Upholstered furniture is relevant at all times. It is found in city apartments, private houses, cottages, and even in household plots in the warm season.

Soft is an important attribute of any living room, nursery or bedroom. They are provided by different manufacturers in a wide range. But in order to save your own savings and acquire original and exclusive furniture, you can try to make it yourself.

An upholstered chair made of foam rubber is of two types:

Material

In this article we will talk about an easy chair made of foam rubber. Therefore, we will consider the features of the filler. The main advantages of using foam rubber as a filler include:

When choosing foam rubber, attention is paid to:

• material stiffness;
• density;
• orthopedic properties.

As upholstery material suitable:

Dimensional drawing

Before proceeding with the manufacture of the chair, it is necessary to make a preliminary drawing with all dimensions, materials of manufacture and systems for attaching individual elements.

An adult product with a frame will have the following dimensions:

• width - 75 cm;
• height - 90-95 cm;
• seat height 45 cm from the floor;
• for the manufacture of legs, a beam with a square section of 55 cm is selected;
• side rails - 40 cm;
• armrest height - 20 - 30 cm.

In the manufacture of a frameless chair, a detailed pattern of the future product is made. It will consist of:

• 6 wedge-shaped parts;
• round bottom;
• tops.

A standard bean bag chair for an adult will have the following dimensions:

• height - 1 - 1.2 meters;
• diameter - 1 meter;
• the diameter of the lower bottom is 30 cm, the upper one is 15 cm.

As for children's models, their sizes will be as follows:

• height - 60 cm;
• lower bottom diameter - 25 cm;
• top diameter - 11 cm.

How to do with a frame?

The traditional padded product with a frame is the more common option. For its manufacture, you will need to prepare materials, tools and experience in carpentry.

Attention: in frame upholstered furniture, only the legs of the product will be visible, the rest of the parts will be covered with foam rubber and upholstery.

Tools

Of the tools you will need:

Of the materials needed:

• lumber (most often consumers prefer 20 mm plywood);
• screws;
• thin nails;
• foam and upholstery;
• wood glue;
• stain;
• gloss paint.

Manufacturing

The process of making a classic version of an upholstered chair is quite simple:

As for the finishing, this is the processing of the product with stain and paints and varnishes. This will not only give the furniture an attractive appearance, but also extend its life. Since paint or varnish will reliably protect the product from increased moisture and other negative factors.

Advice: as for decorating an easy chair, it can be supplemented with small pillows.

Frameless option

The second option for making an easy chair made of foam rubber is the simplest model of a bean bag chair.

Tools

Of the tools required:

Of the materials required:

• fabric (for the manufacture of inner and outer covers);
• filler (foam rubber);
• two zippers, one - 40 cm long, the second - 1 meter.

How to make?

The manufacturing process of a soft frameless chair is as follows:

That's the whole simple process of making a frameless bag chair. As a decoration on the product, you can sew an appliqué from a well-chosen fabric..

A photo

As a result, you will get a comfortable and stylish decor element:

Useful video

You can see the manufacturing process in detail in the following video:

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is worth noting that making an easy chair with your own hands is quite easy. If you know the basics of carpentry, it is worth building a wireframe model. If you sew well, make a frameless chair. Both options have their advantages. They harmoniously fit into any interiors and please owners with comfort in operation, attractive appearance and high technical characteristics.

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It is true what they say that the Internet is a storehouse of useful information. People share valuable knowledge and original ideas here, opening up more and more new perspectives for each other.

A person without experience and skills gets a unique opportunity to organize furniture production for himself at home. There are many detailed master classes with ready-made schemes that will help you make any furniture, whether you have the necessary tools for this and a penchant for crafts.

Of course, you should start with simple projects, like the one presented in this master class. Anna White, a well-known craftswoman in narrow circles, has prepared detailed instructions for everyone who tells how to make a simple chair from boards for a house or a terrace with her own hands.

In finished form, it is completed with stylish pillows. You can also make them yourself. Briefly, Anna will tell us about this.

