I've watched so many DIY sofa videos trying to find something which I can actually recreate easily and this is by far the best and most simple to do. Love it!
Been feeling rlly down the past week due to relationship issues and family problems :( I started rewatching all ur videos and honestly they have helped cheer me up. Thank you! Keep being you
We're really sorry to hear that you've been feeling down, we hope things have picked up recently but we're glad our videos are helping cheer you up. That's exactly why we do this, to share positivity and inspire happiness where possible. Much love 💚
So glad to be back, the sofa build is a great idea and I thought to stop it slipping while your sitting on it you could put one of those rubber mats underneath the cushions that are normally used to stop rugs slipping. :)
The only problem is covering radiators because back cushions have nowhere to lean against except wall or radiator. I've open space all round so nowhere to lean them.
Thanks, this is great. You could add the silicone net/web that they put under carpets so that they dont slide if the cushions decide to move around without your permission.
It's very sturdy! We also made a bed with the same Kallax storage units which is also very strong. th-cam.com/video/fX5lA-ClITc/w-d-xo.html Good luck with your project 🙂👌
Just found y’all cause looking for sofa ideas . I love y’all’s accents! My Grandfather Hamilton was from London. He came to the states met and married my grandmother and lived here rest of his life .He died years before I was born as my Dad was a lot older than Mama * PS I love this sofa idea ❤❤❤
The cushions are quite heavy so they didn't move around but you could use some velcro stuck to the cushion and the kalax storage unit if you cushions move around 😊👌
Thinking about turning my conservatory into an art studio and I still want a seating area but also plenty of storage for supplies so this is literally perfect since storage sofas are so expensive!
The 4 units are still available at IKEA KALLAX Shelving unit, white42x147 cm £29 and the 2 Units are available KALLAX Shelving unit, white77x42 cm I hope this helps 🙂👌
I built one of these for my Tiny house arranged in the same way in the L shape, I got lucky though and found mine at a Goodwill store for $3 a piece I the second shelf out of mine and put to dowel rods when the shelf goes so I could create a bed for my Gf's little rat that barks that she swears is a dog. These work great for tiny houses because everything in a tiny house has to serve atleast 2 purposes. I built our platform bed out 2 dressers, also bought on the absolute cheap at Goodwill for like $15 a piece, with the other 2 sides being 2x4's cut down to 4' on the long side and 3' screwed into the wall studs with 2 pieces of 3/4" plywood cut down to 43" wide for the platform with 2 33" posts in the middle of the platform and I used the waste from that to build a 2 step step up screwed into the side of the bed to get on the bed plus to hold the 2 dressers together then used the left over 5" of left over plywood and a piece of wood lattice to build a 4' by 3' head board and then painted everything the same Barn Red color.
Hi guys what a fab idea, we actually have 2 sets of the same units which we were going to give away, thats not the case now tho...thx for sharing :-) x
Great idea with sofa, someone could also use a duvet cover to put a piece of foam inside for the top bit, ohhh you could then have a harry potter sofa if you could find a cover👍👍xxx
So good to see this notification pop up! I hope you’re all doing well 🥰 yet again another brilliant video, I always love all of these ideas and how you share them with us! ☺️ I hope you’re all having a lovely week, I can’t believe it’s June already, I bet JoJo is looking forward to his birthday! 🥳 xxx
Hey Emily, thanks for watching and for your comment. We're glad that you like these ideas that we share. And yes JoJo is definitely looking forward to his birthday! 😊
Did you make your beaded necklaces are were they bought? Just curious. Being Native American it is the first visual that drew me in. I am not good at appliqué. Also, you could make a pull out bed with this. If you add slats under it. I love the idea, but I would rather have wooden full drawers under it. Reason why is my father in law has a hard time getting up and down now. So the sofa I am eyeing from IKEA is too low for him to get in and out of it. I do not want to put casters under it, because they will eventually indent the wooden floors in our rented apartment.
