Upholstered furniture with his own hands: the basic principles of manufacturing

Where we like to relax after a busy day? That's right, on the couch or a soft comfortable chair, sitting in front of the TV with a cup of hot tea. Sofas are now - a popular piece of furniture, a fairly large range of shops. Designers are coming up with more and more new models. Who follow the fashion and who funds permit, may change with a new sofa. What about those who pressed for finances, and want to change, or are used to the old comfortable patterns and padding have rubbed?

Masterovitym people who are at home to carry out repairs or changes upholstery, soft furnishings make their own is not difficult. Who are new in this business, who do not have certain skills, that is, of course, will be quite difficult.

Benefits of creating their own hands

Production of home furniture - a fascinating process, and most importantly - breathtaking. There would be a desire to let the imagination, and the house will not only sofa, but also other interesting and unusual furniture.

Production of upholstered furniture with his own hands has many positive aspects or perhaps in other words, the benefits of:

• You realize the most unusual design ideas.
• This work is entertaining, it allows to acquire skills in this interesting case.
• It allows you to save the family budget. Furniture made by yourself, will cost much cheaper than if you bought it in the store.
• The finished design will be qualitative, as you yourself select the material and components.
• You will create an original thing that will fully match the interior.
• In size suitable to a particular place reserved in the room.
• In the case of wear or other defects, you can replace the upholstery easily.
• Upon completion, you will feel an inner satisfaction from the work done.
• Original furniture will be your pride. You'll be tinkering upholstered furniture not only for family and friends, you never know, maybe open a business in the future.

We determine the design and construction

Before you start tinkering your masterpiece, you should look to the interior of the room, think about which model would you like to do. Maybe it will be an unusual design or plan to create a sofa bed. Just want a cozy corner where you can sit, relax, curl up on the couch. In general, you need to decide what will be the appointment of a future furniture. Whether present in the structure such furniture elements, both armrests (possible to make them in the form of shelves), drawers (or inside the box is supposed to store bedding), Folding mechanisms. It is necessary for the overall design of the room pick up the upholstery, to determine the vehicle.

You know how to do the drawings? Display the paper the next bed, and circuits necessary elements. So it will be much easier to understand and estimate how much material will need.

What is needed for work

Necessary materials	Required tools
· Upholstery material; · Filler (suitable foam 50 mm thick); · Batting or padding polyester as the auxiliary material; · Sheets fiberboard and particleboard; · Board; · Bar (40-50 mm); · Plywood (can be replaced by a suitable material); · Thread.	· Sewing machines; · Knife, preferably sharp; Furniture · stapler; · Screwdriver; · Drill; · Screwdriver; · Pliers; · Saw; · Self-tapping screws; · Glue; · Roulette; · Pencil.

The basic principles of the manufacture of upholstered furniture

In the manufacture of upholstered furniture with his own hands is required to adhere to certain principles:

• Firstly, the quality of future construction. You choose your own material, the folding mechanism, accessories, filling, upholstery, furniture create themselves. Thus, you get a reliable furniture that meets the requirements, which will last a long time without any breakdowns.
• Secondly, sofa or other piece of furniture should be perfect in form, but at the same time simple. This will make the job of manufacturing practical, less laborious, spending a minimum of time and materials, and in the future will greatly simplify the repair and replacement of parts.
• Third, ergonomic performance. They cause the ratio of addition of the design a physical person, his weight and obschegigienicheskih needs - a convenient and basic care for furniture.
• Fourth, the general aesthetic match the demands - to be not just a comfortable piece of furniture, and harmoniously integrated into the overall environment, comply with other furniture, fashion, style.
• Fifth, to meet environmental requirements. In the manufacture of upholstered furniture materials should be used that do not contain harmful substances or containing the lowest index.

Create upholstery

Before entering upholstered furniture, it is necessary to determine the material - leather or fabric. The choice is influenced by financial capabilities. Do not choose leather - it will last for long. Remember the rules: pieces of furniture upholstered need before you start to collect the structure; when cutting is necessary to consider hem allowances (approximately two centimeters); before you start to cut the material, make the workpiece.

After making the necessary measurements, calculate the required length and width of the material. Padding to last a long time, choose a dense tissue - chenille, tapestry, jacquard. They are better suited for the job. We decompose the selected workpiece material, encircle chalk, not forgetting allowances excised. Thus making patterns for the back, arm rests, back wall. Sew on the sewing machine and replace the piece of furniture, then we collect the entire structure. Similarly, sewn and pillows on the sofa.

The final stage - decoration

Decorating - one of the best options to give environment uniqueness, elegance, renovate the interior. If there is a desire, imagination, you can make this work easily on their own, without the help of the designers.

Now widely used decoupage technique - using a thin cloth, you put on the surface of furniture different patterns and designs.

If the interior is outdated or inoperable, you can make new covers and make decorative pillows. Choose the fabric for upholstery to be carefully - it should not be shedding and reek, and the pile must not crumble. In fact, in the choice no big deal. To the furniture looked impressive, upholstery fabric chosen partners are solid colors. They upholster armrests and the bottom line, to other parts of the used fabric with a picture or a different color. To reduce tissue consumption, choose a solid color or a material with a small figure.

Not the least role in the decoration of upholstered furniture plays a filler. If he has lost elasticity and sank, it must be replaced, the furniture was not only beautiful but also convenient. From inexpensive means of using foam, batting and padding polyester. The last option - the most common, using it as a filler, you zadekoriruete furniture in a short time. Qualitative sintepon should be of uniform thickness, it is sufficiently dense and does not have an odor. Foam - not less popular, it should be fine-pored structure. If he recovers instantly when pressed, such filler will last a long time.

If the interior of your sofa or worn out spots on it appeared, from which it is impossible to get rid of, but you feel sorry for him disposed of, as the furniture is still quite strong and can last more than one year, then it is possible to make constriction buying other tissue. If for you this work is difficult, but you sew perfectly, then why do not you make yourself new cases, you can add elements of drapery. If they mess, they can be simply removed and washed.

In choosing the material, consider the overall situation, the interior style and, of course, the taste. Better if apply for decorating fabric soft colors and sublime tones. Accessories should match the color of the material. By decorating the furniture with his own hands, you give it a second life, and the atmosphere in the house is original and unique.

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