Suffice to look around in your home, and you are likely to find broken furniture or decide that it's time to change something. At the same time, it is not necessary to run around the shops in search of a modern sofa - from old furniture you can create an original, unique, comfortable and high-quality masterpiece. Even if you have no experience in furniture repair, you can not worry - there are plenty of video tutorials and books that will help you. Furniture upholstered, made by hand, will undoubtedly surprise your guests if they find out that you made it yourself. If you do not want to, you can not make furniture from scratch, but repair the old one, for example, change its shape. Thus, you can significantly improve comfort and emphasize your individuality. But you need to understand that this will not always work out. The reason for this may be the framework, which will limit your options. So, homemade furniture canturn out not the way you wanted.
Where to start?
It should be noted that if you do not have experience with furniture, then you will not be able to immediately create something incredible and unique. To get started, take the simplest options and develop. These can be sofas, chair-beds, ordinary armchairs, mattresses, kitchenettes, sofas and chairs of various designs. Naturally, you will have to work and devote time, but after that you will enjoy your creation for many more years. Before you get started, you will still need to stock up on a certain set of tools, upholstery fabric, accessories and supplies. All this can be found at home or purchased at the store. Well, if you want to completely change the design of the sofa, then you should look for drawings of upholstered furniture.
Easy option
If you decide to do something with your own hands, then you should not save on materials. Otherwise, such furniture may not last as long as you would like, and it will not look very good. First of all, you need to choose a durable and high-quality foam rubber and fabric. The project itself should be as original and unique as possible, but if you liked something from the store, then you can try to create something similar or exactly the same. Pay special attention to the choice of foam rubber - it should not be both very hard and very soft. For example, you want to make a sofa that will fold out into a bed when the seats are moved all the way.forward along special guide bars, and the backrest easily rotates 90 °, and then fits horizontally. Remember that upholstered furniture can be sewn with a special machine that will definitely come in handy.
How to make your first sofa
For this you will need the following:
- For the base - boards 5 cm thick and 15 cm wide. With the help of self-tapping screws, a base measuring 190x65 cm is assembled. Remember that do-it-yourself upholstered furniture cannot be made without a frame.
- Fibreboard is used for the bottom. Sheet segments are fastened on both sides with rails, and legs are mounted on this structure.
- To make the back soft enough, you should buy polyurethane foam wrapped in holofiber. With the help of this material and fabric, you can create one or another form of the back, which, when assembled, is located vertically, soft side up.
- The unfolding mechanism is the last step. In fact, these are simple loops that connect the base and back with screws. It will be good if you additionally make side walls from chipboard or build a wooden box.
Your imagination plays a significant role in this matter. By choosing the upholstery and creating the design of the sofa, you can create something inimitable and unique. And when guests come to you and ask in which store you bought it, you can proudly answer that this is home-made furniture, and you made it yourself. You can be sure that there will be no limit to the surprise of your guests, and your family willincredibly grateful.
Action plan
Before starting work, make a small plan in which try to calculate everything you might need and find a scheme for future furniture. Your plan will include several steps:
- List of parts, materials, components and fittings.
- 1st stage - preparatory work.
- 2nd stage - making armrests.
- 3rd stage - frame assembly (left and right parts).
- Upholstery (if we are talking about upholstered furniture). Fabrics for upholstered furniture must be hardy and durable.
Quality and Savings
The advantages of such furniture are many. First of all, it should be noted that you can save quite a lot. Creating such a sofa can cost you about 3-5 times cheaper than buying exactly the same in a store. But remember that you need to save wisely, without losing quality. Do not forget that upholstered furniture, created with your own hands, can even be of better quality than factory furniture, because you will independently control this issue. You will be completely sure that you are using dry timber, high-quality foam rubber and the like. So, your sofa will be exactly the way you wanted, created for the dimensions and needs you are interested in. Over time, if necessary, you will be able to make a constriction without any problems and save again. It is worth noting that such upholstered furniture can be made by every person who has a small set of tools and who hasminimum level of training.
Conclusion
If you want soft, hand-made furniture to be more professional, then you will need to acquire the following mandatory tool: a jointer (although you can do without it, but it is undesirable), a stapler (the best option is air, but can be used electric or manual), electric drill, electric jigsaw, sewing machine and sawmill. But if you do not have the relevant experience, then you should heed the advice of experts - start with a major overhaul of broken and old furniture. Thus, you can study its structure in detail and understand how and what was done. You do not have to deal only with your sofas, you can go to relatives or friends, and not only please them, but also gain relevant experience. Well, then you can even earn money on this both by repairs and by creating your own furniture.
