Our IKEA Kivik after 2 Years | Review 

Your a amazing for these follow up videos. Thank you. You’ve helped me made my decision 👍🏽👍🏽

We’ve had this couch for like 7 years in a game/red room area. It gets daily/heavy use by adults, teenager and a pet. We vacuum it often and flip the cushions regularly and it still seems brand new. Granted, we are a fairly slender family, but none of the cushions have sagged anywhere and it’s still very comfortable. We washed one cushion seat cover once because of a spill, and we didn’t dry it. We washed it for 2 settings and then slipped it back on damp and let it dry out under a fan, and it worked great. Now, if we would have dried the fabric after, I’m almost positive it would have shrank to the point, we wouldn’t have been able to put it back on the cushion....just an FYI. Highly recommend this couch for anyone who needs a large couch that will get daily use and have the ability to remove the fabric to wash, if ever necessary...

I have the same sofa since 2012 and I am more than happy with it and we use it daily. Its very comfortable and soft, seat is very deep, this is a sofa you can relax on it for many hours. I even added/attached the chaiz-longue later. The only issue is that the color (grey) is fading, not sure if its because the long sunshine during summer but thanks to IKEA you can buy new covers to make it look new again.

I just bought this couch and really appreciate your review especially after it's been used for a while. Wish you and your family the best!

Now I can't wait to purchase this for my new apt. Thanks for posting!

Hi, greets from Poland. I've been in IKEA today and checked almost every sofa in their shop. Kivik's the most comfy of them all. I saw that on other sofas (especially on chaise longues) you can feel wooden plates under your butt when you sit on the corner of it. With these cushions, nothing like that catches my attention. Great review. Thanks to it I'll purchase 4 seat one with chaise longue with graphite material. Looks dope for me. Really appreciate your video. Best of luck, man, to you and your family.

This is the fourth couch we've owned in 14 years and it's the best so far. Love that it's washable and it stays comfy. Yes, there's a big rip, but you don't even notice it until you take the cushions off to wash the covers. Good family couch!

I have this couch for 3 years now. I found the chaise too soft comparing with the other cushions feels like they didn’t use the same quality memory foam for the chaise. Or perhaps is just the springs under the cushions. I had to add a piece of wood underneath to make it firmer otherwise my back gets sore. If you are a short person your legs may have to go a bit too forward on the couch and make your back a bit anchored which can be uncomfortable if you are sitting for a long time, adding some decorative separe cushions behind the back helps alleviate the problem. All in all I like the looks and fabric, like the idea of having a chaise but don’t think it was well designed/built. Like being able to wash and replace covers. Today would prefer to buy something else that’s more comfortable to be sited for a long time watching tv or reading.

Good to see it lasts ok. About to buy one.

I have this couch and it has survived daily heavy use (with kids and pets) during 2020/2021 quarantine and that’s all I have to say about that 😂

Thanks for a informative video - appriciate it al lot. /Greetings from Sweden

Looks pretty good :)

What color is your sofa? I'm not sure what color I should get? Any recommendations on color, since you have the kivc.

For your piece that is shorter just fluff it regularly to help it keep its shap

Very helpful!!

thank you for posting, this is helpful to us as we are currently couch shopping. I've seen many comments re: the chaise sliding down - do you think wide velcro would work to keep it in place...?

You can try putting carpet tape on the end of the chaise to stop the cushion moving.

But it has 10 year guarantee, you should send it back if its ripped?

Ahh, glad I watched till the end and saw the cat. How do you prevent your cat from scratching your Kivik? We're going to get a kivik today but we have two cats. One is a kitten that likes to scratch!

Hi there! Nice video. I have a question, how did you place the chaise to the left side? All i've seen except this one had the chaise on the right, and the instructions on the website also is shown on the right side. I want to change mine to the left.

That is a nice couch. Looks very comfortable! 😉

Thank you! Is your cat attracted to scratching the couch? We have 3 cats and I know some fabric they like to scratch more then others.

maybe you can fix with an iron on fabric patch

Is it better than Friheten?

It’s the 3 seated? What’s the length?

Why don’t you rotate the back cushions

So the fabric withstands cats??

My only issue is it literally has no head support. It stops at your shoulders even if you’re not a very tall person so this definitely is comfortable but you can’t rest your head and really relax like I like

Your cat is beautiful!

Gonna pick one of these up for 80 bucks tomorrow. Good deal? Seems like good condition

Hello sofa people. I've never purchased a new couch, but now it's time, thus I'm here. The last one I had was a gift, a ~2000€ premium leather couch (didn't like the leather too much, so sold it eventually) Even that one, a handmade, real quality product, needed the back pillows fluffed every now and then - that is basic maintenance. You fluff the pillow you sleep with too. Just by doing that, you keep the sofa looking fresh. Just wanted to point that out.

Not very photogenic couches. Looks frumpy and tired. EDIT to add that we just bought this. The only couch I could find that would allow me to assemble in the intended room since our door way and hall were too narrow. So far, really liking it.

Which color did you buy? Thanks for the videos!

Hey there - not sure if you're active on this account still - question for you - how is the fabric holding up with your cat? Is the hair easy/hard to remove and do their claws get frequently caught on it? Thanks! appreciate the video

Is it 3 place or 4 place sofa? Is it good to use it for sleeping at night (with a mattress topper) ?

Does it maintain the firmness or after awhile it gets soft?

Does the chaise have a storage compartment underneath?

have a nice day :)

Highlight of this video are the happy kids and cuddly cat

How did you wash and dry the covers?

Hi is this the 3 seat or 4 seat Kivik? Thanks

Fun fact: Kivik is a town in Sweden and pronounced "Chivik".

Is this the two or four seat version?

I just bought one and i hate it lol... uhgggg watching these vids to try n feel better

?How many seater is this

I have this couch. How do you wash drool stains out of it?

It's pronounced "Shaize" not "chase"

The cat sold me on it

its pronounced shezz not chase

I'd suggest doing this without the child? Just saying, very distracting

Your carpet is disgusting, it needs a good clean