Upholstered furniture with own hands

• Preparing the elements of upholstered furniture
• Determining the connection type of parts
• Creating furniture upholstery:
• Making the padded stool
• Step-by-step creation of the sofa

Many men at least once in their lives independently performed repairs to upholstered furniture or made a sofa, armchairs, but upholstered furniturewith their own hands - it is always an exclusive thing and will be for all times a matter of pride and success. Do not think that making furniture yourself is an impossible and difficult work. Having skills in carpentry will help to make a frame that can then be sewn or wrapped in soft upholstery. How to do it, you will learn from this article.

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Preparatory stage

Preparing to make upholstered furniture with your own hands is the most important process. On how competently and thoughtfully you take to work at this stage, the final result depends both on the strength and beauty of the headset, and on its durability and expediency for the interior and size of a particular room.

Choosing the furniture that you need

If you decide to make furniture yourself, then make an action plan. First, decide what functionality your furniture should have. This determines the choice of material, accessories and upholstery.

Drawing Design

If you have drawing skills, draw a sketch and draw drawings of all elements of the future product. If you do not have such skills, then find the sketches you are interested in on the Internet. It can be both ready-made projects, and special programs for creating sketches and visualizing the result.

What to prefer and how it is more convenient for you to make furniture yourself at home, decide based on your own concepts of practicality and convenience. But be sure to remember that the sizes and shapes of all elements must be calculated and sketched on paper on a reduced scale. A good drawing of the future element of furniture with all the necessary explanations is a pledge of successful assembly.

Important! The design of furniture can be thought through on its own, but it is better to study the factory items in order to understand how these or other parts are attached and what materials and accessories are needed for various pieces of furniture.

Selection of materials for the manufacture of furniture

For work will require materials of various types:

1. The main materials for the manufacture of furniture are fiberboard, chipboard, wooden bars, flexible sheets of MDF.80% of upholstered furniture can consist of such a frame. Preparation of the elements of the product is carried out with the help of a carpenter's machine, a jigsaw.
2. It is also necessary to select a filler for the elements of the product. It can be polyurethane or foam rubber. The thickness of the material depends on what part of the furniture is hammered. For seats, use the thickest filler, and for the armrests on the sofas and armchairs - the thinnest.
3. The elements for which foam rubber is to be laid must be covered with a coarse cotton cloth.
4. Depending on the elements of the products, for the assembly may be necessary as usual screws and nails, and various metal elements: fasteners, corners. All necessary materials, accessories, fasteners and other auxiliary materials must be calculated and included in the plan of purchases and acquisitions.

Important! Great value in the process of how you will make upholstered furniture for the house with your own hands, has a choice of fabric for the tightening. It should be a strong and quality fabric. Before you begin to sheathe furniture, you need to experiment and determine whether dirt, damage is easily removed from the skin, and if there are no arrows and holes from the nails. The upholstery fabric should match the color and texture with the textiles and curtains available in the room. The upholstery can be fastened to furniture elements with the help of a stapler or carnations.

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Production of upholstered furniture elements

The process of manufacturing upholstered furniture is divided into 2 stages:

1. Creation of a frame. This process will not be difficult if you have skills in carpentry.
2. Connection of all elements of the structure with the filling of the filler and the installation of the armchair of armchairs and sofas.

The base can be rigid, flexible and elastic:

1. Hard frames include frames and boxes with plugs made of plywood or hard wood fibreboard.
2. Flexible and elastic bases are a frame or box, on one side of which there are supporting structural elements, making it possible to bend.

Work with individual parts begins with marking them on the material. It is necessary to carefully and carefully check everything, and only after that start cutting the workpieces with a jigsaw or carpenter.

Important! If all the details are made in accordance with the drawings, then the first fitting will show how clearly the elements dock together. If necessary, correct errors immediately, adjusting the elements to full compliance. In this case, furniture with their own hands at home will be done qualitatively.

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Determining the connection type of parts

The type of connection depends on the purpose and function of the product:

1. If the upholstered furniture is planned for permanent use in one condition, it is necessary to connect the elements using nails, screws, screws or glue.
2. If you plan to disassemble or unfold the furniture, then use the so-called lapkovy method of fastening.

At the same stage, treat all the sharp corners of the elements so that they do not show through the upholstery and in the future do not cause discomfort.

Important! When connecting parts, draw additional working hands, since alone it is problematic.

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We create furniture upholstery:

1. Elements which are subject to fabric padding, tighten before assembling the whole structure.
2. When patterning material, take into account all the curls on the furniture and additionally along the edges leave a couple of centimeters on the allowances.
3. On pre-made blanks, cut out the material and fasten it to the elements using the staples.
4. Make sure that the fittings are not visible to others.

General recommendations listed above are applicable for the manufacture of certain types of upholstered furniture, in particular, pouffe and couch.

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Manufacture of padding

This household item has multifunctionality. It is not only an element of decor, but can serve as a convenient place for storing things and perform the function of a chair. There are a lot of options for manufacturing puffins. It can be skeleton and frameless, rectangular and round, sheathed fabric and knitted. We offer you the technology of how to make upholstered furniture with your own hands at home, such as a rectangular frame pofa of standard size 400x400x500 mm.

