The Ikea Karlstad chaise works by having a wooden rectangular frame that is 27 and 4/5' inches wide, hollow except for a 1' wood bars on the side with the couch support (what the pillow sits on) sitting on top of the frame. The support sits on the frame by four wheels at its corners. The problem is that while the frame is 27 and 4/5' inches wide, the couch support is only 27 inches wide. The result of this is the four wheels only sit very partially on the frame. As a result the wood on the frame edge has started to wear away and the couch support is falling in. I need to fix this to save my otherwise amazing couch. I have a few ideas but I see problems with all of them.
1 - Drill in thin ish wooden slats across the frame where the wheels usually sit. This seems the least problematic except for drilling into ikea furniture.
2 - Expand the frame with additional 2x1 wooden bars in the spots where the wheels usually sit. This seems the most difficult and requires working around the bolts that hold the couch together.
3 - replace the wheels with wider ones that'll sit more on the frame. However, wouldn't this stress the couch support since the wheels won't be directly under it
Looking for any suggestions - photos attached
Hi All,
We have a leather recliner that we would like to add a swivel function to. There is no lever to pull in order to recline; its the kind that you just lean back and then the back of the chair goes back quite a bit, and the foot rest folds up and out from the bottom of the chair.
It has four wooden legs, each about 5" or 6" tall or so. I'm guessing they can be unscrewed and removed.
Amazon has some swivels, but it looks like they require five legs. With legs, mine has four; without legs, mine has, um, none.
Anyone have any idea how we can convert our recliner into a swiveling recliner?
Thanks for any help!