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In the furnishing of the apartment, one of the most important places is given to the sofa. Sometimes there are several of them - in the kitchen, in the living room, in the hallway. The stores have a huge selection of such interior items, however, some craftsmen make them with their own hands, as they simply know how. Read more about how to make a sofa with your own hands, its advantages, the necessary materials and decoration, in this article.

DIY rounded sofa

In independent production of the sofa has its advantages:

cheapness - when calculating the cost of materials, evaluating the result, it turns out that the resulting product costs an order of magnitude less than a store counterpart;
originality - you can make a sofa that no one will have;
this is a matter of pride - not everyone will undertake to make furniture with their own hands;
independent quality control of materials and fasteners;
the piece of furniture is made according to individual sizes;
if in the future you need to reupholster the sofa, it is easy to do it yourself;
it is a creative process that brings joy.

Of the minuses, it should be noted that not every home has the necessary tools, so they will have to be taken from friends or at the box office.

Advice. You should use high-quality, environmentally friendly materials, serviceable power tools.

Types of sofas by type of transformation

First you need to decide where the future sofa will be located, how it will be used - only for sitting or also for a night's sleep. It should fit well into the existing interior in color, size. A large sofa is not suitable for a cramped room; in a spacious hall, a miniature corner or straight sofa will simply “get lost”. Its upholstery should be combined with the color of the rest of the draperies in the room or create a bright accent.

Varieties exist as follows:

There are also U-shaped, built-in options, but this design is overly complicated to perform at home. If you have the skills of a woodcarver, you can create a unique sofa in the Baroque or Classicism style. It is also possible to manufacture a rocking sofa, which is suspended on iron supports in a country garden.

Garden swing or rocking chair with natural wood construction

Tip: before starting production, they make all the necessary measurements, calculate the height, weight of those who will sleep on it.

Drawings, schemes of sofas

Drawing of a corner sofa with dimensions

Consider how to make a corner sofa with your own hands. To begin with, you will need to make several sketches of a general view from different sides, draw a diagram, a detailed drawing with all dimensions, indicating all significant elements, moving parts. If the design is made for the first time, you should choose the simplest drawing, without unnecessary details. The angle of the backrest, the height of the legs is selected at will.

Spike joints can only be performed by a professional carpenter. You can come up with a drawing yourself or choose the simplest option on the Internet. Nailing is not an option, it will not be durable, self-tapping screws should be preferred, which will provide a strong fastening for many years. From wood, pine, spruce are preferred - they are durable, strong.

Advice. Some make this piece of furniture from euro pallets, old boards and chairs, obsolete interior doors, thick timber, tires, but such a “rough” sofa is not suitable for every interior.

Necessary materials, tools

In order to make an unusual sofa with your own hands, you will need some materials purchased in the store:

pine timber, with dimensions of 50 by 30 mm;
fiberboard panels, 3 mm thick;
plywood 5 and 15 mm;
Chipboard, with a thickness of about 16 mm;
microlift or other lifting mechanism;
nine legs for furniture or bars 7 by 20 cm;
thick foam rubber 40-100 mm;
upholstery fabric;
pillow filler.

Various tools are needed to perform the work:

jigsaw or hacksaw;
screwdriver;
drill, drills;
construction stapler;
sharp knife for cutting foam rubber;
fasteners - self-tapping screws, screws;
PVA glue and carpentry;
sewing machine for upholstery, pillows, covers.

Tools you may need to make a sofa

If it is assumed that there are open wooden parts - armrests, wooden legs, then they are covered with stain, varnish, paint. For rooms with high humidity, special wood impregnations are used to protect the structure from mold and decay. Sometimes MDF, laminated boards are used instead of wood.

Tip: if the room is cramped, it will not work to cut the materials with high quality. Then this can be done when buying - most companies, stores provide this service.

Construction manufacturing process: step by step instructions

Before you start assembling the sofa, on pieces of chipboard, mark out the details, in accordance with the drawing, dimensions. After they are cut out, adjusted to each other.

What should be the details.

The frame or linen box is the main part of the structure, everything else is attached to it, it is made of boards, bars. The middle is reinforced with transverse rails, the bottom is made out of fiberboard or plywood. Lamellas are stuffed onto the frame, which act as a support for the mattress.
We make a frame-box with a storage box
Armrests - they are made of chipboard, two identical or different, depending on the intended design. Assembly occurs by attaching smaller parts to large parts.
The armrest frame of the desired size is wrapped with padding polyester, and then the cover is pulled
Back - it is attached when all the details are already connected. It has the form of a rectangle with at least one transverse bar; lamellas are also attached to it.
We make the frame of the back, sew it and the lower part of the sofa with a slab
Seats - they are assembled in parts, while it is important to take into account the coincidence of the diagonals of the boxes in order to get a normal shape, a stable frame.
For the seat, a sheet is cut that matches in size, foam rubber is glued to it, spandbond and synthetic winterizer are laid
Legs - cut out of wood or bought ready-made, wooden, metal.
We attach the frames with legs to the frame and connect them with long screws through the holes in the legs

Before assembly, the sidewalls are drilled, for the manufacture of a folding sofa, special mechanisms are used, which are sold in furniture fittings stores. The frame of the product is assembled very carefully - the strength, durability, and stability of this piece of furniture depend on it.

Advice. After assembly, all parts are glued. They must be well sanded beforehand.

Tailoring of a cover, close-fitting

Before starting the sheathing, all joints are checked - the fastening should be as rigid as possible, nothing should “dangle”. Sheathed surfaces are measured, each part is cut out, glued, then the next one is measured-cut-glued. The elements are joined to each other, they must be trimmed with high quality, and the trimmings used to decorate the joints. A thick layer of foam rubber is laid on the seat - at least 100 mm. To do this, it is glued from several thin sheets. For the design of the sidewalls, 40-60 mm is enough. At the end, it is checked how tightly the upholstery fits, whether all protruding corners, sharp details are well covered.