In this project, you can use the simplest lumber that does not require processing on a milling machine and making complex grooves.

Gather materials and prepare everything you need before you start work. You will need:

Materials:
1. Pine board 50mm thick:
- 4 pieces x 50 x 100 x 550 mm - leg details;
- 2 pieces x 50 x 100 x 810 mm - details of the armrests;
- 6 pcs x 50 x 150 x 710 mm - sidewall trim parts;
- 2 pieces x 30 x 30 x 710 mm - slats for seat parts;
- 4 pieces x 50 x 150 x 620 mm - back details and lower front panel detail;
- 2 pieces x 50 x 100 x 620 mm - the upper part of the back and the upper part of the front panel;
- 5 pieces x 50 x 100 x 620 mm - seat details.
2. glue for woodworking;
3. furniture screws;
4. stain or protective and decorative oil for wood processing and its toning;
5. furniture varnish with a transparent coating or varnish toner.

Tools:
- circular saw or miter saw for sawing boards;
- grinder;
- electric drill;
- screwdriver;
- paint brushes;
- soft, lint-free cloth for oil;
- construction tape measure and square;
- pencil.

Step one: detailing and marking parts

Determining the final size of the chair, the author proceeded from the size of the seat and pillows for it. The seat is a flat square with sides of 620 mm. If you want to change the dimensions of the chair, all dimensions indicated in the master class will have to be recalculated.

Otherwise, use these wonderful detailed diagrams and write down on paper all the details that you will need to work. Specify the exact size of each part. You can find a list of them in the list of materials for this master class.

Before you get started, make sure all your boards are planed to the same thickness, otherwise the finished chair will look like a typical piece of handicraft. Such processing of boards is carried out on a surface gage. In extreme cases, you can order it in the workshop, but it is better to initially select lumber that has been properly processed.

Mark out the details of the chair using a pencil and a square. A square is a particularly useful tool if you plan on sawing boards by hand with a hacksaw.

You will need thick boards 50 mm thick, but of different widths: 100 and 150 mm. In addition, prepare a rail no narrower than 30 mm for the manufacture of base parts for the seat.

Cut the board into pieces of the required length using a miter saw or hand saw. Both of these tools allow you to make perfectly even cuts, which is very important in the manufacture of furniture.

If you're using a hand saw for wood, be prepared to trim the cuts by hand for neat, tight joints.

Sand all the details in any way convenient for you. For example, an electric grinder. For grinding pine, a piece of bar with sandpaper fixed to it will fit. True, such work will take much more time.

Attach the trim pieces to the legs with a gap of approximately 20 mm. Pre-drill holes in the places where the screws are to be screwed in so that the boards do not split.

If you want the chair to serve you for a long time, use glue. In this case, apply a little wood glue to the joint, press the pieces together and screw in the screw or screw.

On each of the side panels, fix the armrest and connect the sides to each other with the upper part of the backrest. Please note that on the inside of the chair, all the trim parts are flush with the frame, and along the outer contour they are somewhat recessed inward.

Pass your work rail through the gap between the side paneling, place the upper back piece in place and secure with screws. Screw on the rest of the backrest.

On the front panel, fasten a wide board at the bottom, and a 100 mm narrow board at the top. Sew up the seat and, to complete the assembly, secure the top piece of the backrest by placing it flat.

Try to drive the screws in the same vertical line to keep the job looking neat.

After some time, when the chairs have already been tested in everyday life, the author advises fixing the details of the seat in such a way that it itself is located slightly at an angle. This will make sitting much more comfortable. The same can be said about the back of the chair.

It is convenient in that it makes it easy to apply the composition and repeat this procedure at any time in order to refresh the product. At the same time, all preparation of the surface for re-painting is reduced to its easy grinding by hand with sandpaper.

You can also use alcohol stain in combination with several coats of furniture varnish or, say, natural drying oil.

Apply the stain with a brush along the fibers and try not to touch the already stained areas once again, otherwise the tone will be uneven.

