So we decided to get a new sofa, after the past couple of years with a growing (literally taller and bigger teenage boys) family, making it that more difficult for all of us to sit together and enjoy a movie or two, we started looking to see which style of sectional we wanted. Both of us wanted a very modern clean lined style, something mid century-ish (knockoff) not too fussy or frilly. And definitely not something puffy,or with cup holders EEEWWW!! My husband is always surprised at the cost of anything and since most of them cost upwards of around $2500 to $3000, once we started looking, the looking was soon halted after realizing the actual price for the sectional. We also needed very specific dimensions for our room since it is an open floor plan with a rectangular long shape, so now it's turning into something more custom and the price was going up even further. One afternoon Ben checked the mail and lo and behold IKEA had a sofa the dimensions (well pretty darn close) to what we needed for $899. Now that is pretty darn cheap if you ask me. Why so cheap you ask? Well because YOU get to put it together! So we ordered the sofa, and it arrived at our house in 5 large boxes. The great part about it, was that any idiot can put this thing together. The instructions were simple, they have a picture of a cartoon character guy, who step by step shows you with clear pointing arrows what bolts to put where etc.,and which tools (the tools are included) to use when they are needed. You can also purchase different styles of legs for this sofa, and different color slip covers.The hardest part was getting the slipcover on exactly where the seams go, because everything is Velcro it fits really snug tight, so I had to pull the Velcro to wrap around certain areas so there were no gaps in the fabric. Overall I would rate the sofa pretty high for being comfortable, as well as stylish, and the fact that I can buy another slip cover in a different color after a few years for $199 is pretty cool too! Here are the before and afters of our living room makeover....
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