Exciting news guys! Following the IKEA Sofa Legs review last week, we’re proud to announce the launch of our very own mid-century sofa legs for your IKEA sofas, armchairs and cabinets.
Check out these new bad boys in action here:
Karlstad in Urbanskin Leather Covers and Mid-century Legs Jager
Introducing 3 Furniture Leg Designs
Always wanted to disguise your IKEA Sofa or hide its default legs? Well there’s no need for that now; Comfort Works will be introducing 3 sofa leg designs in 2 colours and 2 heights – that’s 12 combinations for you. All of it would have the option of a Beech or Cherry colour, as well as a tall or regular option (ranges from 135mm/5.3inches to 170mm/6.9inches). So it really comes down to personal preference into building the best aesthetics for your living space. Here’s a direct comparison between the two:
Beech vs Cherry WoodFunny story, whilst brainstorming names for these furniture legs we were actually at a bar so you might find these names pretty interesting. Let’s see which design suits your sofa or furniture the most first shall we?
If you know German, you’d know straightaway how befitting these legs are named. A strong, solid pyramidal shape that looks like it’ll never break a sweat – “Jager” means hunter so if you’re looking for a pair of legs that will allow your furniture to stand out and destroy the competition, Jager is the way to go.
WalkerNext comes Walker – I don’t know why but I keep imagining the Walker from Star Wars, which are basically these mechanical 4 legged beasts with skinny stilted legs. And they shoot lasers of course. In all seriousness, the Walker gives a classier and more refined look as compared to the Jager, basically it’s a slimmed down version with a more subdued effect.
Lastly (for now), probably the most sought after type of “mid-century legs” are the full round tapered legs we call “Bailey”. Just like the drink, it’s just super smooth and incredibly pleasing to the senses. It’s probably not the most manly drink but it does taste freakin’ good. Don’t judge me, here’s a few more shots of the Bailey in action.
Soderhamn sofa with Bailey Mid Century LegsHow do the legs work?
So here comes the more technical bits. After doing a bit of research we realised that most of IKEA’s legs come with something called an “M8 bolt”. To explain this simply, there are a specific set of IKEA models which our legs would work for, and they are:
Karlstad, Karlsfors, Klippan, Ektorp, Soderhamn, Solsta, Stocksund, Strandmon, Sandby, Klobo, Härnösand, Säter, Ystad, Landskrona, Dagarn, Oleby, Tidafors.
When in doubt, feel free to contact us at info@comfortworks.com.au to check 🙂
After you’ve made your purchase with us, you’ll get these nicely packaged and each of them would have a screwcap on. Fitting is as easy as:
- Taking the cap off
- Screwing the legs on
Where do I get my furniture legs?
So these legs will be going at US$11-14 each, basically all of the products mentioned above in their various colour and heights can be purchased here: https://comfort-works.com/collections/replacement-sofa-legs
So once again, we hope that we’ve helped make many of your decisions to get slipcovers from us a lot easier – given the fact that we now conveniently have pretty awesome sofa legs to match. They aren’t the fanciest, but they’re as practical and down-to-earth as we always like to be.
Live Beautiful. Live Simple.
Walker – Mid-Century Wooden furniture legs on IKEA Kallax
24 Comments
by Tara
How are those middle pair of legs attached to the Soderhamn sofa? Did you just drill extra holes into the frame?
by Henry
Hey Tara,
We figured a single leg in the centre would look better, so we basically DIY-ed this one a bit by getting ourselves an extra bracket before we screw the legs on it.
Goes without saying that you should secure it further with a washer and nut at the back of the steel plate. Alternatively you could also drill the connecting plate which came with the sofa.
For the hind legs, we use the original bracket and screwed on two wooden legs as for the extra stability. Hope that helps 🙂
Btw, this is 2 corner soderhamn sofa combined, that’s how you get the high back & armrest.
Have a good day!
Henry
by Sheena Melwani
Is it possible to actually attach the two corder soderhamns together?
by Felicia
Hey Sheena
We used two C-clamps or G-clamps to attach the sections together, but you can use any type of attachments just to hold the base frames together.
by Laura Allen
heyy i wonder if these legs are compatible with older sofas?
i’m refurbishing my old armchairs, these are a great steal! definitely getting them if they can be installed on mine!
thanks xx
by Henry
If the sofa doesn’t support m8 bolt legs like these:
http://comfort-works.com/552-676-category/bailey.jpg
You’ll need a support bracket installed firstly and then you simply screw these legs on.
Support bracket will look like THIS .
by Sally
Hi,
Do you think these legs would suit an ektorp couch.
Which legs would you recommend because of the round arms?
Thanks
by Chuck
Hey Sally,
I’d personally go with something blockier, so the Jager or Walker would look more complementary with the round arms.
However, the Ektorp couch comes with a skirted cover by default so unless you have the leather version or plan to remove the skirt – getting legs might be your lowest priority.
Hope this helps!
by Sarah
Which fabric color covers are in the photos?
by Chuck
Hey Sarah!
That’s our Herringbone Pebble fabric 🙂
Check out our entire fabric collection here: http://comfort-works.com/en/home/fabric-samples-24
Cheers!