A good alternative is also a decorative toner oil, which not only imitates precious wood species, but also protects the wood from rot, mold and fungus, as well as from moisture.

You can lacquer the chair with matte furniture varnish in order to prolong its life. Do not use water-based varnishes, as they do not have a sufficient level of strength and wear off quickly.

Apply the varnish in several layers, sanding each previous layer as soon as it hardens. Use fine-grained sandpaper for this, and do the grinding itself carefully, without much pressure. The final layer of varnish does not need to be sanded.

Such simple furniture as this wooden chair needs beautiful textiles. The author used ready-made furniture cushions with floral ornaments.

However, pillows can be made with your own hands. To do this, you will need foam rubber (preferably furniture, increased strength), batting or thin foam rubber to give the pillows shape and extra volume, as well as strong threads, a suitable fabric and a sewing machine.

Cut the thick foam rubber into pieces of the size you need. In this case, on squares with sides of 600 mm. Wrap them in one or two layers of thin foam rubber or batting. Attach the fabric and determine on the spot how much you need to sew the covers.

You can also make covers in advance according to the pattern and, based on their size and shape, prepare the filler.

If you plan to wash the covers and keep your pillows clean, sew the covers out of a plain thick fabric and make a removable zip-up set that you can always remove and wash in the machine.

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How to make a chair with your own hands from wood: drawings and dimensions, plus assembly instructions and explanations for working with lumber

For a comfortable stay in the country you need a comfortable chair. However, the same furniture is needed in the apartment. A good chair is easy to buy, however, it will cost a lot, but you can save money and assemble it yourself from wood. In this article you will find simple instructions for making a wooden chair, and in addition, you will learn the rules for working with lumber.

Wood as the main material

Decided to make a chair and do not know what materials to use for this? The best material is wood, namely, boards, timber, furniture panels and other solid wood lumber. There are several reasons for assembling wood furniture and among them:

• Ease of wood processing. Working with wood is easier than with other materials from which it is customary to make furniture. Again, for woodworking, the tools found in most home workshops will suffice;
• Affordable price. Boards, timber and other lumber are still inexpensive, considering how many of them will be needed to make one chair. Moreover, lumber can not be bought new, because there are used pallets;
• Great looking wooden furniture. The texture of the wood is distinguished by a beautiful pattern of fibers, which, of course, will decorate the chair you have assembled, provided that you cover it with a transparent varnish;
• Durability. Solid wood furniture is superior in terms of reliability to furniture assembled from plywood or chipboard. With proper maintenance, a chair made of wood will last at least ten years.

What type of wood do you prefer? To assemble furniture, I recommend lumber from hardwood: aspen, linden, birch and fruit trees. Coniferous wood is knotty and resinous, which will complicate the cutting of materials and the finishing of the finished product.

Model selection

Now that you know what materials to make a chair from, it remains to decide on a suitable model. I offer a brief overview of popular options.

Ordinary chairs with armrests- in fact, these are chairs, but more massive and more comfortable
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Armchair for giving

Illustrations	Furniture options for arranging a summer residence
	from pallets. This is the best option in terms of ease of assembly and low cost of materials. Again, with a competent approach to the assembly process, the finished products will look modern and stylish.
	Shell. Despite the complexity of the design, this chair looks great and provides the greatest comfort in comparison with other models. The only drawback of this option is the need to bend a lot of wooden parts.
	From the bay from the electric cable. A cable bay with an edged board back is furniture that is not only cheap, but also quickly manufactured. Making such a chair will be even easier than from pallets. In addition, from the bay, thanks to its rounded sidewalls, you can make a rocking chair.

A set of standard self-taught furniture maker questions

Before proceeding with the manufacture of the chair, I will comment on the questions that are most often asked by self-taught furniture makers.

What to cut? For longitudinal cutting we use a circular saw, for transverse and curved cuts we use an electric jigsaw or a hacksaw.

How to fasten wooden parts? In the design of the chairs there are heavily and lightly loaded connections. For heavily loaded connections, we use bolts with washers and nuts. For lightly loaded connections, we use wooden dowels or furniture confirmations.

