You have probably admired the beauty and practicality of the furniture that you saw in the store more than once. But it happens that the sofa that you like so much does not suit you in terms of parameters, and the kitchen wall, which fits so harmoniously into your interior, is too expensive. Do not be upset! There is a great option! We make furniture with our own hands!
With this you will be able to:
- Create furniture according to your own design, taking into account the specifics of your home.
- Make it the right size and colors.
- Create something unusual and non-standard.
- Significantly save the family budget.
If you think that handmade home furniture looks ugly, you are completely wrong. Sometimes you can create something unusual and even futuristic with your own hands. It's just a very complex and time-consuming process that takes a lot of time and effort. But the result is worth the effort and energy spent.
If you wishmake furniture from improvised means with your own hands, for this you do not need to have special skills. You only need to be able to handle a hammer and a drill. Show a little imagination and perseverance, and interesting patterns of furniture, made with all your wishes, will immediately appear in your imagination.
Types of furniture by location
There are such basic types of furniture by location in an apartment or house:
- Entrance hall furniture.
- Living room furniture.
- Bedroom furniture.
- Nursery furniture.
- Kitchen furniture.
- Bathroom furniture.
- Furniture for summer cottage or garden.
Each of these types requires an individual approach, depending on the size of the room and the preferences of the owner. Most often, beginners independently make furniture for their own summer house or garden. This brings not only pleasure, but also makes your space unique, unusual. Those who are not the first time working on this issue are starting to work harder - making furniture for the living room or bedroom. Having shown imagination and stubbornness, you can create an unsurpassed masterpiece with your own hands, using only improvised means. This will save the family budget and enjoy the results of the work done.
Making furniture with your own hands consists of several stages. Everything must be done gradually, without jumping or rushing things.
Preparatory stage
If you decide to make something out of furniture, think carefully about it firstsizes, functions that these items will perform. And do-it-yourself furniture materials can either be purchased or searched for at home, for example, in the garage. You will certainly find something there that you have long forgotten about. So you save money and put things in order in the garage.
Stock up with all the right tools. This is a tape measure, pencil, hammer, screwdriver, electric drill, screwdriver, industrial stapler, drills and much more. If you want to try to make furniture from improvised means with your own hands only once, ask your friends and acquaintances for these tools. If you want to do it professionally, you should buy everything at once and already have your own tools. If your project needs materials that you don't have, buy them from the store. You should not buy too expensive materials, because, like any beginner, you can make mistakes, and much of what you buy can simply go to waste.
Creating with our own hands
Do-it-yourself furniture making starts with measurements. Even a couple of millimeters of inaccuracy can ruin the whole structure. Be especially careful when making furniture with your own hands. The scheme, drawing and all materials must clearly correspond to all dimensions of the future creation. Next, we cut out all the details, this must be done very carefully so as not to damage the details of our design. On finished products, make minor marks to install all fasteners.
Finalstage
We just need to assemble and decorate our furniture. Decorating is very fashionable now, it allows you to make your thing original and unusual. There are several popular methods.
Decoupage
This type of decoration is ideal for flat surfaces such as a table or chair. You will need a napkin with a beautiful pattern. Separate the top layer, which shows the pattern, carefully cut out the desired part. Apply to the surface and apply several coats of varnish - until the surface is completely smooth. Allow the product to dry well between coats each time.
Antique furniture effect
Furniture made from improvised means, decorated antique with their own hands, looks very expensive and beautiful. Buy a special varnish that cracks when it dries. It's called "craquelure". Light powder can be rubbed into cracks to give a greater effect of antiquity. From above, all this needs to be covered with ordinary varnish.
Collage decor
Do-it-yourself cabinet furniture looks very nice if you decorate it with collages. They can be paper or fabric. You just need to cut the fabric or magazine into pieces and randomly spread them over the surface. All this is varnished in several layers. Wait until our furniture from improvised means is completely dry. Run your hands over the table and make sure the surface is smooth.
Master class. DIY furniture that everyone will love
You must have seen funny ottomans, more like a bag stuffed with something soft and pleasant. Children love to spend their free time on them. Do-it-yourself frameless upholstered furniture is now very popular with both buyers and professionals, including beginner furniture makers. You can make it yourself. To do this, you do not need special materials and a lot of extra time. It is done very quickly and easily. And the result exceeds all expectations.
Buy a durable fabric for the outer and inner cover and Styrofoam. It will be used to fill frameless furniture. Choose a fabric for the outer cover that is durable, but at the same time beautiful and pleasant to the touch.