We attach the side parts to the corner part, connecting the lower parts of the walls

After that, they move on to sheathing with furniture fabric - it is chosen to be wear-resistant, high-quality, beautiful. The appearance of the finished product depends on this. The fabric is bought at any textile store, furniture fabrics.

We sew cut-out parts for the seat, back and cushions from upholstery fabric

The most popular types are:

jacquard - premium upholstery, characteristic features - deep texture, silk sheen, medium wear resistance, poorly cleaned;
Colors and patterns of jacquard keep perfectly, do not fade
tapestry - suitable for the "elite" decoration of the sofa, such a fabric has a special strong structure, a unique pattern, a pleasant texture;
Tapestry is a fabric with an incredibly aesthetic appearance, but its price is quite tangible for any budget.
velor - natural is quite expensive, artificial is cheaper, looks like soft suede, sometimes with patterns;
Velor is a fabric similar to velvet, but with a denser and longer pile.
gunny - the most budget option, reminiscent of burlap, pleasant to the touch, does not wash off for a long time;
Furniture fabric matting with unusual weaving, it comes in various colors and shades
flock - textile with a dense pile, suitable for those who have pets, has high wear resistance, is not afraid of animal claws;
Flock - a pleasant and soft fabric with artificial pile
leatherette - very resistant to abrasion, has a luxurious appearance, is indispensable on the armrests, places where increased friction occurs, unpleasant when in contact with a naked body in the heat;
Artificial leather is a modern upholstery material with improved dust and water repellency.
genuine leather - pleasant to the touch, environmentally friendly, durable, but overly expensive.
Genuine upholstery leather - durable, elastic, wear-resistant upholstery material

If you combine two or three fabrics at the same time, the product will come out very original, but it is important to choose the right upholstery.

How upholstery is made:

patterns of each detail are cut out from newspapers or wallpaper, their coincidence is checked by applying to the surfaces of the sofa;
borders are drawn on the inside of the fabric, details are cut out, leaving allowances of at least one centimeter on each side;
the tightenings are made symmetrically, so the finished sofa will look harmonious, there will be practically no folds;
to better hold the fabric, buttons and loops are fixed through the holes on the body;
if you put a layer of agrotextile, synthetic winterizer under the upholstery, the foam rubber will crumble much less;
textiles are fastened with a construction stapler, first one side, then the opposite, the edges are tucked in.

After that, the sofa is assembled again, decorative pillows, bundles, brushes, machine seams are made. Legs, wooden lining are attached at the very end.

The final stage - decoration

Custom made corner sofa

The sofa is decorated with bright or upholstery color pillows. This is the easiest way. If you make several sets of various covers, they can be changed depending on the mood, season - faux fur is suitable for winter decoration, for summer - cotton, linen. Sometimes one side of the pillow is decorated with embroidery, applique, bright prints, small soft toys, cords, knitted elements, the other side remains smooth. Patchwork decoration is also acceptable, and a removable cover is also sometimes made. Regardless of the size of the sofa, more than five pillows should not be used. It is better that they are of various shapes, sizes, textures.

The cover for the sofa is selected for the interior: it should be well combined with other textiles in the room - curtains, carpet, chair covers, etc.

The material for it is most often:

fur - natural or artificial, creates a unique comfort;
acrylic - very durable, non-allergenic;
terry cloth - available in various colors;
tapestry - suitable for a "rich" classic interior;
silk, satin - look luxurious, expensive.

Plaids for decorating upholstered furniture are made of bamboo, fleece, viscose, acrylic, cotton, silk. You can also make your own or buy a sofa cover in the store - it is convenient because it does not slip, it is easy to wash, but the store is quite expensive. Homemade is sewn on a typewriter according to patterns made to the size of the structure.

Conclusion

Making a regular or corner sofa with your own hands, with some carpentry skills, quality materials, tools, is quite easy. Detailed master classes, photo and video reviews are available on many sites dedicated to the subject of furniture and repair. Such a home-made design will cost much cheaper than store-bought counterparts, and besides, it will be made with soul, according to individual sizes.

Video: How to make a sofa with your own hands (homemade sofa)

The sofa is the heart of the home. It serves as an element of interior decor, helps to relax after a hard day's work. A sofa is not just a piece of furniture. It will certainly become the visiting card of the house and the center of attention of your guests.

In this article, you will learn how to make a sofa with your own hands no worse, and maybe better than those sold in furniture stores. You will see what elements the sofa consists of and what materials are most often used in the process of its manufacture.

Do not forget that homemade furniture saves the lion's share of the family budget. If you decide, for example, to make a sofa yourself, its cost will be two or even five times lower than the market price!

However, it depends on the selected materials and the particular design. A convertible sofa will cost more, but if this is your first product, opt for the project described in this article - it is perfect for those who set out to learn how to make upholstered furniture.

Make a sofa with your own hands - and you will see by your own example that there is nothing complicated in this!

So let's get started.

For work you will need the following materials and tools:

1.Tools:
- electric jigsaw. If you don’t have a jigsaw, it doesn’t matter: use a hacksaw for wood, especially since it will also come in handy in the process of sawing bars;
- pneumatic furniture stapler. If you intend to make only one product, use a mechanical stapler - it will be cheaper;
- screwdriver;
- grinder or planer for grinding sharp corners of the frame;
- a staple remover or a sharp screwdriver;
- a sharp knife for cutting foam rubber;
- scissors;
- sewing machine for stitching sofa upholstery elements;
- roulette.