Paint or varnish? The choice of coatings depends on the quality of the lumber. If the wood has no visible defects, it can be stained with a stain and covered with a clear varnish. If there are pigment spots on the surface or it was necessary to eliminate defects with putty, it is preferable to cover the part with primer and a continuous layer of paint.

How to reduce paint consumption? Have you noticed that when finishing the chair, paints and varnishes are absorbed into the surface and unpainted places remain? The problem is that lumber has a porous structure and in order to reduce its absorbency, it will be necessary to apply a primer or drying oil beforehand.

Why do cracks appear? Often, novice craftsmen, having made furniture from wood, eventually discover the appearance of cracks. The reason for the cracking of lumber is uneven shrinkage. The solution to the problem is the use of initially dry wood.

Preparation for work

At the preparatory stage, we select a suitable drawing, prepare materials and prepare a tool.

As materials, I suggest using not new purchased boards, but wooden pallets. One dacha chair will take one and a half pallets. Considering that used pallets are sold for about 300 rubles, the price of assembled furniture will be low.

Now let's select a drawing. The diagram shows dimensions oriented to the structure of a person of average height. If this is necessary, the dimensions can be revised upwards or downwards.

This drawing shows several projections of the chair, namely the top, front and side views. It also shows the location of the fastening hardware, which provide a reliable connection.

The process of making a chair with your own hands: step by step instructions

I offer step by step assembly instructions. To make it easier to repeat the steps listed, the instruction is framed in the form of a photo report. The steps are listed in the order in which they must be completed.

In the considered option of making the Adirondack chairs with your own hands, the design features are preserved, but there are no difficult carpentry joints. It will not be difficult to repeat the project by making wooden parts according to our drawings and assembling the product with screws.

The work uses a planed 20 mm pine board, galvanized screws 4.5x40 mm, bolts 10x60 mm with a square headrest and nuts with washers. An electric jigsaw and a grinder will speed up the process, and a manual milling cutter will allow you to carefully round the edges, but all workpieces can be cut with a regular hacksaw, and the burrs can be removed manually with sandpaper.

Adirondack chair device: 1 - back strap; 2 - screws; 3 - upper cross member; 4 - back leg; 5 — side support (spar); 6 - bolts; 7 - armrest; 8 - front leg; 9 - seat bar; 10 - armrest support

Parts manufacturing

The most complex elements of the chair are the two side supports of the seat. Make a full size template for the spars on paper.

Side support drawing

Draw the underside of the part, raise the first perpendicular segment on the left and two more at appropriate angles to point A. Mark point C and draw a cutout for the transverse tie as shown in the diagram.

Mark an angle of 75° with vertex C, extend its underside with a line. Draw an arc with a radius of 116 mm, measure the angle at point D and connect them with a line segment.

Draw a rounding between points A and B using a square grid or an impromptu pattern as in the photo.

Place the cut template on the board, avoiding large knots and leaving small knots away from the edges of the blanks. Circle the contours and file the details using a saw on straight sections, and cut out curly contours with a jigsaw. Guide the tool blade in the direction of the grain so that the wood is less chipped.

Detail drawings: 1 - upper backrest guide; 2 - lower cross member of the back; 3 - armrest (2 pcs.); 4 - armrest stop (2 pcs.)

Detail drawing: 1 - back strap (7 pcs.); 2 - seat bar (8 pcs.); 3 - front leg (2 pcs.) 4 - back leg (2 pcs.)

Transfer the drawings of the remaining elements of the chair to the boards, also using a template, or draw directly on the blanks and mark the next identical part according to the first cut out.

The shape of the rounding of the armrests is not structurally important, they can be drawn by hand or according to the pattern. Mark the second part in a mirror so that the chips when sawing are at the bottom of the workpiece.

Sand the ends, connecting the same workpieces together if possible. Roughen the edges of the upper surfaces of the armrests and backrest slats, or simply soften the sharp edges with a grinder.

