Today there is a huge variety of furniture for every taste, which is able to satisfy the requirements of even the most demanding customer. Recently, the market has been firmly occupied by a transforming bed with a folding mechanism.
What is a reclining bed?
As a rule, such a bed can be placed in a closet, which can significantly save room space. This design is especially relevant for small rooms.
The folding bed mechanism allows you to combine the bed with any modular furniture.
The feature of the bed is such that it can be hidden in the furniture, and if necessary, push back. This gives the impression that there is no bed in the room at all.
Types of transformer bed
Vertical Model
The folding bed is located in a niche in the wall, it can be disguised with photo wallpaper to your taste.
Horizontal model
Installed in such a way that one of thesides of the bed. The location along the wall makes it easier to open and is relevant for children's rooms.
What is a reclining bed made of?
Mattress
You can place any kind of mattress here, but it is still preferable to choose an orthopedic one.
Tilt bed lifter
If the mechanisms for raising/lowering the bed are of good quality, then the design will almost automatically return to its original position.
Such mechanisms can be of three types:
- mechanical;
- on springs;
- on gas springs.
This bed can be a great addition to the interior, but you can not buy a similar design everywhere. How to be in that case? A folding bed is quite easy to make yourself. In this way, you can save a significant amount of money, because everything that is created with your own hands is not only cheaper, but you can take into account all personal wishes and assemble a design according to individual designs.
DIY folding bed mechanism
For work you will need a bed and a frame. And, of course, the folding bed mechanism itself.
Starting with the frame. You can choose the shape of a cabinet part or any other piece of furniture in the room. The wall to which the bed will be attached must be concrete, otherwise it may not withstand the weight of the structure.
The frame consists of a plinth and a shelf for support. In the back wallthere is no need as such. It is logical to use chipboard as a material.
We fix the frame to the wall, based on the axis of rotation of the bed and the upper horizontal. The thickness of the vertical walls should be 2.5 cm, horizontal - 1.5-2.5 cm.
Parts are connected with self-tapping screws at a distance of 25 cm from each other.
The size of the frame can be any, it all depends on the size of the person for whom the bed is created, on the mattress and free space. By the way, you can use a frame from an old bed as it, this will save materials, time and money.
We make a bed. To do this, you will need to acquire two side boards, two backs and a headboard. Strong straps are used to fix to the bed of the mattress.
Next, we take the mechanism for the folding bed. We use it to connect the bed with the frame.
The easiest way is to purchase a factory-made mechanism for a folding bed, preferably with a gas spring - this will allow you to simply fix the structure in any desired position.
Following all the rules for mounting the structure, you will become the proud owner of a transforming bed that will not only save space in your room, but also help make the interior unique.
