{"id":6110,"date":"2019-03-20T12:18:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T12:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=6110"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:05:34","slug":"ikea-ektorp-sofa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/ikea-ektorp-sofa\/","title":{"rendered":"IKEA Ektorp Sofa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are getting the log cabin ready to be a vacation cabin. Since we are taking most of the furniture with us, we have to buy a lot of things.<\/p>\n<p>I have always liked the IKEA Ektorp Sofa. It is really comfortable and you can wash the slip cover.<\/p>\n<p>IKEA isn\u2019t close. The closest one is in Charlotte. And, even though the sofa comes in boxes, the boxes are too big to fit in the Edge and still be able to shut the back door. (The Ikea website gives you the dimensions of the boxes, so you can measure.)<\/p>\n<p>Then I had an epiphany. I figure maybe someone closer has one they would like to sell. And then we could just get a new slip cover for it, if it needed it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6100\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-wanted.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1\" alt=\"Wanted Poster - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-wanted.jpg?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-wanted.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wanted Poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made a Wanted poster and put it on the Facebook Garage Sale pages. Great idea! I was really surprised how many people contacted me with Ektorp Sofas they were willing to part with.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6105\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-4.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"Ikea Ektorp Sofa - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ikea Ektorp Sofa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6104\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6104\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-5.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"Ikea Ektorp Chair - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ikea Ektorp Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6103\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-6.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"The chair is super comfortable. - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ektorp chair is super comfortable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We found one in excellent condition not far from home. We got the sofa and the matching chair. The slip covers were in excellent condition, but I had seen some on Amazon at a really good discount, so I bought those, too. That way if something happens, I can quickly swap covers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6101\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/living_room-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"The living room from the front door with the new-to-us sofa and chair - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The living room from the front door with the new-to-us sofa and chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6102\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/living_room-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"The living room with the new sofa and chair - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The living room with the new sofa and chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, here is the living room with the new sofa and chair.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6107\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6107\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1\" alt=\"The cabin has an open floor plan - IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cabin has an open floor plan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6106\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6106 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ektorp-3.jpg?resize=500%2C247&ssl=1\" alt=\"IKEA Ektorp Sofa and Chair - Getting the Cabin Ready to be a Vacation Rental\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panned to show both pieces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I used the panorama on the iPhone, so the photo is a little weird. This is the only way I could get both pieces in the same photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are getting the log cabin ready to be a vacation cabin. Since we are taking most of the furniture with us, we have to buy a lot of things. I have always liked the IKEA Ektorp Sofa. It is really comfortable and you can&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/ikea-ektorp-sofa\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-6110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-log-cabin","tag-ikea"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/featured_image-ektorp.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15839,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/ikea-home-office-inspiration\/","url_meta":{"origin":6110,"position":0},"title":"IKEA Home Office Inspiration","author":"Carla","date":"March 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"When you first walk into an IKEA store, there are rooms to wander through for inspiration. 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