Design and create a scheme for a frameless ottoman or chair. Draw or print the pattern. We offer you a ready-made version of the frameless ottoman scheme. Cut out the fabric for the outer and inner cover. Sew the pieces on the sewing machine. Fill the inner cover approximately 75 percent with Styrofoam. No longer needed, otherwise he will not be able to change shape and adapt to different types of figure. But you shouldn’t put less, otherwise upholstered furniture made with your own hands, and in our case it’s a frameless ottoman, will turn out to be completely solid and empty. You will feel like you are just sitting on the floor. Sew up the hole. Everything, the ottoman is ready! You can sew several outer covers in different colors and periodicallychange. This will freshen up your interior and keep your pouffe clean.
Make DIY furniture quickly and easily
If a frameless ottoman can be sewn in half a day, then the next task is not so easy and fast to handle. Kitchen furniture or, as it is also called, cabinet furniture, is a little more difficult to do with your own hands, as it consists of many different elements.
If you have already cut out all the details, the most difficult thing remains for you - installation. Therefore, this process should be divided into several stages: the assembly of wall cabinets and floor stands.
Hinged cabinets
Assembling wall cabinets should start with corner elements. Often used adjustable canopies for fasteners. Be careful when mounting and fastening canopies, the slightest deviations or inaccuracies will cause the doors to open and close poorly.
Floor cabinets
Assemble each cabinet separately, do not mix different parts, otherwise you will end up completely confused. First of all, you should fold the corner cabinet designed for the washbasin. And then the frame itself is assembled. You should end up with a cabinet without a back wall and legs. Next, fix the legs with pre-prepared screws. Finally, you need to make markings for the door hinges and attach them. We mount the countertop by drilling 3-4 holes for this.
Here is the cabinet furniture, assembled with your own hands, ready. You do notnot only saved a lot of money, but also assembled the kitchen according to our own parameters and design.
Do-it-yourself furniture for garden or cottage
If you do not risk making furniture for your home with your own hands, try starting with a summer house or a garden. Furniture for outdoor recreation is an indispensable thing for any owner. It is very easy to make it. And most importantly, when working with wood or other materials, you put all your soul and warmth.
In order for furniture to look harmonious in nature, give preference to such material as natural wood. You can use sheets of chipboard and fiberboard and, of course, various branches, stumps, roots for interesting design solutions. Natural wood has a different shape, which allows you to make furniture with minimal processing. All you need is your imagination and desire to create. If you want furniture to be durable and not afraid of the elements, choose tables with concrete fasteners on the base or fill them with cement mortar. If you want the furniture to be mobile, choose lightweight but durable materials. Wicker elements can add originality to your furniture. The lightest and most pliable in work are bird cherry branches.
Don't forget to take care of comfortable chairs for yourself and your guests. They can be of a standard form or folding, which will significantly save space when storing them. Or make a large bench that can fit all the members of your family.
Tips for Beginners
If you decide to make garden furniture yourself for the first time, use simple cheap materials. Do not choose diagrams with complex connections and details. This job should be easy and fun.
Start directly to work only after you make a diagram or drawing. Do not make furniture by eye. Stock up on the right tools and materials in advance so you have everything at hand.
When finished, inspect the product carefully. All fastening elements must be securely fastened and recessed into the tree, otherwise you and your family may get hurt when using this furniture.
If possible, treat finished products with protective or antiseptic compounds, so you can protect your creation from aging and decay for a long time.
My own small furniture business
Sooner or later, any novice craftsman thinks about whether to turn his hobby, furniture making, into a profitable business. After all, all friends and acquaintances praise your work so much, asking you to do something for them. Think and weigh all options. There are so many undercurrents that you don't even know about.
It's one thing when you do it for yourself and your family, at your convenience and for fun. And it’s a completely different matter when you make to order, fulfilling all the requirements and deadlines of the customer. Get ready for criticism from him and demands for rework at the slightest flaw. In addition, fixing a marriage falls entirely on your shoulders, both financially and in terms of time. It is good if you have an assistant at hand, ready to help at any moment. If not, be prepared to work even at night in order to have time to deliver the order on time.
Most likely, you will have to be a designer, craftsman, loader, assembler at the same time. Think about whether you have enough strength and he alth for all this. After all, the masters, who often constantly work on their feet, have a very sore back, and their eyesight is very low.
If you still decide to make furniture with your own hands the main income, do not stop at nothing. Go to your goal, and your work will definitely be appreciated.
