A comfortable bed provides a quality and comfortable night's sleep. It is not always possible to purchase the necessary piece of furniture in a store because of the high cost or the need to purchase a product of individual sizes. Consider how to make a sleeping bed with your own hands and save a decent amount at the same time.
Bed making process
First of all, you need to choose a product model, draw a drawing and make a calculation of the materials.
For the manufacture of the product you will need:
- Wooden slats (long and short according to the drawing on the legs and side parts of the bed);
- board;
- acrylic lacquer;
- glue for wood;
- Clamps;
- Fastening elements - bolts, nuts, screws;
- saw;
- metal corners;
- orthopedic grating;
- foam rubber;
- knife;
- imitation leather;
- buttons;
- a large needle;
- building gun;
- purl cloth.
- Beams are mounted on each other in the form in which they will be assembled.
- Cross-grooves are marked, which need to be cut to join the beams.
- Cuttings are cut in racks. Cropped edges are ground with emery.
- The parts of the legs of the bed are assembled from two short beams on the adhesive and self-tapping screws.
- Two parts of the legs are glued together in pairs. In this design, the lower part of the leg is shorter than the top to give a more beautiful look to the product.
- Two parts of the legs are twisted by long screws from below, so that the fasteners can not be seen in the finished version.
- Beams and legs are varnished, the bed frame is installed in the room. In the finished product will be in sight only its legs, so they can be painted in the desired color for the design.
- Beams are fastened with metal corners in the places of their connection at right angles. To the legs they are fixed with long screws.
- In the middle of the frame on the metal corners a board is mounted to support two parts of the orthopedic grid.
- Cut rectangular boards under the outer lining of the bed. According to their size, foam is cut off. In the lining, long bolts are pre-inserted.
- Foam is glued to the board.
- Marking and holes are made for the outer buttons.
- On the leatherette, decorative stitches are made on the inside. Squares on foam rubber and leatherette must match.
- At the intersection of the squares, a button is sewn.
- On the back of the board, the threads are tied. Pre-inserted a small chip, so that the thread does not fall back into the hole. Thus, the buttons go into the material.
- The board with the plating is turned over. On the reverse side, the thread is fixed. The edges of the leatherette are bent and are shot to the board with a construction pistol.
- For the wrong side, the fabric is cut, tucked and stitched using a construction gun.
- The headboard is cut out of the desired size and shape and similarly is covered with leatherette. If the head is needed high, then you can collect it from several boards.
- The side walls and headboard bolts and nuts are attached to the frame of the bed. Inserted orthopedic grille. You can buy a mattress and the bed is ready for use.
Itself is easy to make a bed with your own hands, having a minimum set of tools. Making a comfortable piece of furniture will require a small amount of time and small expenses. The received product not worse than the store will provide a healthy and sound sleep .
