ᐅ Ektorp Corner: Variations

Hello everyone,

I want to buy, or have already bought, a used Ektorp corner sofa for the living room. The seller says it’s about 6 years old, with a spring core (!) and a pull-out bed function. At least the pull-out bed function is shown in the photos.
Since the cover has worn after 6 years, I want to buy a new one. So my question is: Does IKEA sell these? Is it a special cover? Do the “regular” covers for Ektorp fit?

Thanks!

Regards,
Rumpel

Hello Rumpel,

by now, there are quite a few suppliers that make sofa covers for IKEA sofas:

safemysofa.com
bemz.com
dekoria.com

They often even offer covers for discontinued models, such as the EKESKOG sofa. If you plan to buy a secondhand IKEA sofa that is 5–6 years old, you should generally check whether it is an EKTORP or an EKESKOG. These two models look quite similar but differ in their size and armrest shape. The larger EKESKOG sofa has not been available from IKEA for about 5 years. I’m not sure if these two models were sold in parallel for a while.

Regards,
NSD

Hello,

was the Ekeskog also available as a corner sofa?

The links to the upholstery fabrics are helpful, but I don’t think the price of the sofa reflects a realistic offer...

Regards,

Rumpel

Well, the price is certainly quite high compared to the original upholstery, that’s true, but since I work in the industry myself, I know that no one can match IKEA’s production volumes and costs, so all accessory products are automatically more expensive (it’s similar to car spare parts). However, there seem to be enough customers willing to have their old IKEA sofa reupholstered instead of buying a new one. I have the Ekeskog myself, and it’s the most comfortable sofa I’ve ever had. I don’t really like any of the new IKEA sofas, regardless of price, so I will probably get mine reupholstered at some point.

Unfortunately, I can’t tell you if the Ekeskog sofa was available as a corner sofa.

In any case, I wish you the best of luck.

Best regards
NSD

Just to conclude: I am now sitting on the Ektorp, and the covers also fit the Ektorp without the sleeper function.