DIY instructions for frameless furniture

Modern furniture, which is offered by numerous furniture stores, has a high cost. Not all models are of high quality and long life, so many people think about the possibility of creating different objects on their own. Frameless furniture is considered an interesting choice, allowing you to comfortably and conveniently place all guests in one room. It does not imply any frames or solid objects. Frameless furniture with your own hands is created quite simply and quickly, for which you can use improvised materials. The process does not require a lot of time, money or effort, and the products look good in almost any interior.

Necessary tools

Making frameless furniture with your own hands is a simple process. With its help, it is possible to obtain interior items that have many advantages:

• High comfort of use - since high-quality fillers form an unusual effect of weightlessness, provide complete relaxation;
• Safety - is caused by the absence of sharp corners or other dangerous elements and low weight, which is especially true for families with children;
• Excellent mobility - allows you to rearrange such furniture from one place to another without significant effort;
• Ecological cleanliness - due to the absence of any harmful or dangerous components in the design;
• Ease of leaving - the external cover is easily removed and erased;
• Simplicity of repair, if it becomes necessary - if the outer cover is damaged, it is quite easy to remove and repair, as well as at any time you can make a new cover;
• Making frameless furniture is considered a simple process, so each person can do it independently, which will save a significant amount of money;
• An interesting appearance of furniture allows you to decorate the interior and make the room unique and bright.

Frameless interior items do not fit into all interiors, therefore, if a classic is used to decorate a room, bag chairs will not go well with carved antique furniture or a business setting. If a decision is made to independently make a certain frameless product, then the necessary materials and tools for this work are preliminarily prepared. These include:

• Fabric for the inner and outer cover, and in the first case it should be dense and breathable, but for the outer element you can choose different types of upholstery fabric;
• Reinforced threads with high strength;
• Lightning, which can be tractor or spiral;
• For work, you will need a high-quality sewing machine equipped with No. 100 needles designed to work with dense and heavy fabrics;
• Special tailor's scissors, with the help of which the fabric is cut evenly and qualitatively;
• Wax chalk for transferring patterns to material;
• Expanded polystyrene, presented in the form of granules (if a small chair-bag is created, 3 kg of this material will be enough);
• Scotch.

The amount of fabric and printed material completely depends on what kind of furniture is formed, so patterns and calculations are preliminarily made. Based on the results, the right amount of material is bought with which you can easily make frameless furniture.

Manufacturing technology

If a beginner is engaged in work, it is advisable to initially try to make a simple product, for example, a chair-bag, and after receiving a high-quality result, you can try to make complex unusual and original models.

How to make frameless furniture? The procedure is considered simple, but is implemented in successive stages, each of which has its own characteristics. First, materials for work are selected, after which the basis is formed. Next, patterns are made or found and furniture covers are created. The inner element is filled with stuffing material, which will allow you to get a beautiful and original product.

Base formation

In the simplest versions, a round or oval base is used. If you have experience creating patterns, you can try to perform more complex options. Although due to the soft filler represented by balls of foam rubber, foam or other materials, the products do not keep their shape, the furniture should still have a certain look. Due to the ability of furniture to repeat the contours of the human body, such products are classified as orthopedic. The shape of the products depends on the type of furniture selected.

Type of furniture	Her form
Bag chair	It has a standard round or slightly elongated oval shape. This configuration is similar to standard products that are not equipped with armrests.
Pear Chair	It has an oval shape and there are no corners or additional elements in it.
Cushion chair	It is represented by a small rectangle, so it does not take up much space.
Puff	Its shape can be represented by a cylinder or a square. Such frameless furniture does not require much space and is convenient to use.
Ball	It is a round product with various sizes.
Pyramid	Has the corresponding triangular shape. The pluses of choosing such furniture include the fact that it perfectly supports not only the back, but also the head.
Sofa	It consists of several modules with a rectangular shape. Due to the lack of a frame, they are connected only by fabric, and certain models can be transformed into a bed.

PuffCushion chairBag chairBallArmchairSofa

Thus, initially you need to choose the type of furniture, after which its shape and dimensions are determined. The base is created using durable fabric, for which the following actions are performed:

• Furniture is determined, which will be formed with your own hands;
• The material for the inner bag is selected;
• A drawing is constructed using suitable tools;
• Patterns are transferred to the selected material using chalk;
• Carefully cut out all the elements of the base;
• They are sewn together with durable threads, with room for lightning;
• The lightning is sewn.

The resulting base is ready for filling the filler.

Choose a fabricMake a drawingWe make patternsSew patternsSew a zipper

Upholstery selection

Upholstery is used to create an outer cover. The most often chosen fabrics are characterized by high strength, density, resistance to pollution. They easily withstand various influences and last a long time. For the manufacture of frameless furniture, it is undesirable to choose silk, satin or calico, as they quickly lose their attractive appearance during use. To create an internal cover, a fabric with high strength and density is selected, for the external - decorative fabrics. To create an inner cover, a fabric with high strength and density is selected, but the appearance does not matter, so a standard white material is usually purchased.

