I have the same sort of question. I want to replace the fugly legs on my basic Ikea ottoman with some wooden turned legs w/ casters.

I replaced the legs of my IKEA couch with others, It is not a Karlstad. The new legs fit in the original holes perfectly and there have been no ill effects over the past 4 months

Before you do I suggest you go to an Ikea showroom and see if the leg is actually removable. Photograph and measure the leg pin. This is a great idea. BTW I'd go with the last leg on the right.

It depends on how the IKEA legs are attached - if they use screws and if they're the same size as what you're looking to use.

I'd bet that if IKEA legs use screws, that they're metric-sized and that the legs you're looking to use are Imperial-sized...

yeah that's a good idea. if you have the leg with you, you should also bring it to ikea and make sure the leg screw fits into the screw hole in the sofa.

I believe the legs screw onto this couch with one long screw into a pre drilled hole. I think IKEA sofas have a choice of leg style so you may be able to order legs from a different IKEA couch (If they're sold separately, I don't remember) but be sure to make sure they'll still fit.

If the screws are the same on the non-IKEA legs you chose and will fit into the holes on the couch, you're in luck. If not, they could probably be hacked to fit...as long as there is no chance of the couch being slid around.

yes...look at hafele for legs

First of all, the Ullevi gray sofa cover for the Karlstad is unavailable everywhere in the US except for Utah, and has been for months and months. Believe me, I've tried looking. You can purchase it via Ikea Direct (phone ordering), but then will have to pay to have it shipped from their warehouses in Seattle. And no, they can't do warehouse-to-store or store-to-store transfers. Even if you ask nicely. A lot.

Secondly, make sure you really want the Ullevi gray. I pursued it so doggedly (I am now quite intimate with the Ikea phone system) because I thought it would be of higher quality than the Sivik gray cover I'd seen in the sofa showroom. You see, the showroom at my local Ikea didn't have a sample of the Ullevi gray. Nary a swatch to be found. So I just took it on faith that it, like the other pricier fabrics I <I>did</I> see, would be better than the somewhat stiff Sivik. Once I finally tracked down the Ullevi via Ikea Direct, I wanted to make sure that I absolutely wanted to spend the extra money to get it. It turns out the Karlstad swivel chair <I>only</I> comes in the Ullevi fabric, so I trekked out to to check it out. Instead of feeling like the soft densely woven fabric I had imagined, it felt more like a coarse wool sweater - with the same propensity toward pilling. So I ended up settling for the Sivik gray, which is about the same color but has more of a smooth denim-like feel. It gives my sofa modernist look I was going for and ended up costing about $80 less than if I had ordered the Ullevi.

Speaking as a former Ikea coworker, who spent far too many hours in the Sofa Department, the legs are removable. No Ikea coworker would recommend doing this, but, it can (and has) been done. I would buy your legs first, and assuming they are returnable, take them to Ikea, and fiddle around with the Karlstad sofas (they won't mind).

The legs screw in with one long screw, which is held into the leg.

Further, to JH4285's point about the fabric, the wool should not pill. If it does, you can try taking it back , or use a razor to shave the pilling off (I do this with sweaters all the time!)

The only thing I would advise you on is, if you get the Karlstad, hold on to the legs, because if you try and return it if it breaks, the warranty will be void without the original legs.

on a somewhat related note.. i just got a denim slipcover for my little hand-me-down sofa (klippan?). It's pretty nice for $50! plus, it has bright red stitching.
I've also been wanting to swap out the legs- it has these really ugly metal tubular ones.. very web-boom era.

I was going to say that by looking at the legs they do appear to be removable. I have the red leather Klippan w/ the stainless steel legs, which I barely even notice most of the time and they screw into the bottom of the sofa and I had to snug them once I got it home.

It was in the As Is section and I got a terrific deal on it and all it needed was a little cleaning in a few spots and had been a floor demo.

Love it BTW.

yes i did this two years ago when i lived in la!!! you just have to buy metal holders for the legs, you can get them at home depot or any hardware store. they have the standard hole size for the legs to be screwed into, as ikea's are much bigger. it makes it look so much cooler.

I'm wanting to do the same thing... Where should I look for replacement legs?

What Jet'set said. I have the Karlstad sofa, love the lines of the body but hate the feet, and have been searching for decent replacement feet for MONTHS. Where can one find legs like those in the above picture?

Yes, you can replace the legs, only once was it a pain and I found a sort of bridge 'adapter' at a to-the-trade specialty hardware store (so take other's advice, it's always best to get the legs in advance). Two sources I've used reliably are: eBay and tablelegsonline.com.

I have done it with so many IKEA pieces - that and changing door knobs.

Easiest way to take the "hey did you get that from Ikea?' look out :)

Sorry for the delayed response, spacey. I was at mardi gras! The legs pictured are from here:
http://www.swivel-chair-parts.com/couchLegs.html

Thanks everyone for the input!
Elizabeth

Elizabeth - I am thinking of doing the same thing (putting new legs on that very same couch). Did it end up working out for you?
- Julia

We just bought the Karlstad sofa, paid extra for the brushed metal legs and bought 2 covers: light green and gray-wool. Kids stained the light green right away, so off that cover came until they get older. We put the gray cover on it on 12/31 for a New Year's Eve party, and here it is just 1/11 and it is pilling terribly! I regret buying this cover -- paid a lot extra for it, too! I will probably go back and get the cheaper gray denim cover. (First time in 26 yrs of marriage we've bought a new sofa -- bad choice!)

I know this is a belated reply, but I just replaced the legs on my Karlstad sectional and I LOVE IT!

I bought tapered legs from a wonderful ebay store (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=110510830926&Category=3195&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2) who was so nice and helpful, even when I accidentally had the legs shipped to an apartment I lived in 6 years ago, 3,000 miles away.

The screws fit perfectly, the only problem was that they were too long. If I was patient I would have gone to a hardware store and see if I could have them trimmed. I'm not patient, so instead I screwed the metal deeper into the leg so they fit. Here's hoping they will not break!

Anyway, they look amazing and my relatively inexpensive couch looks modern and fancy. I'm not totally in love with the cover (Korndal brown), it's a little worn looking after a few months - but then again I have 2 dogs and have already washed the covers in direct violation of the "dry clean only" instructions, so I can't complain.

JulieJul-
Unfortunately I can't get the Ebay link that you posted above to work. I'm wondering if you could post the actual name of the Ebay seller/store that you ordered the legs from so I can make sure to get the correct legs for my Karlstad. I'm very grateful that you have retro-fitted your Karlstad and succeeded, because I have been meaning to do this for a long time. I appreciate it!
Thanks, Tim

Nevermind, actually just got it to work! Thanks JulieJul!!

I recently bought the Klobo couch (only $150) with the idea of replacing the legs with the 6" ones from the ebay link above.

I found out that the screws from the new legs didn't fit into the couch properly. It's the same exact thickness, but the threading on the screws are differently spaced.

I ended up going to the hardware store and chopped the tops off of the Ikea screws so that I could place those directly into the new legs themselves. With a little wood glue the Ikea screws fit perfectly into the new legs and it ended up working perfectly. Now the couch looks a million times better.

Hello All,

I'm a small woodworker. I've been making replacement legs for the Ikea Karlstad for over a year.

Unscrew the original legs - screw the new ones in. That simple. THE THREADS MATCH. Most popular seem to be a "Mid-Century" style: round, gentle taper. Most popular color is Medium Brown. $30/4 + shipping.

I can make other styles, sizes, colors - just let me know what you would like.

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Hope I can help.

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