2. Materials:
- bars with a section of 40-50 mm;
- plywood or any other available, durable and, if possible, lightweight sheet material;
- furniture foam rubber, 50 mm thick. Foam rubber, like many other materials, you can purchase in a specialized online store "everything for furniture";
- synthetic winterizer or batting for additional softness of the frame and the product as a whole;
- furniture fabric;
- joiner's glue;
- strong thread for stitching upholstery details;
- self-tapping screws or furniture screws (when using the latter, you will need an electric drill);
- a marker or pencil.

Let's get to work.

1. Frame
The basis of our sofa is the frame. It can be of any shape and size, but this article describes the simplest project, which can be made by a person who is inexperienced in the production of upholstered furniture.

The frame is based on wooden bars and slats with a section of 40-50 mm or any other size that ensures the strength of the finished product.

Additional rigidity to the frame is given by sheet materials with which it is sheathed - plywood, OSB, chipboard, fiberboard, etc. Inside the frame is hollow, which makes it relatively light.

At home, the sofa frame is assembled with a screwdriver and self-tapping screws. Holes for screws can be pre-drilled with a drill, and the screws themselves can be lubricated with wood glue when drilling.

Also, glue is often used at the junction of wooden parts before they are connected with self-tapping screws. In this case, they are pressed against each other with clamps for a while.

In addition, when assembling the frame, it is convenient to use all kinds of angular and curvilinear metal fasteners.

The length of our sofa will be 3 meters. It is quite roomy and consists of two equal parts - 1.5 m each. In the photo below you see one of them - the left side of the sofa.

2. Frame and mattress
The frame of the future mattress - the base of our sofa - is made of board. For greater comfort, a binding of furniture belts is arranged.

It is not difficult to make it: first, the belts are fixed with a stapler horizontally, then the binding should be done and the belts should be fixed perpendicularly - vertically.

The photo shows what we should get in the end. These are the two components of the mattress.

3. Back
In the photo below - the frame of the back of our sofa, sheathed with plywood. Please note that the frame itself is made of wooden bars, and metal connectors are used to fasten the parts.

The back is hollow and light, it is convenient to work with it. The shape in this case is as simple as possible - rectangular in profile. Without much effort, you can make it sloping by increasing the width at the base and reducing the width of the frame at the top.

4. Side pieces
By analogy with the back, we also make the side parts of the frame. It should be noted that the protruding bars that are visible in the photo in the future will serve as a base for foam rubber. But more on that later.

5. Pasting with foam mats
After assembling the frame, we proceed to mount the foam rubber.

With pieces of foam rubber of the required size and shape, we paste over the top and front of the back, as well as the inner surfaces of the side elements. We lay the foam on the mattress over the binding.

The adhesive can be applied with a wide brush or used as an aerosol. Immediately after applying a layer of glue, we press the foam rubber to the surface and leave it for a while (usually no more than half an hour) until it sets.

6. Sintepon (batting)
In order to hide irregularities, smooth out sharp transitions and add volume, the back, side parts and, if desired, the mattress is wrapped with padding polyester or batting.

Before proceeding to this stage, it is necessary to sand all the sharp corners of the frame so that the upholstery does not rub off and lasts as long as possible. This operation is carried out using a grinder, planer or just coarse sandpaper.

7. Fabric upholstery.
Covers are usually sewn according to ready-made patterns and patterns. If there are none, you can make them yourself by applying and trying on fabric to each of the elements of the sofa, whether it be a back or a pillow. Some of them can be sewn with zippers for easy cleaning and washing.

Covers can be cut strictly in shape, or they can be picked up and grabbed with a stapler in those places where the design allows.

In extreme cases, tailoring of covers can be entrusted to specialists from the studio. Their design is very simple and inexpensive.

It is almost impossible to list all the options and models of sofas. You can choose the appropriate option in the store, but you can also make a sofa with your own hands. Consider the implementation features.

DIY rounded sofa

To make such an unusual sofa with your own hands, you need the right material. Ideally suited for these purposes furniture boards made of wood, or thick plywood. The material must be such that the design can cope with a certain load.

A certain margin of dimensions is laid for attaching the upholstery.

Figured parts are more convenient to make from fiberboard and then reinforce boards.

It is preferable to make the soft part multi-layered. used foam rubber with various thicknesses and densities. It is fixed on the seat and back of the sofa, as well as on the side parts.

Foam rubber closes synthetic winterizer.

Covers made of furniture fabric.

The cover can be sewn on your own or ordered ready-made if the fabric used is too thick.

Legs are purchased in stores with furniture fittings. Pillows will help make the sofa more comfortable.

Sofa book: how to do it yourself

You need to start making a sofa book with your own hands by creating the main frame structural elements. This is a seat and back, side parts and a box for things.

do-it-yourself sofa step by step. A photo

. Box

Begin work with the manufacture of the box. You need to take two boards one hundred ninety centimeters and eighty centimeters long. Their width is twenty centimeters, and the thickness is two and a half centimeters. We also need four bar 20 cm long and with a section of 5x5 cm.

A box is assembled from these materials.

The structure is supplemented with slats installed across, from boards 80 cm long, 5 cm wide and 2 cm thick. The bottom is covered with a sheet of fiberboard with dimensions of 190x80cm.

. Seat and back

To make seat and back frames, take beam with a section of 40x60cm. A rectangle 189x65cm is made from it. Timber parts are connected with nails and self-tapping screws, drilling holes.

Attached to the finished frames lamellas from wood. They will become the support for the mattress.

. armrests

First from a sheet Chipboard, whose thickness is 2.5 cm, cut out the side walls of the sofa. Dimensions are in the photo.

Then, according to the same dimensions, the frame is knocked down, to which the sawn wall is attached.

On the sides of the box, holes are drilled with a drill with a diameter of 10 mm.

