Doing the couch with your own hands
Often couches are found in the emergency rooms of hospitals and treatment rooms. But this is a universal piece of furniture that can be used at the dacha - supplement it with side racks, put a canopy on top - it will turn out to be a beautiful, cozy place for outdoor recreation.
In the kitchen, the couch will create additional seating places, and if you equip it with shelves, it will be where to store various kitchen utensils.
In the hall, such furniture will be especially useful for people with back diseases, because it is not for nothing that doctors recommend them to rest on a hard surface.
Showing imagination, such a nondescript accessory can be turned into a real masterpiece. The couch with the hands will ideally fit into your interior and it is possible to make it.
Depending on individual needs, location and availability of space, couches can be of different sizes: large, small, medium, straight and angular. They can be equipped with additional shelves or drawers, made with or without a back, sheathed with fabric or imitation leather - such a piece of furniture will not go unnoticed and will be your pride.
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The main types of models of couches:
- with or without armrest;
- with and without back;
- on thin and thick legs;
- soft couches;
- fully lined with fabric or leather.
The main types of models of couches:
- with metal frame;
- with drawers;
- with additional shelves;
- folding (can be transformed to a berth).
Choose a model of couch, which not only fits perfectly into the interior, but will also be available to you in the manufacture. If you have some carpentry skills, you can take on more complex product options. If you master this type of activity for the first time, first make a simple model.
The advantages of the couch, made by hand:
- low cost - will have to spend only on the necessary materials;
- organization of additional space;
- structural reliability;
- production according to the required dimensions;
- combination with the interior;
- elegant appearance.
It is not difficult to make a couch with your own hands; it is not necessary to be a professional in carpentry skills.The most important thing is to think carefully about all the details, make a plan, accurate drawings (they can be found on the Internet) and select quality materials.
For the frame fit the usual wooden bars, it is better to give preference to natural wood. But you can also use chipboard. To make the product more soft, use a mattress or foam rubber. Upholstery fabric will give a beautiful look to this type of furniture.
How to make a couch with your own hands?
Please note that all wooden elements must be sanded with emery paper, painted and then varnished. Therefore, immediately determine the desired color of the future product. When the first coat of varnish dries, you can go through the sandpaper on the details again - all the sticking out small pieces will harden, and it will be easy to get rid of them.
If you want to give the product softness, as a filler, use a versatile and cheap material - foam rubber. Choose an average degree of hardness, since too soft will sag, and hard - will bring discomfort. Cut the foam rubber a few centimeters more - it must be fastened to the bottom of the parts to prevent premature upholstery wear.
In order to sheathe the product was easier, follow this pattern of action: first fix it in its relaxed state to one long side of the part, then tighten and fasten from the center of the opposite side to the edges. Follow the same sequence with short ends.
The best option for the mechanism of lifting the head of the head will be a step fixation, popular in models of old folding beds.
Please note that the device for a sofa or ottoman in this case is not suitable - because of the small size of the lever will have to make great efforts to lower the headboard.
You can choose a two-position headboard, whose work is provided by gas microlifts with a force of 40N-80N.
For the legs of the construction, cut the bar into pieces of 50 centimeters, for the remaining parts you need to prepare plywood with the following parameters:
- for a bed 170cm * 70cm;
- on the headboard 38cm * 70cm;
- two long bariums 200cm * 17cm;
- four short curtains 56cm * 17cm.
Short barrels are fixed between long ones. In the long all do the same, but in a plane with a diameter of 8 mm. Put one short side piece in the interval 40 centimeters from the head.
The legs are attached using screws 4 * 60. To avoid the formation of cracks in the wood, drill holes with a diameter of 5 mm in the tsar, and 2.5 mm in the legs.
Along the perimeter of the box, except for the headboard, screw the corners to fix the bed. If the couch will be equipped with gas shock absorbers, attach them as well, following the user's guide.
Spin the bed to the corners of the box, departing 5 centimeters from the foot and on the sides. Place the butterfly loops in the headboard, then in the lowered, horizontal position, substitute under the bed and secure. It remains to secure the counterpart of the gas-lift and the couch is ready with your own hands.
Product decoration
For decoration, you can use only paints, various synthetic materials, microfiber, dermantin or velor - it all depends on your taste and budget. Synthetic upholstery keeps its color and shape for a long time, but it tends to electrify and attracts dust.
An interesting appearance will have a couch, if you drill holes in plywood and drag the filler with a nylon thread. Holes are hidden with the help of beautiful buttons, covered with a fabric to match.
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