Ottoman do it yourself

Furniture occupies the main place in the interior of the house. This decor item allows you not only to decorate a room beautifully, but also to fill it with comfort, home warmth. Among the large range of upholstered furniture is very popular sofa-couch. This is a composite composition that can be used both as a bed and as a sofa. Due to its versatility, the sofa ottoman is great for apartments or houses in which free space is limited. In addition, the modern design has a chic look and fits easily into any housing design. Very attractive for many option - couch do it yourself.

Sofa-couch is characterized by many advantages. The main advantage is the possibility of self-production. If there is not enough space in the room, but you need to create a recreation area, then everyone can try himself as a master and make a modern model with his own hands.The ottoman will look beautiful in any room, so it can be placed both in the hall and in the bedroom. To make the small sofa look original in the room, it is often decorated with soft pillows.

Sofa ottoman refers to modern youth pieces of furniture that are easy to use, take up little space and have a neat appearance. Multifunctional sofa can be purchased in finished form or to make yourself, which is done by many. The process of assembling a sofa-couch can not be called simple, but everyone can cope with it. In addition, the design in the home version has more advantages - the ability to choose an individual size and style.

If you are going to start work, you need to decide on the size of the ottoman. If the room is small, then a sofa without additional rollers and pillows will suit for it - 1980 m long and 1200 m wide. In this case, the seat height will be standard - 450 mm. If desired, in the design of the sofa, you can add a special cabinet, which will serve as a place to store bed linen. As for the materials, then the standard ottoman will need:

• slats 20 × 40 mm;
• boards 20 × 200 mm;
• bars 60 × 60 mm;
• foam sheets;
• plywood;
• upholstery fabric.

Of course, in order to make a sofa ottoman correctly, certain skills are needed, but for beginning masters it is enough to be patient and follow certain prescriptions from the step-by-step instructions:

• Build the basics. The frame of the sofa is made of solid wood (boards 20 × 200 mm) and plywood sheets - no more than 4 mm thick. All wooden elements are interconnected with screws or furniture bolts. To make the ottoman solid and not squeaky during operation, the surface of the tree should be smeared with white glue before screwing the bolts on. Then along the bases of the boards you need to make cuts, they are necessary to install the strips. The pitch between the slats must not exceed 200 mm. Plywood is poured onto the frame obtained with small nails and foam is applied to it. Everything is covered with a fabric cover. In this case, the outer part of the upholstery is tucked inward to the frame and fastened with the help of a starter or nails.
• Seat design. To make the seat as comfortable as possible, it is decorated. In the sheets of plywood you need to drill holes, then a large needle is taken, a thick thread and a tie is made.This procedure is necessary not only to decorate the ottoman, but also to protect the base from displacement. All wooden parts of the sofa are necessarily stained or varnished.
• Upholstery sofa. For the exterior design of the ottomans, a one-piece piece of fabric is usually used, but sometimes you can also decorate using the quilting technique. The unusual cover is easy to sew from pieces of old bedspreads. With the correct location of the rags will get the original upholstery. If during the manufacture of furniture, the rod does not appear to be foam rubber, replace it with shavings or a wadded mattress.
• Finishing work. In many models of an ottoman availability of drawers is provided. Pruning of the remaining wood is well suited for their installation. Initially, the pattern is done boxes, then they are collected and secured with nails. It is recommended to use a special roller mechanism to make the drawers easy to open during operation. In case of his absence, you can just fill the slats.

As the saying goes, "it's better to see once than hear a hundred times." Therefore, the entire process of manufacturing the ottoman, see the video.

Each person who has at least minimal knowledge in the furniture industry will be able to construct a simple sofa-couch model. Sofa, made by hand, has a large number of advantages. First, it will be much cheaper than buying new furniture in the store. Secondly, during the operation of an ottoman, it is not necessary to worry about its quality, since the master independently selects all the material necessary for work.