. Assembly

When all the frames are assembled, the sofa parts are connected. To assemble a sofa book with your own hands, you will need special mechanisms. They are sold in hardware stores designed for upholstered furniture. They are attached so that there is a gap of 1 cm between the back and the seat (when they are laid out). When folded, the seat should not extend beyond the level of the armrests.

. Foam rubber laying

Fix on top of the lamellas interlining. They put on it foam sheets, which are about 6 cm thick. In order for the sheet to fit correctly on the frame and not close the transformation mechanism, cut out pieces in the corners.

To make a soft roller on the edge of the seat, a strip of prorolon 2 cm thick and 20 wide is glued there. Another sheet of foam rubber is glued on top, the thickness of which is 4 cm. Its edge is bent down, under the seat.

Similar actions are performed with the back. Then, covers sewn to size are stretched over the back and seat.

To make soft armrests, they make a roller from foam rubber. Foam rubber is used with a thickness of 4 cm. The width of the strip at the beginning is 15 cm, and towards the middle it decreases to 5 cm.

Foam rubber 2 cm thick is fixed on top.

Such foam rubber is glued to the inside of the armrest at a distance of 32 cm from the bottom edge.

After gluing, the back of the foam sheet is fixed over the existing material. The excess is cut off.

On the front side of the armrest there are protruding edges that need to be tucked in.

Finished parts are covered with fabric and nailed to them. accessories.

It remains only to assemble the sofa with your own hands completely.

Do-it-yourself corner sofa

Making a corner sofa with your own hands is not difficult, but you will need boards, plywood, wood boards, foam rubber, synthetic winterizer and upholstery fabric.

At the first stage, it is made seat, i.e. lower sofa. To fasten the boards, use self-tapping screws or corner plates. Boards are used with a width of 20 to 25 cm.

From below, the resulting box is closed oriented strand board.

On top of the seat, you can close the plate completely or fix it on hinges. You can combine options.

For the back, it is first made frame. The supporting part is sheathed with sheet material, and the back can simply be covered with a cloth. Specific dimensions depend on the parameters of the back and seat cushions.

For the seat, a sheet is cut that matches it in size. Glued to it foam rubber, spandbond and synthetic winterizer are laid. All of them are straightened and fastened from the inside with a stapler. The cover is pulled over the top. Such a seat can be mounted on hinges or left removable.

A corner piece is used to connect the two components of the sofa. It is made from any sheet materials in accordance with the width of the sofa. The back and lower front side are pasted over batting, on top of which is placed spandbond. The back side is upholstered with cotton fabric.

The legs are made from pieces of timber in which holes are made. They are attached to the lower frames, made from a corner plinth. The frames are applied to the frames and connected with long screws through the holes in the legs.

The side parts are attached to the corner part, connecting the lower parts of the walls. Next, for the corner sofa with your own hands, you need to make armrests.

To do this, make a frame of the desired size, wrap it with padding polyester, and then pull the cover. The finished armrest is fixed with self-tapping screws or clamping furniture knitting needles.

Unusual sofa: how to make?

It is not always possible to find original models in furniture stores, so it is better to make an unusual sofa with your own hands.

First from sheets plywood of sufficient thickness, cut out the details of the base and assemble it using a beam. It is better to make the back of the sofa from timber elements, and sheathe the surface with fiberboard sheets, the thickness of which is from three to five millimeters. In this case, the back will be strong enough.

The finished base is being processed wood stain or varnished. This makes it more durable.

For a soft base, foam rubber, synthetic winterizer and furniture fabric. From these, two pillows are made with a thickness of 16 to 25 cm. They are connected to each other with a stapler, and then attached to the frame using decorative adhesive tape.

How to make a sofa out of pallets?

To create a sofa from pallets with your own hands, you need to take pallets, sand their surface, coat with a primer and paint.

do-it-yourself sofa from pallets. A photo

Take two bars and cut them at an angle of twenty to forty degrees. The angle of the backrest depends on this angle. We fasten the bars to the pallet with corners.

Sheets plywood or MDF panels are also sanded, painted and primed. Then they are fixed as a back.

do-it-yourself pallet sofa A photo

It turns out the frame for the sofa. They lift him to his feet.

For soft seats and backs use foam rubber. Sheets are cut to size and applied to places.

From above, the structure is covered with fabric, which is fixed with a furniture stapler.

All knots are additionally strengthened. The result is a do-it-yourself sofa made from pallets.

Sofa for the living room: do it yourself

To make a sofa for the living room with your own hands, you first need to make drawing and calculate all sizes. Then, taking into account these data, the details of the future sofa are cut out of wood-based panels or thick plywood.

Assembled from parts frame fastening it with self-tapping screws. Make a retractable part, attaching the necessary fittings and wheels. Guides are installed in the frame.

Cut out foam rubber and synthetic winterizer in size. Foam rubber is glued to the base, covered with padding polyester on top and covered with fabric. The fabric is fixed on the underside with a stapler. This mattress is used for the retractable part. For the rest of the structure, soft pillows and mattresses are also made. A detailed video will help to make a sofa for the living room with your own hands.

Sofa sofa: video of the manufacturing process

Making a sofa sofa with your own hands is quite simple. First created frame for the base. It is cut from boards of appropriate thickness. The material is ground, marked and assembled into a single structure. The back and sides of the sofa are glued together from three boards. Then the supports for the seat are placed and it is fixed there. Additionally, all parts are fastened with corners for greater structural strength.

Cushions for the seat and back are laid on the resulting base. It turns out a do-it-yourself sofa sofa.

Sofa corner for the kitchen

You can make your own hands and a kitchen sofa corner. This piece of furniture is quite compact and, at the same time, comfortable.

. sidewalls

According to the indicated dimensions, the side parts are cut out. They are mounted on support bars with a section of 4x4cm and a length of 45cm. Additionally, at the same height, another beam is attached to reinforce the structure.

