Couch with his hands for a holiday home or carrying out procedures

Often, there are couches in hospital emergency rooms and treatment rooms. But this versatile piece of furniture that can be used in the country - will complete its side pillars, on top of the canopy fling - get a nice, cozy place for outdoor recreation.

In the kitchen couch create additional seats, and if you equip its shelves - will be where to store various utensils.

In the hall of this furniture will be particularly useful for people with ailments of the back, it is no wonder doctors recommend them to rest on a solid surface.

Demonstrating imagination, so ugly accessory can be turned into a real masterpiece. Couch with his hands fit perfectly into your interior and it is not difficult to make.

Depending on individual needs, location and availability of space of the couch can be of different sizes: large, small, medium-sized, straight and angled. They can be equipped with additional shelves or drawers, make with the backrest or without sheathing fabric or leather - this piece of furniture will not go unnoticed and will be your pride.

The main varieties couches models:

• with armrest or without it;
• with back and without it;
• on thin and thick legs;
• soft couches;
• fully sheathed in fabric or leather.

The main varieties couches models:

• with a metal frame;
• with drawers;
• with the additional racks;
• Folding (can be transformed into bed).

Choose a model of the couch, which is not only perfectly fit into the interior, but also will be available for you to make. If you have some skills in carpentry skills, you can take on more complex versions of the product. If this kind of activity master the first time - to start fabricate a simple model.

Advantages of the couch, made with his own hands:

• low cost - will have to spend only the necessary materials;
• Organization of additional space;
• reliable construction;
• manufactured according to a necessary size;
• combination with the interior;
• elegant appearance.

Make a couch with their hands not hard, not necessarily be a professional carpentry skills. Most importantly - think carefully about all the details, make a plan, accurate drawings (these can be found on the Internet), and select high-quality materials.

For framework fit the usual pieces of wood, it is better to give preference to natural wood. But it can also be used chipboard. To the product was more than soft, use a mattress or foam. Beautiful appearance this type of furniture will give the upholstery fabric.

How to make the couch with his own hands?

Please note that all the wooden elements is absolutely necessary sanded with sandpaper, paint, and after - lacquered. Therefore, immediately determine the desired color of the future product. When the first coat is dry varnish, sandpaper can go over the details again - all sticking small chips harden, and would be easy to get rid of.

If you want to add the product softness, as a filler, use a versatile and cheap material - foam. Choose a high degree of stiffness, because it is too soft will sag, and hard - to bring discomfort. Foam cut off a few centimeters more - it is necessary to fix the bottom parts to prevent premature wear of the upholstery.

In order to sheathe the product was easier to follow such a scheme of action: first, do not fix it in a tensioned condition to the one long side of the part, then pull and fasten on the opposite side of the center to edges. The same sequence follow the short ends.

The best option for the head of the lifting mechanism will speed fixation popular models of old clamshells.

Please note that for a sofa or ottoman device in this case, will not work - because of the small size of the lever will have to make great efforts to lower the head.

It is possible to select two-position headboard, the operation of which is ensured by a gas lifter force 40H-80H.

To design the bar legs cut into pieces of 50 cm, for the remaining parts need to prepare plywood with the following parameters:

• for bed 170cm * 70cm;
• at the head of 38cm * 70cm;
• two long side-bar 200cm * 17cm;
• Four short tsargi 56cm * 17cm.

Short tsargi fixed between long. In long do all the same, but in the plane of a diameter of 8 mm. One short side-bar set in an interval of 40 cm from the headboard.

The legs are fastened with screws 4 * 60. In order to avoid the formation of cracks in the wood, in tsargami drill hole diameter of 5 mm, and in the legs - 2.5 mm.

Along the perimeter of the box, except for the headboard, screw the corners to fix the bed. If the couch is equipped with gas springs - and attach them using kit user manual.

Screw the box to the corners of the box, departing at 5 centimeters from the foot and sides. Loop butterfly set in the head, then in the lowered, horizontally substitute under the bed and secure. It remains to fix the mating gas lift and a couch with his hands ready.

decorating articles

it all depends on your taste and budget - only paints, various synthetic, microfiber, suede or Color Options can be used for decoration. Synthetic padding for a long time keeps the color, the shape, but it tends to be electrified and attract dust.

Interesting appearance will have a couch, if you drill holes in the plywood and would chip filler nylon thread. The holes will be hidden with the help of beautiful buttons, upholstered in the same tone.

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