Furniture the hands: ideas for new furniture from old objects

It is impossible to imagine a house without furniture, because it is an element of interior design and functional entity. Fashion designers are constantly expanding range of efforts. But not everyone likes the factory standard product shapes and colors, and original versions are expensive. Solution is: apply to the manufacturing center on the order or to make furniture the hands. This is an opportunity to save and show imagination.

Ideas for new furniture from old objects

For those who can and loves tinkering something with their own hands, opened a real space of ideas, in fact Furniture can be made from unusual materials and objects, which are home to an unnecessary of things:

• countertop from the old piano (piano) can become part of the new table, and upside down, set on the floor, it will turn to the original rack;
• it is easy to make the cabinet with their hands out of scrap materials: residues of plastic pipes, for frame and hard tissue (eg curtains) to sew the wall;
• unnecessary computer disks can become a screen, attach them enough to the metal frame;
• remnants of the old brick should be used to implement different ideas: as a leg for a coffee table, as the wall of the stationary rack to simulate fire;
• from large speakers to make your own hands shelf, hanging cupboards, chests of drawers, bedside tables;
• large trays transform into tabletops or into the palm of colors, which will be the highlight of the interior;
• table top and legs from the old dining room table with his hands turn into a compact coffee table or bookcase, obuvnitsu;
• wine barrel can be used for bold ideas: could become the basis of the table, or sawn in half and padded with foam and tapestry - two puffs;
• old interior doors (especially the same) will be useful to make the kitchen with his hands improvised.

It's not all the ideas, how to make furniture out of scrap materials.

A non-trivial design of interior

Someone like homemade may seem ridiculous and even clumsy, because they are made with their own hands of what might lie in a trash can. But nature will appreciate the creative pieces of furniture out of scrap materials at its true worth. It's kind of Handmaiden, which has its advantages:

• made with his own hands, it has the energy of the house and the person who fashioned it;
• the process from idea to its realization captures and brings joy;
• furniture the hands of the available tools can be a great gift;
• children will love it and will be indispensable for the games;
• able to bring novelty in the usual interior and simultaneously give it individuality;
• some interior styles homemade thing is just required;
• re-use of unnecessary things and materials reduces the amount of waste;
• creating and decorating can become not only a hobby, but also become a source of income.

Furniture masterpieces of wooden pallets

If there was an idea to make furniture out of scrap materials with their hands, pay attention to the usual wooden pallets which are used to transport various goods. From the shops they are usually thrown away, so get these pallets will not be difficult.

Of them will turn out:

• excellent table with shelves where you can put newspapers and magazines;
• the basis for the swings;
• garden furniture (benches, tables);
• mobile base for a sofa that is easy to change the structure, moving pallets and separate mattresses;
• foundation for beds;
• shelving;
• open shelves;
• shelves for shoes.

Furniture fancy plastic

Interesting things for the home are obtained from plastic. For example, easy to make a chair with their hands out of scrap materials, if there is a sufficient amount of plastic bottles. Use a half-liter bottle of which is the frame. For one frame member needs three bottles. The first integer, the second cut in half (top portion is shorter). In the bottom part of the bottle is inserted into the upper stopper down. Next to it is put a whole bottle, and the top is put on the lower part of the third bottle.

Furthermore chairs, the same technology can be produced frame for a bed or a sofa, make ottoman.

Projects made of cardboard furniture

To make furniture with his own hands at home from readily available materials, it is worth remembering about the board. He is perfect to create a wardrobe or chest of drawers. Of course, you need to be sturdy frame, which can be assembled from plastic pipes or metal profile.

Of cardboard boxes can make hanging shelves or racks. However, heavy objects on them put it is impossible, but for storing different things they come in handy.

Furniture made of unusual materials

There are many ideas unusual application of available tools:

• glass from old windows can be a table top for the new table;
• Glass can also be applied in the creation of kitchen furniture with his own hands from improvised means: for inserts on facades and as internal shelves;
• tires and wheels even entirely able to turn into footstools and a basis for the table, becoming the main focus of the interior;
• there are a lot of ideas of transformation of the body from the old computer to a shelf or table;
• even the body of an old refrigerator can be used to make it a rack or cabinet!

Design project

It happens that a lot of creative ideas, but to put them not, and the child seat with their hands out of scrap materials remains a project.

To make your own furniture from waste materials, it is necessary to accurately calculate the size of the future creation, given its shape. Next, see if there is enough material for its manufacturing, or need to gather up a few more bottles or reduce the height of the proposed table.

It is desirable to draw the drawing and more important to determine the decoration of the finished object.

The decor - the finishing touch

To make their own hands the furniture has become the decoration interior of the house, it should be not only original, but also beautiful. This will help decorating. There are a lot of ideas.

piece of furniture	decoration
Table	Decoupage, varnish, paint, stain, leather items, glass, ceramic tile
Kitchen set	Decoupage, varnish, paint, stain, leather items, glass, adhesive film, metal elements
Wardrobe, chest of drawers, dresser, shelves, hanging lockers	Decoupage, varnish, paint, stain, leather items, glass, adhesive tape, wallpaper, photo printing, mirror
Upholstered furniture	Tapestry, leather or imitation leather, denim, patchwork technique, crocheted blankets

Advantageous to look furniture, decorated in decoupage technique. For example, a chest of drawers with their hands out of scrap materials will design thing. With the help of decoupage is easy to upgrade the surface of the coffee table or hanging locker.

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