Welcome to the ultimate guide and resource for the IKEA Soderhamn sofa series – find sizes, dimensions, reviews, slipcovers, assembly instructions and more here.
Maybe you’re searching for the perfect sofa and need a little help. Maybe you’ve already decided on the Soderhamn and need more information. Or maybe you already own an Soderhamn and your house guest decided to spill coffee on its hard-to-find slipcover.
In this cheat sheet, we’ll help you with all of that.
If your questions aren’t addressed here, feel free to contact our support staff at info@comfortworks.com.au.
Quick Check
Status: Both Sofa and Slipcover are available from IKEA.
Slipcover: Custom Soderhamn Sofa Slipcovers available from Comfort Works
Measurements:
- Soderhamn 3 Seater Section Sofa W- 99cm D- 99cm H- 83cm
- Soderhamn One Seater Section Sofa W- 93cm D- 99cm H- 83cm
- Soderhamn Chaise Lounge W- 93cm D- 151cm H- 83cm
- Soderhamn Footstool W- 93cm D- 93cm H- 40cm
- Soderhamn Armrest (add on) W- 82cm D- 6cm H-53cm
- Soderhamn Sofa Bed W- 200cm D- 99cm H-83cm
- Soderhamn Corner Section Sofa W- 99cm D- 99cm H-83cm
Cool Factor: Slipcovers and sofa are still available in IKEA across the glove. Easy to maintain with easy to remove slipcovers. Highly modular and can be grown and configured in many ways.
Ugh Factor: Few slipcover options available on IKEA, assembly can be a bit confusing especially at the very first step – the rotating bar can be rotated, but a lot of force is needed.
Instruction Manual
Want to know how to assemble an Soderhamn sofa?
Download the:
- Assembly Instruction Manual for the Soderhamn 3 Seater Section Sofa
- Assembly Instruction Manual for the Soderhamn One Seater Sofa
- Assembly Instruction Manual for the Soderhamn Chaise Lounge
- Assembly Instruction Manual for Soderhamn Footstool
- Assembly Instruction Manual for Soderhamn Sofa Bed
- Assembly Instruction Manual for Corner Section
Our Review
The IKEA Soderhamn is a unique yet stylish sofa design. Its thin armrests give it an extra modern and contemporary feel, however the armrest isn’t something you’d want to put your hand or head on. If you want something a little more softer, adding a few extra pillows around the arms would be a great suggestion.
Still, it’s a yes from us! One of the many plus points is that you can always build your own custom sofa set with the modular Soderhamn. Whether to fit in the corner of your living room or as a grand sectional couch sitting in the center, just purchase a few sectional components and it’ll look great.
Soderhamn sectional in custom Comfort Works linen slipcoversTo expand on the hackability of this sofa, you can even swap out the original legs with replacement sofa legs for a whole new sleek mid-century look!
Not convinced that this is the most customizable IKEA sofa ever? Check out how we hacked the IKEA Soderhamn corner piece into a Ghost Sofa recently!
More Information.
Loveliesinmylife – Review of Comfort Works slipcover in Liege Biscuit on a Soderhamn sectional and ottoman
IDA Interior Lifestyle – Review of Comfort Works slipcover in Modena White on a Soderhamn sofa
APARTMENT THERAPY – Opinions and reviews of the Soderhamn Sofa and Chaise
120 Comments
by Deneb
Do you have leather covers or leather like covers for soderhamn sofa?
by Chuck
We sure do Deneb!
Check them out here: http://comfort-works.com/en/soderhamn-136
Hope this helps 🙂
by Caroline
Hi! Your second photo shows wooden legs, which are not available from IKEA. Is that a one-off hack, or do you sell alternate legs for various sofas too?
by Felicia
Hey Caroline,
We offer replacement sofa legs right here: http://comfort-works.com/en/replacement-ikea-sofa-legs-29
They come pre-installed with M8 bolts which fit many Ikea sofa models including the Soderhamn 🙂
by Kiren CHaudhry
I have a year old Soderhamn sectional chair in dark grey. I was abroad, rented the place, and someone ran off with the back pillow. Ikea, with all the hype about “making your OWN choices” won’t sell me another back pillow–I would have to buy the whole chair, which I have no room for.
I would appreciate any advice you might have.
Thanks, Kiren
by Chuck
Hey Kiren,
Sounds quite awful that someone would run away with the back pillow 🙁
Nonetheless, there are always solutions to these kinda things – you can actually get the back pillow custom made either at a local upholsterer or online. With local upholsterers you can show them what you want and they’ll try their best to replicate it for you.
Online, it’ll be a bit of DIY but it’s less of a hassle – you’ll just need to measure the pillow and provide the dimensions to the online retailer (such as Cushion Xpress). After that, it’s just a matter of getting a slipcover for it in which you firstly would need to try IKEA and if they still can’t help – let us know, we’ll try and fabric match for you 🙂
Hope this helps!
by Gillian
Hi!! What height are the replacement wooden legs in the picture above? Thanks so much!
by Chuck
Hey Gillian!
We used the 150mm version as we aren’t very tall 🙂
Hope this helps!
by Gillian
Thanks so much! How tall are the legs that originally come with the Soderhamn?
by Chuck
Hey Gillian,
They’re roughly 15cm 🙂
Hope that helps!
by John
Hello all.
After much deliberation, I ended up purchasing a Soderhamn armchair with the armrests. I find it pretty comfortable and like the fact that it’s wider than a traditional armchair.
Today, I ordered a set of black leather covers so it will match my sofas. I was wondering if you order a complete set (chair and armrests), will the armrest mount holes be located and pre-punctured. I found that the IKEA supplied cover was a challenge to pierce accurately so I imagine that the leather one will be more so…
I’m concerned now about the durability of bycast leather after reading a ton of negative reviews. My armchair is used daily and from what I read, the bycast leather won’t last the year before it needs to be replaced.
by Chuck
Hi John,
Thanks for your message – we actually make our covers in the same way as IKEA so unfortunately yes, you’ll be required to pierce it through (we can’t pre-puncture it as the holes’ position may not be exact with ours) so it’s best that you do it on your end.
With the bycast leather, we’ve only had a handful of complaints where the bycast leather didn’t last a year and we had replaced them for free if they had been using the covers normally. Either way, should there be any issues just let us know immediately and we’d be happy to have it replaced for you under our 2-year warranty 🙂
Hope this helps!