tour!! Thank ya!! Have a beautiful week ❤️❤️❤️
oh my, thank you for the tips. I love how the couch turn out. looks new.
Great job, that was a big job & you jumped right on it. Well done!!!😘 👏
I just love watching your videos. Such a talented lady, awesome job on the slip covers and now you have given me a wonderful solution to fix my very dark leather couches which doesn’t include getting rid of them and trying to find cheap ones to replace them.
Beautifully completed. Love the pleat you added to the back (thought you were going to design one into the front skirt, until I saw the other sofa). Thanks so much😊
I admire you, you just go for it , AND you are so patient , turned out awesome great job 🤗💕
You did a fantastic job! I wouldn't have the patience. Love ya!
Thank you. I'm making a cover and your tutorial is going help me, especially around the arms. The velcro is a great idea. All the best. Tina ✂️📏🛋️
Amazing!! What a great job.Thanks so much for sharing!!! 👋👋👋
Wow! Beautiful job. End results were amazing. I got a chuckle over all the tennis balls behind the couch 😄
Girl you are simply amazing doing this covers the way you did thank you for showing us how XO
You are so talented! Looks awesome as always!!
You're brave to tackle that! Looks great
This turned out just beautiful! You did an amazing job girl!
Great job. Mine fit like a glove ,no alterations needed. My couch is the pottery Barn basic couch.
Loved the pleat!! Great, creative solution!
Wow! Amazing job!
Beautiful job of tailoring the slip covers.
You do such an amazing job!! Always enjoy watching your videos
Wow, so much work.. great job!
I admire your patience! Also, you’re so talented! Looks great! 👍 tfs.
I admire your patience! Great option and results! Great job thx for sharing! ❤️🎉❤️
Thank you so much! I've just ordered my covers and can't wait to get started
Great job. I'm impressed.
Looks like it was a lot of work, but you always rise to the challenge and they turned out GREAT!!! Well done girl, you're so talented and just simply amazing!!!
xoxo
You did an excellent job! Way to go!
This is gorgeous! Excellent job!
Great job Breaha...you have amazing patience....👍😍🇦🇺
What an all-out great video! Nice job.
I know this is a older video, but girl,you did an amazing job refitting the slip cover....You are a miracle worker...Awesome..
Awesome job!
Omg u did a gorgeous job!!!!! Unreal!!!!
Awesome job i love watching your videos
Forgot to say, put cover back on sofa whilst still damp,
it will fit better when dried and not be creased !
LOL you are right, It was not for me and I would never attempt. I fast forwarded thru the middle but I do enjoy watching you do the things you do!!!! You have many talents..
You're super talented 👍🏼
You did a really good job
You did a great job!
Great job!!! 😍👌🏽🙌🏽
Good job!
Btravo!! Looks beautiful!! My couches were very similar to Ikea's so I ordered the long couch, loveseat, chair, and ottoman slipcovers (super cheap on eBay). I had to basically rebuild my ottoman to make it fit because it was way too small, I busted quite a few seams trying to get the bodies on, and I had to work myself to death to get the cushion covers on. lol My arms were not only thicker, but also deeper...that was most of my problem was my darn arms were deeper...otherwise, I would have had a good fit, albeit a little tight as my set is more plush ;) In the end, I threw the couch away, and bought a new sectional with chaise....and now use the loveseat, chair, and ottoman in the kids' playroom using slipcovers I sewed together using glorious bleached white drop cloths!
Very adventurous. Another amazing job. Proverbs 31 girl, YOU ROCK!!
Amazing work
wow
That was a great video! I may be able to tighten up slip covers that are a bit loose!
Fantastic job
Such patience. I was thinking about doing that with my previously loved couch at our winter home in Florida. I am not sure I have your patience and I forgot to measure the couch when we came home. There are also no IKEA stores near our home in the south. Yes I have lots of excuses!
This was beyond useful!!! Congrats on 15600 subscribers!! Oh... the tennis balls behind the couch cracked me up 😂
Great job. How are they holding up in the wash? I want to do this with my tired suede sofa.
Awesome!
Great video!
It looks beautiful you did very good I am going to follow pattern LOL
Well Done You!!!!
Looks good. Wanna come do mine now. Lol.
Well I just watched it again and I am very impressed. I wonder instead of making that pleat on the back of your couch if you made a dart instead. That way it would tuck in versus making that folded pleat.
They look great! It looks like a long tedious process. You have more patience than me 😂😂
Best tutorial I've seen
I really like this. Gazing at my roughed up (cat scratch post/couch) I am wondering if my Henredon (customer folio collection) couch has a similar cover waiting for it at IKEA, too?
It could! You should do a quick search on the ikea website to see if there are any similar enough :)
Now I'm wondering if I could do this with our FB marketplace Crate and Barrel sofa. I was going to try drop cloths if there's not a close enough sofa design.
Bravo !! Waouh ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
Whoa, will you please move in to be my next door neighbor?? I have Mitchell Gold furniture and literally just spent $1600 on replacement slipcovers for my sofa and two chairs and that was from a company that makes them for all makes and models. If I would have ordered from Mitchell Gold it would have been $1400 just for the sofa. I think this is above my sewing level but I'm tempted to try it. You're seriously amazing.
That was a huge job! You re amazing!
Great job on the slip cover! I’m looking to purchase a sewing machine, there are just so many to choose from! Which brother sewing machine are you using ?
