One of the main elements in the bedroom is the bed. How pleasant it is to meet the morning in a cozy atmosphere and how sweet it is to fall asleep on a comfortable bed in the evening! The stores offer a huge selection of furniture for every taste, size and style. But you can make a bed with your own hands. This will be the main decoration and pride in your bedroom.
A round bed would be a great option. It will harmoniously fit into any interior of the room, as it can be placed in the corner or in the center of the room. A round bed, created with your own hands, will cost much less than purchased in a store. We will study in detail the scope of work in the article.
Buying material
Creating a bed with your own hands will allow you not only to save the budget, but also to show design abilities, to give free rein to your imagination. To get started, you need to purchase the necessary materials and tools. Prepare the workplace so that there is enough space for the workflow.
For the bed we need:
- Two sheets of plywood 15 mm thick and 1.5 m long.
- Fibreboard sheets.
- Wooden boards.
- Wooden bars with a section of 50 by 50 mm.
- Metal corners for connection.
- Foam at least 20 mm thick, but not very thick either.
- Bed frame upholstery material.
- Lace.
Required tools:
- Wood screws.
- Decorative nails.
- Electric jigsaw.
- Screwdriver.
- Meta measure and construction pencil.
- Furniture stapler.
- Hammer.
When purchasing wooden boards, pay attention to the moisture content of the material. This figure should not exceed 12%. Visually evaluate the quality of the material - it should be without damage. All wood must be treated with a preservative.
Bed frame
Everything you need has been bought, the workplace has been prepared. To better understand the essence of the work, it is necessary to draw up a plan and a working drawing of how to make a round bed with your own hands. The algorithm of work consists of several stages. The first step is to make the base of the future bed.
On the plywood sheets, using a cord and a pencil, draw semicircles with a radius of 1 meter. Then we pass along the drawn lines with a jigsaw and get our semicircles. Now with the help of bars we fasten two pieces of plywood. We collect two crosses from wooden blocks. We fasten one with metal corners, which are fixed with self-tapping screws. Then plywoodturn over and put on the second cross. Attach to the bars in a similar way.
To make the base of the bed stable, we attach additional ribs and legs from a wooden beam along the edge of the plywood using self-tapping screws. So you created the frame of a round bed with your own hands.
Decorate the bed
To hide the rough base of the frame, we sheathe it with fiberboard so that there is a small protrusion of 4 cm. We connect the hardboard with the legs. The result should be a cylinder.
Then we start working with foam rubber. We cut out the foam rubber with a small margin of 5-10 cm. This margin will be used for bending the material and attaching it to the base with a construction stapler. The upholstery is laid on top of the foam rubber and fastened in a similar way.
Packing the pre-ordered mattress, pillows and blanket. That's all. DIY round bed made.
Additional design
In addition to the fact that the bed will be round, you can decorate and decorate it in an original way to your taste. In the bed frame, you can make additional drawers for bedding. You can make a round hanging bed with your own hands. To do this, you will need to purchase additional material:
- Mount.
- Decorative chain or rope.
- Latchers.
We fix the bed in four or six places with the help of fasteners. We connect chains or ropes and hang them from the ceiling fixture. Hanging beds are mainly used for relaxing, andnot for sleep. This bed is loved by young people, and photographers often use such furniture to hold a romantic photo shoot.
Bed design options
After the round bed is ready, you can add some touches to the design. You can make the head of a round bed, which will add some charm and sophistication to furniture, or upholster the base and head with leatherette and decorate the pattern with decorative nails. Furniture rollers can be attached to the legs of the bed, so that it is convenient to move it. So you can make a family round double bed with your own hands.
Furniture can be made in royal style. Add carved columns and hang an openwork canopy. In the same style, you should order a lot of small pillows and a bedspread. To make your bed really look like a royal.
If you want to surprise your child, you can make a round baby bed with your own hands. For a girl, soft-colored plush or velvet can serve as upholstery material.
Design for a boy can be in the style of space. At the bottom of the bed, you can start up the LED strip. This will create the effect that the baby bed is hovering above the floor. Upholstery material should also be chosen in accordance with the design theme. Every child will be happy with such a bed.
Pros and cons of a round bed
Very unusual shape of the bed gives a special outrageous style to the interior. But how many people - so many opinions. Therefore, such a piece of furniture has positive and negative features, according toreviews.
Pros of a round bed:
- Comfort. Such a bed resembles a comfortable "nest". At the sight of such a bed, you want to immediately lie down.
- A round bed has no sharp corners. This gives the right to call her the safest for a child.
- The round bed with extra storage drawers is very comfortable. It will help save extra space in the bedroom.
- Originality. This is another positive feature of the bed.
Cons of a round bed:
- Dimensions. It will not be appropriate in all rooms.
- Selection of bed linen. It will need to be made to order. Since it is very difficult to find such underwear in stores.
- Long addiction. At first, it is very difficult to get used to the shape of the bed, which ultimately affects sleep.
Be that as it may, but round beds are gradually coming into use. At the peak now are children's round cribs for newborns. They are considered safe and very comfortable, as mommy can approach the baby from either side of the crib. Young dads can make their own round bassinet.
