Make a stylish dresser with his own hands: simple installation in 10 steps

Practicality and convenience of the chest proved by time, that's why this piece of furniture does not lose its relevance over the centuries. Surely you also enjoy all the functional benefits as soon as it appears in your home. Socks, scarves, bed linen will find its permanent place. However, it is possible to arrange a chest of drawers in the hallway, and he will become a repository of umbrellas, gloves, and cosmetics.

chests of drawers in the interior

With the acquisition of the chest will disappear once the problems with the storage of small items.

Content

  • 1 The advantages of self-assembled drawers
  • 2 Choosing a design and material for the manufacture
  • 3 Detailing and cutting
  • 4 Materials and tools
  • 5 Stepwise assembly
  • 6 VIDEO: Chest with his hands.
  • 7 Chests of drawers in a modern interior - 50 photo-ideas:

The advantages of self-assembled drawers

Not always, the architectural features of the premises and existing items in the interior, make it possible to buy a chest of drawers in the store. Very often, the standard dimensions of the product, it is absolutely not suitable for placement in the apartment. In this case, an alternative embodiment would manufacture it at home. making dresser with his own hands, You get the opportunity to design their own, to choose the optimal size, color palette and structure of the material.

a chest of drawers in the bedroom

Chest of drawers, made by hand, can be as much as possible organically fit into the overall concept of an existing style.

In addition, it is able to save a large part of cash. The amount you will be prompted for the purchase of a similar chest in a shop, you can spend on better hardware (handles, rails) or on a more important purchase.

dresser yellow

Many do not even realize how useful articles are dressers.

About, how to make a chest of drawers with their hands will be discussed in today's article. Indeed, despite its apparent simplicity, in this case it has its own nuances that you should know advance to the final result to please you for many years, but did not become a cause for irritation.

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Chest is lighter and elegant. Unlike the cabinet, it does not look bulky.

Choosing a design and material for the manufacture

If you doubt your artistic taste and design capabilities, in search of ideas to create a chest with your hands, you can review the catalogs of known furniture manufacturers. Certainly among the plurality of samples, will be able to find a suitable option, which will need to be only slightly adapted to suit individual needs.

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The beauty of the chest that he, like the console tables can be turned into one of the decorative center of the room.

Standard dimensions of the chest have the following dimensions:

  • ATHeight of 800 mm;
  • WIrina 800 - 1200 mm;
  • DDepth - 300 mm.

Higher model dresser is recommended to strengthen the wall of the room to the nomination of the loaded boxes he accidentally overturned.

highboy

A chest of drawers can be decorated decor, including a very active and catchy.

In very broad chests necessarily should include strengthening the bottom of the box. Also keep in mind that at high loads during operation drawers, pull-out system can deform and jam.

classic chest of drawers

Top drawers decorated table lamps, clocks, candles, figurines, vases, plants, jewelry, photographs, souvenirs.

Chests of drawers made of wood are still the favorites. A modern decorating materials make it possible not just to paint them, and draw in the decoupage technique and the art of painting.

chest decor

These types of decorations can be easily made under the stencil.

Undoubtedly, the tree is the best material for the manufacture of furniture, but no less popular in recent years, uses a laminated particle board, to which the benefits include:

  • Hevysokuyu value
  • Mred weight
  • WThe wide color palette,
  • Legkost assembly,
  • ABOUTtsutstvie need final decoration.
three-winged commode

Today, a chest of drawers in the interior - the thing simply irreplaceable.

Sometimes, instead of chipboard manufacture boxes facades use DSP, and the finished product decorate plates MDF. This chest of drawers looks much more expensive and presentable. Solid top cover adds solidity to the chest. When the budget is limited, it can be made of two layers of 16 mm chipboard by twisting them together, and seal the wide sections of the edge strip.

a chest of drawers in the hallway

With the design of the dresser, look for his future placement in the room.

Quite often it prevents sexual plinth to put furniture up against the wall. Here are several options:

  1. Setting foot on the chest, which can then be closed trims.
  2. Installation of countertops, which will act as the back.
  3. I drank in the bottom of the chest.
commode on legs

If you still do not like the subject in use, after a closer acquaintance with his qualities you would definitely go buy it.

Detailing and cutting

If you know how to use computer programs for the design of furniture, then your task much easier. Otherwise it is possible to resort to the following embodiments:

  • Use ready-made drawings and reveal, as close as possible to your needs.
  • Be the drawing and calculate the dimensions of each part by hand, with a pencil, ruler and graph paper.
  • Master computer program Compass 3D or AutoCAD.
chest drawing

In drawing up the drawing, note that LDSM thickness is not only 16 mm.

There are embodiments 10, 16, 18, 20 mm. The distance from the side walls of the chest to the side walls of the box is at 12.5 mm on each side to accommodate the guide.

chest scheme

The rear wall of the chest should be at least 15 mm from the external face of the box, to avoid deformations.

