All parents know that little kids love to play and watch cartoons, but put them in the evening in bed sometimes it can be difficult. sleep - the most unloved season for kids.
Cot-machine - the dream of every child!
One way to reconcile the child that it is time to go to bed - make children's bed was attractive to fidget. To do this you can collect bed machine with his own hands: it will cause the association with the characters of cartoons and delight children of its kind, transforming a dream into another exciting and useful game.
Content
- 1 model Selection
- 2 Optimal size bed
- 3 The drawings and diagrams
- 4 The choice of material and tools
- 5 How correctly to saw sheets and make holes
- 6 Choosing a mattress for bed machines
- 7 Caring for children's bed
- 8 Video on how to make a bed, a car with his hands:
- 9 50 photos of design ideas in a baby cot machine:
model Selection
First you need to decide what will be the future appearance of the bed. The criteria for selection are the size, functionality and preferences of the child. For younger children, preferably in the form of machine cartoon character, for example, "Cars" or "Poly AGV" - it will remind you of your favorite TV series.
The machine bed in the cartoon style "Cars."
In addition, these models are the most secure: smooth shape exclude the presence of sharp edges and high sides will help to avoid accidental fall during sleep.
The original machine-bed truck for a child's room.
Older children can make a smaller prototype of this car. These models look more serious, and the child will feel like an adult in them. For reliability, you can add a bed moving parts such as the steering wheel and the wheels, or decorative elements - windows, wheels, headlights and turn signals, adding the possibility for the future of children's games.
Wooden cot machine-made with your own hands.
Cot-machine during assembly.
Cot machine after painting.
That's interesting, this model looks in the nursery.
Drawers in the crib with your hands.
If a family with several children a small difference in age, there are options for a bunk bed in a bus or van. This helps to save room space and increases the functionality of the bedroom area.
Optimal size bed
Bed machine as a conventional counterpart, should take into account the needs of children in the space for sleeping. Convenience and comfort - the main conditions for a healthy baby sleep. Sleeper should be made at least one meter wide and a minimum of one and a half meters wide, but when you consider that parents before going to bed is often need to lie down for a while with the kids - it will be better to increase it to two. This will provide a margin for growth.
Determination of the optimal size of a cot.
Spacious and comfortable bed-machine for the child.
If you planned to assemble bed machine with their own hands will be bunk - should take into account the height of the top floor and ceiling in the room. Incorrect calculations can result in that the distance is too small, and the child will be uncomfortable to constantly bend over. The sides of the second floor must also be sufficiently high.
The drawings and diagrams
For the manufacture of bed-machines with their own hands will need a detailed drawing, on the basis of which the details will be created. bed design may include not only a bed, but also additional drawers, shelves, stairs, and other details and decorative elements. It is also possible concomitant update of interior children's room to make it more in line with the changed situation - for example, a rug, carpet with a pattern depicting a road or a road wallpapers signs.
Having defined the model, you can choose ready-related drawings on the Internet, or to make payments on their own by drawing the layout manually or in any convenient design program.
Drawing a simple bed-machines, which can be done by hand.
Drawing cot 155 * 70 with his hands.
Drawing design options cot-cars for the boy.
Drawing-bed machine with a convenient drawer.
Another version of the drawing-bed machines.
One technique is to pre-drawing future bed template on cardboard or paper, subsequently to easily move the projection parts on the material selected for the base. Bed-machine created with his own hands, which advance figures calculated properly, is much simpler in the assembly than the creative product "from scratch".
The choice of material and tools
The basis for the children's beds have to be harmless and non-toxic materials. It is recommended to carefully approach the selection of timber and check that all the relevant health certificates.
The correct choice of material depends on its crib safety and durability.
The most popular option - to make the car with their hands out fotolaminirovannogo chipboard or chipboard. These durable materials are striking appearance and high moisture resistance, allowing the creation of beautiful models.
A set of tools for working with wood.
Another option - the basis of MDF. It is environmentally friendly, since organic polymers are used in forming the array. This material has properties very similar to natural wood, but at the same time more durable and resistant to external influences. Children will have to try very hard to scratch such coverage, and its susceptibility to moisture is minimized. This baby-bed machine is durable and practical to use.
Material handling and cutting out parts will need a set of special tools. However, the majority of them and so kept the house any man: a hammer, a screwdriver or a screwdriver, drill, sandpaper for grinding and deburring.
Tools for making cribs their hands.
It is recommended to purchase an electric jigsaw - it will greatly simplify the process of cutting wood. Also need screws, tape measure, a pencil for marking and, where appropriate, non-toxic paint.
How correctly to saw sheets and make holes
Key elements used to build the bed machines with their own hands - a side wall (side) the front part (it should be lower than the rest, to children it was convenient to get off and climb) and headboard.
Using the template drawing transfer on the workpiece and drank them with a jigsaw. Then you have to grind the resulting parts and drill holes for the hardware, fastening design. Finished pieces can be painted, and during the dry engage in the manufacture of decorative boxes and components.
Once all the parts are ready, it remains only to steal the frame with screws and install it in the planned location.
Choosing a mattress for bed machines
In spite of the decorative component, a bed - this is primarily a place to sleep.
Mattress for makeshift beds machines.
Therefore, the choice of the mattress should be approached carefully and responsibly to the children feel comfortable and safe sleep.
It is important to choose a really high-quality and comfortable mattress in the crib.
Two varieties of mattresses: with springs without them.
Mattress for a cot in the spring.
To create a machine bed with his hands better to choose the latter - they are characterized by greater durability and orthopedic qualities. Also keep in mind that the height of the mattress must be lower than the side walls, as well as possess anti-allergic and anti-fungal properties.
Mattress in a crib with a latex filler.
Allocate latex, polyurethane foam and coconut fillings - each of them has its own advantages. You should choose one that is the best fit for your child.
Mattress for baby with coconut filling.
Thus, coconut are more rigid, and are recommended for young children. With seven years, after consultation with the podiatrist, you can use a soft base, and with the twelve - polyurethane foam.
Version of the combined filler mattress in a crib.
In addition, manufacturers are producing mattresses, with special features: ventilated, antibacterial and even ionized.
Caring for children's bed
Cot, made in the form of the machine, does not require special care, which differs from the usual furniture. It should be regularly cleaned from dust and dirt with a damp cloth, ventilate and vacuuming the mattress, bedding and interior drawers.
Cot mattress should periodically be aired and cleaned from dust.
Bed machine with their own hands - a great way to make a child happy and transform the interior of the nursery. It will serve as a cozy place to sleep, and a platform for fun games.
Video on how to make a bed, a car with his hands:
50 photos of design ideas in a baby cot machine:
