The sofa is the integral piece of furniture. It is used as convenient seat in the living room, quite often replaces bed and even cabinet for warehousing of linen or footwear. The prices of sofas are various depending on model and the producer. But if desired it is possible to save significantly, having made with it with own hands.
The things made with own hands always especially were appreciated: it is considered that the master puts in them the heart and soul. This statement belongs practically to all products "Hand Made", whether it be knitted hand-made articles, jewelry, toys and even furniture. For example, there are many interesting ideas, following which it is possible to turn the old, obsolete sofa into modern model. As a rule, for this purpose it is enough to sheathe of it new upholstery fabric. Therefore do not try to get rid of old furniture at once, often it is enough to make a few efforts and imaginations to give it new image.
New sofa from old
The easiest way to make sofa with own hands – to repair old. For example, if it is only about shabby upholstery, it is possible to resolve this issue. Main thing: to stock up with necessary materials and tools. Will be necessary for work:
- tape measure,
- scissors,
- gobelin fabric,
- brackets,
- furniture gun,
- foam rubber.
Before getting to work on updating of sofa, measure its width and height and also the sizes bokovinok of seat and armrests. Buy the gobelin fabric suitable on color and the size. It will be quite good if it will be slightly more material, "with stock". The sofa with rigid surfaces also requires several meters of foam rubber. When necessary material is prepared, get to work. At first it is necessary to untwist all accessories, to disconnect, seat, back, framework. In some models of sofa of function of back and seat carry out big pillows, each of which has the right and left edge, top, bottom, the front and reverse parties. At restoration it is necessary to fit new fabric each party. To define what amount of fabric will be required on pillow, put it face side on the left edge of material. Cut material taking into account allowances for sides and bends for edges.
Attach gun fabric on reverse part of the left side of pillow, create podgib edges. Similarly process with the right side of pillow. Bend the edge of fabric on reverse part of top side of pillow. Then it will be necessary to pull material on pillow and to fix by gun edge. The second edge of fabric is turned and fastens similar to the first. Raise fabric (the pocket on both sides of pillow top has to turn out), level top, throw reverse part of pillow and fix. Repeat actions with bottom side of pillow. In the same way sheathe fabric the second pillow. Before upholstery of armrest (handle) of sofa cut foam rubber by the part size. Envelop it foam rubber, properly fix from all directions. Then it is necessary to envelop side fabric and to fix. In the place of fastening of parts and findings of bolts make small openings (cuts) in material.
The part of sofa which is under seat is upholstered separately. Before it do not forget to tuck edges of fabric. When all parts are upholstered with tapestry, it will be necessary only to connect them and to fix by bolts.
If you are going to update sofa book, take it to components. Apply to them fabric, cut off material with stock on edges and bends. Fix consistently from all directions, previously tucking edges. Similarly perform operations with side parts of sofa. Collect sofa.
That the sofa was softer before to fit it, put from above instead of mattress foam rubber. Draw it twine and only after that fit it fabric.
Using these simple methods, the old sofa can present the second life successfully. Adhering to the same principle and the sequence, it is possible to update also other types of furniture, such as ottoman, sofa.
Sofa the hands
The main parts of any sofa are:
- framework,
- side parts,
- back,
- covering (fabric).
The framework can be any forms and the sizes. They, as a rule, depend on idea of the master and dimensions of the room for which furniture is intended. The framework is made of wooden bars and rails. For giving of design of rigidity use sheets chipboards, fibreboard or plywood. Parts by means of the screw driver connect. Joints for reliability are coated with joiner's glue. Wooden elements pull together with self-tapping screws. Places of connections for additional reliability recommend to fix metal fixtures.
The frame for framework is carried out from boards. That the finished product was the most comfortable, execute the basic area from the furniture belts bound among themselves. At first they fasten vertically on frame, and then the perpendicular cover is carried out. At the correct performance of interlacing, despite the lack of springs, such framework will well spring, providing to the person lying on sofa comfort. Instead of mattress put thick foam rubber on framework (it is possible in two layers).
The sofa back becomes hollow inside. The shape of back can be rectangular, sloping. Bokovinki become as well as back of product. Face side and top of side parts, backs paste over with foam mats. Glue is applied at the same time on all pasted-over surface with uniform layer wide brush. That foam rubber has grabbed, it needs to be pressed to the pasted-over surface densely.
Then by means of the furniture stapler it will be necessary only to fit each part of future sofa suitable fabric and to fasten parts with screws and bolts.
Unusual sofas from normal things
Handymen suggest to use improvised and even waste material for creation of furniture. For example, many councils can be found on production of sofas, couches from plastic bottles, old automobile tires, wooden boxes used for transportation of vegetables and fruit now. Such unusual products can be put in gazebo, on verandah and even in the apartment if they successfully fit into interior.
Sofa from bottles
From bottles will be necessary for production of sofa:
- 64 identical plastic polutoralitrovy bottles,
- 1 veneer sheet,
- adhesive tape,
- scissors or knife.
At first prepare bottles. From one bottle cut off top, longwise equal third part of all bottle. Put the cut-off part on bottom neck down. Then insert into this design one more bottle neck down. So at you to turn out the bottle with two bottoms. Fasten parts with adhesive tape. From four such "brevnyshka", having carefully connected them among themselves adhesive tape, make section. Of these mini-blocks there will also be future sofa.
Such sections the even quantity, depending on the desirable size of future sofa, but not less than eight is required. If desired maybe it is more of them, in this case the product will turn out longer and wider.
Having prepared necessary quantity of sections blocks, connect them adhesive tape in design of desirable form and dimension. Attach to product back from plywood or fibreboard (chipboard). Then fit preparation by foam rubber (or several old blankets). Fix it and pull fabric cover on design. For this purpose it is desirable to sew it in advance as it is not recommended to attach fabric to plastic basis.
For production of such sofa it is also possible to use two-liter bottles.
Car tires – basis for sofa
Many councils can be found also on production of sofa from the automobile tires which have served the century. Their size and design can be the most various depending on imagination of the master.
For production of sofa it is required:
- 5 wooden bars,
- veneer sheet,
- 8 tire covers,
- 4 legs for sofa,
- 2 sheets of foam rubber not less than 5 cm thick,
- bolts and nuts (about 25-30 pieces),
- 4 legs just for decoration,
- furniture stapler,
- fabric for covering.
Bolt among themselves three tires. They will carry out seat basis. Put preparation on plywood and circle. Cut on tag. Make framework on which it will be necessary to strengthen seat of bars. On each side fix on one tire, it will be bokovinka. Connect three more tires among themselves and fix them instead of back. That the design kept better, record it bars. On tires seats fix plywood. From above put foam rubber and attach. Attach foam rubber to sofa back. Then fit fabric finished product. Attach from below to framework furniture legs.
Mini-sofa from truck tire
The original sofa can be made of tire from the lorry. It requires veneer sheet. From it, previously having outlined the tire around, cut basis for seat. Attach plywood on tire self-tapping screws or bolts. Cut back of any form. Fit back and seat foam rubber. Attach back to tire. Fit fabric. Such sofa will ideally fit into any room.