Be sure to observe the edge. If its thickness is 1 mm, this distance must be subtracted from all sides parts. Counting size facades, remember not only about the edge, but also about the gap between the boxes. Front height necessary to subtract 5 mm (edge ​​thickness of the top and bottom of + mm gap).

chest of drawers

As an example, we offer detailing chest made from a sheet 16 mm thick melamine zakromlennogo ribbon 0.5 mm.

For the manufacture of boxes and the bottom of the chest wall is used fiberboard

Table 1

parts Names Dimensions mm Quantity, pcs
1 Table top chest 800h500 1
2 cheek 816h475 2
3 The lower part (bottom) 800h475 1
4 Facade 797h205 4
5 Withdrawal rail 768h80 2
6 Drawer side 160h450 8
7 The front of the box 160h709 4
8 The rear wall of the box 160h709 4
9 The rear wall of the chest 828h795 1
10 The lower part of the box 738h447 4

Materials and tools

Let us consider in detail, how to make a chest of drawers with their hands of LDSM.

In operation, the need:

  • Wurupovert;
  • DRel;
  • TOantselyarsky knife;
  • InGolnik;
  • Ruletka or meter;
  • TOarandash;
  • FROMtroitelny hair dryer or iron;
  • FROMVerla 4.5 mm and 8 mm;
  • Bita under konfirmat.
  • LEast chipboard;
  • FROMamorezy;
  • Hapravlyayuschie (sold as a set of 2 pcs. The right and left guide rail);
  • TOonfirmaty or 5h70 5h50 mm;
  • TORomka to process ends;
  • RUčka for boxes;
  • DDual-sided adhesive tape;
  • DI will repay.
instruments

Tools and materials.

Stepwise assembly

  1. Despite the fact that the processing of chipboard is easy to dissolve the sheet in the home without the presence of the machine you raspilochnogo unlikely. Of course, it is possible to use an electric jigsaw, but in this case, be prepared to cut along the small chipping (particles of the coating break off and form a sloppy region). It is much better to use the services of professionals to quickly and accurately narezhut you the necessary details.
    cut parts

    If this is not possible, then leave 1 - 2 mm margin on all sides of every detail, and then Grind too much, so will be able to minimize chipping.

  2. ATce open ends treat the edge upon which is deposited a layer of glue meltable under the influence of high temperatures. Apply the tape to the workpiece, align and iron without steam conventional iron or hairdryer construction. Take your time, warm up the edge of the small areas, and then carefully press down, wiping with a soft cloth. Cut off the excess edge stationery knife or blade of the planer, keeping it at 45 degrees to the workpiece.
    edging

    Sand joints with fine sandpaper.

  3. Mark places for SCREW, drill the holes. Despite the fact that SCREW diameter is 5 mm, the drill is still better to use 4.5. Difficulties in screwing not arise, because the material is sufficiently soft and pliable.
    Drilling under the SCREW

    Thus, the compounds of the quality increase substantially.

  4. Before you start to collect the body of the chest, mark the axis of the mounting rails. Usually start counting from the bottom, departing 30 mm from the inner bottom surface, the first axis is performed. Subsequent line calculated from the height of the facade of the drawer, up to a given value of 3 mm gap and subtracting 25 mm. The resulting mark will be the center of the guide bar mounting. If the dimensions of the boxes the same height, the distance between the axes are symmetrical.
    installation guides

    Do a similar procedure on the two side walls, making sure that they are mirrored.

  5. Connect the housing component, pulling interconnected SCREW. It is more convenient to start from the bottom of the assembly is attached to the side it stands, and only then the top tie plate. Before you nail down the back wall be sure to check not only all the angles, which must necessarily be straight, but diagonal.
    assembly on SCREW

    If there are errors, they are necessarily eliminated, and only then set the rear wall of the chest.

  6. If the design provides legs, screw them.
    thrust bearings on the bottom

    In our case, we use special thrust bearings.

  7. Replace the top cover by clipping it on the inside of the chest.
    cover installation

    To be safe, use a ready-made seating area.

  8. Collect the side walls of boxes in a single structure. Check that the diagonals and right angles, and then easily attach the bottom part.
    boxes assembly

    Boxes are arranged in parallel, they should be as smooth and uniform.

  9. Insert the drawers in the dresser. It's time to fix the facades, to do this, use double-sided tape. First, strengthen all facial parts on the tape, and only then remove the boxes and screw the screws on the facades.
    almost finished drawers

    To make a smooth 3mm gap start bonding with the lower part, having between 3 mm spacers.

  10. The final chord will be the installation of handles on drawers.
    finished drawers

    If all calculations have been carried out detailing at the right and cut parts with no errors, then during the assembly will not have any difficulties.

Assembled dresser with his own hands for sure will delight you and your family for years to come.

VIDEO: Chest with his hands.

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