How to make a chair with your own hands?

In the modern world you can buy almost everything. The main thing is to make a choice among the widest assortment that is offered in the store. But sometimes financial problems do not allow to purchase a good product, for example, a comfortable high-quality chair. And some craftsmen simply do not want to buy the finished product and strive to do everything on their own. For such cases, there are special workshops for the manufacture of chairs.

Make a chair at home can anyone, most importantly, be able to work with tools and have imagination. By purchasing the necessary materials and finding free time, you can begin to create drawings, work plans and procurement of parts.

It doesn't matter what drawing is applied. There is a special algorithm of actions for the manufacture of the chair: the creation of parts, the drilling of holes for fasteners, lubrication with glue and varnish treatment. Next comes the process of assembling the product, which takes into account the plan.

Before you begin work on the manufacture of the chair, you need to determine its type. Not all the seats are able to do on their own, and some are completely beyond the control of the newcomer.

Types of chairs, subject to self-production:

• Soft consists of a frame, filler and upholstery. This view is suitable for a harmonious holiday, where you can sit with an interesting book or a cup of coffee.
• Foldable It consists of a light but strong frame that can be folded for storage or transportation. This option will be indispensable when leaving for nature or when visiting unplanned guests.
• Kentucky - garden chair consisting of bars and wire. It is quite easy to make a look that looks great on the dacha.
• Ladle - this is a sports chair with good fixation, which is achieved due to the possibility of fixing several seat belts.
• Futon - quite a popular model, which from a comfortable chair turns into a mattress with a slight movement of the hand.

• Sliding performs two important functions: a full bed and a comfortable seat. Ideal option for the small-sized room.
• On wheels able to move around the room thanks to stable wheels. In this chair, you can ride around the apartment, which may be necessary for older or sick people.
• High back - due to its design, it is convenient to be in such a chair for quite a long time. There are many high-back models, among which are soft and hard products.

• Rocking chair - ideal for peace and privacy. Such a “cradle” will rock everyone, even with sleep disorders. This type of chair is very popular among young mothers, because it is convenient to swing the baby and relax yourself.
• Not folding - will create good conditions for good rest. For the convenience of users, there are many models of folding chairs. Once there were popular chairs with ears that served as a side support for the head and at the same time were fencing.
• Bag chair - frameless model, designed to relax the person sitting in it due to the fact that the product completely repeats the shape of his body.You can make a fluffy or leather chair that will look extraordinary. This option is the easiest for self-production, because it does not require a large expenditure of materials and strength.

The process of making a chair can be quite simple if you choose the appropriate method and material. You can create a work of art both from scrap materials and from an old folding bed. Some craftsmen offer to create a comfortable seat from a chest or from a metal hoop.

To create a classic chair, as a rule, use more durable materials to make a reliable frame. It can be made from timber, boards, plywood, willow, wicker, logs, chipboard, LSP, metal and from bars.

Soft frameless product does not require large time and financial costs. It can easily be made from fabric or foam. It will look no worse than the purchased one, but it will bring much greater pride in the work done.

In our time, you can find different drawings for the manufacture of both frame and frameless chairs. The master can only choose the appropriate option that will meet all his expectations.After all, the drawing of the product must be chosen not only by the criterion of complexity, but also to take into account whether it will look harmonious in the place for which it is intended.

We present simple step-by-step instructions for making chairs. In the next video you will see a master class on how to make an unusual chair yourself.

To make it, you will need plywood sheets, a soldering iron, a handsaw, a hammer, a meter, compasses, iron scissors, a drill, self-tapping screws, a screwdriver, a cloth, foam rubber and glue:

• It is necessary to begin work with cutting cardboard templates that will later be used to make parts from plywood. The product will need transverse strips, so you need to determine in advance their slope, size and bend.
• All wooden parts must be sanded. The side parts need to be painted, and the ends should be reinforced with metal rims.

• Foam cushions with glue need to be fixed on the seat and backrest. If desired, you can glue the foam on the armrests. From above foam rubber is in addition fixed by the stapler.
• To fit the product, you need to make holes and fix the rims with screws.First, the fabric is trimmed back, and only then go to all other areas.
• Fix all the details among themselves need with shurutovert and screws. All joints and attachment points are best treated with glue.

To create this simple version, you will need three meters of sateen, 4 m of cover fabric, 1 meter of zipper, synthetic winterizer, scissors, threads, a needle and pins:

• With the help of patterns you need to prepare the details of the fabric. It should make a big bottom bottom, a small top and six wedges. Wedges need to stitch and sew both the bottom. By the same principle you need to sew the top cover of the product.