Chair assembly

Wooden furniture always begins to rot from joints, the inner surfaces of which cannot be processed on a finished chair. Therefore, cover the parts before assembly with 2-3 layers of antiseptic.

Most of the components of the chair are connected with screws, the pilot holes for them are drilled with a combined countersink, matched to the thickness of the screws. When they want to hide the hats, they are deepened and closed with plugs for glue.

Put an unnecessary board on the table, and place the left side support and front leg on top. Align the workpieces according to the drawing, mark the drilling points.

Assembly diagram of the side of the chair

Make holes for the bolts and fasten the parts. Install the rear leg, placing it perpendicular to the bevel of the support. Assemble the right side of the frame in the same way. Connect the sides of the chair with the lower backrest bar and the first seat bar.

Install supports on the front legs, fixing them with clamps for convenience. Attach the armrests with screws.

Attach the upper backrest rail, aligning it with the lower crossbar. Right now it is possible to correct possible inaccuracies of marking and uneven cuts that have accumulated by a millimeter.

Small errors are eliminated by shifting the upper crossbar and trimming the corner under it. In extreme cases, you will have to unscrew the lower crossbar and adjust the cutout.
Mark the center lines on the cross planks and on the center backrest. Holding the latter at the top with your hand or grabbing it with a clamp, drill a pilot hole and wrap the bottom screw. Check the vertical position and secure the top of the rail.

Screw in turn all the strips with a uniform interval. Take a string and tie one end to a pencil and the other to a nail fixed at the junction of the seat and back. Draw a radius of curvature, cut the strips according to the markup and sand the edges.

After adjusting the width of the last seat rail, put it in place. Inspect the assembled chair and sand the marking marks, chips and other defects. Carefully sand the top surfaces of the back and seat parts.

Oil the wood if you want to keep the natural color. Use a synthetic resin glaze to create an opaque colored surface.

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How to make a garden chair: a drawing and a detailed description of the assembly

Have you decided to buy a plastic chair or a wicker rattan lounger for your summer cottage? Do not rush to spend money, because simple and at the same time comfortable furniture can be made of wood with your own hands. I offer a simple step-by-step instruction for self-assembly of a chair from wooden boards. But first, let's decide what kind of furniture you would like to see in your summer cottage.

Requirements for country wooden furniture

In order to decide what kind of country chairs should be, let's imagine in what conditions and for what purpose this furniture is used.

The country chair is a design with a seat, a back and armrests. If skids are attached to the supports, it will be possible to swing on the chair. Country chairs are used for a short rest both in the country house itself and near it.

The operating conditions can be described as difficult, since most of the time the furniture is used outdoors.

So, what qualities should distinguish country furniture?

• Durability. Furniture should last as long as possible, despite precipitation, direct sunlight and other environmental factors.
• Simplicity and convenience of operation. Furniture should be easy to carry so that if necessary, it can be taken out of the house and then brought back. Ideally, furniture should be laid out at all.
• low cost. The chair should be inexpensive, and preferably generally made with your own hands from available materials.
• Aesthetic appeal. The chair, which will be used in the country, should decorate the interior and exterior of a country house with its appearance.

How to prepare for work

First, select a drawing. If furniture is being made for the first time, the simpler the drawing, the better. In our case, the drawing is simple, but the finished furniture will be beautiful, stable and durable.

After the drawing is ready, we count the amount of materials and purchase everything you need. In our case, a board with a section of 30 × 150 mm will be used to assemble the frame. For lining the seat and back, we use a board with a section of 25 × 100 mm. Wood screws 40 mm long will be used as fasteners.

Preliminary stage - cutting the main elements

In accordance with the drawing, we calculate the complete set of structural elements and cut the required number of parts from the board. For longitudinal and transverse cutting we use a circular saw. For a curved cut, we use an electric jigsaw.

After cutting along the cut line, small chips or, on the contrary, protruding fibers will be noticeable. In order not to remove these defects on the finished furniture upon completion of the assembly, immediately after cutting, go along the edge of the cut with sandpaper.