. Box

This part is for storage. It is made from boards 2.5 cm thick and 15 cm wide. You will need two boards 120cm long and two - 30cm. The bottom is made from a sheet of plywood.

. Back

The sides are connected by horizontal bars. A back frame is attached to them, which is sheathed with a sheet of plywood.

. Seat

The frame of this part of the sofa consists of two longitudinal bars and four transverse ones. Longitudinal bars are fixed with self-tapping screws. Transverse ones are attached to them with a spike connection. A sheet of plywood is screwed to the frame with screws. The seat cover is connected to the rear longitudinal bar with a piano loop. The backrest racks are also attached here using metal corners.

Similarly, they assemble the short part of the kitchen corner sofa with their own hands. Prepare the corner joint, i.e. install racks and attach the seat. Then all parts are combined into a single structure.

. sofa upholstery

All parts are disassembled and foam rubber is cut out separately for each seat and back. It is fixed with glue, and soft parts are covered with fabric on top. Fabric details are cut out with an allowance. Attach the fabric with a stapler.

Small balcony sofa

To make a small sofa on the balcony you will need plywood or chipboard. The thickness of the material should be about two centimeters.

The frame of the product is assembled from sheet material and timber. Fasten it with screws.

The frame is pasted over with foam rubber and synthetic winterizer. Inside set folding mechanism.

The folding part will require mattress, which is easier to do with your own hands. To do this, choose a foam rubber of suitable density and thickness.

The surface of the sofa is sheathed with fabric.

Seat cushions are made up of sheets foam rubber of different density and pasted over with synthetic winterizer on top.

The pillows and mattress are upholstered in fabric.

The interior of any modern apartment, private house involves the installation of upholstered furniture: beds, armchairs or sofas. Previously, it was assumed that the living room serves as the place where the sofa will be placed. Today, developers have presented so many sofas of various types that, in terms of their functional characteristics and appearance, they can be located in almost any room, from the kitchen to the balcony.

The newly minted owner of upholstered furniture often has the question of how to assemble a sofa with your own hands. The installation process itself does not imply the presence of a special kind of technical knowledge and skills. The complete set of any sofas implies the presence of a user manual, which details the mechanism of how to do this.

But you need to take into account the fact that the different shape and filler of soft parts make certain adjustments to the overall picture of the assembly. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to what sofas can be.

Forms of sofas and types of filler

There are the following types:

Straight is a popular option, often referred to as a classic sofa. Finding the required dimensions of such a sofa that meets the room is not difficult.

Corner - roomy and having the design in the form of the letter "G" option, which is practical, saves space by writing out in a corner, and also combines the function of a bed.

Modular - a representative of a new generation of upholstered furniture, which does not have a fixed configuration. There are sections that are transformed and compiled in accordance with the idea of the owner of the sofa. At the same time, they can both be fastened together, and simply attached to each other.

In the production of soft parts, two types of fillers are used, which determine the following varieties: spring sofas (with dependent and independent blocks) and foam rubber (polyurethane foam is used in them).

Spring sofas are heavier than foam rubber ones and during installation they can cause a number of difficulties precisely in connection with the weight.

Assembling a straight sofa

If, after purchasing the sofa, it was decided to install it yourself, then a certain sequence of actions and a mandatory study of the sofa assembly scheme are necessary. First you need to carefully, without damaging the upholstery, release each part from the packaging. After that, it is recommended to simply leave them in such a state for a while so that the material can “assimilate” the humidity and temperature conditions of the room.

At this time, you can check the quantity and quality of the accessories that come with the kit, as well as prepare the required tool: screwdrivers, you may need a drill with drills of the desired diameter, hexagons.

The next step is to screw the legs, if any. This must be done for the simple reason that the assembled structure will be less agile and much heavier. In addition, it makes sense to free up space for further work, so that all the details and tools are in sight.

The composition of the direct sofa includes the main frame and additional elements (back, armrests, decorative components).

The basic build process goes like this:

We put the fasteners by aligning the holes and inserting bolts, self-tapping screws or screws into them as provided in the manual. Next, carefully twist them. Similarly, we connect the seat and back of the sofa. The construction obtained at this step is the basis.

Then, on both sides, we install armrests and all decorative elements, if any, on the frame. There are cases when the mounting holes were not visible, because they were hidden behind the upholstery. Then it should be carefully bent. The instructions should say this.

At the last step, we check the sliding mechanism, if the sofa is equipped with it. His work should be smooth, without creaking and extraneous sounds.

It is important to remember that it makes sense to tighten the internal fasteners not to the stop, later, if the sofa is not mounted correctly, it will be easier to disassemble it. However, after completion of work, one should not forget about tightening all attachment points.

Corner sofa and the nuances of its installation

Assembling a corner sofa involves connecting two or three parts, which are seats, backs and a retractable part. Any specialist will recommend collecting large sofa elements first, and then small ones.

First of all, you need to familiarize yourself with the design of such a sofa. It can be right-handed and left-handed, one part of it is longer than the other, the unfolding mechanism itself is also different for different models; the assembly sequence will depend on these facts.

The frame, armrests, seats and backrests are the parts of the corner sofa, the connection of which requires the following steps:

First, the supports are attached to the base, corner sections and armrests with screws. Rollers are installed on the sliding part. All elements must be strictly fixed.
Using screws, one of the armrests is connected to the corner section. It is necessary to check the stability of the fixed elements.
The base section and backrest are mounted, and the box is connected to the second armrest, after which the assembled structure is fastened to the corner section.
The rear wall is installed, fixed with armrests. Again, the stability of the resulting structure should be checked.
Finally, a roll-out mechanism is attached to the guides installed in the base part.