Hi, sorry for late reply I somehow missed your comment. I don't make my jewellery, the one I was wearing in this video was unfortunately lost recently buy my new one I bought from a native tribe that live in the Amazon rainforest, they were in London doing an event to raise money to help save their forest. The jewellery they make is completely made by hand and is some of the most beautiful jewellery I have ever seen, I feel very blessed to be able to wear it 💚 Thank you for noticing and thank you for you comment about the sofa, I'm pretty sure you could probably do some kind of pull out bed but you might need some guidance from a carpenter :)
I'm currently circling the moon on my way to Saturn for the weekend, the view is awesome from here. Hey I think I can see you waving at me! Oh come on guys, really? You expect us to even remotely think you won't be able to make a couch out of those storage units? No way, we all know how engenius you two are. But, I'm so glad to see your faces today. However I do have a quick question, how do you keep the cushions from sliding off the pieces? Also I bet you guys are all on pins and needles because Jamie is due any day now isn't she? Can't wait to see the sweet baby.
Love this comment! Way to use the #livebutnotlive in a fun, creative way! 👍 Nice to hear you had faith in us making this work! We weren't so sure! The cushions are actually quite heavy which prevents them from sliding - which is pretty handy 😊 And yes we're eagerly awaiting news from Jamie. We did a recent update video about this 💚😀
Welcome back. It has been awhile it is good to see you again. I am #livebutnotlive from Sydney Australia i am doing ok I recently had hand surgery to remove a tumour. I am so please I got it out just in time. I am just recovering now im one handed. That couch is genius it might work for my studio.
Hey Lisa, thanks for tuning in and for commenting. We're glad you're doing ok after your surgery and wishing you a smooth recovery. Sending you healing vibes in Australia 🙌🇦🇺
I was just thinking about you guys yesterday! How crazy! #livebutnotlive from North Dakota, USA ❤️ I love this couch idea! That would be great in my spare bedroom (which is actually just a bedroom for my cats,😶 lol) The cushion would be easy to make! I'm no sewing genius, so I think a thrifted sleeping bag and a few pillows stuffed inside with the opening against the wall would work great! You could even go the route of an inflatable pool lounger. Good to see you guys again! I hope Jamie is doing great too! ❤️
Just to let you guys know we completed our kallax project.. made a single bed out of 2 units that are the 2 x 4 holes, and 1 on the end that is 2 x 2 which means 20 cubes of storage for a single bed!!! You do need a little step stool or could even put a single cube just to hop up onto it if you're short like me. Absolutely love your sofa set up I paid so much for my sofology sofa and wish I'd just done that!! Xx
England Essex and sweating all day and night my parents split up but not sure how long till they hopefully get back together it happened before but they just do it for health lysm
Wassup peeps 🤟 I was wandering, have you had to screw your 2 little sofa bases together yet ? You know, so the don't slide apart when someone sits in the middle, allowing you to fall into the pits of ... 🙃😉✌👏👍🙋♂️
#LiveButNotLive from our bedroom in Co Durham . Loving the new sofa idea , great space saver and extra storage too , also has Jamie had the baby yet ? she can't have much longer to go now .. So excited to see this new little addition to your family 💚 👶
The new sofa looks great and even better that you can put it away for flexibility. I’ve noticed you both wearing the blue necklaces in the last few videos. What is the meaning behind them?
Good question :) They are spiritual Native American beaded necklaces all made by hand by a beautiful community that we met on our travels a few years back 🙂
Hope you’re all doing well and keeping safe:) Lots of love, watching in Cork Ireland. Still pretty much in lockdown here but more things have opened recently, the cinemas are back open tomorrow so I’m off to the cinema tomorrow:) 💖💙 Currently experiencing bad toothache and have done since Wednesday, thankfully I have the dentist on Tuesday so hopefully that’ll help. 🤞🏼🥺
@@FamilyFreedom Thankyou, only seen this response now. I managed to get antibiotics from the hospital on Saturday so the pain has pretty much gone now, turns out I need root canal treatment so I’m getting started on that next Thursday:( 💚
Hi Family Freedom, just wondering whatever happened to : Foonicorn, Scaredy cat and Raveing Raven? Maybe they can do a guest appearance in an upcoming video?