Good job great way to make do!! I love my Ektorp couches n chairs.. I have 3 of the newer ektorp couches the one that is a little larger than the original Ektorp. I was wondering which cover u actually were using for y’all sofas? Thanks for sharing such a great idea for anyone on a budget trying to get this look 👍🏼
I used the regular sized slipcovers! I didn’t even think about getting the larger ektorp ones! I probably should have... but alas they are done! And I don’t think I’ll be doing another slipcover any time soon 😂
Nice job but you could've also put a pleat down the center front of the couch to save more time. Did you overlock the cut edges so they won't fuzz over time?
Just a question, what if you wash it and dry in the dryer? Won’t that shrink it?
Awesome
Thank you!
Wow the patience you have. I think I'd have sold the pottery barn sofa and took the money and bought an Ektorp 3.5 simply because I would not want to do this with each slipcover. Nice job though!
I applaud your patience! I was so frustrated sewing a simple pair of curtains!! 😂 Also, is it too early to ask for some Christmas themed DIY’s? 😅😅 Asking for a friend lol
No! Not too early at all! I’ve actually been trying to think of some already. Did you have any ideas you’d like to see me try? I’m always open to suggestions!
great job! BTW, Pottery Barn sofa slipcovers can run over $1000, not just a few hundred! Really makes it a worthwhile project!
You did a lot of work. I would have just stuffed all the places that were baggy with some sort of batting. I like the loose shabby chic effect. But those turned out very nice.
Ha! I knew you were serious about making it fit when you broke out the stitch ripper! :) I’m a new subscriber, by the way. ;)
Aww welcome! Thanks for subscribing!! ❤️
Glad to be here! :)
Using ' throws ' is a lot quicker !
If this is just an everyday sofa , seems like a lot of work !
Also it is always worth washing the IKEA cover first , as they
do tend to shrink , making the end fit a lot tighter !
If you now wash your altered cover , it will probably
shrink too - making it too small ?? 🤔
Nice! Btw where did you get your bedding?
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You are one clever girl! / Peggy
You have an adorable helper!
Very nice just fallow the lines.
Very clever! It's a pity how sew (pun intended) few of your generation know how to sew. I really support bringing good old fashioned sewing classes back into the public schools. That's how we learned, but my mother was a sewer so we learned from her at very young ages. (And she trusted us with her machine!) Keep up the good work.
Carolyn Harper my mom tried to teach me to sew! (Fail) I am a lefty and taught myself via youtube...i can always refresh a skill with videos! I think this generation will be fine!
The cushions were a good fit though???
You did a great job you’re wonderful sewer...I wish you could come help me I don’t even own a sewing machine.
That's a box pleat you put into the back fabric. I would have taken the cover a part then cut it to fit.
Do you like your sewing machine? I'm searching one. The one I really want is always out of stock or someone is selling it at a ridiculous price.
I do like it 😊 I got it from Costco a couple years ago, and it’s never failed me! I don’t think they have this exact one there anymore... but I have seen a newer model :)
The DIY Cottage I can see it's a brother but the numbers are a little blurry. Can you tell me the model?
If you can afford one buy a Pfaff
Excellent job, your seam ripper is your best friend lemme tell ya, I used mine on a poor pigeon with sticky hair wrapped around her feet, I trapped her and held her in a towel , she let me SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY get my seam ripper under the hair and loosen it, it was the perfect tool , and she is a happy camper now , I used a flashlight and reading glasses, I trapped her in my cat crate with food,
Terrific job! (P.S. it's spelled taut.)
adding velcro to the underneath of the couch and bottom of the cover would show off the legs, likely smooth it out, and make it look less like a slip cover.. hmm. time for me to go find a couch
Really good tutorial. Thanks. Although the music is terrible.
Which pottery barn sofa do you have?
Want to do one for me please I don't know what you charge but still be more cost worth:)
The ikea Ektorp couch is ONLY 499.00 its bigger and better than what you bought not to mention the trouble you're going through to make the cover fit lol. Ohwell some people like to do things the hard way.
Half way thru I was wondering if it was really worth it? You basically re-sewed a slipcover that cost $100+ dollars (each).. would it have been easier to buy canvas and make your own? Would it have saved money, if not time? The reason I ask is because I have an old chair that I had a slip cover on that did NOT fit and it's ripping up (because that's what happens when it doesn't fit.) I have to decide if I should buy another ill-fitting slip cover and fit it (like you did above) OR start from scratch and sew it to fit.
Hey! 😊 thanks for the question! If I’m being honest, I asked myself the same question while doing this project. But here’s the break-down. When I bought the slipcovers it was $30 for the sofa one and $20 for the loveseat one. (I think they may have raised the price on them now, but I’m not sure). But the reason I went this route, is I couldn’t buy the canvas for that cheap unless I found drop cloths to use. (And I tried that... didn’t like the texture for a couch). I also went this route because the sofa seat and back cushions were already done and they fit great without me doing anything.
So really it’s up to you what would be best for you in your own interest. If it would be cost saving to tailor one that doesn’t quite fit, then go for it! Or if you think sewing one from scratch would make more sense to you then I say do that! I didn’t do a full on custom one because:.. well that’s just too much work for me, but on a smaller chair, I might have tackled that one. I hope that helps! And I wish you the best of luck on whatever you decide! 😊
You have too much patience!
Her bedroom looks like a prison cell.
This might have been inexpensive, but it was a LOT of work. Might as well have made the slipcovers yourself from scratch. Would have probably taken LESS time and effort.
Great tutorial, but music is awful and distracting.
Nice job but couldn’t stand the annoying music 😖