Materials

For its manufacture you will need the following tools and materials:

• Wooden beam 150x40x40 mm.
• Piece of chipboard 17502400x16 mm.
• Hammer.
• Hacksaw with small teeth.
• Pencil and ruler.
• Screwdriver.
• Joiner's glue.
• Wood screws.
• Stapler for furniture plating.
• Upholstery material( sintepon, batting, foam rubber) 50 mm thick.
• 2 piano loops.
• 4 roller.
• Heavy fabric for upholstery.
• Sewing machine.

Installation instruction:

1. Perform the marking on the work surface:
   • For the pouffe walls, cut out 2 rectangular pieces measuring 370x400 mm.
   • For the side parts, using a hacksaw, cut 2 pieces of 370x400 mm, 1 section 400x400 mm.
2. Cut the beam into 4 pieces so that each of them has a length of 370 mm.
3. From the carved elements, assemble the box. The frame must have a height of 370 mm.
4. Use joinery glue to glue the beams along the inner corners of the structure.
5. Secure the carcass corners with screws.

Important! If desired, the design is further strengthened with metal corners. This will give greater reliability to your upholstered furniture made by yourself at home.

1. Place the top cover( 400x400 mm) on the foam sheet and cut out the desired piece of material. The seat requires about three pieces, because it should be soft. Cut out 3 squares, glue them together.
2. Glue foam rubber to the top cover.
3. Cut four narrow foam strips, fill them with a gap between the lid and the large square of foam rubber.
4. Make a sketch of cutting the upholstery of the top cover, measuring the ready-made, foamed otter. Do not forget to add 1 cm to all the seams. Similarly, make all calculations for the sides of the puff. Leave 6 cm of material on the bottom and top bend.
5. Transfer the sketch to the fabric, carefully cut out the blanks.
6. Start sewing, stitching first decorative seams.
7. Prepare a neat cover on the padded stool so that the corners coincide.
8. Slightly cut the corners, make a bend, and then nail the material with a stapler to the box. Nail the stapler with the bottom of the fabric.
9. Do the same manipulations with the top cover, fixing the material on it.
10. Pull the fabric, make a small hall and nail to the chipboard with staples.
11. From the fabric, make a neat tab, nail to the top cover so that the ottoman can open easily.
12. Attach the mechanism with which the lid will open with screws.
13. Attach 4 rollers to the bottom.

The ottoman is ready! It can be used for its intended purpose.

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Step-by-step creation of the sofa

Making upholstered furniture by oneself at home is a rather complicated and laborious process, especially the creation of a sofa. Therefore, before starting work, consider in detail every detail of the design. Each element is pre-designed on paper. The more detailed the sketch, the easier it will be to make a sofa.

Important! Basically, the sofa has a length of 1.9 m, the height of the backrest is 0.75-0.85 m.

Device and accessories

The main elements of the sofa are:

1. Frame.
2. Seat.
3. Backrest.
4. Feet.
5. Armrests.
6. Accessories - you can sew decorative cushions.

Important! The frame is the main component, and on how well it will be performed, the operating characteristics of the sofa depend.

Materials and tools

For the manufacture of a sofa you will need the following tools and materials:

• Wooden beam.
• Particleboard, fiberboard.
• Canvas plywood.
• Upholstery material( sintepon, foam rubber, batting).
• Decorative furniture fabric.
• Ruler, pencil.
• Furniture glue.
• Electric drill.
• Electric fret saw.
• Nails, screws.
• Screwdriver.
• Hammer.
• Knife, scissors.
• Furniture stapler.
• Sewing machine.

Assembling technology:

1. Draw the base for the future product. Cut the shape from the plywood with an electric jig saw. If the product will have a complex shape, then make a base of several parts docked together.

Important! The easiest way to cut out the base is from the boards or plywood sheets left from the old furniture.

1. Attach the vertical posts to the base, then the horizontal partitions.

Important! Determine in advance the height of the sofa. A sofa for rest can be made lower, and a kitchen sofa - higher.

1. Place the plywood on the frame of the product.
2. Fix the plywood to the frame with the help of furniture glue, self-tapping screws.
3. After assembling the frame, begin mounting the backrest. It should be commensurate with the base of the sofa. Assemble the backrest in the same way as the frame assembly.

Important! The upper and lower back beam should be 8-9 cm wide.

1. Attach the backrest to the base with metal corners.
2. Process the frame with sandpaper, plus, if necessary - paint or varnish.
3. Proceed to the manufacture of soft workpieces: from furniture fabric and foam rubber, make 2 substrates with a thickness of 20-30 cm.
4. Use the furniture stapler or detachable zipper to make the basics.

Important! To prevent rapid wear of foam rubber, wrap it in a sintepon.

1. Manufactured soft cushions, attach to the base of the sofa with Velcro tapes.

We described the technology of manufacturing the simplest design of the sofa. Such furniture can be used at the cottage or balcony. If you learn to make simple models, then it will not be difficult to create more complex designs, and soft furniture made by oneself will become a source of pride and joy for all household members.