Hi Family Freedom, Hope ur well I was wondering if I can get a shout out and also u inspire me to pursue video content creation I do movie reviews and things like that and I just love ur content and u make me smile everyday ur always so real u never fake it on camera and I love that ur pure naturals at what u do thanks for inspiring me 💖
Hey guys, live but not live from abu-dhabi. How come Katie is wearing this necklace? 🤔 hope all is ok..usually it's worn if you suspect "negative energy" is coming your way (called evil eye). Popular in my culture 😬
Hey FreeGang 👋 💚 Great to be back! We hope you're all having a great week! Sending you all big love 🙂 💙
Great idea and it's get warm here in Montana but still have snow on the mountains take care stay safe enjoy your week and weekend ‼💜
I love this build! What sizes are your cushions?
Hi, nice setup. Where are the Cushions from? The fit perfect, I'm very interested in building a similar setup in our kids toy room.
I've watched so many DIY sofa videos trying to find something which I can actually recreate easily and this is by far the best and most simple to do. Love it!
Been feeling rlly down the past week due to relationship issues and family problems :( I started rewatching all ur videos and honestly they have helped cheer me up. Thank you! Keep being you
We're really sorry to hear that you've been feeling down, we hope things have picked up recently but we're glad our videos are helping cheer you up. That's exactly why we do this, to share positivity and inspire happiness where possible. Much love 💚
So glad to be back, the sofa build is a great idea and I thought to stop it slipping while your sitting on it you could put one of those rubber mats underneath the cushions that are normally used to stop rugs slipping. :)
Great idea Ollie 👌🙂
The only problem is covering radiators because back cushions have nowhere to lean against except wall or radiator. I've open space all round so nowhere to lean them.
If you put holes up top you can add plywood and piano hinges to use all spots for storage when lifting cushions
Great idea 👌😊
Those storages are the best thing ever! I would hide all my snacks down there 🙊
Haha, great idea! 😁
Thanks, this is great. You could add the silicone net/web that they put under carpets so that they dont slide if the cushions decide to move around without your permission.
That’s a very good idea 👌😊
The corner sofa idea was so cool.
Thanks Angie, we love being able to set it up when we want to 🙂
❤ thank you from Germany thats a god Idea for my room 💪👌👍
You’re welcome 😊 We’re glad you like it! 🇩🇪❤️🇩🇪
Hi, awesome idea, I am planning on doing my own but using for a bed as well as a sofa, is it sturdy? thanks
It's very sturdy! We also made a bed with the same Kallax storage units which is also very strong. th-cam.com/video/fX5lA-ClITc/w-d-xo.html Good luck with your project 🙂👌
OMG!! I freaking LOVE this idea!!
Just found y’all cause looking for sofa ideas . I love y’all’s accents! My Grandfather Hamilton was from London. He came to the states met and married my grandmother and lived here rest of his life .He died years before I was born as my Dad was a lot older than Mama
* PS I love this sofa idea ❤❤❤
Brilliant idea like this
Thank you ☺️
Can I ask is the bed and sofa are still up and are fine I want to do them both as I alway want to do this in my own place
Good question :) yes the bed is still up and we only put the sofa together when we need it 🙂
@@FamilyFreedom thanks you I think I will be doing both of them
Best idea for the Kallax ikea storage units
How has it held up over a few years? Do you ever worry the weight load could be too much?
