How to make an ottoman or couch with your own hands?

The sofa is one of the most necessary attributes of each house. Today, as an alternative to similar products, an ottoman is increasingly used. This type of furniture is not only practical, but stylish, which allows it to be used as a bed or a regular sofa. It is quite simple to build such furniture, but this requires a preliminary choice of the design of the structure and minimal skills of such works.

Modern ottomans and couches are relatively simple designs, which makes it possible to make them yourself. To get high-quality and durable furniture, you should choose the appropriate material for the product. Today for such works apply several types of products:

1. Laminated chipboard. The material is characterized by simplicity and low price.You can purchase these products in almost any hardware store. The main disadvantages of chipboard are low strength, the minimum number of colors. It should also be noted that the structure of the plate contains harmful substances that can be released into the air.
2. Furniture shield. It is made only from natural materials, which reduces the presence of components harmful to humans. Furniture boards for durability can be compared with a solid array. One of the main drawbacks of this product is its high price, which slows down its distribution in construction stores.
3. Array Ottoman their natural board is durable and durable. If the size of the couch is small, then the array is the best option in terms of price and quality.

Also for the construction of such furniture you need a lot of auxiliary materials:

1. Wooden beam. With it is carried out fastening joining parts. Sometimes with the help of a bar form horizontal expansions or support surfaces.
2. Finishing fabric. There are no universal recommendations here.since you can pick up this product to your taste at any specialty store. It is often used for this flock or chenille.
3. Filler. Different types of foam rubber or padding polyester are used as this product.
4. Optional accessories. They are used for decorative decoration of the ottoman. These include special mounts, cladding threads, buttons, etc.

Assembly of the couch is impossible without the use of special mechanisms. To get a reliable design, you should stock up on this set of tools:

1. Tape measure and simple pencil. They are needed for the formation of smooth parts.
2. Hacksaw, jigsaw and other similar mechanisms.
3. Screwdriver, screwdriver.
4. A set of fasteners for connecting individual parts. The quality of such products are different types of metal or plastic corners, screws, confirmets, etc. It all depends on the material chosen for the ottoman.

Making an ottoman or couch with your own hands involves working with an array of wood or its substitutes.

This procedure begins with the assembly of the frame. This process consists of several successive steps:

1. First of all, the marking and cutting of boards and wooden linen are carried out. Their size depends on the dimensions of the ottoman itself. Note that the boards in the simplest structures form a hollow rectangle. The thickness and width of such a blank directly affects the strength and height of the furniture itself.
2. After that, from the obtained elements collect the frame of the boards. To fix them, use metal corners or wooden beam, which is screwed to the base.
3. At this stage, a wooden sheet is screwed to one of the sides of the resulting rectangle. To do this, it is also pre-cut, then fixed with screws.
4. Then proceed to strengthen the frame. Often this involves screwing multiple transverse bars. If the size of the ottoman is small, this stage may be excluded. When the construction is ready, you should carefully polish all the elements. If necessary, the legs are screwed to the frame, which will act as a support. Sometimes this part may be completely absent,as the design is installed on the boards.
5. The process is completed by mounting the headboard, as well as the backrest (if necessary). Carry them out of wooden boards or plywood. The form of these elements is selected individually, taking into account the basic design of the room.

The decoration process can be divided into the following successive steps:

1. Foam rubber and upholstery fabric is purchased. The thickness of the seal is selected based on its density and location on the product itself. If it is a headrest, then you should use a thicker material that can regain its shape under prolonged exertion.
2. After that, the elements of the ottoman are upholstered with foam rubber. To do this, use a special stapler and staples. When doing upholstery, it is important to carefully tension the sheets so that the surface does not form wrinkles. It is advisable to fix the foam only from the inside to eliminate poor design and the possibility of damage to the upholstery during unauthorized getting out fasteners.
3. Please note that the foam should be fixed only in certain places. It should not be done on the main surface, as there will be a mattress. If you do not want to use a similar attribute, then only special foam should be used to form a soft bed.
4. The process ends with an ottoman covering fabric. For this you can use a lot of different materials, among which a flock is very often found. Upholstery technology is very similar to the installation of foam rubber. To eliminate the presence of a large number of seams, you should use large pieces of fabric that completely covers the entire surface. The fixation of the material is also performed with staples. They also need to be located in visually inaccessible places on the furniture. Often this part is the bottom of the ottoman.

The technology of the construction of the couch resembles the previously described algorithm, only using other layouts.

One of the masters did this ottoman with his own hands: