The furniture market offers hundreds of models of sofas , starting from the simplest ones, ending with intricate modular options. The main disadvantage of high-quality furniture is its high cost. You can save money if you decide to make this or that piece of furniture yourself.
Preparatory work for making a sofa
To assemble a soft sofa is a process much more time-consuming than assembling a table, for example. There are more components, including fasteners. It will be necessary to make not only a strong frame, but also to prepare a soft upholstery of the external surface. We proceed to install such a sofa: in the unfolded form - 1.4x2.2 m, in the assembled 1x2.2 m. For this you will need a fiberboard 2.75x1.7 m, thickness 3.2 mm. For the frame, you need a beam of 40x60 mm with a length of 1.89 m (2 pcs.), 1.79 m (2 pcs.), 0.53 m (6 pcs.), Bar 40х50 mm with a length of 0.33 m (4 pcs.) , a bar 50х50 mm in length 0,2 m (4 pieces). Prepare a board of 25 mm in such sizes: 1,9х0,2 m (2шт.); 0,8х0,2 m (2 pieces); 1х0.05 m (12 pcs.); 0,8х0,05 m (2 pieces). It will take foam rubber of 25th density on one sheet: 2x1.4x0.06 m; 2х1,6х0,04 m; 2х1,6х0,02 m. For upholstery we need a cloth 6x1,4 m, glue, bolts, nuts, bolts, screws, staples.
How to make a simple sofa?
- The first step is assembling the frame from the boards. At the bottom there will be boxes for things. We collect the base of the elements shown in the photo:
- It is necessary to strengthen the frame with cross bars. Fibreboard nailed to the bottom 1,8x0,8 m.
- How to make a sofa back? It is necessary to collect two identical skeletons 1,89х0,65 m. You will need a beam of 40x60 mm, nails and screws. Pre-prepare the holes with a drill.
- The main part is ready, wooden lamellas are nailed to it. They will keep a mattress at their expense.
- Armrests are made from 1 m chipboard:
- Note that the frame part itself should be 20 mm shorter than the fiberboard preform.
- On the drawers, make a 10 mm hole.
- We connect all the components. Install all mechanisms for unfolding the sofa.
- If desired, the design is reinforced with additional racks.
- Proceed to the skin with foam rubber. Flizelin "sits" on the lamellae. From above there is a foam rubber packing of 60 mm. Then foam rubber is fixed 40 mm, edges are bent in the area of seats.
- Prepare the covers in advance. Pull them.
- For the finishing of the armrests, foam rubber rollers of 40 mm, width of 150 mm in the widest part are needed, to the middle there will be a narrowing to the mark of 50 mm.
- In the upper part of the armrest is a thin foam rubber (20 mm). Cut any excess.
- The rest of the site is covered with a cloth. Mounted wooden decorative element.
Here is a comfortable sofa ready.
As for how to make a corner sofa with your own hands, the algorithm will be the same. However, the design will have more components.
