When I moved from my old house to my new house I did not take a lot of furniture with me. Instead, I've been picking up pieces here and there. Mostly second hand finds aside from a few new things like the lamps in my living room and now this new sofa. I have been searching for a long time (as Jana can attest to) for a new sofa that was within my budget yet fit my style. As you already might know, anything that has a mid-century modern styling (new or old) can be pricy. Enter IKEA, known for it's streamlined, budget friendly furniture. Somewhere in cyber space I found this couch from IKEA that a few people have 'hacked' to make it look even more like a mid-century modern piece.
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This Karlstad sofa hack from My So-Called Handmade Life is my inspiration for my sofa.
I already ordered the custom, tapered legs from Uncle Bob's workshop (in Early American stain) and they should arrive in mid-February. Next up with be attempting some faux tufted buttons for the back cushions. But first I need IKEA to get the Karlstad pillow cover back in stock so I can use the fabric to cover the buttons.
Hopefully this all goes to plan and I will have a semi-custom mid-century piece at a fraction of the cost of any of the ones that I have been drooling over online.
In the meantime, I think it looks great as is!
Ps. IKEA online shopping tip: IKEA will ship anywhere in Canada or the US (the closest one is about eight hours from me), but the shipping can be pricy. I think the standard truck delivery rate for my area was 129$. It's definitely worth the wait to order a few things at once so you can save on shipping. I also ordered a makeup vanity that I will blog about later.
xo,
melissa
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