There are corner sofas (Atlanta) complete with a table that is attached to the side and acts as an armrest. The assembly of the Atlanta sofa is carried out in the following sequence: first, the transport fasteners are removed and the roll-out seat is pulled out, fixed with a special stop, the screws are unscrewed with a screwdriver.

Next, the armrest is aligned with the back of the sofa and fixed with two hex screws. Then, through the metal corner of the ottoman box and its wall, the backrest is fixed with three screws. A bar table is screwed to the ottoman with two hexagon screws, which also serves as a second armrest. Thus, two modules are assembled, subsequently they are pulled together by fasteners.

Assembling a modular sofa

Each furniture manufacturer has its own design of modular sofas, the only advantage that remains unchanged is that they can be assembled and disassembled at your discretion. Another advantage of the modules is the fact that they themselves are often sold already assembled, and the buyer is given the opportunity to combine them at his discretion.

But if the configuration of the sofa involves the presence of a more complex module, you will need to do a number of additional steps, taking into account the specifics of a particular model. Modular sofas come in two types: sectional and transformable.

The sectional option implies a rigid connection of ready-made modules, which the buyer chooses himself in the store. The possibility of combining is precisely at the pre-sale stage, when various layout options are considered. And here you may need sofa assembly drawings that reflect all the nuances of possible combinations. Then, already in place, the sofa is connected with fasteners and remains in this form all the time.

A more interesting option is a transformable modular system. The number of purchased sections is unlimited, then any design is already formed from them. The initially purchased modular sofa, when rearranging the sections, can become a single bed or a set of chairs. In addition, sections can be given a variety of geometric shapes: square, rectangular, round, etc.

Thus, the process of assembling a sofa is quite a responsible task. But it is within the power of anyone who has the time, the necessary tool and the desire to do it with their own hands. In any case, there is always the opportunity to turn to professionals, assemblers of the company from which the sofa was purchased, or to individuals who provide installation services.

Photo of the sofa assembly process

There are several unusual ways to make a sofa out of readily available materials. Thus, you will receive a piece of furniture at the lowest cost.

Options

The first method involves the use of beams left after the construction of large buildings as a material. In addition to the beam, the following materials will be required:

foam rubber, which can be bought in a special store;
zipper 21 cm long, which will be required when sewing the cover;
three 7 cm zippers used on pillows;
upholstery material, such as tapestry;
corner and metal mesh.

frame

Most of the work on the construction of the sofa is the construction of the supporting structure from the timber. To make the process more convenient, you should make a choice in favor of a bar with a size of 7 × 21 cm, from which you will also make furniture legs.

Back

Equally important in this matter is the collection of a strong back for the sofa. Since this version of the sofa is quite simple and does not provide for a folding system, the backrest is made in the same way with a frame base. The backrest is fixed to the base with thick metal corners as tightly as possible. How much the back will be tilted is up to you to choose, based on your feelings.

In the third step of the work, you will make a lattice for support on the sofa frame, necessary to hold the seat cushions. This is done using a metal armored mesh from an old bed. By fixing the mesh on a wooden base with metal brackets, you will get the desired result. For greater reliability, glue several transverse ones on the longitudinal frame bars.

Upholstery

Proceed to soft upholstery in the following sequence:

cut two pieces of foam rubber that match the size of the sofa back and at least 15 cm thick;
sheathe the cut out elements with material, for example, tapestry, connecting them with a zipper;
using decorative tape, attach the mattresses to the supporting structure. You will receive a tape from upholstery material and Velcro. Fasten one end of the tape to the frame with small carnations, and the other to the tapestry cover;
after sewing three covers from the same upholstery material and equipping them with zippers, stuff them with the remnants of foam rubber. You should get three pillows.

Shield

This method is suitable for people who do not have skills in working with wood. This option is a little easier and for its implementation you need to stock up:

two used door leaves;
metal staples;
wood hemp;
foam rubber;
upholstery material.

The base and back of this sofa model will be two used wooden doors. You will need to pre-clean them from old coatings and dirt, and then process them with a grinder.

Next, the doors are painted in the color of your choice, while trying to match the overall interior of the room in which the sofa will be installed in the future. You can give preference to finishing the wooden surface with veneer.

Using nails, fix one sash on a wooden stump of the appropriate size, and then fix the second part (back) on it with metal staples and glue.

After that, start making a mattress: cut the foam rubber of the same size with the seat and cover it with a dense fabric (matting is ideal for this). Already on top of this material, a bright fabric of good quality will be stretched.

The main requirement is the construction of the most durable and reliable frame base. It is on him that all the main load falls, and if you neglect this requirement, you can get injured during operation, and it will not last long. Based on this, you can choose another base material that meets the requirements.

You can beat the finished design as you like, it all depends on your preferences and imagination.

corner sofa

For the manufacture of a corner sofa, it is not necessary to use complex connections, for example, spike products, as well as expensive materials. For work, we suggest using the following material, the volume and amount of which depends on the size:

beam 30 × 50 mm;
plywood, 5 and 15 mm thick;
self-tapping screws and wood screws;
nails;
synthetic winterizer, with a density of 140-170 g / day;
batting;
foam rubber, 20 and 40 mm thick with a density of at least 30 kg / m 3;
glue for foam rubber and wood glue;
foam crumb;
furniture fabric;
lifting mechanism;
furniture legs 5 cm high.

As for the tool, for work you will need:

wood saw;
miter box;
screwdriver;
stapler;
sewing machine;

Each structural block is made of a frame, which is based on timber, chipboard and plywood. The internal space in blocks 1 and 2 can be used rationally by making removable covers. For their supports, a beam of 20 × 30 mm is fixed along the perimeter of the frame. It is installed below the upper cut by the thickness of the cover plate. To make the lid easy to lift, you can drill holes for your fingers in it.

