My $70 Sofa

I patiently waited to find an IKEA Ektorp sofa

on craigslist for a great price. 

It paid off this weekend when I found 

this 1 year old IKEA sofa for $70!

 It was in great condition, but I did remove all
 the slipcovers and wash it anyway.
I love how easy the slipcovers
are to remove and wash. 

It's so clean and fresh smelling now.
Notice the before and after benches.

 The story of the first IKEA sofa 

I wanted to sell my 2 old white sofas on
craigslist because they were not comfortable
for us to sit in. The woman that bought one
of my sofas liked it so much she called
  weeks later and wanted the other one too.
 Realizing we would now be sofa-less 

I went to IKEA to check out their basic 

slipcovered sofas. Then  I thought...why not 

check out craigslist first. Lucky me, there was

 one for sale! When I called the number,
the lady recognized my voice and asked
...Rita?  Yes, who's this? It was the same
woman that wanted to buy my other sofa. 

What are the odds! We laughed and decided 

to just exchange sofas. Her IKEA sofa 

was brand new. She didn't like it as much as 

the first sofa she bought from me and hoped 

I hadn't sold the second one. 

 I arranged the room the same way I had
previously with my older too large sofas.
(see the room HERE.)

 The sofas are parallel with chairs at the end.

 I want to reupholster the two coral chairs. 

I need to find a fabric I like. 

 Toss on pillows...remove...toss on other
pillows. Repeat. 

 Arranged for now.

 Sofa table tweaking.

 Coffee table tweaking.

 More tweaking to come.

 The two benches at the other end will be
 getting slipcovers for the seat cushions
 to match the sofas, For now I'm just
covering them with matelasse pillow shams.

 Craigslist has been very good to me
 this year!

Cheers!

Links: The Tablescaper ,
Between Naps on the Porch,
A Stroll Thru Life, Coastal Charm,
Savvy Southern Style, Oh My Creative