Sofa in the kitchen with their own hands: the choice of material, features of work and a few tips

No need to think that making a sofa in the kitchen is a complicated technological process. If you take into account all the rules, follow the recommendations, you can perform a solid, high-quality construction. And the stage of finishing the piece of furniture will be the final fireworks.

In this article we will try to figure out how to properly make a sofa with your own hands.

Sofa - a necessary thing in everyday life. There are many variations of the piece of furniture. Due to the fact that it allows long-term, reusable operation, the wear threshold increases dramatically.

For this reason, sofas are in great demand.

The main positive side of the installation of the sofa do it yourself - This is an opportunity not to overpay in the store for a thing that is much cheaper than a “designer” one.

So, buying the necessary materials and preparing the construction of utensils, you can make a corner sofa in the home workshop in a matter of hours.

Factories make uniform models. If furniture tinkering do it yourself, it can be made of this kind and design, which you yourself outlined in fantasy. This is another plus to create the design yourself.A variety of building stores, supermarkets determine the availability of any of the materials.

Due to this, the choice of lumber, fasteners, trim elements for the future product has expanded.

We determine the design and construction

The most popular, practical option is a kitchen corner sofa. Such a construction can be used by disassembling into separate sectors or put whole, along the perimeter of the wall.

In addition, the models are relevant in the kitchen interior, practical in everyday life.

So, having covered wooden panels of a sofa with varnish, it is possible to warn it against the influence of humidity, dampness, excessive dryness of air. Corner installation, consisting of two benches with a rounded middle, will take up little space in the kitchen, which is very convenient.

The aesthetically pleasing glossy finish makes it easier to remove greasy stains from the surface.

The angular sofa happens two types: stationary, sliding. The first one is easier to install, so it perfectly “fills the hand” to the beginning master. Sliding design - troublesome in execution, but outwardly quite presentable. Observing the schemes and recommendations, it’s possible to do both of them from the first time do it yourself. 

Since most of the dining tables are wooden, the base, the handrails of the corner must be made of a similar material.

Developing a kitchen sofa of your dreams, you need to decide on the upholstery. This detail will create an original, interesting piece of furniture. The choice of gasket matter may be on microfiber or artificial leather.To seat the sofa were as soft as possible, it is important to correctly choose the filler. There are materials of normal, increased rigidity, soft, hard, elastic. All types will give additional convenience, softness.

The filler should be chosen based on your preferences.

Necessary materials

The choice of materials for manufacturing is a crucial step, since the durability of the structure and reliability depend on their quality. When buying lumber, you need to take a little more. This causes the presence of defective items.

For the kitchen facilities will need:

• Bars 15 * 15 mm - 1.2 m;
• Bars with a section of 40 * 40 mm - 0.135 m;
• Bars 25 * 25 mm - 3.6 m;
• Bars 30 * 30 mm - 1.2 m;
• Board section 20 * 350 - 1 m;
• Rail 20 * 60 mm - 2.1 m;
• Plywood 1.2 * 45 * 255 cm;
• Foam rubber;
• Plugs for fasteners;
• Piano loops;
• Angles;
• Euro bolts;
• Glue for wood.
• DSP.

Materials for the manufacture of corner sofa.

Different types of fasteners.

Before starting the main work, it is important to determine the size of the sofa. Masters do not recommend performing it according to standard parameters, since the slightest deviation from the norm can ruin a structure.

Dimension plan kitchen sofa:

1. Main sofa: length 1.2 m., Height 0.85 m., Backrest height 0.3 m.
2. Side sofa - 0.45 * 0.45 m;
3. The width of the side panels is 0.45 m;
4. Seat height - 0.4 m.

These figures are conditional, but the masters recommend not to go with the parameters, otherwise the risk of manufacturing defects will increase.

Required Tools

In conditions of the fact that the kitchen corner will be made do it yourself, in the carpentry you need to take a set of tools:

• Wood saw;
• Drill;
• Electric jigsaw;
• Screwdriver;
• Electronic Planer;
• Building level;
• Tape;
• Sandpaper;
• Scissors;
• Stapler with staples.
• Foam knife.

This is the main list. Be sure to prepare for work goggles, gloves, a simple pencil for marking, ruler.

Preparing the frame, back of the bar and plywood

Sofa in the kitchen with their own hands start with mounting the frame. The process consists of the following steps.

1. From plywood plates we produce “patterns” of the sides with wavy edges for beauty.
   
   

   Cut out the individual parts.

2. With the help of the plane, we improve the edges of the parts for perfect evenness. Some experts use decorative adhesive tape for cuts.
3. Making a skeleton of a frame of two frames connected to the short bars of the euro with bolts.
   
   

   We will connect them with the help of such jumpers from a bar.

4. Frames in front, behind are sheathed with plywood, cut to size.
5. By the same principle, you must perform a side sofa.
   
   

   Two straight parts are ready. We proceed to the connection of the corner part.

6. Between the two modules you need to make a "support", bent inward by 90 degrees. The material will be made of plywood, it is flexible, obedient.
7. After bending, the plywood part is attached to the bars of the frame 40 * 40 mm, sheathed on all sides.
8. Upon completion of the work, three modules of the sofa should come out: the nodal, side bench, semicircular middle.
   
   

   The appearance of the corner sofa, made by hand, gradually looms.

As a result of simple joinery actions, a three-piece furniture unit will turn out.

Build a sofa for the kitchen

The construction of the hull structure - 50% of the implemented idea. For the formation of the sofa you need to make a seat.It is required to make "skeletons" from a bar 25 * 25 mm. Sew up their plywood sheets with a thickness of 25 mm. Emery rubbing irregularities, joints. A prerequisite is the treatment of wood elements with an antiseptic solution, a stain, varnish.

On the front side of the cover is attached foam rubber stapler or lowered to the glue.

Piano hinges should be reinforced along each. After that they will connect the main module with the seat.Before the upholstery all the open spaces of the modules are sewn with plywood, the seats are attached to the frame. The tree is lacquered.

Upholstered kitchen sofa

Sofa for the kitchen do it yourself almost ready. The next stage is upholstery. As material, choose synthetic winterizer or foam rubber. Each of the elements of the sofa is measured.

According to the parameters, the upholstery material is cut out, fixing directly on the glue to the furniture details.

Similarly, we are engaged in upholstery backrest.

Next you should cover the lining with fabric. In this regard, the most used fabrics: Jacquard, velor, microfiber, flock. To perform processing, cut out the details of the selected material according to the size of the elements of the sofa with allowances.

The material should be attached to the back of the modules and the joints with the seats.

The final stage of making a corner sofa with your own hands - the assembly of all parts into one.

The last stage - decorating

To the corner sofa has gained uniqueness and distinctive feature, it is subjected to additional transformation.

• The most effective way is to use blanket covers or colorful pillows.
  
  

  Since the corner sofa is in the kitchen, it is possible to choose pillows from water-repellent fabric, like polyvinyl chloride.

• An interesting solution would be to decorate individual elements of the sofa in the color of curtains with prints.
  
  

  On the couch you can place the pillows from a material similar to the design of the kitchen drapery.

• In the winter, to make the kitchen room more comfortable, you can carelessly throw a soft, terry blanket and pads on the sofa.
  
  

  Bright pillows bring a mood to the room.

Decorating the sofa - the most interesting part, because it can be done, taking a break from the main work.

The sofas with their presence alone can change the atmosphere, making it cozy and harmonious.

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