Blocks 1 and 2 are identical in design. Their only difference is in size. The first block is 100x60 cm, and the second is 60x60. It is the second block that will be located in the corner of the structure and connect the first and third blocks together. As for the third block, you can make a drawer-seat in it. Due to this, the useful area of \u200b\u200bthe sofa will increase. To do this, you can install a retractable or rotary mechanism.

The drawer will also be equipped with a chipboard lid. If it is not difficult to assemble it, then difficulties may arise in the manufacture of legs. Why? When pushing the drawer into the sofa body, they will interfere. Therefore, instead of legs, it is necessary to increase the height of the front side of the drawer. When unfolding a corner sofa, it will serve as a support platform. And to make the drawer easy to pull out, furniture wheels can be fixed to the bottom.

The cover for the third block (indicated in the diagram) can also be made removable. Inside, for example, it will be possible to fold bed linen.

The size of the seat cushion must be equal to the size of the drawer. Therefore, when the box is pulled out, a pillow is removed from the back and placed on it instead of a mattress.

Now it's time to make the back to the corner sofa. The manufacturing process looks like this:

Place 3 beams horizontally and, as in the illustration, connect them with vertical posts. The height of the back in our case will be 105 cm.
The lower second beam will be located at a height of 25 cm. They will serve to fix the back to the sofa.
The upper beam will be used for the base of the skin fastening and provide the necessary structural rigidity.
The frame is sheathed on both sides with plywood 5 mm thick.
To avoid the appearance of hooks and bumps when laying the upholstery, sand all corners with sandpaper.
Glue thin foam rubber on the side and front surface, due to this, the upholstery will be soft.

In conclusion, it remains to sheathe the entire sofa, including the backs, with the selected material.

Before that, you take all the measurements, and then cut out the fabric with an allowance for the hem. You can fasten the material with a stapler. The place of fastening should be on the invisible part of the end of the panel. Make sure that the fabric does not wrinkle at the corners. As for the manufacture of pillows for the back and seat, they can be made of foam rubber with a density of 140–170 g / day and a thickness of at least 10 cm. You will also need to sew a cover with a zipper. This will allow you to remove the cover and wash it if necessary.

The sofa can perform several functions. So, it can be used for a short rest during the day and for a good rest at night. Consider the sequence of work. The description will be accompanied by diagrams, so that you can visually see the manufacturing process.

sidewalls

From boards with a thickness of 19 mm, cut off two blanks with a length of 775 mm and 381 mm. From them you assemble the frame A / B. Panel D is cut out of plywood of the same size. First, the frame is glued together, and after the glue dries, it is twisted with self-tapping screws. After that, cut out the bosses C. Thanks to them, the bed ties will be securely fastened. The thickness of the boss is equal to the thickness of the frame. These parts are glued to the frame and set aside to dry.

Now it's time to cut out blank D (381x775mm). Fix the cutter in the collet of the router. She will perform a selection of 3 × 6 mm folds around the entire perimeter of the workpiece, but only from the front side. After that, take the 2 panels that will be located on the inside of the sidewalls and connect them with double-sided tape face to face. On one of the panels, mark the places for making holes Ø19 mm, which will indicate the end and the beginning of the slot. Further, through both panels, drill holes in the intended place.

Next, draw lines between the holes. After separating the panels, cut the slots with a jigsaw. To make sure that the slots are even, run a dowel Ø19 mm inside them. If necessary, sandpaper can be used to refine places where the size does not correspond to 19 mm. Finally, chamfer the edges of the slots, 3 mm wide on the front side of the part. Paint the bottom of the folds with a stain, so you emphasize the shadow gap that forms between the edging of the sidewall and the edge of the panel.

Now you can try on the made panels to the previously made frames. At the edges, both parts must completely match. After these manipulations, cut out the side and bottom / top edging parts E and F. They must be cut with an allowance of up to 25 mm in length. For their joining, the edges are cut off at an angle of 45 °. The edging is connected to the frame with glue and self-tapping screws. If necessary, the assembled parts are polished with sandpaper.

To make the legs, cut off block parts G, leg ties I, spacers J and front panels H. Connect blanks G and H together so that the sides and bottom of the parts converge. Then, using a clamp, fasten the blanks to the couplers I and make countersunk holes.

A countersink hole is made for the head of a countersunk screw. To do this, it is best to insert a screw with a head of the desired diameter into the drill chuck. Chips can occur when using a drill, especially when drilling holes in plywood.

The resulting hole is used to connect the ties and legs. Mill a 3 mm chamfer around the bottom end of the legs. After that, grind the resulting element with sandpaper. If you want to give the blanks a special tone or color, you can process them with stain.

Spacers J must be connected to the undersides of the sidewall. Make sure there are no protrusions on the sides. Next, the leg is attached and it must also be aligned along the edges of the workpiece F. Make a hole through the ties I, countersink it and connect the parts with self-tapping screws. On the opposite side, you need to make an armrest of the appropriate size. The armrest should protrude beyond the edges at the front and back, and should be flush with the interior panels.

Back and seat

To make the back and seat, several blanks should be cut: the M post, the N top bar, the O bottom bar, the Q side bars, the R pads, the back S and the front bar of the seat T. A 50 mm board can be used for manufacturing. As for the seat panel U and backrest P, they can be done later.

Now drill holes and counterbores in the Q side bars and the M post, and fasten the R pads to the Q side bars.

Countersinking is a countersinking process, which involves cleaning the end surface. As a rule, counterboring is performed in the form of mounted heads that have end teeth. This process is carried out under the washer, nuts or thrust rings.

In the racks, make grooves 38 mm wide. Also make folds at the end of the front T-bar 76 mm wide, and at the end of the top N-bar and back S-38 mm.

A tongue and groove means a longitudinal protrusion on the edge of a board or beam. It fits into a matching groove on another board with a similar shape. This connection method is known as tongue and groove.