The units hold up very well, especially with the weight distribution. We have them for our bed too, and for even longer 👍
Are they slippery? This looks like a great idea but I would think shift and slip around
The cushions are quite heavy so they didn't move around but you could use some velcro stuck to the cushion and the kalax storage unit if you cushions move around 😊👌
Love Katie's tip of the day was a very useful one and love how much storage there is
Your TRV valve is a bit pissed 😅. Good idea on the sofa tho 👍
Thank you 😊
Where are your couch cushions from
They were from the previous couch that we had a long time ago 😊
Where can I buy a large gray cushion? Amazing
The ones we have were from our old sofa, but Ikea probably do them though 👍
Brilliant idea & thankyou for sharing. So lovely to see you & hope all the family are keeping well ☺️ xxx
We are all very well, thank you 🙏 we hope you are too 💚 Sending all our love 🤗
Thinking about turning my conservatory into an art studio and I still want a seating area but also plenty of storage for supplies so this is literally perfect since storage sofas are so expensive!
Nice 🎨 Good luck with it!
Awesome exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks.
You're very welcome :)
Great idea! I didn’t find the two layers shelf online. Now is it not available anymore?
The 4 units are still available at IKEA KALLAX
Shelving unit, white42x147 cm £29
and the 2 Units are available KALLAX
Shelving unit, white77x42 cm
I hope this helps 🙂👌
What's the mattresses measuring?
Hi love this idea but curious, how much weight do you think it could support?
It could probably support a whole family it is very sturdy 👌
Didnt think mum jokes actually existed...that looks good guys.
Hi.,what size of storage box did you use from Ikea for the Kallax unit? What’s the name of it? Thanks!
I built one of these for my Tiny house arranged in the same way in the L shape, I got lucky though and found mine at a Goodwill store for $3 a piece I the second shelf out of mine and put to dowel rods when the shelf goes so I could create a bed for my Gf's little rat that barks that she swears is a dog. These work great for tiny houses because everything in a tiny house has to serve atleast 2 purposes. I built our platform bed out 2 dressers, also bought on the absolute cheap at Goodwill for like $15 a piece, with the other 2 sides being 2x4's cut down to 4' on the long side and 3' screwed into the wall studs with 2 pieces of 3/4" plywood cut down to 43" wide for the platform with 2 33" posts in the middle of the platform and I used the waste from that to build a 2 step step up screwed into the side of the bed to get on the bed plus to hold the 2 dressers together then used the left over 5" of left over plywood and a piece of wood lattice to build a 4' by 3' head board and then painted everything the same Barn Red color.
Sounds like you have done a fantastic job with your tiny house 👌 Thanks for sharing with us 😊
Hi guys what a fab idea, we actually have 2 sets of the same units which we were going to give away, thats not the case now tho...thx for sharing :-) x
Great idea with sofa, someone could also use a duvet cover to put a piece of foam inside for the top bit, ohhh you could then have a harry potter sofa if you could find a cover👍👍xxx
Great idea! JoJo would love a Harry Potter sofa ⚡💚
@@FamilyFreedom I love hp to x
That's fab I'm looking at getting a new sofa might do this instead , xx
You guys are very clever love it 😍
Slip covers from shein just makes it easier to clean .. velvet ones x
I think I know the sofa covers you are talking about, they do them at a few different places 👌😊
Are they strong enough to sit?
Yes, very strong sofas 🙂
Really good idea and extra cheep :))
Thanks!
So good to see this notification pop up! I hope you’re all doing well 🥰 yet again another brilliant video, I always love all of these ideas and how you share them with us! ☺️ I hope you’re all having a lovely week, I can’t believe it’s June already, I bet JoJo is looking forward to his birthday! 🥳 xxx
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Hey Emily, thanks for watching and for your comment. We're glad that you like these ideas that we share.
And yes JoJo is definitely looking forward to his birthday! 😊
Did you make your beaded necklaces are were they bought? Just curious. Being Native American it is the first visual that drew me in. I am not good at appliqué. Also, you could make a pull out bed with this. If you add slats under it. I love the idea, but I would rather have wooden full drawers under it. Reason why is my father in law has a hard time getting up and down now. So the sofa I am eyeing from IKEA is too low for him to get in and out of it. I do not want to put casters under it, because they will eventually indent the wooden floors in our rented apartment.