The most suitable materials for sewing frameless furniture are:

• Velor - soft fleecy fabric, pleasant to the touch, malleable to use;
• Flock - ideal for furniture installed in the children's room. The material does not fade, is easily cleaned and washed;
• Chenill is a natural fabric with the addition of synthetic fibers, so the material has high strength and is easy to care for;
• Jacquard is also formed using synthetic fibers, has good strength. It is easy to work with him and it is not difficult to care afterwards;
• Artificial leather - is characterized by ease of care, attractive appearance and high strength;
• Tapestry - is a natural fabric in which weave of fibers is easily visible, and for its creation, threads of different colors are used, which intertwine to form beautiful patterns.

We sew the inner bag from any unnecessary but strong fabric in neutral shades, and the outer one should not only be reliable and durable, but also stylish in appearance.

ShenillFlockNatural jacquardFaux leatherTapestryVelours

Pattern

Sewing bags requires the presence of patterns of frameless furniture, which can be done on paper independently or downloaded from the Internet. Usually on different sites you can find photos of the furniture itself, along with patterns. In this case, you can select the optimal model, print the diagrams, transfer the elements to the fabric and sew the bag.

If you plan to make patterns yourself, then this process is performed by sequential actions:

• It is determined what size the product will have;
• It is decided what parts it will consist of;
• Prepared special paper tracing paper with cells of 2.5 or 5 cm;
• All future furniture elements are marked on paper, and if a chair-bag is created, then 4 sidewalls, 2 round parts and pieces of a rectangular shape for the handle are created, if provided;
• During work, you need to use a ruler, pencil, compass and other writing instruments to ensure the evenness and correctness of the elements;
• Next, you need to make allowances for the seams to obtain patterns that differ in clearly conjugated sections and the direction of the warp.

As soon as the necessary pattern is prepared for a specific frameless furniture, the elements are transferred to the fabric. To do this, use special wax or regular chalk. It is advisable to make the bottom double to increase strength. Patterns with a small allowance for seams equal to 1 to 1.5 cm are transferred if the patterns are made without taking them into account. If there are difficulties with creating patterns, then you can contact the atelier, where specialists will quickly cope with this task.

Determine the size of the chairWe get tracing paperMaking elements of future furnitureCreate patterns

How to sew

Once all the details have been prepared, you can start sewing. The master class of creating covers with your own hands consists in the steps:

• The wedges are initially stitched, for which they are folded with the front side inwards and connected on one side, it is important to leave an allowance of about 10 mm;
• The front side of the wedges is trimmed;
• Zipper is sewn on the side of one side, and it is desirable that its length be at least 40 cm, as this will ensure ease of filling the bag with granules;
• At the top of the cover, you need to hem the Velcro, ensuring that the cover does not wrinkle inside;
• The inner bag is filled with selected granules;
• After creating this element, the manufacture of an external cover begins, the same principle is used for this;
• The difference is a longer lightning (about a meter);
• Velcro attaches to the inside;
• The inner cover is inserted into the outer, after which Velcro is connected.

To strengthen the seams, you can process them with an overlock or add allowances, after which a line is applied to them. Correctly stitched frameless furniture will be beautiful and durable, and will also perfectly cope with different loads.

Sew WedgesSew a zipperSew on VelcroFill the bag with granulesMaking an external coverInsert the outer case into the inner

What to fill

Frameless products are distinguished by the absence of any solid objects, they are filled only with special granules. Fillers are usually sold by companies engaged in insulation of various designs.

Polystyrene granules are considered the most popular, they are:

• They have a white color;
• They are environmentally friendly and therefore safe for people;
• They have water repellent properties;
• Acceptable at cost.

For frameless furniture, it is advisable to choose small granules that are easily distributed in the bag. The required number of elements depends on the dimensions of the covers. Bags are filled at 2/3.

In addition to polystyrene granules, you can use elements created from polystyrene, but they are quite fragile. Some people prefer to use feathers or feathers to fill their covers, but over time they get confused and can also cause allergic reactions.

How can I decorate

DIY frameless furniture can not only be created, but also decorated. Even without different decorations, it looks great in different interiors, but you can additionally decorate it in various interesting ways:

• Applications that are sewn to different large pieces of furniture, and patterns and drawings are selected for this, corresponding to the style of the interior and the color scheme of the room;
• Do-it-yourself embroidery, and only strong and bright threads are chosen for this, and it is also usually used for child seats in the form of cartoon characters;
• Often different pockets are sewn to such furniture, where you can put small toys, newspapers or other little things.

Thus, frameless furniture is considered an interesting choice for different rooms. It can be created from different fabrics with a variety of colors and properties. There are many models of such furniture that differ in shape and size, so you can choose a product that is ideal for a particular room. If desired, it is created with your own hands, and can also be decorated in different ways, so it will become the highlight of any interior.

Video

Watch the video: Shock absorber for furniture DIY. How to make cabinet door soft close damper (May 2024).