After that, take the workpiece N and T and mill a rounding with a radius of 12 mm on them. Also do 15° bevels. At the ends of the part N, T and S, make counterbores 8 mm deep, with a Forstner drill Ø10 mm, and make mounting holes in the center of the counterbore.

At the next stage, it's time to make the back and seat P and U. Having cut them to the specified dimensions around the perimeter of the part, you should mill a 10 mm wide fold around the entire perimeter. In this process, ridges should be formed. They must fit into the sheet piles T, S, Q, O, N and M. Next, grease the sheet piles T, S, R/Q, O, M and N and, fixing with a clamp, glue them to the panels U and P. After earlier made holes on parts T, S, N and M, drill a hole in the panel and fix the parts with self-tapping screws. After that, wooden plugs / plugs must be glued into the counterbores. Finally, these plugs should be ground flush with the workpiece.

Now you need to make stops V at one end with a bevel. It must be pressed with a clamp to the seat at the designated place. After drilling the holes, countersink them and fasten them with a self-tapping screw. Sand a 3mm chamfer around the butt and cut off a 57mm length. As a result, you will need to make 4 such parts and fix them in the holes of the backrest racks. At this stage, you still need to make four wooden washers, 6 mm thick and Ø127 mm. Sand these spacers smooth.

To connect the backs, it is necessary to cut out the drawers L. Immediately before assembling the sofa bed, make sure that there are no sharp corners and chips. If necessary, they should be sanded with sandpaper. In conclusion, it remains to perform the skin, as well as the final assembly. By closely adhering to the diagrams and the set out step-by-step instructions, you will be able to do all the work yourself.

Making upholstered furniture is not an easy process. It requires accuracy, care and diligence. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the instructions for making a sofa-book, which, when unfolded, will have dimensions of 1400 × 2200 mm, and when folded, 1000 × 2200 mm. To do this, you need to prepare the following material:

board 25 mm thick: 1000 × 50 (12 pcs.); 800 × 50 (2 pcs.); 800 × 200 (2 pcs.); 1900×200 (2 pieces);
timber: 50×50×200 (4 pcs); 40×50×330 (4 pcs); 40×60×530 (6 pcs); 40×60×1790 (2 pcs); 40×60× 1890 (2 pieces);
glue intended for foam rubber;
staples for stapler 16 and 10 mm;
self-tapping screws 89D and 51 D;
nails 70 and 100 mm;
nuts 8 and 8 mm;
furniture bolts: 6×70 (8 pcs.); 6×40 (4 pcs.); 8×120 (4 pcs.);
interlining - 4 m;
foam rubber;
fabric 6 m / p and 1.4 m wide;
Fiberboard 1.7 × 2.75 3.2 mm thick (1 sheet);
holders (64 pcs.) and wooden lamellas (32 pcs.);
legs 4 pcs.
1 set of book sofa mechanism.

Prepare also the following set of tools:

stapler;
open-end wrenches;
set of drills;
drill;
screwdriver;
a hammer;
roulette;
pencil;
square;
hacksaw.

With all of the above, you can get to work.

The first step is to make frames for the armrest, drawer for linen, backrest and seat. First, let's assemble a box for linen. For this you need to use:

4 beams 40 × 50 (50 × 50) 200 mm long;
2 boards 25 mm, 50 mm wide and 800 mm long;
2 boards 800 mm long and 200 mm wide;
2 boards 25 mm thick (40 mm thick or 20 mm plywood), 1900 mm long and 200 mm wide.

From boards 800 and 1900 mm long, assemble the frame, reinforcing the structure with transverse rails. Fiberboard of the appropriate size is nailed to the bottom of the structure. Next, you need to assemble the back and seat of the sofa. The size of the bed should be spacious enough, so take this into account when calculating. So, assemble 2 equal frames, size 1890 × 650 mm from a bar 40 × 60 mm. The timber frame is best fastened with self-tapping screws. To do this, pre-drill holes Ø8 mm to a depth of 10 mm. After making the frame, it is necessary to fix the lamellas to hold the mattress.

The next step is to make the armrests. For this purpose, you can use chipboard 25 mm thick. Cut out the left and right armrest, according to the dimensions indicated in the photo:

Next, you should make a wooden frame. At the same time, it should be 20 mm shorter than the chipboard size. After that, make holes Ø8.5 mm in the frame and insert 8 × 120 mm bolts into them and after that the frame is sewn up. Also drill holes on the laundry box, only Ø10 mm.

Now the individual parts of the sofa are assembled into one. A special transformation mechanism is also used. When assembling two frames, take into account the fact that in the unfolded state there is at least 10 mm between them, and in the folded state the seat does not protrude beyond the armrest.

After that, the frame must be sheathed. It uses foam rubber and prepared fabric. Do not forget to also sheathe the armrests with fabric and foam rubber.

Sofa-transformer - its types

There are several types of transforming sofas:

Book. This model is one of the simplest. Folding out the sofa creates an extra bed. And for convenience, springs are installed in the back.
Eurobook. With a slight pull of the seat, the sofa is conveniently unfolded, and pillows are placed on the resulting free space.
Withdrawable. The lower part is movable. As a result, a full-fledged sleeping place is pulled out. This model has the main drawback - the rapid wear of mechanisms.
Dolphin sofa. This type of construction is most often made angular. When it is extended, two sleeping places are obtained. And the extra bed rises from under the fixed part.
Sofa accordion. This model is quite compact, consisting of 3 parts that unfold and fold.

Video: assembling a eurobook on a plywood block

Video: making a Chester sofa

If you still decide to buy a sofa or make it to order, then contact the online furniture store. On the Internet you can find inexpensive options for various shapes: both straight and angular.

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The diagrams show various options for making a sofa:

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