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 in**@co**********.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
118 Comments
by Anne
Do you know the size of seat cushions?
by Naomi
Hi Anne,
Each single-seater seat cushion is approx. 96cm x 96cm.
Hope this helps 🙂
by Johanna
Hi Naomi,
Please can you help me.
Apparently they discontinued the footstool part of Soderhamn range and I really wanted one with my new 3 seat sofa so I thought I would purchase the 1-section seat and remove the backrest. However buying the cover for this now if I buy the cover for the footstool on eBay (as IKEA is not selling these covers anyone) will this be the same size as the original footstool?
I realise one side (where the backrest was will not have padding on the side but I’m happy to put in some sort of padding as long as the measurements add up!
Thank you!
by Naomi
Hey Johanna,
The Soderhamn footstool is actually not the same size as the Soderhamn 1-seat section – so the slipcovers wont work, unfortunately.
We’re not sure about the covers sold on ebay since each seller is different, but we do make covers for the entire Soderhamn line here at Comfort Works. So if you want to, you could really just get our covers and opt to purchase just the seat cushion covers + bottom frame covers of the 1-seater section from us. And if you feel like it, you could also get covers for your 3-seater to match 🙂
Drop us an email for special order requests at in**@co**********.au and one of our friendly agents will be happy to assist you.
Good luck! x
by sarah
Hi! I have been piecing together my sectional and snagged a 3 seater sofa and a chaise lounge. I originally just purchased a vegan leather cover for the sofa and the lounger but did NOT get the armrest covers until now. When I install the armrests, do I need to puncture the new sofa cover to make room for the screws like I would with an IKEA cover? Did the 3 seater cover with armrests require the same step or are there already holes installed in the comfort works covers? Thanks!
by Naomi
Hey Sarah,
Yes – you would have to DIY puncture the holes in the armrest covers to enable them to connect to the sofa via the screws.
The Soderhamn 3-seater sofa covers (with armrests covers included) are the same way since each slipcover component come in individual pieces. It is made this way as the IKEA Soderhamn series itself is a modular design – each sofa component comes individually and can be disassembled to create virtually any configuration you want.
Hope this helps 🙂
by Rachel
Hi,
My couch came and the bottom seat cushions are super uncomfortable. Is there anything I can do to make this better? I really don’t like sitting on it at the moment. I have a soderhamn chair and the bottom cushion is comfortable. So I’m thinking that there is something wrong with cushions I ended up getting. Maybe I can add additional cushions or plump them up with something?
Thanks,
Rachel
by Naomi
Hey Rachel, thanks for sharing!
Typically, we’d recommend getting some foam inserts made to replace the seat cushions you have. Of course, you’ll have to make them to the exact measurements of your current cushions so that they will fit into the cushion covers perfectly.
If you’re in the States, we do know some friends of ours who may be able to help you out 🙂 Check out their website here; https://ucprivatecourses.com/ref/comfortworks/
They essentially customize foam of any size and shape, so you can order online at the convenience of your own home. If you’re outside of the States, we’d then recommend sourcing for a local upholsterer/tailor who may be able to help you.
Another option would be to look for foam inserts online (eg. Amazon).
Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes, we hope it works out for you.
by mareole
hi – I am trying to order one online and it seems they only one with a chaiselong to one side on the left. How can I have one on the right? Can the be modified when mounting it? Thank you.:)
by Naomi
Hey Mareole, thanks for asking 🙂
The Soderhamn covers we have on our website will fit either side, as you will have to disassemble your sofa to remove its existing covers and install ours. Afterwards, you will have to re-assemble the sofa again. You may follow the IKEA Soderhamn disassembly manuals in this blog post to do this – and grab a partner or a buddy to do this with you!
If you want to switch your chaise to either side, all you’ll have to do is follow the manual and attach them to whichever side you want.
Hope this helps – let us know how it goes!