Manufacturing process

Illustrations	Assembly step by step
	How to screw in a screw? Almost all connections in the chair will be made using self-tapping screws, so you need to know how to screw them in correctly. Fastening of self-tapping screws is carried out with preliminary drilling of holes with a diameter of 2 mm. If you turn the self-tapping screw without pre-drilling holes, there is a risk of cracks. Under the head of the self-tapping screw, we drill a pot on the diameter of the head and a depth of 3 mm. The self-tapping screw is sunk into the recess below the surface of the board.
	front legs. We make two parts shown in the diagram. The lower part of the part will be the front leg of the chair, and a crossbar will be attached to the central recess. The top part of the part will be the armrest holder.
	We combine the front supports into a single knot. In the central recesses on the front supports, we install a transverse crossbar 70 cm long. All connections are made with carpentry glue and reinforced with self-tapping screws, 2 pieces on each side of the crossbar.
	Attaching armrest holders. We attach the upper parts of the sidewalls 60 cm long to the front supports. We maintain a right angle between these two parts. Fastening is carried out on carpentry glue and on 4 self-tapping screws for each connection.
	rear legs. From the board we cut two parts, like those shown in the diagram. The length of the legs is 63 cm. The end of the legs is cut at an angle of 75° and 115° respectively.
	Rear leg attachment. We apply the rear supports outside the armrest holders so that the cut line coincides with their surface. The extreme point of the lower part of the rear legs should be flush with the rear edge of the armrest holder.
	Strengthening the rear legs. So that during operation the rear supports do not move apart to the sides, we install a transverse strut between them and tighten the entire assembly with self-tapping screws, 2 pieces on each side.
	seat holder. The seat upholstery will be attached to the horizontal brackets. The horizontal holders will be fixed with a straight edge to the front cross brace, and with a beveled end - to the previously installed rear cross brace.
	How to install seat holders. The diagram shows the location of the three seat holders and their distance from each other. Fastening of parts, as usual, is carried out with self-tapping screws.
	Back and rear legs. Pieces of the board 61 cm long are attached to the outer holders of the seat. The fastening must be done so that the end of the backrest holder is flush with the lower edge of the seat holders.
	Back upholstery. On top of the previously installed backrest holders, we fill the strips with a gap of 20 mm between adjacent planks.
	Seat. The seat slats are attached in the same way as the backrest slats.
	armrests. Pieces of the board 64 cm long are attached to the sidewalls, as shown in the diagram. Fastening is carried out using carpentry glue and self-tapping screws. We use at least 2-3 self-tapping screws for each armrest. The edges of the armrests in front of the chair are rounded.

We continue to work

After the assembly is completed and the chair is ready, it remains to complete the finishing work, as a result of which the furniture will become not only reliable, but also beautiful.

Since the assembly was carried out on self-tapping screws, recesses made under their heads remained on the surface of the tree. We fill the recesses with wood putty, matched to the tone of the boards. Putty is applied with a spatula and immediately leveled.

When working with putty, remember that such compounds are applied with a layer no thicker than 1-2 mm.

After the putty has completely dried, the wood surface is carefully sanded. For grinding, we use a grinder with replaceable skins. We use sandpaper variably, changing the abrasiveness from 400 to 800.

After the chair is sanded, we clean it of dust and impregnate it with drying oil in two layers with a break for the previous layer to dry. Impregnation is needed, firstly, in order to reduce paint consumption and secondly, in order to make the tree more resistant to decay. After the drying oil has completely dried, we apply a couple of layers of paint.

Can varnish be used? Since putty was used when working with lumber, spots will show through the varnish, therefore, in our case, the use of a continuous layer of paint is preferable.

The photo shows the finished result, which will look exactly the same if all the listed assembly steps were performed correctly in the order in which they are given in the instructions.

Summing up

It is not difficult to assemble a comfortable chair for a country house or summer cottage, and now you will definitely cope with this task. If you have any questions when assembling furniture, ask them in the comments to the article.

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