• The zipper needs to be sewn into one of the wedges so that the cover can be conveniently removed and put on. 2/3 of the bag must be filled with filler, then put it into the outer cover and fasten.

The product for a child can be made from a bar or chipboard. The front part is made of plywood, and the back of hardboard. Inside the design all the back bends need to be glued with pieces of cardboard. After the glue dries, all irregularities are equal to a construction knife. Foam rubber is glued on top of the construction, after which it is upholstered with fabric.

To create a folding garden chair, you need to prepare self-tapping screws, round and rectangular slats, sandpaper, round profile, furniture glue and fabric:

• Work begins with cutting out the rails and grinding them. Then at a distance of 40 cm from their corners make holes, which are also polished.
• In order for the back to change its position, you need to make 3 cuts, then retreat from the slats and make holes for mounting the seat.
• Round slats are smeared with glue and inserted into the holes.

• After assembling the frame you need to do the fabric pattern. Its length must be calculated taking into account the further folding of the product. Therefore, you first have to fold the structure and measure the fabric. Matter should be slightly stretched so that the person sitting in the chair stays in it steadily.
• The material is fixed with round rails, after which its edges are cut off and fixed with small nails with large caps.

Backs and seats need to be made from sheets of plywood:

• All parts must be secured with screws, which must be secured with glue from above.
• All wooden surfaces are sanded with sandpaper.
• The side backs are made of bars. They should have legs, a handrail and five racks.
• The seat is made of three parts, each of which must have a frame of timber.
• The sliding mechanism works with metal hinges. To make it work without interruption, you need to make gaps.

• The seats are connected by screws to a plywood canvas with parallel bars. All three seats should be the same size.
• Strengthen the seats with iron hinges. The right side of the bolts must be attached to the sides so that it stably stays in one position when the chair is moved apart.
• The legs are also fixed with loops so that they can be hidden when the chair has to be folded.
• All products must be varnished or painted. And you can decorate the product with a foam pillow in a beautiful cover, which will be made with a carriage fastener. Some craftsmen upholstered chair bed foam and cloth.

To get a new comfortable chair and feel like a real designer, you can drag the old product.Spending a little time and showing imagination, you can get an updated thing.

For the waist of the old product, you will need good scissors, a construction stapler, upholstery fabric, chalk, foam rubber, jute harnesses and an electric knife:

• First you need to change the old springs on the wiring of jute. They have very good quality characteristics and increased strength. Jute need to sew to the back of the frame in a checkerboard pattern using a gun for furniture.
• To make the seat mat soft enough, you need to prepare a foam pad. To do this, make a pattern of the seat fabric. Using chalk, the edges of the seat frame are outlined and a foam pad is cut out. Then it needs to be attached to the seat with glue and clips.

Sometimes alteration of the old chair requires replacing not only the springs, but also the back and the seat. Therefore, it is important to properly upholster a product with a new fabric so that it lasts a few more years. For this, fabric is thrown onto the product and fixed with pins. All folds and irregularities should be smoothed, otherwise you get an untidy and ugly chair. It is best to remove the armrests in the upholstery process.This is necessary so that all corners and attachment points are even and the fabric does not stick out.

For upholstering the back of the sofa will take a little more effort, especially if the process of restoration produces a novice. Therefore, to start, it is better to make a pattern of soft fabric, for example, from velvet, which is able to hide all the minor flaws.

Decorative upholstery is better to do in the style of Country. Due to the deep-set buttons, which will be covered with the same fabric as the armchair itself, the shortcomings of the work done will not be noticeable. First, strings are sewn to the back, covered with sacking and fastened with clips. An electric knife cut out a sample of foam rubber, which will ideally coincide with the shape of the back. The foam should have the necessary holes that coincide with the location of the legs.

Leading designers of the world embody their fantasies in everything, including in the design of chairs. In stores you can find a huge number of unusual products, which sometimes have intricate shapes.

For a small room, a mini-armchair is best suited - a convenient product, ideal for a comfortable stay. It can complement any interior, so this model is very popular in the furniture market.

Huge demand is a seat-nest, which can be suspended or located on a solid stand. Also interesting are the models - cocoon, egg and ball, which belong to the same series of hanging chairs.

A modern small chair on figured legs, which can be of any shape, can decorate the interior. Some models are equipped with legs in the form of animal paws, which makes the product even more interesting for the buyer.

Some people dream of a chair that swings. There are a lot of such models. For example, a rocking chair or the same hanging socket. The most interesting thing is that they can be made of any material and have any design. This choice allows everyone to find a decent furniture that will meet all his needs.