DIY banquet

Bench - a bench with a soft seat, which is placed in the hallway, living room or bedroom. It is performed in a classic or futuristic style, it has different dimensions and shape. The bench can be made by your own hands, in this case the furniture will absolutely match the design idea of ​​the apartment owner.

A non-standard way to decorate furniture is a carriage stitch. It allows you to create volumetric surfaces with different patterns. The models decorated in this way are suitable for interiors in a neoclassical style or for modern designs.

The manufacture of the stool-pouf is quite easy, the beginner’s master will have no problems. For repairs, a standard set is required:

• hacksaw;
• drill;
• hammer;
• jigsaw (best suited electric);
• saw;
• nails and other fasteners;
• glue;
• construction stapler;
• paint, varnish, brushes.

A pencil, a ruler and a tape measure will be useful, with the help of which the necessary details will be marked and their location relative to each other. Plywood and cardboard tubes are used as materials. For covering the stools, you will need fabric as well as a seat filler - for example, foam rubber.

Creating a stool-padded stool with their own hands:

• The tubes are cut into several pieces - so that they are the same length. Then sawn plywood circles, from which the base will be made. For these purposes, use a jigsaw or (if possible) band saw.

• Tubes are attached to the base. First, the parts are placed around the perimeter, then they fill the inside. When all the tubes are glued, they are wrapped with a layer of foam rubber.

• The basis is laid out on squares. Through holes are drilled at the corners (you will needdrill to 10 mm).

• Upholstery fabric is threaded through the holes, decorative buttons are sewn from the front side. The body of the tank should be completely wrapped outside. Below, the fabric is folded and attached to the plywood - using a construction stapler or nails.

• For the manufacture of figured legs already require special equipment - for example, a machine with numerical control. If not, you can order a part in a store or buy it at a hardware store. The legs are painted and varnished - to decorate and protect against decay.

At the final stage, finishing work is carried out. The pouf is decorated with decorative rivets, crystals, which are attached with decorative nails of small diameter. Fasteners are also used for additional fixation of the fabric: they are driven in along the perimeter of the stool every 15 mm.

A more detailed process of making stools can be viewed in the next video.

At the heart of such furniture is a wooden frame, which is covered with a cloth and complemented with a seat with a filler.The question of how to assemble a bench or other products, is of concern to many. It is not so difficult to do this, and the stages of work on different pieces of furniture will be similar. First, a drawing of future furniture is drawn.

It is best to create a project in special programs on the computer. This will allow you to see the volumetric model and understand how it will look in real life.

For the calculations determine the actual size of the stools (based on the size of the room and the location where the piece of furniture). The drawing is required in order to clearly determine the number of bars, consumables and fabrics that will be used to create furniture.

After the preparatory stage, repairs are carried out directly. Self-made banquettes are conventionally divided into two types:

• First, they can be made from scratch.
• Secondly, it is possible to make them from unnecessary furniture.

For the latter option will suit the old coffee table.Best suited low model with unscrewed legs.

The procedure is as follows:

• A square or rectangle of the same size as the table top is cut from foam rubber. Along the edges of the material, 2.5 cm is left. Ordinary scissors or a construction knife are suitable for cutting foam rubber.

• From the table, unscrew the legs and glue the foam rubber to the base. The dimensions of the parts must coincide completely, otherwise the base of the stool will be uneven. The filler should be pressed as hard as possible.

• The next step is to cut the second lining (for it, lavsan, non-woven fabric or thin foam rubber is used). It should be larger than the filler in size. Further details are glued together.
• When finishing the stools, use a piece of cloth, cut with allowances of about 2.5 cm. Upholstery is attached with a construction stapler or decorative nails. The fabric is stretched at the edges, diagonal and towards the corners: it should be applied as closely as possible to the base.

The last edges are fixed. The material is smoothed to the maximum with the help of awls or screwdrivers; in the end, there should be no folds. For the bottom fit anti-dust wear-resistant fabric, which is also attached with clips to the base. Before fastening the edges of the material are bent.

A coffee table is not the only piece of furniture that can be given a new life. You can redo the old headset, or rather, its part is a bench with a back. The updated bench will fit into the new interior after the repair or will become its basis.

First, the leatherette for the skin is selected, as well as a plain fabric for the lining. The size is calculated depending on the area of ​​furniture (taking into account the fact that there should be a place for allowances). A set of tools will be similar to that used for the manufacture of other types of furniture.

Creating a stool with a back:

• Old furniture is disassembled, the upholstery and filler are removed. To remove the clips, you can use a flat screwdriver.

• Parts for a seat and a back are cut out from foam rubber. If there is a box inside, the bottom part is made less by half a centimeter.

• Lining fabric is laid out on the floor. It has a filler and a wooden seat. Materials are attached to the base with a stapler.

• The wooden frame can be painted or covered with stain. At first one layer is applied, after 12 hours - another. When working with wood stain, oilcloth is placed on the floor, gloves are put on hands, because it is poorly washed. At the final stage, the leatherette is inserted into the side and front backrest of the stool, after which the parts are attached to the base.

• The leather substitute is nailed over the fabric around the perimeter of the wooden parts. The edges of the upholstery fold and gently fix the inside.

• If desired, the product is decorated with pillows. You can also sew them yourself by choosing materials of a suitable shade.

Pillows can be designed in the classical style, and can be made in the form of animals or objects.

How to make original pillows with your own hands, will tell the following video.