Hi, sorry for late reply I somehow missed your comment. I don't make my jewellery, the one I was wearing in this video was unfortunately lost recently buy my new one I bought from a native tribe that live in the Amazon rainforest, they were in London doing an event to raise money to help save their forest. The jewellery they make is completely made by hand and is some of the most beautiful jewellery I have ever seen, I feel very blessed to be able to wear it 💚 Thank you for noticing and thank you for you comment about the sofa, I'm pretty sure you could probably do some kind of pull out bed but you might need some guidance from a carpenter :)
I'm currently circling the moon on my way to Saturn for the weekend, the view is awesome from here. Hey I think I can see you waving at me!
Oh come on guys, really? You expect us to even remotely think you won't be able to make a couch out of those storage units? No way, we all know how engenius you two are. But, I'm so glad to see your faces today.
However I do have a quick question, how do you keep the cushions from sliding off the pieces? Also I bet you guys are all on pins and needles because Jamie is due any day now isn't she? Can't wait to see the sweet baby.
Love this comment! Way to use the #livebutnotlive in a fun, creative way! 👍
Nice to hear you had faith in us making this work! We weren't so sure! The cushions are actually quite heavy which prevents them from sliding - which is pretty handy 😊
And yes we're eagerly awaiting news from Jamie. We did a recent update video about this 💚😀
Welcome back. It has been awhile it is good to see you again. I am #livebutnotlive from Sydney Australia i am doing ok I recently had hand surgery to remove a tumour. I am so please I got it out just in time. I am just recovering now im one handed. That couch is genius it might work for my studio.
Hey Lisa, thanks for tuning in and for commenting. We're glad you're doing ok after your surgery and wishing you a smooth recovery. Sending you healing vibes in Australia 🙌🇦🇺
I was just thinking about you guys yesterday! How crazy! #livebutnotlive from North Dakota, USA ❤️
I love this couch idea! That would be great in my spare bedroom (which is actually just a bedroom for my cats,😶 lol) The cushion would be easy to make! I'm no sewing genius, so I think a thrifted sleeping bag and a few pillows stuffed inside with the opening against the wall would work great! You could even go the route of an inflatable pool lounger.
Good to see you guys again! I hope Jamie is doing great too! ❤️
Sofa looks great but what about your bed? Mattress on the floor? Are you going to get more Ikea storage cubes for your bed base?
Haha how weird i searched for how to turn a kallax into a bench and then you guys popped up!! Met you ages ago at Lily's house hope ur well ❤
Hi Lauren, That was quite a few years back, well remembered! We hope you're keeping well too 😊 Also good luck with you Kallax project 💚
@@FamilyFreedom ❤️❤️❤️
Just to let you guys know we completed our kallax project.. made a single bed out of 2 units that are the 2 x 4 holes, and 1 on the end that is 2 x 2 which means 20 cubes of storage for a single bed!!! You do need a little step stool or could even put a single cube just to hop up onto it if you're short like me. Absolutely love your sofa set up I paid so much for my sofology sofa and wish I'd just done that!! Xx
Ps you mentioned a projector for watching films, just wondered if you think it's good would you share the link to which one it is?
This is so clever!!! I need to try and do this one day! Love you guys 💖💖💖
Hey Liana 😘 Hope you are doing well 🙏 We haven't seen you in ages! Sending you all our love 🤗💚
@@FamilyFreedom I know! Miss you guys so much 💖 Sending you so so much love until we meet again 💖
Wow this is a great idea! 💡 Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾✅ New Subbie!
You're welcome 🙏
Love watching your videos hope you are all ok love you get noticed by you x
I love a kallax unit I went to buy one last week (it’ll be our 4th one 😂!) and they were out of stock! Gutted 🥲
Look on eBay there might be some second hand ones 🙂
@@FamilyFreedom I did haha and Facebook marketplace! 😂 eBay for some reason is not as popular in Ireland yet 🤷🏻♀️
Hi #freeGang I am coming liveButNotLive from A&E. I love this idea hope jamie is ok love you all. I am always watching your videos Have a awesome day
Hey Aimee, we hope you're doing better now after your allergic reaction. Much love 💚
England Essex and sweating all day and night my parents split up but not sure how long till they hopefully get back together it happened before but they just do it for health lysm
We're sorry to hear that about your parents, and we hope that everything turns out ok. Much love 💚
@@FamilyFreedom aww thx for catering you are seriously the best people on the world☺️☺️☺️
Wassup peeps 🤟
I was wandering, have you had to screw your 2 little sofa bases together yet ?
You know, so the don't slide apart when someone sits in the middle, allowing you to fall into the pits of ... 🙃😉✌👏👍🙋♂️
We didn't have to screw them together, they are very solid and don't move 🙂
Summer doesn’t start until 21 June so that’s where it has been - it isn’t here yet!
Coole idee
#LiveButNotLive from our bedroom in Co Durham . Loving the new sofa idea , great space saver and extra storage too , also has Jamie had the baby yet ? she can't have much longer to go now .. So excited to see this new little addition to your family 💚 👶
We should have a baby update coming very soon 👶
The new sofa looks great and even better that you can put it away for flexibility. I’ve noticed you both wearing the blue necklaces in the last few videos. What is the meaning behind them?
Good question :) They are spiritual Native American beaded necklaces all made by hand by a beautiful community that we met on our travels a few years back 🙂
Jojo Freedom would ask Sienna Fizz to go on a collaboration date with him in ikea after the coronavirus is gone.
#livebutnotlive from Australia trying to keep warm on these winter days
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Hope you’re all doing well and keeping safe:) Lots of love, watching in Cork Ireland. Still pretty much in lockdown here but more things have opened recently, the cinemas are back open tomorrow so I’m off to the cinema tomorrow:) 💖💙 Currently experiencing bad toothache and have done since Wednesday, thankfully I have the dentist on Tuesday so hopefully that’ll help. 🤞🏼🥺
Sorry to hear that you have a toothache, they are so painful 😣 We hope it gets sorted on Tuesday 🤗
@@FamilyFreedom Thankyou, only seen this response now. I managed to get antibiotics from the hospital on Saturday so the pain has pretty much gone now, turns out I need root canal treatment so I’m getting started on that next Thursday:( 💚
Great Video As Always! ❤️
#LiveButNotLiveFromExeter
Ive been okay! You make me really happy, sorry im late! ❤️ Very Inspirational! :)
Aww that's great to hear 🤗
@@FamilyFreedom No problem, Have a great day! 😍
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Great idea how is your grandchild love from USA
Update coming soon 👶
Where have you been
I just thought is your bed on the floor?? the reason I was in A&E was i had a allergic reaction
How’s Jamie doing?
Do you talk to family fizz or not
Yes we speak to them quite frequently 😊
Hi Family Freedom, just wondering whatever happened to : Foonicorn, Scaredy cat and Raveing Raven? Maybe they can do a guest appearance in an upcoming video?
They are up in the cupboard above our bed, I'm sure they could make an appearance soon 😁💚👌
I hope you will buy more storage units so you will once again have the world's strongest bed.
Hi Family Freedom, Hope ur well I was wondering if I can get a shout out and also u inspire me to pursue video content creation I do movie reviews and things like that and I just love ur content and u make me smile everyday ur always so real u never fake it on camera and I love that ur pure naturals at what u do thanks for inspiring me 💖
#livebutnotlive from Saturn
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@@FamilyFreedom how are u ☺
Hey guys, live but not live from abu-dhabi. How come Katie is wearing this necklace? 🤔 hope all is ok..usually it's worn if you suspect "negative energy" is coming your way (called evil eye). Popular in my culture 😬
Has your daughter had her baby x
Update coming soon 👶
as Jamie had the baby yet
Baby update coming soon 👶