We make a rack for toys with their own hands
For a child, as for any adult, a room has the meaning of a personal space where he feels like a little master. Accordingly, this tiny world must fulfill the individual needs of the baby. In the understanding of adults, there should be light, clean and spacious. For the baby, the atmosphere of the room is of paramount importance, where he is comfortable, above all with his favorite things. And for each of them there must be a place. Option storage of toys, in addition to the usual boxes, is a rack. Making it yourself is an opportunity to ensure all the preferences of the child.
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The advantages of creating a shelf for toys with their own hands
Furniture manufactured in the factory is devoid of individuality due to mass production. Production put on stream. The personal creation of items for storing toys has several advantages:
- ability to satisfy the most demanding needs;
- combination with the general interior of the room;
- originality of performance;
- confidence in the quality of the materials used;
- convenience and functionality.
Design and construction of a rack for toys
It is difficult to imagine a children's room without a rack. From birth, he is able to perform the function of storing personal hygiene items. As the child grows up, they begin to use it for its intended purpose. It appears toys, books, designers.
The design and construction of the storage rack for toys must be chosen based on personal needs, as well as taking into account the following requirements:
- stability - the design should have a good support;
- safety - the absence of sharp corners and protrusions will reduce the risk of injury to a minimum.
Depending on the age of the child, the storage system of toys can be classified as follows.
- Up to 1 year old - as a rule, at this age a baby has a minimal set of toys that can fit in one box or section with several shelves.
- From one to six years is the most mobile and inquisitive age, which is why the functionality of the children's room and the storage system of children's toys increases. There are a lot of items for the game and more space is needed to maintain order. In this case, an integrated approach to the issue is needed: the creation of several boxes for storing toys that are interconnected.
- From 6 to 10 years - the transitional age for games. Some children continue to actively play with toys, others devote more and more time to learning and reading books. Accordingly, the role of furniture is changing.This can be a separate box or a box for storing toys, or shelves that combine several tasks.
- After 10 years - usually there are several favorite toys that do not take up much space already. The functionality is directed to the placement of school supplies. It is most convenient to store them in a hanging cabinet, with open or closed shelves.
Depending on the gender of the children, the design of the baby's shelving for toys will also vary. For boys, it is preferable to choose more restrained colors in the design, while minimizing jewelry. Furniture for girls should be more romantic, in bright colors, with a variety of decoration. However, the subject of storage of toys, should organically fit into the general interior of the room.
Rack for a child's room with his own hands can initially be made so that he, in the process of growing up a child, will grow with him.
Among the whole variety of types of furniture, with certain functions, single boxes, drawers, box groups, ottomans, hanging shelves for storing children's toys and much more stand out for the children's room. The best is to place along a free wall niches, which can gradually increase in quantity.
Necessary materials
Depending on the type of rack, the materials and tools used in manufacturing will vary. It all depends on imagination. The easiest way to make children's furniture for storing toys is from fabric stretched over a frame, or thick cardboard. Such a task will be feasible even for the mother of the baby. The choice of the fabric itself should be based on the ability for strength and durability, i.e. have a tight weave. These types include poplin, calico, satin, denim, as well as artificial leather and fur. From the presence of skills and abilities, it is possible to create an object made of wood or rods, chipboard, plastic. For convenience, equip the rack for toys with wheels and covers.
In addition to the basic materials will need:
- stationery glue, PVA, for gluing wood and plastic parts;
- colored paper and cardboard - for decorating the product;
- frame wire - for the manufacture of objects made of cloth;
- plywood - for the rear walls.
Step by step production
Having decided on the look, design and construction of the rack for storing toys, it is necessary to sketch it. Possession of great artistic abilities in this case is not required. It may be just a sketch, which will be marked with dimensions and overall dimensions. From this data, the required amount of materials is calculated.
Fabrication of fabric variation does not provide for the construction of special patterns and patterns, as a rule, the marking, taking into account future sizes, is applied directly to the fabric.
For an item consisting of three vertical shelves, you need 1.3 m of fabric with a width of 1.5. Cut out and cut out of the specified amount, taking into account seam allowances 1.5-2 cm, elements of the following sizes:
- shelves - 4 pieces in size 30 * 60 cm;
- side parts - 6 pieces with a size of 30 * 30 cm;
- inserts from a cardboard - 4 pieces of 28 * 28 cm in size;
- braid - 1 m.
Details of the shelves are folded in half and stitched pocket, on the principle of pillowcases. Then interconnected side parts. Cardboard is inserted into pockets for strength of the bases. A string is sewn to the finished design from above and tied up for hanging in the right place.
This type of shelving is convenient because it is fully mobile, and the soft side walls, devoid of frame support, allow you to fold it with an accordion. Shelf ideally accommodates in the closet, if its goal is to store baby supplies. Having equipped a design with side pockets, there will be additional places for storage. This view will serve as a good alternative to the usual box.
Making a version of wooden planks or laminated chipboard will require more significant skills, such as metalworking skills.
Production of the frame begins with the walls: side, top and bottom. They are cut from chipboard thickness of approximately 16 mm, according to size. Ordinary plywood is perfect for the back wall.
The next step is the manufacture of shelves with dividers. On the finished parts folds are cut and grooves are made in the right places. The joints are glued with special glue on wood and dried well. For reliability of a design, from within elements are tightened by a metal corner. Boards should be provided with a good corner joint, which can be equipped with additional spikes and eyelets. Sample perform chisel or chisel.
Now you need to connect the shelves and vertical walls with nails and additionally glue. Intermediate shelves are interconnected by wooden studs. To do this, it is necessary to make a through hole in the frame plank, and in the shelves to drill nests long two-thirds of the size of the stud. They are put on the glue. The back wall of plywood is nailed.
To equip the design with drawers, it is important to accurately determine their size. Installation takes place on special furniture rollers.
In conclusion, the finished structure is processed with sandpaper, the existing holes are puttied, and excess glue is removed.
The wooden model has a rather heavy weight, and therefore, in order to avoid falling and getting injured, it must be attached to the wall with a metal corner. Thus, sustainability will be ensured.
Dressing
Depending on who the child's rack is designed for storing toys - a boy or a girl, as well as the interior of the room, its decoration is also performed. But, despite all the strict rules, he should give the kid a feeling of joy and comfort. Any option can be beaten with such decorative elements as butterflies, flowers, bows, cars, or fairytale heroes. They can be made of fabric or special paper, and pasted on the finished product. It can also be a ready-made decor item purchased in a store.
- The finished wooden product, after the completion of work, can be painted in the desired color, coated with varnish of the desired shade.
- The facades of the boxes can be made immediately using colored chipboard.
- As the design is well suited installation melamine edge. To do this, it must be attached to the end parts and ironed with a hot iron. After it is sufficiently well fixed, the remains are removed with a knife. Another type of decoration is the installation of a baguette. So the rack will look more neat and interesting.
- An interesting option would be to offer your child to decorate your own shelves
According to psychologists, from early childhood, the child must be taught to order. And this, in turn, is the personal belongings and toys of the kid, laid out and placed in their places, forming a single storage system. Having a separate place will be useful in the event that a small family member does not have his own children's room. And the evening collection of toys can be turned into a kind of ritual.
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